ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore community perceptions on the use of unqualified teachers in community-based secondary schools. In order to practice these study objectives a case study design was used. The study employed the qualitative research approach had some elements of quantitative research approach. Data was collected through interviews; focus group discussion and semi-structured questionnaire. The study involved 45 participants. Among them 5 were Head of Schools, 20 ...
ABSTRACT Career information is important when students are choosing French subject since it gives them confidence in their aspirations. Failure to access French subject-related career information may result into choosing other subjects that might be irrelevant to their aspirations. Thus, this study assessed alignment of students‟ career aspiration with the choice of French subject. Objectives were; to determine if students‟ career aspirations led them to the choice of French subject. Sec...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating involvement of teachers in decision-making in public primary schools in Missenyi District. The study employed descriptive research design mainly through qualitative research approach with some elements of quantitative research approach. The study was guided by Participative Management Theory and School-Based Management Theory. It involved 36 respondents (30 teachers and 6 head teachers) who were selected using purposive and stratified sampling proce...
ABSTRACT This report informs about the experience of undergraduate female married students in higher learning institution on balancing between family and academic responsibilities in Zanzibar. The Zanzibar State University (henceforth SUZA) was used as a case of this study. Based on the Patriarchy Theory, the study determined to establish the prevalence of undergraduate female married students and explored the academic-related residency and mobility challenges among undergraduate married fem...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the quality of educational standards in Namibian Vocational Education and Training (NVET) with the purpose to provide a benchmark model aimed at improving the educational standards in Namibian Vocational Training Centres (NVTCs). The study addresses the issue of poor educational standards in NVTCs based on complaints from the society, the media and politicians that the NVET is unable to meet the job market requirements. The triangulation m...
ABSTRACT As a result of increasing Ialowledge about how teaching and learning occur, new techniques are constantly emerging of which the classroom tcachcr must be aware. His or her methods will remain static and ineffective if he or she is not exposed to new ideas through in-service training. The study was to evaluate in-service training (INSET) organized for training college teachers based on some factors like content, time duration, motivation, finance and instructional methods that affect ...
ABSTRACT Participation is very essential for achieving positive learning outcomes in students especially for nursing students who by the nature of the career they have chosen are required to be critical thinkers, problem solvers, and very analytic. The study sought to examine the factors influencing classroom participation of undergraduate nursing students of the Presbyterian University College, Ghana (PUCG). A total of 100 students were used for the study with a response rate of 100%. A ques...
ABSTRACT Though extensive research justifies the use of manipulative in mathematics in elementary school, there was no available information with regard to its regular and effective use among elementary teachers in the Antoa Community in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Thus the study explored the use of manipulatives in teaching mathematics in upper primary schools in three public primary schools in the community. All the nine (9) mathematics teachers in the upper primary classes of the three se...