ABSTRACT This study examines the contributions and influence of George Worlasi Kwasi Dor to the musical traditions of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana in the style of prominent composers such as Ephraim Amu, N.Z. Nayo and R.N Ndor within the rubrics of Interculturalism in music theorized by Akin Euba (Dor, 2013). For more than a century and a half, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana has continuously followed the Bremen model for the celebration of the Eucharist. This practi...
Five experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and irrigation on yield and quality in tomatoes. K at 3 g/plant in a box containing 2.7 m^ of soil decreased the pH and incidence of blotchy ripening of the fruit, and increased the incidence of cracking and the K content of the fruit juice. Four sprays of 0.2% CaCl2 increased the total weight yield of fruit. The average fruit weight increased at the higher irrigation frequency but the number of flowers...
Abstract A qualitative case study investigated the constraints encountered by Grade 10 teachers in teaching English as a Second Language in rural areas of the Oshana region, in Namibia. The convenience sampling techniques were used to sample the 10 schools for participation in the study. Using a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews as instruments, the study investigated, firstly, the constraints teachers encounter in teaching ESL; secondly, the kind of support teachers in rural school...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences of the adult learners with visual impairment of Adult Upper Primary Education (AUPE) programme in the Omusati Region. This research emanated from the assumption that a study is needed to inform stakeholders on how the AUPE programme may be implemented to provide inclusive and accessible quality education to the adult learners with visual impairment. Ten (10) adult learners with visual impairment volunteered to participate i...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to examine factors affecting the implementation of inclusive education in selected secondary schools in the Omaheke region and to identify strategies to address these challenges. A teacher questionnaire was administered to a stratified sample of 90 secondary school teachers in the Omaheke region. Hundred percent of the teachers completed and returned the questionnaire. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse the data. ...
ABSTRACT TITLE: AN INVESTIGATION OF BASIC EDUCATION TEACHERS DIPLOMA (BETD) TEACHERS’ ABILITY TO USE EVERYDAY CONTEXTS IN THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS AT JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA. This study sought to answer the following research questions: 1. How do BETD Mathematics teachers define everyday contexts? 2. What types of everyday contexts are used by BETD Mathematics teachers? 3. How often do BETD Mathematics teachers present content in contexts that the learners already k...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to find out the rate, extent and causes of vandalism in Namibian schools and hostels in two regions. An interview protocol consisting of structured as well as open ended questions was used together with a questionnaire consisting of a combined set of scaled, structured and open ended questions which was answered by principals, management members and hostel supervisory staff and matrons. Site observation at schools and hostels was also conducted. The school...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate how teachers conceptualize disruptive behaviour and to explore the strategies they use in combating class disruption at senior primary schools in the Otjozondjupa region. A qualitative case study design was used to investigate this phenomenon in the two best-performing schools and two under-performing schools in the Otjozondjupa region. The target population for this study consisted of senior primary school teachers (Grades 4 to Grade7) fr...
Abstract Assessment is a vital ingredient for effective teaching and learning. Current educational policies in Namibia call for teachers to adopt formative assessment in their classrooms, since there are reasons to believe that formative assessment could enhance learners‟ performance particularly in mathematics. Teachers however, have difficulties in implementing formative assessment in their classrooms. This study sought to investigate the classroom assessment practices of Grade 11 and 12 ...
ABSTRACT This study was undertaken with the specific aim of investigating stress experienced by families of intellectually impaired children at the Dagbreek and Môreson Centres in Windhoek and to find out how these families cope with such stress. For the purpose of this study, a qualitative approach was adopted. Phenomenology was the guiding theory and semi-structured interviews were carried out to collect data with a sample of ten families whose children attended school at the aforementione...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the Grade six Natural Science teachers’ understanding of concept mapping. The study also investigated learners’ understanding of science concepts on “matter and its properties” taught through the use of concept mapping as compared to traditional lecture method. The study was conducted with two science teachers who taught Natural Science to Grade six, thirty-three learners at Alpha Primary School and thirty-seven learners at Omega Pr...
ABSTRACT Noticing the complexity of inclusive education in theory and practice, this study is aimed at finding out the nature and types of Inclusive Education (IE) practices employed in the Engela cluster in the Ohangwena region, Namibia. A mixed research design was employed to solicit information using a quantitative survey and a qualitative case study. A criterion sampling procedure was used to select a sample of six school principals, 48 teachers and 120 learners to share their experiences...
ABSTRACT Bats are present and they play unique ecological roles in various habitats in Namibia. Yet the patterns of species richness and composition of bats associated with these habitats within different biomes in Namibia still remain unknown. Bats are also important carrier hosts and transmitters of zoonotic viruses of public health significance including old and emerging hantaviruses. The burden of hantavirus disease is globally well-documented but this remains unknown and unrecognised in ...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges faced by senior secondary school learners when preparing science fair projects in the Omusati educational region, Namibia. The study provided answers to the following research questions:1). What are the challenges faced by secondary school learners in the Omusati Educational Region when preparing science fair projects? 2). what are the science teachers’ perceptions of the challenges faced by learners when preparing sc...
ABSTRACT Based on the concerns of the differences in performance between school based continuous assessment and national examination marks, the purpose of this study was to determine the role of technology in Grade 10 Physical Science learners’ assessment activities in the Ohangwena Region. The study employed a sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach, whereby quantitative data was collected through the distribution of surveys to all schools offering Grade 10 Physical Science in the Oh...