ABSTRACT Early February {2007}, the government of Uganda through the ministry of education introduced the teaching in local languages to all pupils of lower primary in the whole country though a circular {ADM/48/315/07} which was addressed to all district education officers and head teachers of primary schools. Following the policy, schools in Bulamagi sub-county started teaching in local language much as little was done to assess its impact on the academic performance of children. This study...
ABSRACT This study was conducted from December 2006 up to February 2007 in Morogoro municipal, Morogoro Region, Tanzania. The purpose of the study was to assess various misconduct that teachers committed in the execution of their duties and their impact on the educational process in Morogoro region. The study used an explanatory cross section design whereby data was collected through structured questionnaire with open and closed questions. A total of 254 respondents were involved as follows: ...
ABSTRACT The research report entitled, "The influence of Western culture on the Teaching of African Traditional Music in the Sampled Primary Schools in Alito Sub- county, Kole District" was guided by the following objectives:- • To outline the values of African traditional music to the community. • To establish the influence of the Western culture on the teaching of African traditional music • To outline ways of overcoming the Western influence. The DEO, headteachers, teachers, parents ...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivCHAPTER ONE 2INTRODUCTION 21. lBackground of the study 21.2 Statement of the problem 41.3 Purpose of the study 51.3.2 Specific objectives 51.4 Research questions 61.5 scope of the study 61.6 Significance of the study 61.7 Limitations of the Study 7CHAPTER TWO 8REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 82.0 Introduction 82.1 The poverty concept 82.3 Microfinance and poverty 92.4 To help the poor out of poverty 102.5 Methodology of Micro...
ABSTRACTOver the past two decades, women limited participation in science, technology and mathematics (SMT) courses in tertiary institutions have been a cause for concern inUganda. Women today, constitute over half of the world’s population. This report therefore, discusses the present situation of female participation in SMT in BusaanaSub County, some of the factors that tend to hinder females’ participation in SMT, vis-avis the effects of this limited participation on national...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION .............................................................................................................................. i APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................... ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................. .iv TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION ....................................................................................... iAPPROVAL ................................................................................... iiDEDICATION .................................................................................... iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................ ivLIST OF TABLES ..............................................................................
ABSTRACT The study was to investigate problems faced by primary school head teachers in implementation of free primary school for all in Mwea educational zone in Kirinyaga district, Kenya. The researcher used questiom1aires to collect information from the respondent. The respondents were head teachers/ teachers in the zone selected from some schools in the zone. The method used to select the schools was convenience sampling. The researcher reviewed much of the literature from respondents. The...
ABSTRACT This was undertaken to find out the effects pf teacher effectiveness on pupils' performance at PLE in Omarari coordinating centre, Omoro sub county, Alebtong District. This case study was carried out in four selected primary schools out of the twenty primary schools in Omoro Sub-county, these schools were selected due to their being Zonal centers where coordination and meetings and trainings are done due to proximity, it is also intended that they are developed into centre of excelle...
ABSTRACT The major purpose of the study was to investigate the attention deficit disorder and its educational attainment in schools in Homa Bay Town, Asego zone. The following objectives were designed to guide this study: to determine the prevalence of the ADHD in children in public special and private schools in Homa Bay Town, Asego zone, to identify and establish the characteristics of ADHD children in both public, special needs school and private school; to identify the negative impact of ...
ABSTRACT The PEDP Act 2013, raises legal issues which had to be resolved in order to understand its impact on the upstream sector of Uganda's oil industry. State participation, in the PEDP Act 2013, is only limited to 20% carried interest which is low when compared to Algeria at 51% carried interest, Cameroon at 50% carried interest, Nigeria at 50+% carried interest and Norway at 20-56% WI. This requires a review of section 124 PEDP Act 2013. Corporate governance will also be a daunting task ...
ABSTRACT HIV/VCT services are one of the national strategies that Uganda has been embraced to combat the high spread of HIV/AIDS. In response, the MOES has embraced in schools and further adopted by the local council authorities, Iganga district inclusive. The purpose of the study was to establish the knowledge, attitudes and practices of male teacher's towards the promotion ofVCT services in schools in Nakalama subcounty. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative design in data co...
ABSTRACT The incidence of teenage pregnancy has been very high in Uganda. The study therefore was designed to explore the effects of teenage pregnancy on performance in Makulubita Sub County, Luweero district. Questionnaire, in depth interview, focus group discussion and observation were used to collect data for the study with respect to factors that lead to teenage pregnancy. Quantitative data from the questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics using statistica...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of early pregnancy on the performance of the girl child in secondary schools of Akalo Sub County Kole district. It was aimed at identifying the causes of teenage pregnancies among students and how they affected their academic performance in the two selected secondary schools as well as putting across amicable solutions for this challenge in Kole District. To achieve the objectives of the research, the researcher used a mixed method approach of qual...
ABSTRACT Despite the critical role of pre - school education in holistic development of the children, there are problems inhibiting access to participation in pre - school education, most government documents in Kenya are silent on the key issues such as terms of services for pre - school teachers, linkages between various players in ECO and modalities of partnership among others. Problems facing EGE have not been investigated and understood. In the light of the above, the purpose of this stu...