Research Papers/Topics in Basic Education

Impact Of Teacher Absenteeism On Pupil Learning In Kigoma/Ujiji Municipality

ABSTRACT The main focus of this study was to find out the impact of teacher absenteeism on pupils’ learning drawing inferences from Kigoma/Ujiji Municipal. The study used both qualitative and quantitative approaches in gathering, analyzing and presenting the data obtained from the field. Data collection methods employed in this study include questionnaires, interviews and documentary review. A sample of 69 respondents was drawn from the population of pupils, school academic masters, head t...

Learner Support Services For Open And Distance Learning Secondary Education Students: Evidence From The Institute Of Adult Education

ABSTRACT This study primarily investigated the kinds of Learner Support Services (LSS) which are provided by the Institute of Adult Education (IAE) to secondary education through Open and Distance Learning (SE-ODL) students, specifically in Dodoma Region; it also measured the usefulness of these LSS to SE-ODL students and sought to find the best LSS that may be employed by IAE to SE-ODL students. The study was guided by Vygotsky‟s Social-Cultural Theory (SCT) and Holmberg‟s Theory of Dis...

The Impact Of Mining Activities On Educational Development: A Case Of Geita Gold Mine

ABSTRACT This study sought to assess the impact of mining activities on educational development. The theoretical frame work of this study was grounded on the Open System theory. Open System theory asserts that, a system does not exist in the vacuum. It is dependent on its environment in which it is established. Its implication is that, education development as a system depends on mining environment of Geita through which it was established. So mining environment, can affect educational devel...

Stakeholders’ Construction Of The Quality Of The Preprimary Education In Tanzania: Focus On Policy Discourse

ABSTRACT The discourse of quality in pre-primary education (PPE) programmes has gained prominence across the world and resulted into search for what it means as well as constituted from the stakeholders‟ understanding. This study explored the stakeholders‟ construction of quality of the PPE in Tanzania with special attention to policy as a discourse. The study was conducted in 15 public pre-primary schools of the Dodoma Urban District involving 21(two male and 19 female) PPE teachers, 10...

Stakeholders’ Perceptions On The Effectiveness Of Cost Sharing Policy In Public Universities In Tanzania: The Case Of Dodoma University

ABSTRACT This study examined the stakeholders‟ perceptions on the effectiveness of cost sharing policy in public Universities, a case of University Dodoma. The study employed a mixed approach where both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used. Further, the study employed a cross sectional research design in data gathering whereas the system theory by Ludwig (1968) and partnership model by Reddy (2002) guided the study. Data were collected from 116 respondents through questionnair...

Assessment Of Teachers’ Management On Students With Single Parent Care Towards Academic Performance In Secondary Schools In Tanzania: A Case Of Dodoma Municipality.

ABSTRACT The study intended to examine the Assessment of teacher‟s Management on students with single parent care towards academic performance in Secondary schools in Tanzania: A case of Dodoma Municipality. Specifically the study embrace to examine care and management provided by teachers and parents to student‟s with single parent in Dodoma municipality. Identify problems facing students with single parent care towards academic performance in Dodoma municipality and recommend policy op...

Impact Of School Based In-Service Education And Training On Primary School Teachers’ Competence In Magu District, Tanzania

ABSTRACT This study assessed the impact of School-Based In-service education and training on teacher’s competence to support learners to acquire the intended competences in primary schools in Magu District. The study was underpinned by constructivist curriculum theory and outcome based evaluation model. The study sought to achieve three objectives: assessing and critically analysing the strengths and limitations of school-based INSET program, determining the behavioural changes among benef...

Secondary School Teachers’ Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Towards The Use Of Ict In Schools: A Case Of Coast Region In Tanzania

ABSTRACT This study investigated the secondary school teachers’ knowledge, attitude and practice towards the use of ICT in teaching and learning process. The study objectives included investigation of teachers’ knowledge on the use of ICT in teaching and learning in Tanzania secondary schools, exploring teachers’ attitudes toward the use of ICT in teaching and learning and examining teachers’ practice on the use of ICT in teaching and learning process.  The study employed qualitativ...

Perception Of Secondary School Teachers And Their Students Towards The Use Of Mobile Phones In Secondary Schools In Kilosa District

ABSTRACT The study dealt with the perceptions of secondary school teachers and their students towards the use of mobile phone for educational purposes in government ordinary secondary schools in Kilosa district. The study was guided by two specific objectives which were; to explore the perceptions of secondary school teachers and their students towards the use of mobile phone for educational purposes in ordinary secondary schools in Kilosa district, and to examine what measures have been tak...

Teachers’ Conception Towards The Use Of Social Networks As A Tool For Professional Development In Tanzania Government Secondary Schools: The Case Of Dodoma Municipality

ABSTRACT The current study sought to assess teachers‟ conception toward the use of social networks as a tool for professional development in Tanzania government secondary schools the case of Dodoma Municipality. Thus, the specific objectives of this study were to assess the influence of demographic characteristics on the use of social networks or as a tool for professional development. To assess  teachers conception on the available social networks opportunity that can support professiona...

Scholastic Achievement Of Learners With Disability: The Influence Of Organization Of Learning In The Inclusive Primary Schools

ABSTRACT This study investigated the organization of learning that led to the scholastic achievement of learners with disabilities in inclusive primary schools. The study involved seven purposely selected inclusive primary schools situated in Mtwara region. A total of  123 respondents were involved which included seven head-teachers, 21 teachers, 10 parents, six district education officers, 37 learners with disability and 42 learners without disability. The study employed both quantitative ...

Manifestation, Causes And Hideout Of Truancy In Community Secondary Schools Sumbawanga Municipality, Tanzania

ABSTRACT This study is about the manifestation of truancy in community secondary schools using selected secondary schools from Sumbawanga municipality. The study was predominantly qualitative in nature with some aspects of quantitative research approach. The study was guided by the Ecological System by Urie Bronfenbrenror 1979.The Theory that looks at human development as a complex system of relationships that influence an individual’s development process. The study involved the actual sam...

Influence Of Girls’ Changing Rooms On Participation To Learning Among Secondary School Girls In Kongwa District, Dodoma

ABSTRACT  The main focus of this study was to examine the influence of girls’ changing rooms on participation to learning among secondary school girls in Kongwa District in Dodoma region. The study employed a concurrent research design as a study design and mixed method approach. A total of 143 respondents were involved in the data collection to include 1 DEO, 5 WEO, 6 Head of School, 83 Teacher, and 48 form three students. The study employed questionnaire, interview, Focus Group Discussio...

Assessing Management Styles By Head Of Schools In Managing Instruction In Public Secondary Schools In Tanzania: A Case Of Njombe Town Council

ABSTRACT This dissertation reports the findings of the examination of the contribution of school management styles by head of schools to managing instructions in public secondary schools. It draws on the data that were collected from Njombe Town Council to specifically inform about common management style employed by head of schools in managing instruction for students’ academic achievement, the factors that influence head of schools in managing instruction in public secondary schools, the...

The Contribution Of Extracurricular Activities In Enhancing Students’ Retention In Secondary Schools: A Case Of Songea Municipality

ABSTRACT This study intended to examine the contribution of extracurricular activities in enhancing retention of students in secondary schools. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative research approach, and data were collected from four secondary schools in Songea Municipality. This study was guided by three objectives and employed cross-sectional survey research design. The data were obtained through semi-structured questionnaire, interviews and documentary review. The study in...


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