scholarly journals The Influence of Post Conflict Interventions Measures on the Reconstruction of Public Primary Teacher Training Colleges in South Sudan

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Peter Ador Riak Nyiel ◽  
Daniel Komo Gakunga ◽  
Rosemary Khitieyi Imonje

This study assessed the influence of humanitarian assistance post conflict interventions measures on reconstruction of public teacher training colleges in South Sudan. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional survey design and a total of 1953 respondents including the principals, tutors and teacher students from 3 registered and operational teacher training colleges in South Sudan. Stratefied random sampling technique was used to select 321 respondents as the sample size. Pilot study was conducted to asses validity and reliability of the instruments of the study. The study collected primary data using questionnaires and interview guides. The analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics like frequencies and percentages. Besides descriptive statistics, the study used inferential statistics including correlation and regression analysis. The results were presented using Tables and Figures. The study established that humanitarian assistance post conflict interventions measures (p<0.05) were all significant. Therefore, the study rejected the formulated hypothesis in favour of the alternative hypotheses since their p-values were all less than 0.05 as 5 per cent was considered as the level of significance in the study. Based on regression beta coeffecients and the p-values of the individual variables, the study concluded that humanitarian assistance post conflict interventions measures had positive and significant influence on reconstruction of public teacher training colleges. The study recommended that efforts or reconstructing teachers training college cannot bear fruits unless stakeholders including the humanitarian organizations have been actively involved.

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Peter Ador Riak Nyiel ◽  
Daniel Komo Gakunga ◽  
Rosemary Khitieyi

This study assessed the influence of local community intervention measures on reconstruction of public teacher training colleges in South Sudan. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional survey design and a total of 1953 respondents including the principals, tutors and teacher students from 3 registered and operational teacher training colleges in South Sudan. Stratefied random sampling technique was used to select 321 respondents as the sample size. The study collected primary data using questionnaires and interview guides. The analysis of the colelcted data was conducted using descriptive statistics like frequencies and percentages. Besides descriptive statistics, the study also used inferential statistics including correlation and regression analysis. The study established that local community intervention measures (p<0.05) were all significant. Therefore, the study rejected the formulated hypotheses in favour of the alternative hypotheses since their p-values were all less than 0.05 as 5 per cent was considered as the level of significance in the study. The study concluded that all local community intervention measures had positive and significant influence on reconstruction of public teacher training colleges. The study recommended that the Ministry Education in South Sudan work in close collaboration with all the stakeholders in the field of education as far as reconstruction of training colleges is concerned.


Author(s):  
Siti Saniah ◽  
Bambang Yudi Ariadi ◽  
Harpowo Harpowo

The purpose of this study are as follows: 1. To find out the quality of products to consumers satisfaction Pesen Kopi Malang 2. To find out the brand of consumer satisfaction Pesen Kopi Malang 3. To find out loyalty to consumers satisfaction Pesen Kopi Malang. This research was conducted at Malang Coffee Pesen Coffee Shop in January-February 2020. The type of data used in this study is quantitative data obtained from the distribution of questionnaires. The sampling technique is using accidental sampling. Sampling amounted to 75 respondents. Data collection techniques are primary data and documentation. Data analysis methods used were validity and reliability tests, to analyze the PLS Warp. The results of the path coefficients and P values on customer satisfaction are only variables X3 (loyalty) which are significant, that is <0.001 <0.05 and X1 (product quality), X2 (brand) is not significant.


Author(s):  
Bernard Chemwei

This study examines the relationship between teacher educators’ attitudes towards computers and their level of ICT integration in instruction in public primary teacher training colleges in Kenya. Rogers’s Theory on the Diffusion of Innovations (2003) is used to understand the key factors affecting ICT integration as well as the teacher educators’ attitudes towards ICT integration in the classroom. In terms of methodology, the simple random sampling technique was used to select six teacher training colleges in Kenya and 169 respondents to participate in the study. Data was collected using a questionnaire, interview schedule and observation. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data collected for means, frequencies, means, percentages and standard deviation. The Pearson Moment Correlation was used to determine the relationship between teacher educators’ attitude and their level of ICT integration. The study results indicated a low level of ICT integration in teaching in all teacher-training colleges. It was also noted that teacher educators had positive attitudes towards ICT integration. However, they did not seem to integrate the available ICTs in their classroom instruction. It was further established that there was a positive relationship between their attitude and their level of ICT integration in instruction.  The Ministry of Education should organise in-service training for teacher educators in teacher education institutions on ICT integration in instruction. At the same time, there is a need to applaud and encourage by means of incentives teacher educators who exhibit positive attitudes so as improve their ICT integration in their teaching. Consideration should be given to older teacher educators’ who may be holding poor attitudes towards computers.


