scholarly journals Prevalence of Professional Misconduct in Nzega District, Tanzania Public Secondary Schools

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Mabagala
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Teacher Professionalism ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Professional Misconduct ◽  
Administrative Roles ◽  
Public Secondary School ◽  
Higher Institution ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Government

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of professional misconduct among public secondary school teachers in Nzega District, Tanzania public secondary schools. This study employed descriptive survey research design. The sample consisted of 403 respondents in which teachers and students were randomly selected, while heads of schools and Teachers Services Department (TSD) officials were purposively selected based on their administrative roles. Data for this study were collected through questionnaire and semi-structured interview guide. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics using SPSS version 20. Findings revealed that teachers’ professional misconduct was low. However, financial mismanagement, negligence of duty, and absenteeism were among the common professional misconduct acts in secondary schools in Nzega District. Findings also revealed that, poor remuneration, failure to fulfill teachers’ needs, and lack of motivation were among the sources of teacher’s explanations for misconduct. Based on the findings, the government through the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVC) should respond to teachers’ needs in a timely manner, and conduct regular seminars on teacher professionalism. Moreover, a similar study should be conducted to assess teachers’ misconduct at primary school and higher institution levels.

scholarly journals Communicative Approach Strategies for English Language Teaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. p1
Author(s):  
Miriam M. ZIMBA ◽  
Eustard R. TIBATEGEZA
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Communicative Approach ◽  
The Government

This paper focuses on Communicative Approach strategies used by teachers in teaching English in secondary schools, and the challenges teachers and students face in using such strategies in classes. Data collection was done in four government secondary schools within Mzuzu City in Malawi. Data were collected by using questionnaires, interviews and classroom observations. Key findings reveal that most teachers frequently use communicative approach strategies in teaching English language such as pairing, debates, group discussions, filling in gaps, and dramatization. The study indicates that even though communicative approach strategies are used in classrooms, there are some challenges which hinder the implementation, namely inadequate time to engage students in class, inadequate teaching and learning resources, failure to assist students with disabilities, and overcrowded classrooms. The paper recommends that the government of Malawi through the Ministry of Education should work on the challenge of overcrowded classes and provide enough teaching and learning materials in schools in order to implement communicative approach strategies effectively.

scholarly journals Penggunaan Aplikasi Google Classroom sebagai Metode Pembelajaran Daring Selama Pandemi Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
Mirza Ghulamudin Ghulamudin ◽  
Maufur ◽  
Beni Habibi
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
World Health ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Government ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
In The Beginning

Covid-19 has now attacked Indonesia, where the spread of the disease is very fast. Not only in Indonesia, but all corners of the world are currently experiencing a health crisis. In the beginning, the spread of Covid-19 had an impact on economic activity which began to sluggish. This also has an impact on the education system in Indonesia. Until several countries decided to close schools and universities. In an effort to prevent the spread of covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends temporarily stopping activities that would potentially cause crowds. Even during the outbreak, covid-19 in Indonesia, there were many ways that the government did to prevent its spread through social distancing. Kemendikbud instructed through the Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) Directorate of Higher Education Circular No. 1 of 2020 concerning the prevention of the spread of covid-19 in the world of Education to organize distance learning and advise students to learn from their homes. Teachers and students are starting to be required to follow the current situation by using technology as a distance learning medium. One of the media that is being favored by teachers as a learning medium is the Google Classroom application. This application is an application that can make it easier for students and teachers to create effective learning. Given that students today are a generation who are very familiar with the use of technology. The use of technology in learning is an alternative method used by teachers during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

scholarly journals Teachers and Students’ Perception toward Character Education in English Textbooks

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Dio Resta Permana ◽  
Rita Inderawati ◽  
Machdalena Vianty
Keyword(s):  
Character Education ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
English Textbooks ◽  
The Government ◽  
Implicit And Explicit

