scholarly journals ALTERNATIVE FINANCING MECHANISMS OF CHURCH-FOUNDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN UGANDA

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathias Kiryowa ◽  
Anthony Mugagga Muwagga ◽  
Wyclif Scott Wafula
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Alumni Associations ◽  
Financing Gap ◽  
The Church ◽  
School Stakeholders

<p>Alternative financing mechanisms of church-founded secondary schools in Uganda geared towards mitigating the repercussions of financial resource scarcity in church-founded schools is an ongoing debate among denominational school stakeholders. This study analyzes the extent to which the schools are grappling with possible mechanisms to bridge their financing gap. The findings are a result of a cross sectional survey of what the various church-founded school stakeholders suggest to be the possible Alternative financing mechanisms of church-founded secondary schools in Uganda. It was concluded that most of the students, teachers, head teachers and education secretariat officials revealed that School-generated businesses such as school farms, alumni associations as well as soliciting for funding partners who share in the mission of the Church are the most appropriate Alternative financing mechanisms for Church Founded Schools in Uganda. </p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0954/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Performance Appraisal Practices and Teachers' Job Performance in Private Universal Secondary Schools in Manafwa District, Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-63
Author(s):  
Fred Wamimbi ◽  
Muhammadi Bisaso
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Performance Monitoring ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Target Setting ◽  
Head Teachers

The study examined the effect of performance appraisal practices on teachers’ job performance, and sought to investigate the effect of 1) target setting 2) performance monitoring and 3) employee feedback on teachers’ job performance. A cross-sectional survey design with a mixed-method approach was adopted. The target population of the study was composed of 211 respondents spread across four private universal secondary schools; 207 teachers and four head teachers; and a sample size of 189 respondents with 185 teachers and four head teachers selected using a simple random sampling approach coupled with a fish-bowl technique, while census inquiry was adopted to select head teachers. A self-designed closed-ended questionnaire was administered to collect data from teachers while an interview guide was adopted to collect data from head teachers. The CVI obtained for the instrument was .90 and a reliability index of 931 Cronbach alpha co-efficient. Data was analyzed using frequencies, percentages, and simple regression. Findings indicate that target setting (β = 0.375, p< 0.05), performance monitoring (β = 0.435, p< 0.05) and employee feedback (β = 0.375, p< 0.05) had very strong significant effect on teachers’ job performance. The study concludes that performance appraisal practices can significantly aid teachers’ job performance in private USE schools if well handled in terms of comprehensiveness, clarity and timeliness. It recommends that target setting should involve teachers and their individual differences be reflected; academic meetings should be held monthly and performance support should be extended to teachers; whilst feedback given to teachers ought to be timely, comprehensive and interactive.

Remuneration and Staff Retention in Private Secondary Schools in Mbale Municipality, Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-93
Author(s):  
Wambede Issa ◽  
Ssali Muhammadi Bisaso
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Fringe Benefits ◽  
Staff Retention ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Monthly Salary

The study examined the relationship between remuneration and staff retention. Specifically, it sought to examine the relationship between monthly salary, allowances and staff fringe benefits and staff retention in private secondary schools in Mbale Municipality. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted with both quantitative and qualitative approaches. A target population of 400 and a sample size of 216 with 190 teachers, 13 head teachers and 13 school proprietors selected through stratified proportionate random sampling (teachers) and census inquiry (head teachers and school proprietors) techniques were used. Data was collected through a closed-ended questionnaire and interview guide and analysed using descriptive statistics in terms of frequencies and percentages and Pearson product-moment correlation analysis. Qualitative data was analysed through thematic and content analysis. The study revealed a strong positive significant relationship between monthly salary and staff retention (r = .540, n = 190, p < 0.05), allowances and staff retention (r = .579, n=190, p < 0.05) and staff fringe benefits and staff retention (r =.540, n=190, p < 0.05). All the three null hypotheses were rejected. It is being concluded that a strong perception of remuneration is directly related to staff retention as staff believe in being remunerated to work and after work. The study recommends that teachers’ salaries be paid timely, school authorities should develop a sound policy mechanism on allowances and they should cater for medical bills, and advocate for NSSF benefits and accommodation to improve on retention of their staff.

scholarly journals Women and Leadership in Mixed Secondary Schools in Kenya; Do Stakeholder’s Attitudes Matter?