Author(s):  
Elizabeth Ndinda Muema ◽  
Prof James Muola ◽  
Dr Pamela Muriungi

Despite the very high stake placed on education, poor academic performance has continued to be felt in Kenya in Primary Teacher Training colleges in Kenya. This affects the life and career progression of the students and becomes a challenge to both the parents and the nation at large. The study sought to establish how stress coping strategies predict academic performance among students in Primary Teacher Training Colleges in central region. Questionnaire on coping strategies was adapted from CISS-21 by endler and Parker. Academic Performance was inferred from the students mean grade obtained from the Mid-course examinations at the end of year one. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS version 26. To examine the relationships among the variables Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and regression analysis were used. Generally there was a negative significant correlation between the overall measure of Coping strategies ( r = 0.-56, p <0.01, n=197) .Academic performance was found to be significantly correlated with a) task oriented coping at (r = 0.68,p <0.01, n=197),b) emotional oriented coping( r = 0.-75,p,<0.01) and c) avoidance oriented coping (r=0.-68 ,p,<0.01).On regression analysis, Coping strategies had a significant predictive weight on academic performance (F,1,195)=89.5,p<0.0) with use of emotion and avoidance coping significantly predicting academic performance. Based on the findings it was recommended that educators, lecturers and other education stakeholders should create an enabling environment in order to enhance students’ academic self-efficacy, response to stressful situations and coping strategies. Students support services like guidance and counselling should be strengthened, and is important for the colleges to have intervention programs to buffer the negative impact of stressful environments and enhance positive coping strategies. KEY WORDS: Coping Strategies, Task oriented, Emotion oriented, Avoidance oriented, Performance, Teacher Training Colleges,


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-26
Author(s):  
Jacinta Katumbe Mutisya ◽  
Wilfrida Arnodah Itolondo ◽  
Samson Kariuki Ikinya

Education acts as an instrument of social reconstruction and therefore, it must be capable of stabilising social order and conserving culture in the society to ensure sustainability. Tutor beliefs about a curriculum for social changes and adaptability upon which social reconstruction orientation is premised is vital in developing knowledge, skills, attitudes and values in teacher trainees is much needed to adapt to the ever-changing global demands. This study sought to determine tutors’ preference on the choice of instructional approaches; to determine tutors’ level of social reconstruction orientation to the teacher education curriculum and to establish the relationship between tutors’ social reconstruction orientation and choice of instructional approaches in public primary teacher training colleges in Kenya. This study adopted a correlational approach with a convergent mixed-methods approach. Questionnaires, interviews, classroom observation and document analysis were used to collect data. The sample population involved 178 tutors, 35 HODs, 20 classrooms and 4 documents purposively selected from five public primary teacher training colleges in Kenya. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse data as per the study objectives. The study found no significant relationship between social reconstruction orientation and choice of instructional approaches. Consequently, this may impact negatively on the development of a teacher that is engaged, empowered, ethical and globally competitive as is proposed in the current teacher education reforms in Kenya. The inadequate representation, the restricted framework, limited provision of interactive learning activities and policy on the integration of societal issues in the primary teacher education curriculum provided a poor link between theory on societal issues and practice. Professional development of tutors and relevant stakeholder engagement are crucial in changing the mindsets of tutors with regard to teaching a curriculum for social reconstruction.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Kuyok Abol Kuyok

