Arts and Social Sciences Education Research Papers/Topics

Examine One Theory of Christian Leadership (e.g. Servant Leadership or Faith Leadership) and Critically Report the Potential for Such Leadership to Result in Improved Outcomes for Students

The purpose of this essay is to examine a model of servant leadership and critically report the potential for such leadership to result in improved outcomes for students in terms of pastoral care. As a pre-service teacher, I argue that adopting a servant leadership model will improve outcomes for students in terms of pastoral care. Having power for instead of having power over others is an important aspect of a leader and that by adopting such a principle leads to improve outcomes for pastora...

The Relationship Between Performances in Mathematics and Physics at Kcse Case Study Gucha District-Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTPageDeclaration (ii)Approval (iii)Dedication (iv)Acknowledgement (v)Table of Content (vi)List of Tables (vii)Abstract (viii)LO BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Statement ofthe Problem 21.3 Purpose ofthe Study 31.4 Objectives of the Study 31.5 Research Question 41.6 Significance of the Study 41.7 Limitations ofthe Study 51.8 Assumptions ofthe Study 51.9 Definition of Terms 52.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 62.1 Introduction 62.2 Nature of Mathematics 72.3 Mathematics and Phy...

Operational Management and Its Effect On the Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Kawempe Division

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of management by educational personnel. management of instructional materials, management of’ educational Fiei I ides and management o I finances on the performance of secondary school students in Kawempe Division. The researcher used a cross-sectional survey design, which employed quantitative and qualitative approaches. Out of the many schools. the researcher selected three second. The target sample for students and teachers...

The Effectiveness of Group Work in Teaching and Learning ~Thematics in The Selected Secondary Schools in Mombasa Island Mombasa District, Kenya

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group work in teaching and learning mathematics in the selected secondary schools in Mombassa island Mombassa District, Kenya Specific Objectives of the study were: find out the school related factors that hinder the implementation of group work in secondary schools, find out the different forms of group work in secondary schools, and find out what the attitudes of students towards group work in secondary schools. The ...

Gender and Academic Performance of Students in Mathematics Within Selected Secondary Schools in Moyale District, Kenya

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of gender and academic performance of mathematics in selected secondary schools of the Moyale District. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate some factors responsible for the negative attitudes toward the studying mathematics by female students. The methods used for data collection were questionnaires to gather information on the attitudes of female students. The findings revealed that the attitudes of girls t...

Communicative Language Needs of Engineering Students in Nigerian Universities: Implication for Curriculum Development

ABSTRACT This work is titled "Communicative Language Needs of Nigerian Engineering Students: Implication for Curriculum Development. It was carried out in order to have an insight into the English programme offered to Engineering students of Nigerian universities. The study sets out among other things, to determine the communicative language needs of Nigerian Engineering students in listening, reading, speaking and writing skills, · to determine the position of English for Specific Purposes...

FACTOR AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION IN AMHARA REGIONAL STATE: THE CASE OF SOUTH WOLLO ZONE

ABSTRACTSThe LNGOs sector in Ethiopia has made enormous contributions to the development process. LNGOs are in all development sectors of the economy providing basic services that include education, economic employment, environment, and natural resource conservation, agriculture, health, training and credit facilities, technical co-operation, training, and awareness. However, some problems reveal a clear gap between the values that LNGOs espouse and what actually happens in practice, mos...

Parents Socio-democratic Factors that Act as Career Choice Conflict in Yenagoa

This study investigated the extent to which parents' socio-demographic factors such as age, educational qualification, type of education and socio-economic status influenced career choice conflict of senior secondary School students in Yenagoa local government area of Bayelsa State. To guide the study, four research questions were posed and four null hypotheses formulated. Ex- post facto research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study consists of 10,913 senior secondar...

The Causes and Effect of Drug Abuse Among Adolescents in Selected Secondary Schools (A Case Study of Patigi Local Government Area Of Kwara State)

TABLE OF CONTENT Title page                                                                      i Approval page                                                               ii Dedication                                                                    iii Acknowledgement            ...

Prevalence and Management of Delinquency Among Secondary School Students in Ilorin Metropolis, Nigeria

CHAPTER ONE 1.1     BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY It is a general belief that the standard of discipline has fallen greatly in Nigeria Educational Institutions especially in secondary school. Once find this type of complaints published in some of Nigerian daily Newspapers and some have been made know either in Public lectures or on the air (Radio and Television Set) such pronouncement or lecturers and publications house put the blame on students’ delinquencies or this behaviour on home. Th...

The Effect of Truancy on the Academic Performance of Senior Secondary School Students in Ogbomoso South, Oyo State

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to find out the causes of truancy among senior secondary students; its implication on academic performance of the students and the role of counselling in eradicating it. The study is limited to three secondary schools in Ogomoso south in Oyo state. Personal interview as conducted with teachers and students. About 150 students and 15 teachers were interviewed. Five hypotheses are stated in this research two of them are rejected while three are accepted...

Quality Control and Student Academic Performance

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study          Education is a universal phenomenon which allows all human societies to develop to prerequisite knowledge, experience and skills for their preservation and growth. It is a tool for imparting knowledge, a process by which an individual acquire the physical, social, intellectual and moral capabilities required to function effectively and become useful member of his/ her society. It is instrument par excellence for effecting n...

Attitude Of Senior Secondary School Teachers Towards Education Field Trip In Biology In Ilorin Metropolis

ABSTRACT The study investigated the attitude of senior secondary school teachers towards education field trip on biology in Ilorin metropolis. The researcher used simple random sampling techniques thirty schools were randomly selected as research subject. A questionnaire tagged,” school based attitude of senior secondary school teacher towards educational field trip” was one of the instruments used to gather information from the respondents. A series of interviews with 30 secondary school...

Strategies for Leaders to Break Down Organisational Communication Barriers

Table of Content Abstract Introduction Kinds of Barriers to Effective Communication Barriers to Effective Communication inside an Organization andProcedures for overcoming them Psychological Barriers to Effective Communication Overcoming Communication Barriers Discussion and Summary References  Abstract  Communication is a very frequent thought in daily existence and takes area in each setting, organization, location or a place, no work or operation or feature is carried o...

Insurgence and National Security in Nigeria: A Focus on Boko Haram

Abstract The contemporary Nigeria has become a theatre of genocide, bloodshed and insecurity over the past years due to the carnage activities of terrorist groups. Terrorists of various groups and camps unleash havoc on the Nigerian populace. Though these groups are numerous, one of the most noticeable and deadly group is Boko Haram. This paper attempts to investigate if this group is one of the major security challenges confronting Nigeria today. The result reveals that a number of factors, ...


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