scholarly journals Interrelated and Multi-Dimensional Factors Affecting Quality Basic Education in Nandom Municipality of the Upper West Region of Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-48
Author(s):  
Lazarus Derkong-Dery ◽  
Gideon Kofi Agbley
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
School Management ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
School Resources ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
And Mathematics

Worldwide, quality education is a platform for social and personal development. In recent times, pupils in basic schools in Nandom Municipality seem not to acquire critical learning skills and consequently are underperforming. This paper investigates the interrelated and multi-dimensional factors affecting quality education in basic schools in the Nandom Municipality. Through the system andhuman capital theories, the paper draws a link between the various kinds of educational inputs pupils receive, the processing of such inputs and their outcomes, which reflect in their academic performance at the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The study employed a mixed research methods design. Cluster sampling technique and purposive sampling technique were used to selectrespondents. The study found that many pupils are not acquiring foundational knowledge in Literacy and Mathematics as reflected in the BECE performance due to inadequate educational resources, poor school management and supervision, and family socio-economic background factors. The study concludes that the quest for quality education for pupils would continue to be illusive unless thefundamentals underpinning quality education such as school resources and management are improved. It is recommended that government provides adequate educational resources for schools and reinforces the decentralisation concept of school management. Keywords: Quality Education, Resources, Management, Pupils, Learning Achievements

scholarly journals AVAILABILITY OF MATERIALS AND SCHOOL MATERIALS UTILIZATION IN IMPLEMENTING COMPETENCE BASED CURRICULUM IN SELECTED NINE YEARS BASIC EDUCATION OF NYAMASHEKE DISTRICT, RWANDA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
James Harindintwari ◽  
Elinami Swai Veraeli ◽  
Mary Wilfred Ogondiek
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
P Value ◽  
School Resources ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Academic Buildings ◽  
The Government

The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of availability of materials and school materials utilization in implementing competence-based curriculum in selected nine years basic education in Nyamasheke district. The study was guided by the following research questions i) What is the level of competence based curriculum physical school materials availability in selected nine years basic education of Nyamasheke District? ii) What is the level of competence based curriculum human school resources availability in selected nine years basic education of Nyamasheke District? iii) What is the level of competence based curriculum financial school materials availability in selected nine years basic education of Nyamasheke District? iv) Is there a significant relationship between availability of materials and school materials utilization in selected nine years basic education of Nyamasheke District? A descriptive survey research design was used. Stratified sampling technique and purposive sampling were used to get a sample size of 81 respondents comprising 12 head teachers and 69 teachers. The research questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient statistical techniques and stepwise multiple regression. It was found that physical school materials are available at a level expressed in terms of (Mean=2.50, SD=.83), and school resources availability with (Mean=2.33, SD=0.95) are not adequate in nine years basic education whereas financial school resources with (Mean= 2.71, SD=.93) are adequate. The study equally found that there was no correlation between physical resources availability, human resources availability and financial resources availability; they are not predictors of school materials utilization. Whereas administrative buildings, academic buildings with (β=.261, p value=.043 <.005), stationeries (β=.272, p value=.034<.05), school transport (β=.262, p value=.042<0.5) and school projects (β=-.247, p value=.41<.05) are statistically predictors of school materials utilization. The study recommends to the government of Rwanda through Ministry of Education to provide more school materials such physical educational resources, train human resources, increase budget for educational resources in order to be able to implement competence based curriculum in nine years basic education. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0727/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals Narrative stories of high risk sexual behaviors among adolescents in Makassar City

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indra Fajarwati Ibnu ◽  
Chatarina Umbul Wahyuni ◽  
Shrimarti Rukmini Devy
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Moderator Effect ◽  
Factors Affecting

