scholarly journals Reorienting Leadership Styles for Sustainable Education

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-69
Author(s):  
Christianah Oyetunji
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Junior Secondary Schools ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Sustainable Improvement ◽  
Sustainable Education ◽  
Junior Secondary

Reorienting Leadership Styles for Sustainable Education This paper describes the leadership style which can sustain education in Botswana community junior secondary schools (CJSS). The concept was examined based on the policy of education in Botswana, Botswana's vision for 2016 and the current situation in schools. Data was collected by means of a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews from a random sample of community junior secondary school teachers and head-teachers in Botswana. The data suggests that the head-teacher's leadership style affects teachers' and pupils' attitude towards a job and studies and that a participatory leadership style promotes sustainable education in schools. These findings can be useful for education policy makers, school administrators and researchers seeking to promote sustainable improvement in education.

What Helps or Hinders the Learning of Academically Talented Junior Secondary School Boys: The Stories of 123 Boys

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-64
Author(s):  
Graeme Miller
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Common Factor ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Academically Talented ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Academic Year

This paper reports on a 2016-2019 study of 123 students in the most academic Year 9 class in a large, high-achieving New Zealand state boys’ secondary school. The study asked the question: “What aspects of society, schools and teachers, home environment and your own intrapersonal qualities helped or hindered your achievement in at least one academic subject?” Data were gathered through the completion of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews, either in focus groups, or individually. Arguably, the most important findings related to participant perceptions of the greatest influence supporting achievement and the single most common factor identified as hindering achievement. The greatest help was identified to be students’ own intrapersonal characteristics, and the greatest hindrance was identified to be schools and teachers. This paper reports on the main findings of the research with particular emphasis on those with relevance to educators. It also considers what the major implications are for educational practice in New Zealand schools.

scholarly journals Assessment and Feedback Practices in the English Language Classroom

1970 ◽  
Vol 16 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
Md Fazlur Rahman ◽  
Rasel Babu ◽  
Md Ashrafuzzaman
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Junior Secondary Schools ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Listening And Speaking

The study mainly focused on exploring the nature of English language classroom assessment and feedback practised within Junior Secondary schools of Bangladesh. A qualitative approach was used to collect data by using classroom observation checklists, English teachers' and head teachers' interview schedules and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with students. Thematic analysis was conducted to pull out the findings of the study which showed that teachers assessed the students learning through questioning and the questions were closed-ended by nature. Most of the students liked written assessments. Students had contradictory opinions about liking speaking skills. In the classroom, teachers provided only verbal feedback to the students and in the observation it was found that teachers gave feedback on few occasions. Teachers recommended that listening and speaking test items be included within the national assessment system. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v16i1-2.6133 NELTA 2011; 16(1-2): 97-106

Assessment of Laboratory Resources, Teachers’ and Students’ Involvement in Practical Activities in Basic Science in Junior Secondary Schools in Osun State Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-146
Author(s):  
Simeon Olayinka Olajide ◽  
Thomas Ajibade Adebisi ◽  
Tosin Adebola Tewogbade
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Basic Science ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Junior Secondary Schools ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Laboratory Facilities ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Teachers And Students

Abstract The study assessed the availability of laboratory resources, teachers’ and students’ involvement in practical activities in Basic Science in junior secondary schools in Osun State Nigeria. These were with a view to ascertain the availability of laboratory resources in the teaching of Basic Science in junior secondary schools and the involvement of teachers and students to practical activities in the state. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study consisted of all Basic Science teachers, facilities for teaching Basic Science and all junior secondary school II students in Osun State. Ten schools were selected from each senatorial district through simple random sampling technique, from each school, ten students from JSSII were also randomly selected through simple random sampling technique to take part in the study. Basic Science teachers found in the schools were purposively used for the study because of their discipline and numbers. The facilities for the research were also purposively selected based on a must for teacher to use in the course of their teaching. Three instruments were used for data collection. They are: Observation Checklist for Basic Science Laboratory Facilities (OCBSLF), Questionnaire for Teachers on Teachers Involvement in Practical Activities (QTTIPA) and Students’ Questionnaire on Basic Science Laboratory Facilities (SQBSLF). Data collected were analyzed through simple percentages. The results of the study showed that 14(40.0%) schools indicated that beakers, boiling tubes, conical flask and cylinder are available while 21(60.0%) schools indicated that beakers, boiling tubes, conical flask and cylinder are not available, 10(28.6%) schools indicated that flat bottom flasks are available while 25(71.4%) schools indicated they are not available, 11(31.4%) schools indicated that round bottom flasks are available while 24(68.6%) schools indicated they are not available, 8(22.9%) schools indicated that hand lenses are available while 27(77.1%) schools indicated they are not available, 7(20.0%) schools indicated that Ammeters are available while 28(80.0%) schools indicated they are not available, 9(25.7%) schools indicated that Resistance box are available while 26(74.3%) schools indicated they are not available, 3((8.57%) schools indicated that plastic mammalian models (heart, eye, ear, and skeleton) and First Aid box (fully equipped) 3((8.57%) are available while 32(91.3%) schools indicated that they not available, 1(2.86%) schools indicated that Meter Rule, Rheostats, Connecting wires, Spatula are available while 34(97.4%) schools indicated they are not available. The results of the study showed that on the average teachers did not use laboratory facilities to teach the students and students are rarely involved in practical activities in schools. The study concluded that laboratory resources are not available to teach students Basic Science in junior secondary school level.

