ABSTRACT The purpose of the current experimental study was to investigate the effects of presence of others and task performance primary school children. The study hypothesized that the pupils would perform significantly better on simple task when they would do the task in presence of others who would similarly be engaged on the same task as well as in the presence of passive on-lookers than when would conduct the task alone, and vice versa. Further, the study hypothesized that girls would ou...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the suitability of films in enhancing guidance and counselling in Tanzania secondary school. The study had three objectives, which are to determine the informants’ understanding of films as a means for guidance and counselling services in secondary schools to identify the criteria to be considered in the selection of films for students’ guidance and counselling services, and finally to explore teachers’ steps to be considered during filmi...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to identify the level of parental involvement level towards improving girls’ retention in secondary schools. The study mainly used qualitative research approach and was supported some elements of quantitative research approach. The study was undertaken at Serengeti district, Mara region. The study involved a sample of 76 respondents of 50 students, 20 parents, 5 SHs, and 1 DSEO. Students, SHs were selected using simple random sampling procedure, while paren...
ABSTRACT The study explored the teachers’ perceptions on the implementation of Internal School Quality Assurance (ISQA) in Public Primary Schools in Tanzania using Dodoma City as a case study. Its specific focus was on the teachers’ perceptions about different activities done by ISQA, the contribution of ISQA in improving teachers’ performance, and the challenges facing the implementation of ISQA. The Human Relation Theory guided the whole process of data collection and analysis in the ...
ABSTRACT This study explored the present status of self-efficacy and job satisfaction. It investigated the predictive power of three self-efficacy aspects on job satisfaction so as to come up with knowledge that can be used to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in primary schools in Tanzania. It also investigated the influence of personal background and school context variables on teachers‟ self-efficacy and job satisfaction. The study was guided by Bandura‟s (1977) Self-efficac...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the influence of the professional beliefs of the college leaders on the quality of the grade IIIA teacher trainees. It focused on how the college leaders‟ beliefs manipulate the adequacy and efficiency of the teaching context, processes and resources for quality teacher trainees‟ products. It was guided by Stufflebeam (2003) CIPP model of evaluation; and employed descriptive research design, mainly on qualitative approach. It was conducted in two grade IIIA te...
ABSTRACT Tanzania like many other developing countries is facing unemployment problem. The government established vocational training institutions including FDCs in order to provide technical skills for self-reliance and self-employment. The purpose of this study was to explore the views on the effectiveness of FDCs in promoting self-reliance and selfemployment among the FDC alumni. It used a descriptive survey research design to examine a total of eighty (80) respondents. Data were collected...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of professional development practices for primary school teachers in Tanzania, specifically, with a focus on the school-based Inset-PST in Bagamoyo District. The study addressed three research questions, namely: (i)What are the achievements of the school-based Inset-PST programme in empowering primary school teachers in teaching and learning approaches? (ii) What are teachers’ views on the relevance and benefits of the school-base...
ABSTRACT This paper it aimed at investigating the stakeholders‟ conception towards teachers‟ professional misconducts in Tanzania. It involves views or experiences from different group of stakeholders in education in Njombe Region more specifically Njombe Town Council. This paper employed qualitative approach which was informed by phenomenological design. The purpose of this study was to explore conception among educational stakeholders including parents, students, heads of school, teache...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of TRCs in Mkalama district, Singida region, Tanzania. This was descriptive survey design conducted mainly through qualitative research approach and supplemented by quantitative research approach. The study was guided by System Theory. A total of 55 respondents were selected through purposive and simple random sampling procedures. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, observations and documentary reviews. The q...
ABSTRACT This study investigated parental participation in improving students’ academic performance using a case of the best public secondary schools in Handeni District, Tanga region, Tanzania. The study employed qualitative research approach supported by some quantitative data. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussion, and documentary review. The study used a crosssection design. Participants were drawn using purposive, stratified sampling, and random...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the roles of teachers in developing caring behavior among preprimary school pupils. The information collected was based on the three research objectives and questions. Multiple methods of data collection which include questionnaire, semistructured interview, observational and documentation were employed to cross- validate and to ensure reliability of information. The sample included 100 respondents. Findings reveal that there was low level of understanding reg...
ABSTRACT The major focus of the current Tanzanian education reforms and restructuring of the education system is to improve academic performance. The fundamental goal has been to push up students’ academic performance. However, the big debate on the table is about what should be done to advance students’ achievement. This study examined the influence of collegiality and collaboration aspects of school culture on students’ achievement in government secondary schools, taking the case of U...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the determinants of form two students‟ dropout in community secondary schools in Bahi district of Dodoma region. The study was governed by Frustration-Self-Esteem model developed by Jeremy Finn in the year 1989.The study further employed cross-sectional survey design. The study employed a mixed approach where both qualitative and quantitative data were analysed. A total of 101 respondents were involved in the study comprising of (1) DEO, (7) HoS, (7) Discipli...
ABSTRACT The study assesses the stresses and coping strategies among undergraduate students of the University of Dodoma. The study employed a random sampling procedure to get 100 respondents, who are the University of Dodoma undergraduate students. Data collected were analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16 for Quantitative Data and content analysis for Qualitative data. The study employed cross-sectional survey design. Methods that were used for collecting...