Background: Dating behavior by some Indonesian adolescents is against the social norms of the society, showing moral gaps and psychosocial unconventionality. Several challenges emanate from this issue, including risk behavior-sexual intercourse. This research aims to describe the adolescents’ risk behavior-sexual intercourse in Makassar City. Design and Methods: The study uses a narrative qualitative approach with a criterion sampling technique. Three adolescents who participated in this research: two males and one female, between 17 and 19 years of age. The data are obtained through an in-depth interview based on the guideline from to Adolescent Health and Development Questionnaire by Jessor. Results: The result shows that risk behavior such as premature sexual intercourse is caused by high risk factors, including behavior, opportunity, models, and vulnerability risks. The moderator effect of protection form protective factors, such as behavior, controls, models protection and supports protections toward risk factors, play less significant roles in minimizing the possibility of indulging in risk behavior in sexual intercourse and in dating. Conclusions: The risk of sexual intercourse starts from dating, which leads to sexual intercourse. Additionally, this issue is also attributed to the risk and protective factors, affecting preparation for adulthood, personal development, and health

scholarly journals Factors Affecting the Achievement of Twelve-Year Basic Students in Mathematics and Science in Rwanda

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 61-84
Author(s):  
Aimable Sibomana ◽  
Christian Bob Nicol ◽  
Wenceslas Nzabalirwa ◽  
Florien Nsanganwimana ◽  
Claude Karegeya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Mathematics And Science

Although there is an invaluable growth of science and technology across the world, many young people appear to lose interest in Mathematics and science-related subjects due to poor academic achievement caused by different factors. The factors affecting students' achievement in science subjects among sub-Saharan Africa countries,including Rwanda, have been an issue for stakeholders on investigating how to improve the teaching and learning of science in basic education. In this study, a purposive cluster sampling of 261 participants, including 210 students, 23 teachers, seven head teachers, seven Sector Education Inspectors (SEIs), and 14 parents were used. Data were collected through a questionnaire addressed to learners; analyzed using SPSS via descriptive statistics. An interview was conducted with students' representatives, teachers, head teachers,Sector Education Inspectors, and focus group discussion with 14 parents which was analyzed using content analysis. The analysis indicated that key factors of low performance in science subjects include the level of teachers' education; family's economic background; availability of teaching and learning materials; distance covered by learners from home to school; learner's prior knowledge; and level of parents'education and absenteeism of learners. Thus, the above seem to affect the academic achievement of students in the advanced level of Twelve-Year Basic Education in Rwanda. Views about how to improve learning achievements in science such as equipping the laboratories, constructing more 12YBE schools in various areas to curb the problem of long distances covered by learners to and from school, training teachers on innovative teaching methods were suggested. The results informed that in-service teachers' training and parental involvement should be encouraged to track and sustain learners’ learning.

scholarly journals Exploring the Impact of Students School Life Experiences on their Conceptual Learning in Physics at Secondary Schools

2018 ◽  
Vol III (III) ◽  
pp. 514-528
Author(s):  
Munir Khan ◽  
Nasrin Akhter ◽  
Abdul Majeed Khan
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
School Science ◽  
Conceptual Learning ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Problem Situation ◽  
Science Students ◽  
School Life ◽  
Ability Test ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Impact

The conceptual learning of the secondary level science students (N=1840) in the subject of physics assessed on the concept application ability test (CAAT) was low up to 33 %. Views of the same students about learning and assessment at the school investigated through questionnaire were considered as one of the possible factors affecting the conceptual learning of the students. Sample of the survey among the selective male and female Secondary school science students was chosen randomly through the Cluster sampling technique. Correlation and regression analysis were used to explore the relationships. The combined views of all students towards their entire learning and assessment experiences at school were highly satisfactory. A positive correlation was explored between students under consideration. Experiences and their score on the test (CAAT) and the multiple regressions predicted the concerning experiences of the students as a significantly contributing factor to their conceptual learning in terms of the application of physics concepts in problem situation and life.

scholarly journals Determinants of Tobacco Use in a Selected Urban Area of Bangladesh

1970 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gias Uddin ◽  
Md Mizanur Rahman ◽  
Syed Md Akram Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Tobacco Consumption ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Factors Affecting