scholarly journals The Effects of School Principals' Leadership Style, Work Motivation, and Work Discipline on Teacher Pedagogical Competencies

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 1464-1470
Author(s):  
Rini Mutia ◽  
Niswanto Niswanto ◽  
Yusrizal Yusrizal
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Principal Leadership ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
Substantial Effect ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Teacher Work

This study aimed to elicit data regarding the effect of school administrators' leadership styles, work motivation, and work discipline on teacher pedagogical competency. This study employs a quantitative methodology. The researchers conducted a quantitative study to demonstrate the effect of the principal's leadership style, work motivation, and work discipline on the pedagogical competency of teachers at SMA Negeri 1 Badar, Aceh Tenggara Regency. The findings indicate that principal leadership has a considerable effect on teacher performance and that teacher work motivation greatly affects teacher performance. Principal leadership and teacher work motivation have a major impact on teacher performance. The purpose of this study was to elicit data regarding the effect of school administrators' leadership styles, work motivation, and work discipline on teacher pedagogic competency. This study employs a quantitative methodology. The researchers conducted a quantitative study to demonstrate the effect of the principal's leadership style, work motivation, and work discipline on the pedagogical competency of teachers at SMA Negeri 1 Badar, Aceh Tenggara Regency. The findings indicated that principal leadership has a substantial effect on teacher performance, that teacher work motivation has a significant effect on teacher performance, and that principal leadership and teacher work motivation significantly affect teacher performance.

scholarly journals The Food and Health Environment in Junior Secondary Schools in Urban Burkina Faso: A Cross-Sectional Study of Administrators, Food Vendors and Early Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12689
Author(s):  
Joy Mauti ◽  
Isabel Mank ◽  
Jan-Walter De Neve ◽  
Guillaume Alfred Gyengani ◽  
Paul-André Somé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Junior Secondary Schools ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Health Related

School enrolment rates have increased globally, making the school environment a unique setting to promote healthy nutrition and eating outcomes among early adolescents. In this cross-sectional study, we describe the food and health environment of junior secondary schools in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, West Africa). We evaluated the food and health environment using three components: (1) the implementation of health-related policies or guidelines in the schools, (2) the provision of health, nutrition and water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) services in the schools, and (3) the quality of the school food environment, including foods sold by vendors. We used stratified random sampling to recruit 22 junior secondary schools from the five Ouagadougou districts in 2020. Trained fieldworkers collected standardized questionnaire data from 19 school administrators, 18 food vendors, and 1059 in-school adolescents. We report that only 7 out of 19 school administrators were aware of existing health-related policies and guidelines at their school and only 3 schools had a school health and nutrition curriculum in place. The overall provision of health, nutrition and WASH services was low or inadequate. Likely because of the lack of school canteens, 69% of the students bought snacks and unhealthy foods from food vendors. There is a critical need to improve the food and health environment of junior secondary schools in urban Burkina Faso.

scholarly journals Transformational Leadership Skills among Public Elementary School Administrators

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan B. Poliden
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Public Elementary School ◽  
The Public ◽  
Laissez Faire ◽  
Elementary School Administrators

This study investigated the transformational leadership skills and leadership styles of the public elementary school administrators in Bokod District, Bokod, Benguet. Data gathered were summarized, analyzed and cross-tabulated. Descriptive statistics like weighted mean, percentages and ranks were computed from test results. Responses from the respondents were also classified according to the number of years as an administrator and the kind of designation whether a) Principal, b) Head Teacher, c) Teacher-in-Charge. Analysis for transformational leadership survey measured leadership skills on six factors: Charisma, Social, Vision, Transactional, Delegation, and Execution while analysis for the leadership style survey determined the leadership styles of the respondents whether they are authoritarian, democratic or laissez-faire. The public elementary school administrators of Bokod District have generally varied transformational leadership skills and leadership styles. The leadership styles practiced by the respondents regardless of the number of years as administrators and the kind of designations are Democratic followed by Laissez-faire and last, Authoritarian style of leadership. It is recommended that Charisma as transformational leadership skill be revisited and be strengthened by the school administrators, and the interplay of the different leadership styles is paramount in school management. Hence, the principals, head teachers and teachers-in-charge need to be flexible in their management at all times.

