ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating school management and its effects on discipline in secondary schools. The study was conducted under three research objectives: to find out the extent to which the school management may play a role in maintaining discipline, to investigate the extent to which school rules and regulations affect the discipline of students and to examine how indiscipline affects performance of both teachers and students. This study based on the human relation theory de...
ABSTRACT This study explored a possibility of establishing mentoring services (MS) in secondary schools in Arusha District, Tanzania; SWOC analysis. It employed crosssectional survey design with mixed approach. A total of 81 respondents from five public secondary schools and one missionary school were selected as a sample. Fifty respondents were students, 25 teachers and six heads of schools (HoSs), including a head of missionary school. The sample of students and teachers were obtained thro...
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between socio-economic status and children’s educational life chances using the peasant farmers of Basawa and Bomo districts of Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State as a case study. The study was embarked upon to find out the impact of socio-economic status on children’s educational life chances. Some of the problems of the study area stated in this work are; children’s low school enrolment due to their parents’ low so...
ABSTRACT One of the key determinants of quality Early Childhood Education (ECE) is high quality teacher training. This study assessed teacher preparation for implementation of play-based curriculum in pre-primary schools in Tanzania. The study took place in two teacher colleges found in Dodoma and Lindi regions. The study was guided by Socio-Cultural Theory by Vygotsky and involved 32 informants, i.e. student teachers (n=18), tutors (n=10), college principals (n=2) and ZCIs (n=2) who were se...
Abstract Universities play a significant role in producing the social and economical change essential to achieve sustainable development. Therefore, it is vital for universities to integrate the principles of sustainability in all its functions including teaching, research and community services. This paper discusses the challenges and prospects of integrating sustainability education in the university curriculum. The paper synthesizes the insights provided by lecturers and students from sel...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of home environment on pupils‟ academic achievement. It investigated how parents‟ educational level, house hold chores, family income, learning materials at home and divorce as home factors influence pupils academic achievement in primary schools in Kaskazini B District of Unguja in Zanzibar. The study employed a case study design and data were collected through interviews, focus group discussions and questionnaires. Resp...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the Entrepreneurship attributes among students in higher learning institutions in Dodoma in Tanzania. The study was conducted in two higher learning institutions namely Institute of Rural Development and Planning (IRDP) and College of Business Education (CBE) in Dodoma Municipality, involving a total number of 94 participants composed of 100 students (female and male), and 4 lecturers (1 female and 3 male). The study employed the Human Capital Theory developed...
ABSTRACT Prevalence of mental health problems among students in colleges and universities is inevitable. Thus, it is imperative that academic advisors equip themselves for service provision and making referral to appropriate services. Social advising services among students with mental health problems still remain inadequate in higher learning institutions. This study assessed the awareness among academic advisors of students with mental health problems in higher learning institutions by dra...
ABSTRACT This study investigated factors which contribute to drug abuse among students in secondary schools around Arusha Municipality. The study was mainly qualitative, involving descriptive survey research design and supported by the quantitative approach. Using both stratified random and purposive sampling procedures, a sample size of 233 respondents was used. Qualitative data were analyzed thematically and presented through descriptions and quotations while the Statistical Package for So...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the Leadership Challenges in Public Secondary Schools in Tanzania: Implication for Female Heads of Schools in Mtwara Municipality. The study deployed a cross sectional design where mixed approach with dominantly qualitative guided the operation of this study. The study employed feminist leadership theory and behavioral leadership theory. Purposive and simple random sampling gave twenty nine participants participated in this study. Data were analyzed through Trans...
ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the influence of visual media on improving pre-primary pupils’ arithmetic skills within Dodoma Municipality. The study was guided by four objectives and adopted a mixed research approach, using a descriptive survey design. Data were collected through questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, observation and documentary reviews. The sample included 27 informants comprising of municipal education officer, head teachers, pre-primary teacher and parents....
One of the most widely heralded educational policy reforms of the past few years has been the elimination of primary school fees in countries where pupils and parents have been responsible for such costs. Consistent with the goals of Education for All (EFA), international organizations and national governments in many Sub-Saharan African countries have joined together to increase access to schooling by abolishing fees and other mandatory contributions. The logic for such a change in policy is...
ABSTRACT This research presents the simple outline of the study regarding the key effects of political. Conflict in Zanzibar prior to establishment of the Government of National Unity. The study mainly focuses on finding out the key factors of political conflict in Zanzibar which contributed to the formation of the government of National Unity in Zanzibar, and it will analyze the impact of political conflict on political, social and economic to the people of Zanzibar. The study employed vari...
ABSTRACT The study examined the academic performance impediments of students with visual impairment in inclusive secondary schools in Tanzania. It specifically examined; learning- teaching strategies and methods, teachers’ adaption of learning- teaching resources and examination, the status of orientation and mobility, and finally it established instructional leaders support to students with visual impairment. The study was guided by the social model of disability. The study adopted descrip...
ABSTRACT This study entitled “Professional Development Programs for Improving In-Service Secondary School Teachers‟ Pedagogical Skills in Tanzania: A Case of Ilemela District Council” was guided by three objectives which were: to assess the contribution of professional development programs on in-service secondary school teachers pedagogical knowledge, to examine how secondary school teachers perceive the provision of professional development programs, and to explain common features of ...