Assessment Of the Impact of Primary School Teachers' Misconduct on Education Process in Morogoro Municipal Council Tanzania

ABSRACT This study was conducted from December 2006 up to February 2007 in Morogoro municipal, Morogoro Region, Tanzania. The purpose of the study was to assess various misconduct that teachers committed in the execution of their duties and their impact on the educational process in Morogoro region. The study used an explanatory cross section design whereby data was collected through structured questionnaire with open and closed questions. A total of 254 respondents were involved as follows: Pupils Officers Teachers Male 86 6 11 Female 109 11 31 Total 195 17 42 The data was analysed by usmg Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Descriptive statistics such as frequency, mean, percentages and tabulation were used to summarise the information. However, good co-operation which was given by pupils, teachers, and official have made the work of compiling this report to be easy and reliable to the entire user of the research.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

DECLARATION ............................................................................................................. i 

DEDICATION ................................................................................................................ ii 

ACKNOWLEGMENT ................................................................................................... iii 

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................... iv 

LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................... vi 

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................................... vii 

ABSRACT ................................................................................................................... viii 

CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................... 1 

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 

1.0 Overview ........................................................................................................... ! 

1.1 Background to the study .................................................................................... 2 

1.2 Statement of problems ...................................................................................... 2 

1.3 Purpose of the study .......................................................................................... 2 

1.4 Objectives of the study ..................................................................................... 3 

1.5 Scope ............................................................................................................... 3 

1.6 Significance of the study .................................................................................. 3 

CHAPTER TWO .......................................................................................................... 4 

2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ........................................................ 4 

CHAPTER THREE ...................................................................................................... 8 

METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 8 

3 .1 Research design ................................................................................................. 8 

3 .2 Sample selection and size .................................................................................. 8 

3 .3 Instrument of data collection .............................................................................. 8 

3.4 The procedure of collecting data ........................................................................ 9 

3. 5 Data analysis ................................................................................................... 10 

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CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................................................... 11 

PRESENTATION OF FINDING ............................................................................... 11 

4.0 Overview ............................................................................................................ 11 

4.1 Characteristics of respondents ............................................................................ 11 

4.2 The rate of sexual relationship between teachers and pupils ............................... 13 

4.3. The head teachers' awareness of the existing love relationship .......................... 13 

4.4 Forms of misconduct ......................................................................................... 13 

4.5 The kinds of assistance given to pupils by teachers ............................................ 15 

4.6 Knowledge of teachers on professional code of conduct .................................... 16 

4. 7 Misconduct done by teachers ............................................................................. 18 

CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................ 19 

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ................................. 19 

5.0 Overview ........................................................................................................... 19 

5.1. Discussions: Causes of teachers' misconduct.. .................................................... 19 

5.2. Conclusion ......................................................................................................... 20 

5.3. Recommendations .............................................................................................. 22 

REFERENCES: .......................................................................................................... 25 

a) Government Publications ................................................................................... 25 

~ B~ ................................................................................................................ 25 

APPENDICES ............................................................................................................. 26