ABSTRACT The low performance of the Level 1 trainees at the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre has been on an increasing at an alarming rate. Over the years many of the Level 1 trainees Of Windhoek Vocational Training Centre (WVTC) perform below average in their final year examination. However, at the present moment there were no proven reasons why the performance of these trainees was so low. The study therefore investigated the difficulties that the Level 1 trainees experience in learning ...
ABSTRACT The study based on the premise that chemistry is a very important subject for the achievement of the national goals
Abstract The National Literacy Programme in Namibia (NLPN) was launched in 1992 to promote basic literacy and numeracy for the improvement of the livelihood of adults. Studies seem to neglect the voice of the adult learners with hearing impairments participating in the literacy programmes as well as the deaf parents. This study reckons the need to fill the gap that exists in the knowledge base: How the adult learners with hearing impairments of the NLPN in the Khomas, Ohangwena, Omusati and O...
ABSTRACT The need to provide educational opportunities for underprivileged women to enable them play significant roles in the society has been
ABSTRACT This study investigated how Basic Education Teaching Diploma (BETD) graduate teachers applied teaching methods of reading that they were taught at college in their teaching of reading in schools. Using a qualitative case study approach, a non-probability convenience sampling method was employed to select 19 teachers from 5 primary schools in Rundu Circuit, Kavango Region of Namibia. To find out how the selected teachers used the teaching methods they were taught at college. Data were...
ABSTRACT In this study, the perception of secondary school Life Skills teachers in Khomas Region regarding their roles and responsibilities to promote learners’ development was investigated. After independence the government wanted to bring equality in education as seen in the introduction of a policy document: “Towards education for all: A development brief of education, culture and training.” In this document the government clearly states “… to provide education for all, we must e...
ABSTRACT This research examines the creative ideologies of Frank Hukporti and John Doe Afornorpe in the context of military band music-making. It also surveys the traditional military band music format, the evolution of military band in Ghana, and life events of the two exponents. The process of their creativity was critically scrutinized using two theoretical frameworks that seem to be appropriate to the study. These frameworks examined the contributions of some selected elements of music a...
ABSTRACT This thesis concentrated on the translation of the English hymns of the British Methodist church to the Fanti Language for the indigenes of the Fantiland. The Fanti translations for the English hymns fail to put music and language together in the terms of pitch and melodic contour. The same melody is used for all stanzas of the hymn with no consideration for the changing pitches of the text in the verses. The research methodology involved Data collection, transcription and analysis ...
ABSTRACT This study examines the contributions and influence of George Worlasi Kwasi Dor to the musical traditions of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana in the style of prominent composers such as Ephraim Amu, N.Z. Nayo and R.N Ndor within the rubrics of Interculturalism in music theorized by Akin Euba (Dor, 2013). For more than a century and a half, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana has continuously followed the Bremen model for the celebration of the Eucharist. This practi...
Five experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and irrigation on yield and quality in tomatoes. K at 3 g/plant in a box containing 2.7 m^ of soil decreased the pH and incidence of blotchy ripening of the fruit, and increased the incidence of cracking and the K content of the fruit juice. Four sprays of 0.2% CaCl2 increased the total weight yield of fruit. The average fruit weight increased at the higher irrigation frequency but the number of flowers...
Abstract A qualitative case study investigated the constraints encountered by Grade 10 teachers in teaching English as a Second Language in rural areas of the Oshana region, in Namibia. The convenience sampling techniques were used to sample the 10 schools for participation in the study. Using a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews as instruments, the study investigated, firstly, the constraints teachers encounter in teaching ESL; secondly, the kind of support teachers in rural school...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences of the adult learners with visual impairment of Adult Upper Primary Education (AUPE) programme in the Omusati Region. This research emanated from the assumption that a study is needed to inform stakeholders on how the AUPE programme may be implemented to provide inclusive and accessible quality education to the adult learners with visual impairment. Ten (10) adult learners with visual impairment volunteered to participate i...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to examine factors affecting the implementation of inclusive education in selected secondary schools in the Omaheke region and to identify strategies to address these challenges. A teacher questionnaire was administered to a stratified sample of 90 secondary school teachers in the Omaheke region. Hundred percent of the teachers completed and returned the questionnaire. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse the data. ...
ABSTRACT TITLE: AN INVESTIGATION OF BASIC EDUCATION TEACHERS DIPLOMA (BETD) TEACHERS’ ABILITY TO USE EVERYDAY CONTEXTS IN THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS AT JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA. This study sought to answer the following research questions: 1. How do BETD Mathematics teachers define everyday contexts? 2. What types of everyday contexts are used by BETD Mathematics teachers? 3. How often do BETD Mathematics teachers present content in contexts that the learners already k...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to find out the rate, extent and causes of vandalism in Namibian schools and hostels in two regions. An interview protocol consisting of structured as well as open ended questions was used together with a questionnaire consisting of a combined set of scaled, structured and open ended questions which was answered by principals, management members and hostel supervisory staff and matrons. Site observation at schools and hostels was also conducted. The school...