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East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences, Dec 23, 2022
The study sought to establish teacher's attitude towards inclusive education in Tanzanian primary... more The study sought to establish teacher's attitude towards inclusive education in Tanzanian primary schools: A case of Iringa District using the qualitative approach and a case study design. The population of the study was primary school teachers of whom a total sample of 36 respondents was selected in the following distribution: 30 primary school teachers and 6 head teachers. Thirty (30) primary school teachers were selected through simple random sampling while three (6) heads of schools were purposely selected. The study employed semi-structured interview and focus group discussion (FGD) as instruments to obtain data which was analyzed thematically. The study established that while school heads had positive attitude toward inclusive education, teachers had a limited understanding of what inclusive education actually is as they considered it as simply combining disabled learners in the mainstream classes. Teachers had negative attitude toward inclusive education as they believe that having a mixture of students with behavioral challenges and learning disabilities makes the class not easily manageable. Based on the conclusions, it is recommended that the government should conduct capacity building seminars and workshops in which teachers can gain knowledge and appropriate skills on how to have challenged learners included in the mainstream classrooms. Finally, administration of schools need to ensure availability of appropriate teaching and learning resources for inclusive classrooms so that learners of various kinds may be met at the points of their needs during the teaching and learning sessions in the mainstream classrooms.
This study examined the role of teachers’ colleges in enhancing teaching profession in Iringa Reg... more This study examined the role of teachers’ colleges in enhancing teaching profession in Iringa Region, Tanzania. Findings of the study revealed that despite of teachers’ colleges establishing practices for promoting effective teaching/learning and enhancing teachers’ ethics, like admitting student-teachers with required qualification, observing routine and college timetable, enforcing integration of ICT during teaching and competence-based teaching methods. the practices were not effective due to less commitment in implementing practices and due to many challenges tutors face, like, inadequate funds for running colleges, inadequate teaching/learning resources, few competent tutors with pedagogical skills and in integrating ICT in teaching/learning, inadequate time for extra-curriculum activities, like sports and games, physical activities, plus lack of commitment in doing guidance and counselling. Due to all these, teachers’ colleges have less impact in enhancing teaching profession....
Human development, or developmental psychology, is a field of study that attempts to describe and... more Human development, or developmental psychology, is a field of study that attempts to describe and explain the changes in human cognitive, emotional, and behavioural capabilities and functioning over the entire life span, from the foetus to old age. Human development is a process of recognising/articulating and quantifying change/growth (social, emotional, physical and cognitive) across lifespan, Human development can be best understood (from infancy to adulthood) within an educational context through a topical approach. As a direct service worker you may work with families who have infants, children, adolescents, and adults still living at home. The more you understand about how individuals grow and develop the better able you will be to provide appropriate support. In this book; Human Behaviour and Learning; An Integrated Outline in Educational Psychology for Human Development, we will look at how individuals typically grow and develop. You will learn about: Infant Development, Tod...
The theme of public-private partnership is very essential in both developed and developing countr... more The theme of public-private partnership is very essential in both developed and developing countries since the governments are not able to provide all services needed by their citizens. It covers different services such as; health, agriculture, infrastructure, energy, manufacturing and education among others. This book focuses on education in secondary schools specifically in the archdiocese of Mbeya, Tanzania. The main objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of public-private partnership for quality education and moral integrity in secondary schools. Through this study, Kristofa Zulu Nyoni was able to find out the roles played by Public-Private Partnership for quality education and moral integrity in secondary schools; explore the extent to which catholic secondary schools implement Public-Private Partnership and identify challenges facing catholic secondary schools in implementing Public-Private Partnership.
This study assesses the challenges facing teachers in the implementation of the paradigm shift to... more This study assesses the challenges facing teachers in the implementation of the paradigm shift towards a competence-based curriculum in public secondary schools in Iringa municipality. The study was guided by three research objectives, namely: to investigate the teachers’ understanding about the paradigm shift towards a competence-based curriculum in secondary schools; to find out the importance of the competence-based curriculum in the students’ academic performance; and to examine the challenges facing teachers in the implementation of a competence-based curriculum in public secondary schools. The study adopted case study design, whereby three public secondary schools were selected. The study involved 39 respondents, namely 24 students, 3 school heads, and 12 teachers. The study employed mainly qualitative research approach. Data was collected through interviews and focus group discussions and was analyzed through content analysis in the light of the research objectives. The find...
