ABSTRACT The academic performances among grade 10 learners become a matter of concern in Namibian schools since independence, despite deliberate effort made by the government. Many of the learners perform poorly in their grade 10 examinations, especially in the Onamutai circuit. This situation frustrates everybody and creates a blaming spirit among the Onamutai circuit stakeholders. The public have blamed educators for the failure of learners and the educators on the other hand, have blamed ...
ABSTRACT Ethnomathematics, deals with mathematics that is practiced within different tribal groups and is mainly influenced by the norms, beliefs, and the values that are important to these groups of people. The mathematical practices among the cultural set-ups normally include symbolic systems, spatial designs, practical construction techniques, calculation methods, measurement in time, space, and specific ways of reasoning, which can be translated into formal mathematical representations w...
ABSTRACT This study sought to identify the different sources of funds for private universities and the ways employed by the same universities to obtain the same funds from the sources. It also wanted to examine the management implications involved. The research area was Uganda Martyrs’ University (UMU), Nkozi, as a Case Study, which study was conducted following the following objectives:
Abstract The study aimed at examining the relationship between teachers‘ influence, and school environment, on the academic motivation and performance in Chemistry among secondary school students in Kabarole district. It adopted a Correlation survey design. A structured questionnaire was administered to a sample of 328 senior four students assessing the impact of teachers influence, school environment and motivation on performance in Chemistry. Pearson product moment correlation was used t...
In this study I will attempt to investigate the perceptions of Namibian Grade 10 learners in the Khomas Region on the importance of Life Skills Topics as proposed by the National Curriculum of the Ministry for Basic Education, Sport and Culture.
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine views of Board members on management of schools in the Caprivi Educational Region of Namibia. Through the provision of the Education Act of 2001, there was an establishment of School Boards comprising of parents, teachers and learners. The rationale for the establishment of School Boards was to address the inequalities and practices that occurred in the past. Previously parents, teachers and learners did not participate in school-based decisio...
ABSTRACT The debate on the effective implementation of government intervention policies by government ministries in relation to job creation, income distribution and poverty reduction has been ongoing among educational researchers worldwide. In the case of Namibia, such a debate surfaced in the Ministry of Education, particularly with regard to the Adult Skills Development for Self-employment (ASDSE) programme in all 14 political regions. Literature consulted for this purpose has revealed th...
ABSTRACT The researcher observed that most teachers do not teach with appropriate teaching and learning materials especially during Mathematics lessons. They undermine the value of Dienes Multi-Base resources and therefore, do not even take into consideration the type of TLMs to be used when planning their lessons. It is as a result of the above mentioned menace that has necessitated embarking on this research. The qualitative research design was adopted by the researcher for this study. The ...
ABSTRACT This research is on the theme “using simulation-based training approach to improve the marksmanship skills of recruits at the Prisons officers Training School”. Thirty (30) general duties officers and twenty (20) tradesmen formed the study sample. The study employed action research design. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used. Data obtained through questionnaire, were analysed with the help the IBM SPSS version 20 of using descriptive statistics (ave...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess pedagogical competency needs of agriculture teachers in Senior High Schools in Tamale aimed at determining their perceived level of importance, ability, and most suited training needs based on Borich’s Needs Assessment Model. To keep Senior High School agriculture teachers up-to-date of their pedagogical competency needs, the professional development needs of the agriculture teachers must be assessed regularly for efficiency. Base...
ABSTRACT The study was an assessment of in-service training for school counsellors in Sagnarigu District. A mixed method design was used in the study. A population of sixteen people (Counsellors and Headmasters) was involved. Interview guide and questionnaire were the instruments for collecting data. School counsellors and Head Masters responded to the questionnaires while key informants were interviewed. The researcher personally administered the questionnaires and conducted the interviews. ...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the guidance and counselling needs of university students within the UDS, with the view to striving for better ways of ensuring more effective counselling to students, which is one of the basic responsibilities of the counsellor. The study involved 471 students drawn from two faculties in the UDS, Tamale. These are the SMHS and FOA, Nyankpala. Simple random sampling was used to select the faculties and respondents for the study. In all, 471 respondents including...
INTRODUCTION Shortages of meat accompanied by rapid price increases have aroused much concern in Ghana recently. These shortages may be attributed in part to a decline in the flow of livestock from neighbouring states which serve as our primary external sources of meat (Clottey, 1971) . There is evidence to suggest that of recent local sources of meat have also lagged due to increased costs of production. These supply factors combined with a rising demand, resulting primarily from population ...
ABSTRACT Given the abysmal performance of pupils in schools of the East Gonja district which is said to be the outcome of teacher absenteeism and related factors, the study examined the effects of teacher absenteeism on the academic performance of pupils in the district. A total of 98 respondents comprising of head teachers, assistant head teachers and classroom or subject teachers in the basic schools of the district were interviewed using the structured questionnaire. The data was analysed...
ABSTRACT The research is on retirement preparation of Ordained Ministers of Presbyterian Church of Ghana. The purpose of the study was to explore issues on retirement preparation of Ordained Ministers of Presbyterian Church of Ghana. The fundamental objective of this study was to examine retirement preparation among Ordained Ministers of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. The population of Ordained Ministers in the Presbyterian Church who were in Active Service and have Ten (10) years or less ...