Tobacco consumption is harmful to health, and is one of the main causes of death in worldwide. It is evident that the prevalence of tobacco consumption is raising in most of low and middle income countries. Considering this, a cross sectional study was conducted in a selected urban area of southern Bangladesh with a view to assessing the prevalence of tobacco consumption and factors affecting the use of tobacco use. Multistage cluster sampling technique was adopted to select the urban ward and the respondents were selected systematically. A total of 399 respondents were interviewed face to face using a semi-structured interview schedule. Analysis shows that 30% of the population of aged 18 years above were currently using tobacco of any form. The mean age of starting tobacco use was 18.8 years. The most frequent form of tobacco use was smoking cigarette followed by Zarda with betal quid. Multivariate analysis revealed that illiterate respondents were 3.3 times more tobacco users than their educated counterparts. It was also higher among the Muslims (OR=4.979; 95% CI=1.255-19.754). Tobacco use was also high among the labourer (OR=8.541; 95% CI=2.422-30.120) and businessmen (OR=7.727, 95% CI=2.501-23.875). However, no statistically significant association was found between current tobacco use and age, sex, housing condition and knowledge on tobacco use (p>0.05). The finding of this study suggests that as tobacco use is more prevalent among the poor and illiterate segment of the population, strong implementation of anti-tobacco legislation is warranted.   DOI: 10.3329/bmj.v38i2.3573 Bangladesh Medical Journal 38(2) 2009 48-52

Evaluation of the Primary School Component of Universal Basic Education in Lagos East Senatorial District of Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-77
Author(s):  
Olufemi Abiodun Ajayi ◽  
Dauda Kelvin Sikiru
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
School Level ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Universal Basic Education

The study evaluated Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme at the primary school level in Lagos East Senatorial District of Nigeria. It used the descriptive design of survey type and CIPP evaluation model. The sample comprised 450 teachers and 45 head teachers using multistage sampling technique. Educational Resources Inventory Scale (ERIS) (r = 0.78) and Learning Resources Utilization Scale (LERUS) (0.69) were used in data collection. Frequency counts, simple percentages, median, mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. Results of analysis showed that writing materials, multimedia learning aids, good and conducive classroom, measuring instruments like ruler, compass and instructional materials were the adequate (Median = 3.00) educational resources in primary schools located in the District. The result further showed a progressive increase (Mean > 58.04) in enrolment of pupils. Teachers were found to be adequate (Mean = 10.62) in number when compared to the national standard of 1:40 teacher-pupil ratio. However, funds for the smooth running of the schools were grossly inadequate (Mean = 1.00). Lastly, the finding revealed that teachers adequately utilized (Median = 3.00) the available educational resources in the schools. The conclusion was that resource and fund gap still widely exist among primary schools in the District. It was therefore recommended that government should be more alive to its responsibility of providing requisite educational resources in all public primary schools supported with an initiative to make funds available.

The application of hotel strategies based on factor analysis to improve the number of events at The Trans Resort Bali

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
I Putu Yana Arya Kusuma ◽  
◽  
I Nyoman Rajin Aryana ◽  
I Gusti Agung Mas Krisna Komala Sari ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Reliability Test ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting

This research was conducted at The Trans Resort Bali, a 5-stars hotel located in Seminyak, Badung, Bali. The purposes of this research was to found out the factors affected the customers’ decision to hold an event, found out the most dominant factor and found out the strategies should be applied to maintain the factors and improve the number of events at The Trans Resort Bali. The sample was 74 respondents using cluster sampling technique. The steps taken in data processing was looking for the results of the validity test and the reliability test of the data, after that factor analysis consist of 6 steps. Based on the results of the research, there were 4 factors affecting the customers’ decision to hold events at The Trans Resort Bali. These factors are facility and environmental factors with a percentage of the variance of 46.193%, service quality factors with a percentage of the variance of 5.928%, information factors with a percentage of the variance of 5.503% and promotion factors with a percentage of the variance of 5.294%. The value of the accuracy of the model is 60% with a residual of 40%. From the 4 factors were found the most dominant factor which is facilities and environment factors consist of 4 variables, namely (1) Ballroom & Boardroom that is luxurious and spacious, (2) attractive and luxurious venue design, (3) strategic hotel location and (4) complete meeting and event facilities.