East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences, Dec 23, 2022
The study sought to establish teacher's attitude towards inclusive education in Tanzanian primary... more The study sought to establish teacher's attitude towards inclusive education in Tanzanian primary schools: A case of Iringa District using the qualitative approach and a case study design. The population of the study was primary school teachers of whom a total sample of 36 respondents was selected in the following distribution: 30 primary school teachers and 6 head teachers. Thirty (30) primary school teachers were selected through simple random sampling while three (6) heads of schools were purposely selected. The study employed semi-structured interview and focus group discussion (FGD) as instruments to obtain data which was analyzed thematically. The study established that while school heads had positive attitude toward inclusive education, teachers had a limited understanding of what inclusive education actually is as they considered it as simply combining disabled learners in the mainstream classes. Teachers had negative attitude toward inclusive education as they believe that having a mixture of students with behavioral challenges and learning disabilities makes the class not easily manageable. Based on the conclusions, it is recommended that the government should conduct capacity building seminars and workshops in which teachers can gain knowledge and appropriate skills on how to have challenged learners included in the mainstream classrooms. Finally, administration of schools need to ensure availability of appropriate teaching and learning resources for inclusive classrooms so that learners of various kinds may be met at the points of their needs during the teaching and learning sessions in the mainstream classrooms.
This study examined the role of teachers’ colleges in enhancing teaching profession in Iringa Reg... more This study examined the role of teachers’ colleges in enhancing teaching profession in Iringa Region, Tanzania. Findings of the study revealed that despite of teachers’ colleges establishing practices for promoting effective teaching/learning and enhancing teachers’ ethics, like admitting student-teachers with required qualification, observing routine and college timetable, enforcing integration of ICT during teaching and competence-based teaching methods. the practices were not effective due to less commitment in implementing practices and due to many challenges tutors face, like, inadequate funds for running colleges, inadequate teaching/learning resources, few competent tutors with pedagogical skills and in integrating ICT in teaching/learning, inadequate time for extra-curriculum activities, like sports and games, physical activities, plus lack of commitment in doing guidance and counselling. Due to all these, teachers’ colleges have less impact in enhancing teaching profession....
Human development, or developmental psychology, is a field of study that attempts to describe and... more Human development, or developmental psychology, is a field of study that attempts to describe and explain the changes in human cognitive, emotional, and behavioural capabilities and functioning over the entire life span, from the foetus to old age. Human development is a process of recognising/articulating and quantifying change/growth (social, emotional, physical and cognitive) across lifespan, Human development can be best understood (from infancy to adulthood) within an educational context through a topical approach. As a direct service worker you may work with families who have infants, children, adolescents, and adults still living at home. The more you understand about how individuals grow and develop the better able you will be to provide appropriate support. In this book; Human Behaviour and Learning; An Integrated Outline in Educational Psychology for Human Development, we will look at how individuals typically grow and develop. You will learn about: Infant Development, Tod...
The theme of public-private partnership is very essential in both developed and developing countr... more The theme of public-private partnership is very essential in both developed and developing countries since the governments are not able to provide all services needed by their citizens. It covers different services such as; health, agriculture, infrastructure, energy, manufacturing and education among others. This book focuses on education in secondary schools specifically in the archdiocese of Mbeya, Tanzania. The main objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of public-private partnership for quality education and moral integrity in secondary schools. Through this study, Kristofa Zulu Nyoni was able to find out the roles played by Public-Private Partnership for quality education and moral integrity in secondary schools; explore the extent to which catholic secondary schools implement Public-Private Partnership and identify challenges facing catholic secondary schools in implementing Public-Private Partnership.
This study assesses the challenges facing teachers in the implementation of the paradigm shift to... more This study assesses the challenges facing teachers in the implementation of the paradigm shift towards a competence-based curriculum in public secondary schools in Iringa municipality. The study was guided by three research objectives, namely: to investigate the teachers’ understanding about the paradigm shift towards a competence-based curriculum in secondary schools; to find out the importance of the competence-based curriculum in the students’ academic performance; and to examine the challenges facing teachers in the implementation of a competence-based curriculum in public secondary schools. The study adopted case study design, whereby three public secondary schools were selected. The study involved 39 respondents, namely 24 students, 3 school heads, and 12 teachers. The study employed mainly qualitative research approach. Data was collected through interviews and focus group discussions and was analyzed through content analysis in the light of the research objectives. The find...