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
ANNE Wangari Mberia
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Women Leadership ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative

Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal (Northhouse, 2011). In time and space, women leadership remains a subject talked about but hardly appreciated (Wren, 2013). Among the factors contributing to poor representation of women in leadership is stakeholder’s attitude (Coleman, 2005). The study sought to investigate stakeholder’s attitudes impeding women teachers' ascension to leadership positions in mixed public secondary schools, focusing in Tharaka South Sub – County, Kenya. The study employed descriptive cross-sectional survey design utilizing both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. Probability and non-probability sampling techniques were used to arrive at the sample size. Data was collected from women classroom teachers, heads of departments, school principals, education officers, education trade unionists, Parents and Teachers Association officials and School Board of Management officials. Questionnaires, interview guide and focus group discussion guides were used to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. Data analysis was assisted by computer software (Statistical Package for Social Sciences for quantitative data and NVIVO for qualitative data). The study established that education stakeholders have a general negative attitude towards women leadership in schools.

scholarly journals Instructional Supervision Towards Teacher’s Quality of YIK Religious Secondary Schools in Kelantan, Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Nasuha binti Haji Musa
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Instructional Supervision ◽  
Quality Teachers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Supervision Practices ◽  
Collective Development ◽  
Supervisory Practices

The Malaysian Education Blueprint (MEB) 2013-2025 emphasized on principals’ supervisory practices and teachers’ quality to enhance 21st-century international quality education. The lack of professional training for principals and the decline of teacher’s quality according to Yayasan Islam Kelantan (YIK) report (YIK, 2017) have affected the government’s aspirations. This problem requires a solution because the instructional supervision is a catalyst of teachers’ professional values and quality. Meanwhile, teachers’ quality is related to teaching professionalism practices, knowledge, understanding as well as teaching and learning skills. This study is essential for principals’ instructional supervision improvement and enhancing teachers’ quality. A quantitative, cross-sectional survey approach was adopted using a standardized three-section questionnaire comprising Section A: Respondents’ Personal and Professional Backgrounds, Section B: Instructional Supervision and Section C: Teachers’ Quality. The study sample comprised 360 teachers in YIK Religious Secondary Schools. A descriptive and inferential data analysis was generated using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 20 Version. The improved quality among teachers was the result of holistic supervisory practices of principals namely, directive guidance, collective development, professional development, curriculum development and action research guidance. Thus, it is significant that principals understand the practical dimensions of supervision in order to improve teachers’ quality in YIK Religious Secondary Schools in Kelantan. It is recommended that YIK focuses on instructional supervision practices to produce quality teachers as the principals’ instructional supervision is highly potential catalysts for quality teachers.

scholarly journals Awareness of Rules Given in Punjab Education Code at Secondary School Level: A Case Study of Head Teachers in the District Sheikhupura

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 4 (Issue 3) ◽  
pp. 512-531
Author(s):  
Muhammad Kamran ◽  
Dr. Abida Nasreen ◽  
Ambreen Iftikhar
Keyword(s):  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
School Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
School Head ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
Awareness Level

The general purpose of the research is to investigate the school head teachers’ awareness level about rules related to Punjab Education Code. The nature of the study is descriptive and a cross-sectional survey design has used for this study. The sample consists of 100 head teachers of secondary schools in the district of Sheikhupura. The sample was selected using a stratified random sampling technique. To measure the awareness level about the Punjab Education Code a questionnaire is used to collect the mandatory information. The questionnaire is comprised of the items related to head teachers’ awareness level of rules given in the Punjab education code. The data produced by the instrument is tabulated and analyzed through the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS). According to the research questions, descriptive statistical techniques are applied. The results of this study are showed that most of the head teachers are not having complete awareness of the rules given in the Punjab Education Code.

