This whole study was about an investigation of the factors responsible for girl child drop out from school in lganga district in Uganda. It had been realized that the drop out rates for girls were growing at a higher pace, which meant that the opportunities of girl child to enjoy the fruits of education were in a withering state. The general objective of the study was to determine the causative factors leading to girl child drop out from school. For such an objective to be realized, there was...
The overall objective of this report is to study the predicaments of social and economic nature that schools located in Bungokho Mbale. This study was premised on objectives that included; Examination of the hindrances to excellent performance of learners. To investigate the likely causes of the perennial problems in Bungokho Mbale schools. To assess the effectiveness of the remedies so far put in place by relevant education organs to mitigate the problem using a sample of 70 randomly selecte...
The study investigated teaching styles and academic performance of learners Vvith specific learning disability in inclusive setting in Kisumu West district Kenya. The objectives of the study were to find out learners with specific learning disabilities. to establish teaching styles used in inclusive. setting. to determine the academic performance of learners with specific learning disabilities in an inclusive setting and to relate teaching styles and academic performance of learners vvith spe...
Abstract This study investigated the socio-economic factors that influence teaching and learning achievements in secondary schools in Eastern Uganda, Kaliro district focusing on senior Iwo students. The objectives of the study were; to find out how students’ home and family background determine their learning achievements, to investigate the effect of students’ characteristics on learning, to study the effect of teacher characteristics on students’ learning achievement anti to examine t...
Abstract The general objective was to establish the factors influencing low academic performance of students in rural secondary schools, The objectives were; To find out the factors that determine the academic performance of students in rural secondary schools and to discover how the above identified factors affect performance This study involved the use of an exploratory research design to explore the causes of low academic performance of students in rural secondary schools. One-hundred (100...
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...
Abstract This research aimed at finding out how Socio Economic changes in child upbringing i.e. employment, poverty and HI V/AIDS have affected child academic performance in Mukono Municipality, Mukono district. The researcher wished to find out the importance of teaching learning materials to the child and how a teacher had a great impact on the development and performance of the child. Stratified sampling and random sampling techniques were used in this research so that each individual was ...
Abstract The research was carried out on the attitude of teachers towards the inclusion of the mentally retarded learners in regular primary schools. This was because the feelings of most regular primary school teachers that these learners affect and lower the academic performance of their schools. therefore this learners are forced to repeat classes or drop off school. It is due to this attitude that mentally retarded learners are not accessing the regular classes. The researcher used the qu...
Abstract in this research, the researcher shall extensively look at the challenges facing Judicial system in executing Justice in Uganda; this shall be done by centering at Masaka High court as case study. It is also worth looking at what the Judicial arm of the Government is all about? What are the requirements anyway for one to become a Judicial officer, who is the current legal and official head of the judiciary and as regards Masaka, what are the challenges facing such a competent place w...
Abstract The study on the causes and effects of students’ school dropouts was carried out in Nawampiti sub-county Luuka District. The purpose of the study was to investigate the causes and effects of school dropout in schools. The research was guided by the objectives of the study which included; finding out the causes of school dropouts in Nawampiti sub-county Luuka District, finding out the effects of girls school dropouts in the community of Nawampiti sub-county. The sample size of 60 re...
Abstract A single parent is one either a man or woman who is living independently with his children without the other partner they have had children or a child with. Single-parent-families are now very common to many societies today particularly Kapchorwa and this may be caused by separation of the parents or divorce and death. This study seeks to investigate the influence of single-parent-families on academic performance of secondary school students in Kapchorwa town council and it was found...
Abstract Mathematics and sciences are key subjects in the Kenya Secondary school curriculum perennial poor performance and gender disparity in national examinations in these subjects continue to cause concern to educators and the general public. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of gender on academic performance of students in public secondary schools in mathematics and sciences. A study will be carried out in Uasin-Gishu West District Rift-Valley Province Kenya. A cau...
Abstract In this dissertation the researcher looked at to what extent did the state of being an orphan impact on the academic achievement of students in secondary schools. The study was taken at Karemo Division with hope that it represented the entire country. The problems sited in this document are similar to the ones outside the district under study. At the introduction it has attempted to look at the entire state of being an orphan and what role the Kenyan government is playing. It then na...
Abstract In this research work, Mathematical Model for Measles Transmission Dynamics in Luweero District of Uganda, SVEIR model was developed and analyzed. The model consists of five non liner ordinary differential equations. The effective reproductive number, (the number of secondary infections when a single effective individual is introduced into a population where a proportion is protected) was obtained. Further the disease free and endemic equilibrium where obtained and analyzed for stabi...
Abstract This was an exploratory study about job satisfaction of teachers in Mukono town as a correlation to social factors. This was after the realisation that many Ugandan teachers were not satisfied by the conditions of their work [lower salaries, unsupportive parents, lack of career development, job insecurity, undisciplined pupils, lack of stipends, etc.] and this was bound to affect the teachinglearning process. The study specifically sought to achieve the following objectives: to exami...