ABSTRACT English is indispensable in communication and it is a tool for learning in Nigeria. Many secondary school students perform poorly in English Language examinations because of their deficient knowledge of English grammar which in turn leads to their inability to write good composition. The use of conventional instructional strategies for learning has failed to address this problem in Ibadan metropolis. However, less attention has been paid to the use of Direct and Indirect explicit gra...
ABSTRACT Female students‘ enrolment and completion in university education in Nigeria was low between 2001-2010. These have been attributed to some personal, home and social factors which have inhibited many females from being enrolled and completing university education in some courses. Previous studies examined the link between these factors and low female enrolment and completion at the primary and secondary school levels without focusing on Science Education, Engineering, Agriculture, L...
ABSTRACT Optimum performance of the university system is dependent on decision-making, teamwork, planning, control, coordination and communication system, which are measures of effectiveness of the administrators. There are evidences that administrators‟ work schedule in the Nigerian university system had been hampered by internal and external interferences; a trend that had raised concerns among stakeholders. Previous studies have focused on the effects of financial, environmental, institu...
ABSTRACT The Ondo State government established two programmes in 1999 under two different ministries with the view of providing the people with entrepreneurial and vocational skills that would engender creativity, innovativeness and productivity. Extant literature on the effectiveness and success of these programmes has been self-reporting without any empirical validation. This study, therefore, was carried out on the impact evaluation of the skill acquisition (SATP) and entrepreneurial devel...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the factors influencing career uncertainty among pre-service undergraduate student teachers in the College of Education at the University of Dodoma. This study specifically was guided by three objectives. First, to assess the level of career uncertainty among pre-service undergraduate student teachers. Second, to examine factors that influence career uncertainty among preservice, undergraduate student teachers, and third; to determine the cons...
Overview This chapter presents preliminary information about the study. The aspects discussed in this chapter are background to the problem, statement of the problem, purpose of the study, objectives of the study, research questions and significance of the study. It also presents the operational definition of key terms and summary of the study
ABSTRACT This study sought to find out, the extent to which the use of housemaids in child rearing reflects parental anticipations in Dodoma municipality. It deployed a qualitative research approach and a phenomenological research design, while the ethological theory guided the study. Semi-structured interview, focus group discussion (FGD) and documentary review were used as data collection methods. A sample of 45 informants were involved (30 parents and 15 housemaids). Having been selected ...
ABSTRACT This study was purposely designed to explore the stakeholders’ views on the manner head teachers resolve conflicts in schools. The study was conducted in Mbogwe District Council because it was leading in schools conflicts for five years consecutively from 2015 to 2020 when this study was conducted. The study was guided by four objectives namely to: explore stakeholders’ views on the way head teachers detect signs of conflicts in schools; to explore stakeholders’ views on the s...
ABSTRACT Students with learning disabilities are faced with cognitive impairment and emotional problems which compound their academic difficulties and general well-being. Prominent among the emotional difficulties is test anxiety which has been noted to play a significant role in students‟ achievement. Despite the problems associated with test anxiety, research efforts on students with learning disabilities have been directed towards mainly meeting the academic needs of students with learni...
ABSTRACT This study examined the contribution of Zanzibar Teachers‟ Union in enhancing teachers‟ professional development, a case of Magharibi “A‟ District in Zanzibar. It covered three objectives: One was to examine the kind of support that ZATU provides to enhance teachers professional development, two was to examine stakeholders‟ perceptions towards the roles of ZATU in promoting teachers professional development and finally to explore the constraints that ZATU is facing in prom...
ABSTRACT This study reports of the fathers‟ involvement in pre-primary education and their children‟s academic adjustment in Tanzania. It was conducted in four public primary schools of Busokelo District in Mbeya Region. Specifically, the study explored the fathers‟ involvement in school and home-based academic and child‟s adjustment, fathers‟ commitments in supplying school requirement and child‟s academic adjustment, and fathers‟ involvement in parenting and pre-primary child...
ABSTRACT This research study explores the perceived influence of teacher commitment to teaching on students‟ performance. The objectives of the study were to: (a) Identify various duties performed by normal teachers in ward secondary schools; (b) Investigate the level of teacher commitment towards teaching; (c) Find out the impact of teacher commitment towards student performance; and (d) Propose strategies towards improving high level of commitment of teachers in ward secondary school in ...
Abstract This article informs about the administrative support of schools heads to the novice teachers at the Public secondary schools in Zanzibar, particularly Pemba. The study draws an urgent need of effective school heads who can provide suitable administrative support to the novice teachers. The study employed a phenomenological research design embedded within a qualitative research approach to generate data from thirty six (36) novice teachers. Data were generated through FGDs with nine...
ABSTRACT TELEVISION is an important medium of communication in the 21st century. It is used for several reasons including information, education, entertainment, and persuasion. Unlike other media structures, television has the advantage of utilizing vision for mass communication. Programming remains a key instrument for attracting audience and determining the viability of a station. Television technology is developing rapidly and impacting diverse strata of the population. It is a socializing...
ABSTRACT To many people, literacy appears to be an issue among adults or adult learners, but little do they realise that many of the adolescents in schools and out of schools are also infested with the virus called illiteracy, whereas they very first objective of primary education as stipulated in the National Educatio~Pl olicy is literacy in the 3Rs. It is very sad to report here that in spite of the persistent efforts made by the Federal Govenmlent to educate all by the year 2000, through t...