This study aimed at investigating how far teachers and students really understand the existence of character education in the curriculum, especially through the teaching and learning process in the classroom by using English textbooks as a medium. There were six teachers and six students who participated in this research. A semi-structured interview with a one-on-one interview was conducted in order to see the perspective of teachers and students about character education in their textbooks.  The study revealed that both teachers’ and students’ agreed that character education is essential in creating good individuals with noble characters to tackle moral degradation. Their understanding of character education in the textbooks they were using now was satisfactory. It can be seen through both teachers and students were aware of dealing with character values in the textbooks that embedded in the teaching and learning materials which can be presented both in form of implicit and explicit but they did not know about 18 character values proposed by the government yet.

scholarly journals EXISTING CONFLICTS AMONG STAFF MEMBERS IN SELECTED PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN TANZANIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zawadi Emmanuel Meyan ◽  
Egidio Chaula ◽  
Flora Kasumba
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
City Council ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
School Committee ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Government

<p>Public secondary schools refer to the secondary schools that receive government support and its operations are controlled by the government. In recent years, several educational institutions in Tanzania have experienced conflicts among schools’ staff members. This study was conducted in Dodoma City Council, which is found in Dodoma Region, Tanzania. The area was selected randomly. A sample of 110 informants was drawn. Both primary and secondary data were collected. The study revealed that, conflicts vary from one school to another but the most experienced type of conflict in public secondary schools were interpersonal conflicts which include conflict between staff members and heads of schools, staff members themselves, teachers and students’ parents as well as members of school committee or village leaders. Furthermore, conflicts in public secondary schools were caused by difference in individuals’ attitudes, inadequate resources, friends’ influence, indiscipline on the part of schools’ staff members and administrators, favoritism by the school administrators, administrative incompetence and the misuse of funds. </p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0935/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals TEACHER'S DISTRIBUTION PATTERN AS DETERMINANTS OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN NIGERIA SECONDARY SCHOOLS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Ekere ◽  
Ogunlade J Olurotimi ◽  
Adeleye J Olusola
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Implementation Stages ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching Learning

The study investigated teacher’s demographic factors to ascertain teaching learning issues in Nigeria. As a descriptive survey, teachers and students in senior secondary schools in Ekiti State constituted the study population. The sample comprised of 288 teachers and 1920 students, randomly selected from 32 schools that were stratified, selected and drawn from 16 local government areas in Ekiti State. Four different measuring instruments were used to collect data. The data collected were subjected to statistical analysis using t-test. Findings from the documentary evidence revealed there is uneven distribution of teachers between sex and location, while statistical calculation results revealed that there is a difference between the effectiveness of male and female teachers as well as teachers from both urban and rural locations in the improvement of teaching and learning. The study recommended that government should do more to monitor implementation stages of its education policy with special regard to gender and locations of teachers. Serious and genuine implementation of policy is as important as its formulation. The inspectorate division of the ministry of education should take seriously the distribution of teachers and monitoring of what goes on in our classrooms, especially schools in rural areas where students expect ”miracle” passes.

scholarly journals Meritocracy in Singaporean Educational System: Inequality in Admission to Secondary Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangyao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Education System ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Elite Schools ◽  
Inequality In Education ◽  
Educational Tracks ◽  
The Government ◽  
Talented Students

This paper explores the fairness of meritocracy concerning admission to secondary schools based on the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) in Singapore. The Ministry of Education has consistently adopted the ideology of meritocracy as so to select talented students, stimulate effort, and optimize the allocation of rewards. The PSLE results can largely determine students’ educational tracks and even career orientation in Singapore. The paper shows how the principle of meritocracy works and how the government uses meritocratic belief in the education system. The paper argues that meritocracy has posed a threat to equality in admission to secondary schools in Singapore. The findings indicate that the meritocratic policy does not recognize both the importance of family SES and the gap between elite schools and neighbourhood schools in the Singapore education system. Students with wealthy and well-educated parents and students in elite schools are more likely to acquire better educational attainment, since they tend to gain more cultural capital from family and social capital from school. The principle of meritocracy fails to allocate opportunities fairly to students and can lead to inequality in education and exacerbate educational stratification. 