South Sudan’s independence in July 2011 came with a euphoric promise to break with the Sudan’s culturaldomination, epitomised by the latter’s education system. Yet, despite the introduction of the national curriculum,South Sudan, as a part of the modern Sudan for decades, is struggling to rid itself of the colonial education system.This article examines the persistence of foreign education in post-independence South Sudan. The complexities ofthe foreign education are intertwined with the concurrent political and economic upheavals that have bedevilled theworld’s youngest nation. The national curriculum is encumbered by government underfunding ofeducation-associated with a poorly performing economy exacerbated by conflict. Underinvestment in education haswider implications for the provision of learning resources and teacher training. South Sudan’s continuous reliance onforeign schooling curricula implies that its education system is not yet ‘free’ and independent. Most importantly, inthe context of the renewed conflict, the lack of the national curriculum is critical for South Sudan’s nation-buildingagenda. The evidence in this article has implications for improving educational policy and practice in South Sudanand other similar post-conflict African countries.


2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Alice Merab Kagoda ◽  
Betty Akullu Ezati

With the frequent changes in education environment caused by dynamic economy, politics, and global trends among others, primary teacher education should keep abreast with these trends. However, in Uganda this has not been the case. While government designs new curriculum for primary schools, the changes in teacher education curriculum seem to be slower. Teacher educators are not familiar with the new trends in education such as ICT in teaching and learning, gender, learner centered education etc. The teaching materials are not easily available in the teacher training colleges because of shortages of funds. The study sought to: analyse the curriculum of Primary Teacher Education (PTE) since 1990, assess the challenges Primary Teacher Colleges (PTC) experience in the preparation of quality teachers and analyse the extent to which PTE curriculum is responding to the new trends in primary education. Using mainly interviews and focus group discussion, this paper explored the relationship between teacher preparation and quality of teachers produced. Findings showed that the curriculum of the teacher training colleges is not tailored to the requirements of the primary curriculum. In addition PTE faces many challenges that affect the preparation of teachers. Key words: primary teacher education, primary school curriculum, quality education.


2022 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Bernard Chemwei

Despite increases in computer access and technology training, ICT is not adequately being used to support instruction in teacher education institutions. Unless teachers improve their ability to use existing technology, they will encounter various difficulties. One of the most notable of these difficulties is that they cannot respond to the expectations of their students. Research has shown that the self-confidence of teachers affects their use of technology in instruction. The study assessed the confidence of tutors in primary teacher training colleges regarding the integration of ICT in the teaching and learning practice in Kenya. There are a number of ICT projects that are equipping Kenyan institutions of learning with computers and establishing internet connectivity. But the body of literature on studies among tutors is so scanty, leaving a noticeable gap in the literature about tutors’ level of ICT integration in instruction. The study sought to establish the relationship between tutor confidence and their level of ICT integration teacher training colleges in Kenya. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to investigate tutors’ confidence in the use of ICT in teaching. The simple random sampling technique was used to select six teacher training colleges in Kenya and 169 respondents who participated in the study. Data was collected using a questionnaire and an interview schedule. The data collected was analysed descriptively for frequencies, means, standard deviation, and percentages. The significance of relationships and differences of variables were tested using Pearson moment Correlation and Regression analysis. Results indicated that there is a low level of ICT integration in teaching in all teacher training colleges. A significant relationship was found between the tutor's confidence and their level of ICT integration in teaching (β3= 0.535, p<0.05). It was thus recommended that: College tutors should be given adequate exposure for them to be able to utilize ICT facilities in their classrooms. Colleges should also computerize most activities by buying computerized software within departments. This will compel most tutors to acquire the requisite skills. The ministry of education should also embrace ICT and demand professional documents from college tutors be typed and sent online.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 529-536
Author(s):  
Martin Khoya Odipo ◽  

Recent studies have documented that innovations improve profitability of firms. This article documents that deposit taking micro financial institutions that have adopted financial innovations have increased their profitability. The study covered five years between 2009-2013. Both primary and secondary data were used in the study. Primary data was obtained through administration of drop and pick questionnaires to selected employees of the institutions. Secondary data was obtained from financial statements and management reports of these deposit taking microfinance institutions. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, return on asset and multi-liner regression model to determine the effect of each financial innovation applied on profitability on the micro-financial institution. The results showed that most deposit taking microfinance institutions adopted these financial innovations in their current operations. There was strong positive relationship between individual innovations and profitability. In line with profitability ROA also showed improvement each year after the adoption of these financial innovations.


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