scholarly journals The Extent of Involvement of Parent Teacher Association in the Management of Primary Schools in Gaborone Broadhurst, Botswana

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Tapela Bulala ◽  
Tshepiso Manduwa
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
School Management ◽  
Fund Raising ◽  
Parent Teacher Association ◽  
Trial Testing ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study investigated the extent of Parent Teacher Associations’(PTA) involvement in the management of Broadhurst primary schools in Gaborone. To achieve this objective three research questions were developed. The study adopted a descriptive survey type of research design. A sample of 313 was drawn from the population of 1736 out of 8 primary schools in Broadhurst, Gaborone. A random sampling technique was used to select participants from parents and teachers. A structured questionnaire titled “Extent of PTA involvement in Primary School Management” was used for data collection. The instruments were validated by a panel of experts. A reliability coefficient of .76 was obtained from trial testing of parents and teachers rating of extent of PTA involvement in the management primary school. Data collected was analysed descriptively for means and standard deviations. The study indicated that PTA involvement in school management is low on issues of maintaining desirable behaviour in schools and fund raising activities. It is however significant (mean 2.52) which is above the criterion mean of 2.50 when it comes to improvement of academic performance. The study concluded that the PTA involvement in management of schools benefits learners as Gaborone region was rated among the best performing in Botswana. It was therefore recommended that policies and guidelines governing PTA should be developed by Ministry of Basic Education and Training to maximise the benefits of this collaboration.

scholarly journals Examining the Effects of Ethical CSR Activities on Non-Financial Performance of Brookside Dairy Limited

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-17
Author(s):  
Evans K. Kiprono ◽  
James Mwangi Njau ◽  
David Gichuhi
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Performance Studies ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Management Staff

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of ethical CSR activities on non-financial performance of Brookside Dairy Limited, Nakuru town branch. Social Contract Theory, Stakeholders Theory and Agency Theory guided the study. The study adopted descriptive statistics method in analysing the data. The target population for the study was 200 employees from Brookside dairy limited, Nakuru branch, comprising of departmental managers, supervisors and non-management staff. A sample of 132 was arrived at using Kothari formulae and selected using cluster sampling technique. Primary data was collected using questionnaires. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistic method. Findings revealed that ethical CSR activities have no statistically positive and significant effect on non-financial performance of Brookside dairy limited, Nakuru town branch (β= 0.003, p = 0.981). The study recommends that other firms should conduct the same study to determine what effect CSR activities have on non-financial performance. Studies should also be carried out to find out other factors affecting non-financial performance other than CSR activities.

scholarly journals SIKAP PETANI TERHADAP PROGRAM ASURANSI USAHATANI PADI (AUTP) DI KECAMATAN BULU KABUPATEN SUKOHARJO

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Farry Primandita ◽  
Suwarto Suwarto ◽  
Sutarto Sutarto
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Farmer Attitudes ◽  
Spearman Correlation Test ◽  
Livestock Assets

This  research  aims  to  analyze  the  factors  that  affect  farmer attitudes on the rice farming insurance program (AUTP), analyze how is farmer attitudes in AUTP program, analyze the relationship between factors affecting farmer attitudes and farmer attitudes toward the AUTP program, and analyzed differences in farmer attitudes based on the area of insured land, employment outside the agricultural sector and ownership of livestock assets in the AUTP Program. The basic method of research used is quantitative research method with survey technique. The selection of research sites was done purposively. Sampling is taken by proportional random sampling technique and multistage cluster sampling method. To know the correlation between the factors that influence the formation of farmer attitude with his attitude toward AUTP program used Rank Spearman correlation test, while to know whether there is difference of attitude of farmer use U Mann-Whitney different test. The result of the research shows that farmers expressed their willingness to support the AUTP program. There is a significant relationship between the experience of farming (X1), the influence of others who are considered important (X2) and non formal education (X4) with farmers attitude toward the AUTP (Y) program. While there is no significant relationship between formal education (X3) and media exposure (X5) with farmers attitude toward AUTP (Y) program. There is no difference in the attitude of farmers when viewed from the size of the land that is insured, jobs outside the agricultural sector as well as ownership of livestock assets.

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