ABSTRACT The determination of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of counseling techniques in improving students‟ behavior of secondary schools the case of Dodoma Municipality. The key objective of the study was to examine the effectiveness of counseling techniques employed by the teachers during offering counseling services in improving students‟ behaviors in secondary schools. The study involved mixed research approach. It adopted also descriptive survey research design and ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the role of school committees in ensuring quality of primary education in Tanzania. Three objectives guided the study: Exploring school committees‟ members‟ awareness on their administrative roles, examining the strategies used by school committees in ensuring quality primary education, and identifying the constraints facing the school committees‟ members in ensuring quality primary education. The study employed qualitative approach and multiple case st...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the challenges facing school administrators in effective implementation of fee-free education in Tanzania. The objectives of this study are to explore the challenges that school administrators’ face while ensuring effective implementation of fee- free education provision in secondary schools, to establish the effects of fee-free education provision on management of secondary education schools and examine, the strategies used by school administrators to addr...
ABSTRACT Although it took time and personal efforts to convince teachers to participate willingly into two learning study cycles; the study found that teachers valued the learning study, felt that it positively impacted their pedagogical practices and increased student learning by using designed materials in their classes. This study was mainly guided by qualitative case study research approach. This study aimed to address the problem of chronic low literacy skills facing early grade student...
ABSTRACT This research study examined the effectiveness of remedial teaching as an intervention program against low achievement in mathematics among secondary school students in Tanzania. For this purpose, 91participants were involved in the study. Among them, there were 70 Form Two Mathematics students,7Form Two Mathematics teachers, 7 academic teachers and 7 were head teachers from 7 involved public and private secondary schools in Lindi district. The study used a mixture of both qualitati...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at examining the management model in partnership between government and religious institutions in the provision of primary education in Tanzania, specifically Buigili primary school which was treated as a case study. The study was conducted in the Dodoma region, specifically in the Chamwino district where Buigiri primary school is located. The study was guided by Structural Functionalism Theory which based on the assumption that it increases awareness and understan...
ABSTRACT The industry in Namibia has persistently expressed dissatisfaction about the quality of graduates from institutions of higher learning, alleging that graduates are not adequately prepared for the world of work. They claim that graduates need other attributes apart from discipline specific knowledge and skills. Graduate attributes are the skills, personal attributes and values which should be acquired by all graduates regardless of their discipline or field of study. The aim of the s...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to employ an action research design using in-service training as a capacity building tools for JHS mathematics teachers to improve performance in the Dabokpacircuit of theTamale Metropolis.Theliterature review wasonthekeythemesraised in the research questions such as: the challenges facing mathematics teachers, the impact of INSET on mathematics teachers, andthestrategies forteachingmathematicsinbasic schools. Data obtained was analyzed using both quanti...
ABSTRACT The study was an assessment of in-service training for school counsellors in Sagnarigu District. A mixed method design was used in the study. A population of sixteen people (Counsellors and Headmasters) was involved. Interview guide and questionnaire were the instruments for collecting data. School counsellors and Head Masters responded to the questionnaires while key informants were interviewed. The researcher personally administered the questionnaires and conducted the interviews. ...
ABSTRACT This studd the enrolment, progression and completion rates of students in Junior y Schools in Federal Capital Territory: 2007 -2014. Descriptive research rich is ex post facto in nature was adopted for this study. Six research and three null hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study858 students registered in 143 public secondary schools in the six Area of the Federal Capital Territory during the period of the study. Secondar enrolment, progression and completi...
ABSTRACT The relationship between Enterprise unique characteristics and access to short term finance from formal financial institutions was examined in this study. The secondary data set from the 2013 Enterprises Survey conducted by the World Bank on selected enterprises across the whole Ghana was employed for the study. The study adopted a qualitative analysis such as descriptive statistics, percentages and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to address the stated objectives. The outcomes suggest...
ABSTRACT Ghana, through her I.C.T. for Accelerated Development (ICT4AD) policy, has provided a number of ICT equipments to some schools in order to promote the integration of ICT into the teaching and learning process. This research study sheds light on Historyteachers’ perception and use of ICT tools in Senior High schools, by considering various variables which affect the success of the implementation of these tools. A questionnaire was completed by 67 History teachers who teach in Senio...
ABSTRACT This research focused on the impact of parenting styles on the personal and social development of children at Elmina. The study set out with the objective of finding out how pupils and parents in selected schools at Elmina perceived the types of parenting styles and their impacts on the personal and social development of children. Descriptive research design was used for the study. A sample of 250 pupils and 250 parents were randomly selected. Questionnaires were used to gather data...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to find out stakeholders’ perception of the inclusion of Religious and Moral Education (RME) in the Basic and Colleges of Education curriculum as a teaching subject and the perceptions that show the qualities of a good Religious and Moral Education teacher The descriptive survey design was used. The simple random sampling technique was employed. In all, the sample for the study comprised 257 respondents and was made up of 245 students, 6 Religio...
ABSTRACT The main focus of educational management as a discipline is to develop human resources. From cursory observation, Dangme West District was identified as having more females who are not able to further their education beyond the basic level. The study was therefore intended to find out what factors account for females’ inability to study to the highest levels in order to enjoy the needed social status. The sample size of 300 was made up of Head teachers, teachers, parents and the J...