Different Ethical Perspectives Justifying Reasonings Behind a Person’s Actions: A Case Study on a Private Institution in Malaysia

10.15282/5306 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diyana Kamarudin ◽  
Haziman Zakaria ◽  
Azizan Azit
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Moral Value ◽  
Higher Institution ◽  
College Staff

Private institutions in Malaysia are bound to the Private Higher Institution Act 1996 which normally relies on corporate investments to sustain their operations. Data from the Department of statistic Malaysia indicates that there is a significant increment of gross output value in the education sector in Malaysia from RM 17.6 billion in 2017 compared to RM 15.2 billion in 2015 which reflects the business competencies in private institutions (Ministry of Education Malaysia, 2015).  This research is a case study conducted at one of the private colleges in Kuantan, Pahang. The aim of this research is to analyze the ethical issues concerning business ethics using a semi-structured interview method with college staff and students. The interviews were recorded and transcribed. Each case was analyzed individually, discussed and linked to the business ethics concept and ethical principle. This research aims to create awareness on the good moral value and business ethics that can be practised in the private education sector in Malaysia.

scholarly journals Perspectives of teachers and students regarding testing and assessment in mathematics examination

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Murat Tezer ◽  
Nurdan Özreçberoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Turkish Republic ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Student Views ◽  
Northern Cyprus ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Mathematics Examination

Abstract   This research aims to allow teachers working for the Ministry of Education in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in the 2016-2017 second academic term to prepare the mathematics exams, to fulfil and apply the assessment and evaluation aims and to determine the fulfilment level. Survey was conducted on teachers and the student views. Students were randomly selected based on grade point. This research investigated whether there is a significant relationship between the teachers' gender. Data was collected by the researchers’ survey. Semi-structured interview forms and content analysis were used to collect student views. Keywords: Mathematics exams, assessment, evaluation, teacher views, student views.

scholarly journals An Empirical View of Business Ethics on Private College in Kuantan: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diyana Kamarudin ◽  
Haziman Zakaria ◽  
Azizan Azit
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Moral Value ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Business Competencies ◽  
Higher Institution ◽  
College Staff

Private institutions in Malaysia are bound to the Private Higher Institution Act 1996, normally relies on corporate investment to sustain their operations. Data from Department of statistic Malaysia show that there is a significant incensement of gross output value in the education sector in Malaysia from RM 17.6 billion in 2017 compared to RM 15.2 billion in 2015 which reflect the business competencies in private institution (Ministry of Education Malaysia, 2015). In this research, a case study will be conducted at one of the private colleges in Kuantan, Pahang. The aim of this research is to analyze the ethical issue regarding business ethics using a semi-structured interview method with college staff and students. The interviews were recorded and transcribed. Each case would be analyzed, discussed and the cases would be related to the business ethics concept and ethical principle. This study aims to create good moral value and business ethics that can be practiced in the private education sector in Malaysia.

Stakeholder Perceptions on the Implementation of Performance Management by Heads of Public Secondary Schools in Nyamagana District, Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (Issue 3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deusdedith Juma ◽  
Daniel Oduor Onyango ◽  
George Herman
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Stakeholder Perceptions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Government ◽  
Mixed Approach

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of stakeholder perceptions towards the implementation of PM by the heads of schools in public secondary schools in Nyamagana District. The study adopted a mixed approach through the use of the questionnaire and the interview schedule. The target population of the study comprised a DEO, WEOs, heads of public secondary schools and teachers from Nyamagana District totaling 1249. A total of 194 respondents were selected by using purposive and simple random sampling techniques which included 174 teachers, 12 heads of schools, 7 WEOs and 1 DEO. The study used questionnaires and semi-structured interview as data collection tools. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and themes. The study revealed that both teachers and heads of schools are aware of their role in implementing performance management. The study recommends that the government should conduct seminars and workshops so that teachers can appreciate the role of heads of schools in implementing PM so that they can support its implementation. Furthermore, the government and policy makers should provide adequate resources and simplify the process so that it is easily embraced by teachers and implemented by the heads of schools.

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