scholarly journals Teacher Practice in Teaching the Subject of Maharat Al-Quran Integrated Curriculum Tahfiz

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
Sri Andayani Mahdi Yusuf ◽  
Mohd. Aderi Che Noh ◽  
Khadijah Abdul Razak
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Integrated Curriculum ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Teacher Practice ◽  
Stratified Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Subject

This study aims to measure the level of teacher practice in teaching the subject of Maharat al-Quran Integrated Curriculum Tahfiz (KBT). A total of 621 teachers were made respondents in this study. This study is in the form of a cross-sectional survey involving teachers from KBT secondary schools throughout Malaysia. While the sampling method of this study uses stratified random sampling method. Data were analyzed using IBM Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software version 25.0 Descriptively to determine the mean value, standard deviation and percentage. The findings of the study show that the level of teacher practice in teaching the subject of Maharat al-Quran KBT is at a high level. In conclusion, this study successfully highlights the uniqueness of the findings that teachers in secondary schools who implement KBT practice well the teaching of tajwid law, manners of the Quran, recitation, knowledge of Qiraat, practice of Qiraat and Rasm Uthmani in the subject of Maharat al-Quran. The science of tajwid is the main teaching emphasized by the teacher to enable students to learn the Quran. The implication is that tahfiz teachers have a role to teach Quranic skills because teachers are the driving force behind a built curriculum. Abstrak Kekurangan pengetahuan terhadap subjek yang diajar akan mengganggu kelancaran proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran (PdP). Kegagalan memahami isi kandungan pelajaran dapat menjejaskan kaedah PdP yang dirancang dan akan memberikan impak negatif kepada pendidikan itu sendiri. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur tahap amalan guru dalam pengajaran subjek Maharat al-Quran Kurikulum Bersepadu Tahfiz (KBT). Seramai 621 orang guru dijadikan responden dalam kajian ini. Kajian ini berbentuk tinjauan rentas silang (cross-sectional) yang melibatkan para guru dari sekolah menengah KBT di seluruh Malaysia. Manakala kaedah pensampelan kajian ini menggunakan kaedah pensampelan rawak berstrata (stratified random sampling). Data telah dianalisis menggunakan perisian IBM Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) versi 25.0 secara deksriptif untuk mengetahui nilai min, sisihan piawai dan peratusan. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa tahap amalan guru dalam pengajaran subjek Maharat al-Quran KBT berada pada tahap tinggi. Kesimpulannya, kajian ini berjaya menonjolkan keunikan dapatan bahawa guru di sekolah menengah yang melaksanakan KBT mengamalkan dengan baik pengajaran hukum tajwid, adab al-Quran, tilawah, ilmu Qiraat, amali Qiraat dan Rasm Uthmani di dalam subjek Maharat al-Quran. Ilmu tajwid merupakan pengajaran utama yang ditekankan oleh guru untuk membolehkan murid mempelajari al-Quran. Implikasinya, Guru Tahfiz mempunyai peranan untuk mengajarkan kemahiran al-Quran kerana guru merupakan penggerak sesebuah kurikulum yang dibina

scholarly journals Use of Field Trip Method in History and Government Instruction in Secondary Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-76
Author(s):  
Langat Albine Kipkoech
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Field Trip ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Academic Records

The study’s objectives were to investigate the commonly used methods in History and Government instruction, that is the field trip method. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design, which employed a descriptive and qualitative survey. The sample was drawn from selected secondary schools in the Bureti district. A sample of 15 schools and 300 form three History and Government students were selected through a stratified sampling method. Purposive sampling was employed to select 25 History and Government teachers. A pilot study was conducted to ascertain the reliability of the instruments. Primary data was collected through the use of questionnaires, while secondary data was derived from documented information from schools’ past academic records and other related documents in the school and District Education Officer’s office. The study revealed that most teachers and students did not use the field trip method, though their views were that the use of the field trip method had more benefits than the teacher-centred methods which they always use. The study recommends that History and Government teachers should increase the use of the field trip method in their classroom instruction. The findings would help teachers to evaluate and improve their teaching methods, focusing mainly on providing learners with opportunities to engage in most of the learning activities

scholarly journals Headteachers’ and chairs of governors’ perspectives on adolescent obesity and its prevention in English secondary school settings