An all-female graduate student organization participating in chemistry outreach: a case study characterizing leadership in the community of practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 532-553
Author(s):  
Stephanie Santos-Díaz ◽  
Marcy H. Towns
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Student Organizations ◽  
Student Organization ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Long Term Outcome

Outreach initiatives are typically framed as informal learning environments that provide an opportunity to increase the participants’ interest in science. Research on chemistry outreach has primarily focused on designing and implementing demonstrations for outreach. Recent studies indicate student organizations are at the forefront of chemistry outreach, describing their outreach practices and facilitators’ conceptual understanding of demonstrations. Although leadership has been linked to the success of groups and organizations, the leadership structure of student organizations is an understudied aspect of chemistry outreach. Here, we conceptualize student organizations participating in chemistry outreach as a community of practice (CoP) with the goal of expanding the chemistry education community's knowledge of this CoP. Specifically, we aim to characterize leadership styles within the student organization in the context of an outreach event. Using a case study approach, we collected multiple sources of data, including the organization's outreach practices, an assessment of leadership style, observations, and semi-structured interviews. Results indicate leaders of the student organization, particularly those in charge of planning outreach events, displayed behaviors associated with the transactional and laissez-faire leadership styles more frequently than behaviors associated with the transformational leadership style. As a long-term outcome for this study, the results can be used by national organizations to inform the development of new workshops for leadership training, with the purpose of teaching practices to leaders that can bring success to their chapter or local group.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS ON SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-44
Author(s):  
Jamilu Ja’afar Salihu ◽  
I.D Abubakar
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Field Trip ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Junior Secondary Schools ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Educational Field

The study examined the Effects of Educational Field Trips on Social Studies Students’ Academic Achievement in Junior Secondary Schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The design of the study was the non-equivalent pre-test post-test control group type of quasi experiment. The population of the study consisted of junior secondary school students in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State, Nigeria numbering 26,322. Also, 120 students were purposively sampled from JSSII in the following schools: Government Junior Secondary School Tudun-Jukun, Zaria, Government Junior Secondary School, Awai, Government Junior Secondary School, Aba and Government Junior Secondary School Muchiya, Sabon-Gari. The data collection instrument was Social Studies Achievement Test (SOSAT). The content and construct validity was ascertained by experts in Social Studies, language and test and measurement. The reliability coefficient index power of the instrument stood at 0.81 determined using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC). The data analysis tools were mean and standard deviation used in answering the question posed while t-test independent samples was used in testing the null hypothesis postulated at 0.05 alpha. The study found that there exist significant difference between the mean academic achievement scores of students taught Social Studies using educational field trip (experimental) and those who were taught with lecture method (control). In the light of the foregoing, the study recommended that teachers in the Kaduna State should be encouraged to adopt educational field trip in teaching Social Studies in order to enhance students’ academic achievement.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF MULTIMODAL STRATEGIES ON THE LEARNING OF LISTENING SKILLS AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOKOTO METROPOLIS, SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Chinyere Onyebuchi ◽  
Mohammed Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Junior Secondary Schools ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Moment Coefficient ◽  
Junior Secondary

This research investigated the effect of multimodal strategies of teaching listening skills in Junior Secondary Schools in Sokoto metropolis, Sokoto State. The objective was to find out if using multimodal strategies to teach listening skills will enhance their learning when compared to traditional method. The population was 59,265 JSS students in Sokoto Metropolis. Stratified sampling technique was used to select the schools while random sampling technique was used to select one intact class from each school. Thus, the sample size was 394 JSS1 students. The instrument used for collecting data after treatment was Listening Level Test (LLT). Thirty questions were designed with options A, B and C. A group of 10 questions were set relating to each of the listening type: attitudinal, informative and appreciative. The validity of the instrument was determined by some Junior Secondary School English teachers and language education experts in the Department of Curriculum Studies and Educational Technology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.  Pilot study was conducted on twenty students through test-re-tests method to determine the reliability of the study.  The results were correlated using Pearson’s Product Moment Coefficient formula which produced a reliability index of 0.83. The data collected after administration of the treatment was analyzed using mean, standard deviation to answer the research questions and t-test to test the null hypotheses of the research. It was found that multimodal strategies enhanced the listening comprehension skills of the subjects. The researchers recommended that teachers should use multimodal strategies to teach listening skills in junior secondary schools so as to help students perform very better in listening skills.

scholarly journals The Challenges of Teaching and Learning English Literature in L2 Context: The Case of Junior Secondary Schools in Botswana

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 213-226
Author(s):  
Deborah Adeninhun Adeninhun
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Teacher Practices ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Junior Secondary Schools ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Teaching Learning

Various Botswana policy documents (Republic of Botswana, 1977, 1994, 2002) and Vision 2016 (1997) have advocated for an enlightened and wellinformed society and the provision of a ten-year basic education as a fundamental human right of her citizens. It is against this background that this paper discusses the importance of English Literature in the Junior Secondary School (JSS) curriculum and examines the challenges faced by teachers and students in the teaching/learning process that can hamper the achievement of the country’s educational and social goals. Two Form One classes were chosen in two schools in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, for this study. The 35 students in each of the two classes (totaling 70 students) and their 2 teachers were used in the study by adopting simple qualitative and quantitative descriptions. The study showed that the major difficulties faced by the teachers include lack of interest/enthusiasm for learning the subject by the students, as well as their lack of basic background in English, among others. Other problems on the part of the students include difficulty in understanding and difficult vocabulary/language in texts. As a result, pertinent recommendations were made for improved teacher practices and strategies.

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