ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the leadership styles of school heads and school performance in private secondary schools within Dodoma Municipality. The study specifically identified the leadership style(s) mostly preferred by school heads and owners of private secondary schools. The study then examined the existing relationship between leadership styles of school heads and school performance in private secondary schools. Moreover, the most effective leadership style in pro...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate transparency in utilization of Capitation Grants in community secondary schools in Shinyanga Municipality, Tanzania. The study was a cross-sectional survey design, through qualitative research but supported with some elements of quantitative research approach. It was conducted in four secondary schools selected in urban and rural areas. The study was guided by both psychological theories (Social Learning Theory and Theory of Planned Behaviour) and man...
ABSTRACT The current study aimed at designing, developing and implementing a learner-centred exemplary materials to improve teaching and learning the human evolution topic in O- level secondary school history syllabus. The study employed a mixture of both qualitative and quantitative research approaches with ethnographic and quasi-experimental research designs. The study involved participants who were selected from two schools that belonged to Momba district in Mbeya. Data were collected thro...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to assess the contribution of community participation in promoting students’ academic achievement in public secondary schools in Tanzania: A case of Dodoma City Council. The study was guided by New Public Management Theory. The study employed descriptive research design. The sample of this study consisted of 106 participants whereby, 50 of the participants were students, 30 were parents, 20 were teachers, 5 were head of schools and 1 was DEO. Part...
Abstract Decentralisation of education is among the current reforms that have been taking place in different African countries. Tanzania, as part of African countries, has also adopted decentralised policies in its education system. The arguments for advocating decentralisation are to give more power to the local people, minimise unneccesary bureaucracy and to ensure a proper utilisation of the educational resources. Findings from Dar es Salaam and Mbeya in Tanzania indicated that community i...
Abstract: This is a conceptual article on innovative learning/instruction setting for adaptive expertise. Currently, the dominant learning approach is socio-constructivist – where in learning process, a learner actively constructs knowledge in the existing social context through social interaction and recognition with others. Learning should be constructive, self-regulated, sensitive to context and collaborative. The intended expectation of learning in diverse disciplines is to achieve adap...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the current experimental study was to investigate the effects of presence of others and task performance primary school children. The study hypothesized that the pupils would perform significantly better on simple task when they would do the task in presence of others who would similarly be engaged on the same task as well as in the presence of passive on-lookers than when would conduct the task alone, and vice versa. Further, the study hypothesized that girls would ou...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the suitability of films in enhancing guidance and counselling in Tanzania secondary school. The study had three objectives, which are to determine the informants’ understanding of films as a means for guidance and counselling services in secondary schools to identify the criteria to be considered in the selection of films for students’ guidance and counselling services, and finally to explore teachers’ steps to be considered during filmi...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to identify the level of parental involvement level towards improving girls’ retention in secondary schools. The study mainly used qualitative research approach and was supported some elements of quantitative research approach. The study was undertaken at Serengeti district, Mara region. The study involved a sample of 76 respondents of 50 students, 20 parents, 5 SHs, and 1 DSEO. Students, SHs were selected using simple random sampling procedure, while paren...
ABSTRACT The study explored the teachers’ perceptions on the implementation of Internal School Quality Assurance (ISQA) in Public Primary Schools in Tanzania using Dodoma City as a case study. Its specific focus was on the teachers’ perceptions about different activities done by ISQA, the contribution of ISQA in improving teachers’ performance, and the challenges facing the implementation of ISQA. The Human Relation Theory guided the whole process of data collection and analysis in the ...
ABSTRACT This study explored the present status of self-efficacy and job satisfaction. It investigated the predictive power of three self-efficacy aspects on job satisfaction so as to come up with knowledge that can be used to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in primary schools in Tanzania. It also investigated the influence of personal background and school context variables on teachers‟ self-efficacy and job satisfaction. The study was guided by Bandura‟s (1977) Self-efficac...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the influence of the professional beliefs of the college leaders on the quality of the grade IIIA teacher trainees. It focused on how the college leaders‟ beliefs manipulate the adequacy and efficiency of the teaching context, processes and resources for quality teacher trainees‟ products. It was guided by Stufflebeam (2003) CIPP model of evaluation; and employed descriptive research design, mainly on qualitative approach. It was conducted in two grade IIIA te...
ABSTRACT A number of higher learning institutions in Tanzania have implemented Learning Management systems (LMSs) to manage online teaching and learning. However, effective use by both learners and instructors has been hindered by many challenges. This paper analyzes the students’ attitude towards the use of such systems with a focus on the University of Dodoma (UDOM). An online questionnaire was administered to sixty students from three different colleges who took different courses deliver...
ABSTRACT Tanzania like many other developing countries is facing unemployment problem. The government established vocational training institutions including FDCs in order to provide technical skills for self-reliance and self-employment. The purpose of this study was to explore the views on the effectiveness of FDCs in promoting self-reliance and selfemployment among the FDC alumni. It used a descriptive survey research design to examine a total of eighty (80) respondents. Data were collected...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of professional development practices for primary school teachers in Tanzania, specifically, with a focus on the school-based Inset-PST in Bagamoyo District. The study addressed three research questions, namely: (i)What are the achievements of the school-based Inset-PST programme in empowering primary school teachers in teaching and learning approaches? (ii) What are teachers’ views on the relevance and benefits of the school-base...