ABSTRACT Poor academic performance among students is a global phenomenon that has multifaceted factors precipitating it and Ghanaian students cannot be an exception. This study examined the relationship between senior high school students’ financial, physical-health, psychological, relationship, school-related problems and their academic performance. Two hundred and seventy-seven respondents were selected using stratified random sampling technique from three senior high schools in the Tema...
ABSTRACT Poor academic performance among students is a global phenomenon that has multifaceted factors precipitating it and Ghanaian students cannot be an exception. This study examined the relationship between senior high school students’ financial, physical-health, psychological, relationship, school-related problems and their academic performance. Two hundred and seventy-seven respondents were selected using stratified random sampling technique from three senior high schools in the Tema...
ABSTRACT Education for children with special needs has gained universal recognition as a result of United Nations (UN) effort and through worldwide statements and initiatives endeavoring to bring about Education for All (EFA) by 2015. As a result of the commitment for special needs countries have enacted education policies to facilitate the creation of a conducive environment for learners with disabilities. The goal is to ensure that all learners have equal access to quality and relevant educ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to establish the determinants of pre-primary school teachers‟ use of play as a teaching strategy in Mwanga District, in the northern part of Tanzania. The Early Childhood Education (ECE) program in Tanzania is a relatively young discipline as compared to other countries in the region. So far some studies have revealed problems in teachers‟ use of relevant teaching strategies to enhance pre-primary children learning at their own pace. Considering that one of the ...
ABSTRACT Strategic plans are considered to be very important in the management and success of organizations. While institutions prepare strategic plans to chart the course of the direction they will take, secondary schools have been faced with the challenges in the implementation of their strategies thus affecting the quality of education. The purpose of this study was to determine the challenges in implementing strategic plans in public secondary schools in Webuye Constituency. The study was...
ABSTRACT The study was an investigation of the factors and challenges that impact on enrolment and completion rates of female students in the district category of secondary schools. This study was carried out in Nyamusi Division of Ekerenyo District, Nyanza province, Kenya. The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors and challenges that lead to poor enrolment and find out why the completion rates are low. The study was guided by the theoretical framework of the functionali...
ABSTRACT This study analyzed the whole program of integrated English curriculum since its inception to its current state and practice in secondary schools. The specific objectives of the study were to: Find out the justification for initiation and introduction of secondary integrated English curriculum; Analyze the implementation process of secondary integrated English curriculum.; Find out the challenges facing effective implementation of the integrated English curriculum; and to explore how...
ABSTRACT This study investigated about Educating Learners with Hearing Impairment in inclusive Classrooms. It was guided by three objectives which were: to assess the perceptions of including learners with hearing impairment in inclusive classrooms, to explore the practices of educating learners with hearing impairment in inclusive classrooms and to identify the challenges that learners with hearing impairment experience in inclusive classrooms. The study used qualitative approach and multip...
Abstract The paper addresses the professional learning opportunities and challenges of early grade teachers during the implementation of the site based training. The training is one of the project activities about ICT for Enhancing Early Grade Literacy and Numeracy in Nyarugusu refugee camp. The project brings out the innovations by transforming the pedagogical approaches into digital content based learning where three ICT model classrooms, an android Classroom Learning Management System (Tu...
ABSTRACT This study examined the challenges faced by VIC and their teachers in inclusive primary schools, in South Region of Unguja Island. The study focused on five research objectives: to identify the enrolment rate of VIC in inclusive primary schools; to examine the existing programs for education of VIC and teacher‟s training; to investigate the challenges which faced by VIC in their pursuit of learning at inclusive primary schools; to explore the challenges faced by teachers in facili...
ABSTRACT This study explored the influence of school administration on teachers’ transfer in rural community secondary schools in Kondoa District. The study involved 37 participants which was composed of 28 teachers (18 males and 10 females), 7 Heads of School and 1 DSEO and 1 SLO. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were applied in selecting secondary schools. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were employed with the help of a cross-sectional survey research design. ...
ABSTRACT Initiation rite is considered an important aspect and widely practices for child’s cultural development in Lindi Region. This has received attention on its effects to pupils’ academic achievement. This study investigated the perceived effects of initiation rites on primary school pupils’ academic achievement in Nachingwea District, Lindi Region. The study deployed descriptive cross-sectional research design where qualitative approach was used, guided by rite of passage theory....
ABSTRACT This study investigated the Contribution of Management Devolution in Tanzania Secondary Schools to Students’ Academic Achievement. Its objectives were: to examine the factors for management devolution in Tanzanian secondary schools and to investigate the contribution of management devolution to students’ academic achievements. The study was conducted in Tabora municipality, using descriptive survey design with a mixed research approach to collect and analyse data. The sample of ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the transformational leadership in community secondary schools in Sumbawanga Municipality in Tanzania. Questionnaires and documentary review were used to collect qualitative data as implied in the phenomenological design. One hundred (100) questionnaires were distributed to 12 head teachers and 88 teachers to 12 community secondary schools. Results indicated that all three components of transformational leadership (charismatic leadership, individualized considerat...
ABSTRACTThis study focused on the influence of teachers’ behaviours on students’ dropouts. Specifically, the study examined teachers’ behaviours which influenced secondary school students’ dropouts and explored factors which cause teachers to behave in a way that result in students’ dropouts; but also explored the strategies undertaken to eliminate teachers’ behaviours that influence secondary students’ dropout. The study employed the humanistic theory by Abraham Maslow’s. Qua...