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Booth ◽  
V Halliday ◽  
R J Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Adolescent Obesity ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Sedentary Behaviours ◽  
Public Health Professionals

ABSTRACT Background Secondary schools are an important setting for preventing obesity in adolescence. Headteachers and chairs of governors are identified in national guidance as crucial stakeholders for school-based preventative action. Despite this, their views remain unexplored and unrepresented. Methods A sequential mixed method study was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with a purposive sample of 22 secondary school headteachers and chairs of governors in England. Data were thematically analysed and informed the development of a descriptive cross-sectional survey, completed by 127 participants from the same population. Results Unhealthy dietary and sedentary behaviours were viewed as a more significant problem than adolescent obesity. Obesity was perceived as complex and multi-causal, and a range of stakeholders were deemed to have responsibility for its prevention, most notably parents. Support was identified for the role of secondary schools, although this was not an explicit priority and extensive internal and external barriers exist, which hinder preventative action. Conclusions Whilst secondary school settings in England remain an important setting for the prevention of adolescent obesity, it is crucial for policy makers and public health professionals to recognize the factors affecting school leaders’ ability and willingness to contribute to this agenda.

Parents' Attendance of School Meetings and Pupils' Academic Performance in Selected Primary Schools in Kyotera Town Council, Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-45
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Ssenkasi ◽  
Amina Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Town Council ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between parents’ attendance of school meetings and pupils’ academic performance in selected primary schools in Kyotera Town Council. The researchers adopted a cross-sectional survey design where both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used. Census and purposive sampling technique were used to select a sample of 71 teachers, 8 Members of the PTA, and 8 SMC members of the selected schools. The major instruments used in the study were a Likert scale type questionnaire which was filled by teachers as well as an interview guide for head teachers, PTA executives and SMC members. Validity of the research instruments was computed and results were found to be .86 while the reliabilityobtained was .948. The research utilized descriptive statistics to analyze data was which presented in form of tables with frequencies and percentages. Equally, a Pearson Product Moment correlation was used to establish the relationship between variables. From the findings, the correlation between attendance of meetings and academic performance was found to be moderate (r = .433, p< 0.01). Thus, the study recommends that the parents and teachers associations (PTA) should ensure that parents attend school meetings regularly, parents should also be sensitized about their role as guidance and counselling providers to their children and government should set in motion adequate measures and policies to enable the parents provide their children with basic school requirements.

scholarly journals Parents’ and Teachers’ Views of Food Environments and Policies in Indian Private Secondary Schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neha Rathi ◽  
Lynn Riddell ◽  
Anthony Worsley
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Healthy Food ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Food Environments ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Food ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Effective School ◽  
School Canteen ◽  
Food Policies

School food environments and policies can play a pivotal role in inculcating healthy food habits among young people. This cross-sectional survey explored teachers’ and parents’ views of the role of school food environments and policies in promoting healthy food consumption among Indian adolescents. Thirty-two teachers and 280 parents from five private, English-speaking, secondary schools in Kolkata, India took part in a short questionnaire survey which included closed and open answer questions. Descriptive and chi-square analyses were performed to compare the responses of parents and teachers. Thematic data analysis underpinned by Template Analysis Technique was employed to examine the qualitative responses. The easy availability and accessibility of energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods, the limited availability of nutritious foods, the absence of written food policies, and inflated prices of nutritious foods were reported as problems in the Indian school food environment. However, the respondents also noted that schools restricted the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages and adopted hygienic food practices. Novel ideas for creating healthy school food environments and effective school canteen policies were also captured during the survey. These findings point to the need to create effective school food policies in Indian secondary schools to help adolescents eat healthily at school. Future research is required to test the feasibility of the implementation of school food policies.

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