ABSTRACT The significant contribution of the family to students’ learning creates a requirement of research to illuminate the different ways through which family can create positive contributions. With that understanding, this study assessed the role of family atmosphere towards students’ learning achievement in public secondary schools in Tanzania. It focused on three specific objectives that focused on understanding the family factors that stimulate students’ efforts in learning achi...
ABSTRACT The current study sought to assess teachers‟ conception toward the use of social networks as a tool for professional development in Tanzania government secondary schools the case of Dodoma Municipality. Thus, the specific objectives of this study were to assess the influence of demographic characteristics on the use of social networks or as a tool for professional development. To assess teachers conception on the available social networks opportunity that can support professiona...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the effectiveness of school committees in implementing set roles and responsibilities in rural primary schools in Njombe Rural District. Five primary schools from Njombe District were involved for data collection. The study employed a descriptive research survey design, and a mixed research approaches were used for data collection and analysis. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews and documentary review from a sample of 41respondents, i.e. 35 sch...
ABSTRACT This qualitative study explored the challenges facing adult learners in formal secondary education in five wards in Kibaha town council, Tanzania. 54 respondents were involved for data collection, including 27 males and 27 females. The specific objectives were: to determine relationship between adult learners‟ characteristics and academic performance; to assess the social-cultural situation mediating adult learners‟ academic performance; and to examine institutional factors imped...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore the influence of English language as a medium of instructions on students‟ Mathematics understanding. It employed a descriptive research design using qualitative and some aspects of quantitative research approaches. A total of 131 respondents were included in the study. These were heads of mathematics department, Mathematics teachers and form IV students. Purposive and random sampling techniques were used to obtain respondents of the study. P...
.Abstract. A cross-sectional study design in two primary schools in Ibadan and Akure was used to determine the prevalence or urinary schistosomiasis, and the human humeral immune response to schistose antigens in individuals with malaria co-infection. Urine samples were collected from 163 children, while 112 gave blood samples. Malaria parasitaemia was determined by microscopy after Giernsa staining and schistdsomiasis by centrifugation technique. Serum samples were analyzed for antibodies ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate child care and protection within the family-preschool partnership framework in the Dodoma region, Tanzania. The study deployed multiple case study designs and followed a qualitative research approach. The study was guided by Bio-ecological theory, and it involved 40 respondents who were purposively selected. Data were collected through semi-structured interview, Focus Group Discussion (FDG), and documentary reviews. Data collected were analyzed follo...
ABSTRACT Climate change is an environmental challenge that needs urgent attention. It is for this reason it is taught in Social Studies at the Junior Secondary School level to impart environmental knowledge. Literature was largely descriptive survey on awareness, perception and attitude to climate change without considering instructional interventions. This study determined the effects of mentoring and field study instructional strategies on students‘ learning outcomes in climate change con...
ABSTRACT The current study focused on teaching and learning poetry in Form III in Tanzanian secondary schools. The general objective was to design, develop and evaluate Language Supportive Pedagogical Approach Exemplary Materials (LSPAEM) in the course of enhancing poem reading and analysing themes and messages in Form III class. The LSPAEM was designed within the social constructivism theory due to its effectiveness in the course of design and classroom interaction. The study was conducted ...
ABSTRACT There are contradictory opinions surrounding the causes of mental retardation among parents of children with mental retardation. The causes on one hand may be genetic and on the other may be largely attributed to mystical forces. Previous studies have tried to ascertain the causes of mental retardation in families but they have not been able to establish the actual etiology. However, demographic and psychosocial factors are also important factors worthy of investigation in identifyin...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the organization of learning that led to the scholastic achievement of learners with disabilities in inclusive primary schools. The study involved seven purposely selected inclusive primary schools situated in Mtwara region. A total of 123 respondents were involved which included seven head-teachers, 21 teachers, 10 parents, six district education officers, 37 learners with disability and 42 learners without disability. The study employed both quantitative ...
ABSTRACT The issue of women's participation in all spheres of life has become a major developmental concern worldwide. The study was guided by three objectives, namely: To identify opportunities that are available from different stakeholders in enhancing women‟s participation in elections, to assess the extent to which women are successful in local government elections and in decision-making processes within local government, to examine factors that impinge on the women participation of wo...
ABSTRACT This study is about the manifestation of truancy in community secondary schools using selected secondary schools from Sumbawanga municipality. The study was predominantly qualitative in nature with some aspects of quantitative research approach. The study was guided by the Ecological System by Urie Bronfenbrenror 1979.The Theory that looks at human development as a complex system of relationships that influence an individual’s development process. The study involved the actual sam...
ABSTRACT The main focus of this study was to examine the influence of girls’ changing rooms on participation to learning among secondary school girls in Kongwa District in Dodoma region. The study employed a concurrent research design as a study design and mixed method approach. A total of 143 respondents were involved in the data collection to include 1 DEO, 5 WEO, 6 Head of School, 83 Teacher, and 48 form three students. The study employed questionnaire, interview, Focus Group Discussio...
ABSTRACT This research investigated teachers’ conceptions of reading habits among primary school pupils in the Karagwe district. The study was also guided by three objectives that sought to; examine the awareness of primary school teachers on the pupils’ reading habit, determine the perceived benefits of reading habit among primary school pupils and examine limitations facing primary school teachers in developing the reading habit to pupils. It employed both qualitative and quantitative ...