Abstract Decentralisation of education is among the current reforms that have been taking place in different African countries. Tanzania, as part of African countries, has also adopted decentralised policies in its education system. The arguments for advocating decentralisation are to give more power to the local people, minimise unneccesary bureaucracy and to ensure a proper utilisation of the educational resources. Findings from Dar es Salaam and Mbeya in Tanzania indicated that community i...
Abstract: This is a conceptual article on innovative learning/instruction setting for adaptive expertise. Currently, the dominant learning approach is socio-constructivist – where in learning process, a learner actively constructs knowledge in the existing social context through social interaction and recognition with others. Learning should be constructive, self-regulated, sensitive to context and collaborative. The intended expectation of learning in diverse disciplines is to achieve adap...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the current experimental study was to investigate the effects of presence of others and task performance primary school children. The study hypothesized that the pupils would perform significantly better on simple task when they would do the task in presence of others who would similarly be engaged on the same task as well as in the presence of passive on-lookers than when would conduct the task alone, and vice versa. Further, the study hypothesized that girls would ou...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the suitability of films in enhancing guidance and counselling in Tanzania secondary school. The study had three objectives, which are to determine the informants’ understanding of films as a means for guidance and counselling services in secondary schools to identify the criteria to be considered in the selection of films for students’ guidance and counselling services, and finally to explore teachers’ steps to be considered during filmi...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to identify the level of parental involvement level towards improving girls’ retention in secondary schools. The study mainly used qualitative research approach and was supported some elements of quantitative research approach. The study was undertaken at Serengeti district, Mara region. The study involved a sample of 76 respondents of 50 students, 20 parents, 5 SHs, and 1 DSEO. Students, SHs were selected using simple random sampling procedure, while paren...
ABSTRACT The study explored the teachers’ perceptions on the implementation of Internal School Quality Assurance (ISQA) in Public Primary Schools in Tanzania using Dodoma City as a case study. Its specific focus was on the teachers’ perceptions about different activities done by ISQA, the contribution of ISQA in improving teachers’ performance, and the challenges facing the implementation of ISQA. The Human Relation Theory guided the whole process of data collection and analysis in the ...
ABSTRACT This study explored the present status of self-efficacy and job satisfaction. It investigated the predictive power of three self-efficacy aspects on job satisfaction so as to come up with knowledge that can be used to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in primary schools in Tanzania. It also investigated the influence of personal background and school context variables on teachers‟ self-efficacy and job satisfaction. The study was guided by Bandura‟s (1977) Self-efficac...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the influence of the professional beliefs of the college leaders on the quality of the grade IIIA teacher trainees. It focused on how the college leaders‟ beliefs manipulate the adequacy and efficiency of the teaching context, processes and resources for quality teacher trainees‟ products. It was guided by Stufflebeam (2003) CIPP model of evaluation; and employed descriptive research design, mainly on qualitative approach. It was conducted in two grade IIIA te...
ABSTRACT A number of higher learning institutions in Tanzania have implemented Learning Management systems (LMSs) to manage online teaching and learning. However, effective use by both learners and instructors has been hindered by many challenges. This paper analyzes the students’ attitude towards the use of such systems with a focus on the University of Dodoma (UDOM). An online questionnaire was administered to sixty students from three different colleges who took different courses deliver...
ABSTRACT Tanzania like many other developing countries is facing unemployment problem. The government established vocational training institutions including FDCs in order to provide technical skills for self-reliance and self-employment. The purpose of this study was to explore the views on the effectiveness of FDCs in promoting self-reliance and selfemployment among the FDC alumni. It used a descriptive survey research design to examine a total of eighty (80) respondents. Data were collected...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of professional development practices for primary school teachers in Tanzania, specifically, with a focus on the school-based Inset-PST in Bagamoyo District. The study addressed three research questions, namely: (i)What are the achievements of the school-based Inset-PST programme in empowering primary school teachers in teaching and learning approaches? (ii) What are teachers’ views on the relevance and benefits of the school-base...
ABSTRACT This paper it aimed at investigating the stakeholders‟ conception towards teachers‟ professional misconducts in Tanzania. It involves views or experiences from different group of stakeholders in education in Njombe Region more specifically Njombe Town Council. This paper employed qualitative approach which was informed by phenomenological design. The purpose of this study was to explore conception among educational stakeholders including parents, students, heads of school, teache...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of TRCs in Mkalama district, Singida region, Tanzania. This was descriptive survey design conducted mainly through qualitative research approach and supplemented by quantitative research approach. The study was guided by System Theory. A total of 55 respondents were selected through purposive and simple random sampling procedures. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, observations and documentary reviews. The q...
ABSTRACT This study investigated parental participation in improving students’ academic performance using a case of the best public secondary schools in Handeni District, Tanga region, Tanzania. The study employed qualitative research approach supported by some quantitative data. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussion, and documentary review. The study used a crosssection design. Participants were drawn using purposive, stratified sampling, and random...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the roles of teachers in developing caring behavior among preprimary school pupils. The information collected was based on the three research objectives and questions. Multiple methods of data collection which include questionnaire, semistructured interview, observational and documentation were employed to cross- validate and to ensure reliability of information. The sample included 100 respondents. Findings reveal that there was low level of understanding reg...