ABSTRACT The early years of a child's life are a time when it acquires concepts, skills and attitudes that lay the foundation for lifelong learning. Children's success in life begins in the early years of childhood. Investment in Early Childhood Education (ECE) has a direct and positive impact on primary school enrolment, retention and completion. This sector of education does not receive direct government financial support as other sectors of education and therefore relies on a number of sta...
ABSTRACT Braille has been used as the main assistive technology by Learners with Visual Impairment (LVI) for the last 200 years. However, the use of this technology has limited opportunities for learners to access the curriculum and general information. With the emergence of new devices that are based on audio, electronic and multimedia technologies such as audio tapes, talking books, Optacon, note taker, computer with speech output, Optical Character Reader (OCR) scanner, refreshable braille...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the research was to investigate the challenges faced in the application of ICT in the teaching and learning of Business studies at Advanced Level in Shurugwi District. To carry out the study, the researcher used the descriptive survey design. Shurugwi consisted of five high schools. The researcher used a sample of three high schools. The sample was made up of thirty students, six teachers, three school heads. The researcher used the stratified and random sampling tec...
ABSTRACT Head teachers‘ leadership styles are critical to success of teacher job satisfaction especially in display of behaviour that leads to increase teacher motivation, effectiveness, efficiency, and team-work in school. Research on leadership in Kenya consistently supports job satisfaction. However, its effectiveness is wanting in education and thus, a gap exist in relation to head teachers‘ leadership styles to transform schools into conducive environment for job satisfaction. This s...
ABSTRACT This study explored the contribution of traditional games in developing children‟s numerical skills in pre-primary schools in Tanzania. The study was conducted in six public primary schools in Rombo District of Kilimanjaro Region involving 28 participants. This sample composed of 18 teachers (female), 10 parents (3 male and 7 females) and pre-primary children. The study employed purposive sampling to obtain pre-primary school teachers and convenience sampling technique for select...
ABSTRACT In Kenya, the education system has been hit by students‘ poor academic performance every year the results are announced. Some schools have maintained good academic performance while others have always lagged behind. These differences are brought about by many factors and one major factor is the headteachers‘ management practices. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of the headteachers‘ management practices on students‘ academic performance in Kitui Centra...
ABSTRACT Efforts for enhancing students’ learning in schools through integration of effective pedagogies such as project activities are the global concern. Project-based approach (PBA) is conceived to be the most effective pedagogies for meaningful learning when appropriately used. This study investigated teachers’ use of the PBA in the teaching and learning process to surface appropriate measures to effectively use the approach. Specifically, the study examined teachers’ perceptions ...
Abstract: The study sought to assess teachers’ conception towards the use of social networks as a tool for professional development in Tanzania government secondary schools in Dodoma Municipality. Thus, the specific objectives of this study were to assess teachers’ conception of the available social network opportunities that can support professional development and to examine the limitations that hinder teachers’ use of social networks available for professional development. The paper ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to investigate the challenges faced by teachers in teaching learners with mild mental handicap at early childhood education level in Gweru urban primary schools. The teachers were experiencing challenges in teaching learners with mild mental handicap due to the fact that The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has adopted the principle of inclusion yet the majority of the teachers have not been exposed to any formal training. To add on to thi...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of Reality Therapy and Assertiveness Training on selected Psychosocial Problems of female prisoners in Lagos, Nigeria. It is equally important to note that the psychosocial problems in this study refer to low self-esteem, depression, unassertiveness social maladjustment and aggressiveness. A quasi-experimental Pre-test, post-test, control group design was adopted for the study. The initial sample consisted of 244 females comprising all the 122 fema...
xii ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the institutional based factors influencing the implementation of ECDE programmes in public ECDE centres in Matungulu Sub-County. The study was guided by four objectives. The research objectives sought to establish the influence of provision of physical facilities on implementation of early childhood development programmes in public ECDE centres; determine the influence of provision of teaching and learning resources on the implementat...
Abstract This research study, “An investigation into Job Satisfaction and how it Impacts on Job Performance” focused on Bikita Rural District Secondary Schools. It was guided by the following objectives: to identify the effects of teacher attitudes to job performance, and to establish the influence played by both motivation and schools’ working conditions to teacher job satisfaction and teacher job performance. A qualitative approach to the study was adopted where both questionnaires a...
ABSTRACT The practice of extra tuition is a phenomenon which has prevailed in Kenyan schools despite the repeated ban by the government. The purpose of the study was to establish the perceived effects of extra tuition on academic performance in Matungulu Sub-County, Machakos County. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. 10 schools (representing 30% of the population) were randomly sampled for this study. A total of 250 respondents participated in the study. They included 10 princi...
ABSTRACT This study examined the economic profitability of investment in technical teacher education in Southern Nigeria by comparing the costs of and benefits from the programme. The target populations for the study were NCE students and workers within the location of the study. The stratified random sampling technique was used to select workers and students from the sub-groups. The students' sample of 2,610 was drawn from a total population of 10,576 much up of NCE years I, II and III full-...
ABSTRACT The study focused on the factors influencing the poor pass rate among Ordinary level Accounting learners in Munyikwa cluster. The researcher used a descriptive survey in order to get detailed information on participants in relation to poor pass rate. Purposive sampling technique was used to select heads of schools, accounting teachers and form four accounting learners who were participants in the study. The researcher used semi-structured interviews, observation schedule and documen...