Abstract: For about a decade, Tanzania has intensely focused on developing literacy and numeracy skills in pre-primary and early grades programs. Recently, the attention has shifted towards the significance of teaching Science, Mathematics, Technology and Science (STEM) in the early years. To enhance the 21st century skills necessary for building a middle income and knowledge-based economies, the existing empirical evidence emphasizes the need for STEM education starting from pre-primary lev...
Abstract: The study explored the role of timely promotion as a motivational factor among pre-primary school teachers. Two districts (1 urban affluent and 1 rural poor) were selected. Stratified purposive sampling was used in the selection of 16 schools - 08 from each district; 32 pre-primary school teachers – 04 from each school, and 08 school principals – 01 from each school. Data were collected through interviews, questionnaires and documentary review. Regardless of urbanicity, finding...
ABSTRACT The study focused on the implementation of the school feeding program recently introduced by the Government of Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to provide supplementary feeding to primary school children especially those in rural areas, who are worst affected by shortage of food. Persistent drought over the years have left a lot of children being affected resulting in massive school dropouts drawing the attention of government and forcing it (governmen...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out the extent to which safety and health is provided in ECD Learning environment in urban schools in Reigate District in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province. Data were generated using qualitative research. The researcher used the descriptive survey design to explore issues related to health and safety in ECD centres. It allowed the use of interview and observations guides. The sample of participants comprised of two school heads, six ECD teachers, two...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at finding out the challenges and prospects about parental involvement in teaching and learning at Early Childhood Education level. The study employed a qualitative research approach and adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of the study consisted of ten schools in Hyde Park North cluster under Khami District in Bulawayo Metropolitan. A sample consisted of eighteen participants from three primary schools who were purposively chosen. The participants incl...
ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the teachers’ perceptions of the implementation of inclusive education at Early Childhood level in primary schools in the Hope Fountain cluster in the Imbizo District. The research design followed both quantitative and qualitative approaches since data gathered was both descriptive and numerical. The research was conducted in Hope Fountain Cluster, Imbizo District in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province which consists of eight schools. A population of sixty f...
Abstract This research study is on the cultural factors that affect early leaners performance in rural schools focused on the study through discussing the background, statement of problem, research questions guiding the study, research objectives, purpose of the study, theoretical framework, delimitations and limitations of the study were also outlined .Definition of terms, purpose of the study and chapter summary were also be given.
ABSTRACT The purpose of the research was to find strategies to improve the teaching of Information, Communication and Technology by grade two teaches of Chikato Cluster in Shurugwi District. To carry out the study the researcher used descriptive method. A sample of five school were used by the researcher to carry out the study. The sample was made up of fifteen participants, ten teachers and five schools heads. The researcher used purposively sampling techniques in sampling the participants. ...
ABSTRACT This research investigated teachers’ perceptions on the role of group work in the teaching of Early Childhood Education (ECE) learners in St. Patrick’s Cluster. An introduction to the study which presented the background to the study highlighted some researches that were carried out on group work. These included studies carried out in the United States, Toronto, Australia, Sweden, Asia, Ghana, South Africa, Somalia and even in Zimbabwe. The research questions were: How do teacher...
Abstract A number of researchers have undertaken some study in line with the challenges faced by teachers in implementing inclusive education at Mgoqo Primary School level in Zimbabwe and beyond. It is however, notable with regret that the challenges faced by Early Childhood Education teachers in implementing inclusive education have not been fully examined and incorporated in the previous studies, while the issue and impact of the new curriculum (2015-2022) were not considered in most of the...
Abstract The research study investigated on the management of bulling behaviour among early childhood education learners. The design which was adopted for the study was the descriptive survey. The sample of the study comprised of 32 participants who included12 teachers and 20 learners. A simple random sampling technique was used where by four out of ten schools in Nyama East Cluster of Umguza District in Matabeleland North Province were involved in the study. Questionnaires and interviews wer...
ABSTRACT. The research contains an analysis of provisions for ECD A and B, a case study of one government primary school in Chitungwiza district. A sporadic rush of attachment of childcare facilities has been witnessed in Zimbabwe soon after the circulation of Director’s Circular 12 of 2005 in which government schools were given the mandate to attach ECD A and B facilities in the normal stream through the school development committees. This has emanated in some communities having high quali...
Abstract The teaching and learning of E.C.D has emerged as a major theme internationally in recent years. Many policies have been made towards the implementation of E.C.D. The government of Zimbabwe also implemented the programme by including E.C.D classes in both public and private schools. It is very critical to ascertain whether the health and safety of learners in terms of infrastructure provision is being considered. It is also very important to find out whether the infrastructure in sch...
ABSTRACT Modern society is characterized by changing family structures and changing lifestyles and Mwingi zone is not an exception. This study was designed to investigate whether family structure has influence on pre-school learners’ class participation. The objectives of the study were to establish the influence of intact-biological parent families on preschool learners’ class participation , to determine the influence of single- parent families on pre-school learners’ class participat...
ABSTRACT The pattern of family structure has changed drastically, all over the world. Increasing numbers and proportions of children born outside marriage and the rise in divorce rate have contributed to increased proportions of children growing up in single mother-families; hence the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of single motherhood on moral development of children in Kalundu Zone schools, Kitui County. Three research objectives were formulated to guide the study. The...