scholarly journals Teacher Ethical Principles and Practice in Seventh-day Adventist Secondary Schools in Same District of Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abrahim Youze ◽  
Hotamo Fanta ◽  
Yona Balyage ◽  
Lazarus Ndiku Makewa
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Seventh Day Adventist ◽  
Ethical Principles ◽  
Kilimanjaro Region

scholarly journals Effect of School Management on Students’ Perceived Academic Achievement among Seventh-Day Adventist Secondary Schools in North-East Tanzania

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 105-110
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Allen Senguo ◽  
Onesto Ozias Ilomo
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
School Management ◽  
Seventh Day Adventist ◽  
Effective School ◽  
Managerial Practices ◽  
North East ◽  
Teachers And Parents

This study investigated the effect of school management on students’ perceived academic achievement among Seventh- day Adventist secondary schools in in North-East Tanzania. The study employed survey research design, whereby a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 311 randomly selected students and their responses were analyzed through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. The study established that school management was effective in planning, motivating and encouraging students to work hard toward maximized academic achievement. However, the school management was perceived ineffective in accepting ideas from students and involving parents in decision making. Students were satisfied with their academic achievement and believed that their academic competence keeps increasing from day to day but were undecided whether teachers and parents are satisfied with their academic achievement. Finally, students’ academic achievement is positively influenced by effective school management. Based on the conclusions, the researchers recommended that, while school management is effective in planning, motivating and encouraging students to work hard toward maximized achievement, the school leaders need to improve on acceptance of constructive ideas from students and involving parents in decision making processes. While students were satisfied with their academic achievement and they were undecided whether teachers and parents are satisfied with their academic achievements, there is a need to enhance the interaction between students and their parents and teachers for them to grasp how parents and teachers perceive their academic achievement. Finally, while students’ academic achievement is positively influenced be effective school management, there is need for school leaders to improve their managerial practices which will enhance the level of academic achievement by students in the respective schools.

scholarly journals Dietary Practices, Nutrient Adequacy, and Nutrition Status among Adolescents in Boarding High Schools in the Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Calista Nicholaus ◽  
Haikael D. Martin ◽  
Neema Kassim ◽  
Athanasia O. Matemu ◽  
Judith Kimiywe
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Vitamin C ◽  
Boarding Schools ◽  
Nutrition Status ◽  
Recommended Daily Allowance ◽  
Dietary Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nutrient Adequacy ◽  
Kilimanjaro Region ◽  
Daily Allowance

A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess dietary practices, nutrient adequacy, and nutrition status among 164 adolescents aged between 16 and 19 years in boarding secondary schools in the Kilimanjaro region. In-depth interviews and a survey guided by a semistructured and structured questionnaire, including 24-hour recall and food frequency questionnaire techniques, were used to collect information. Nutrition status was assessed using anthropometric measurements and hemoglobin levels. WHO AnthroPlus software and NutriSurvey software were used to analyze anthropometry and dietary data, respectively. Diet in boarding schools was monotonous comprising mainly of cereal-legume meal with low intake of animal sources, fruits, and vegetables. Mean intake of energy, vitamin C, iron, calcium, and zinc was 1392 kcal, 24.8 mg, 9.2 mg, 134.5 mg, and 4.3 mg, respectively, which were below the Recommended Daily Allowance. The average carbohydrate, fat, and protein intake of 471.9 g, 73.7 g, and 80.7 g, respectively, were slightly higher than the Recommended Daily Allowance in both sexes. Male had a significantly higher intake of protein and carbohydrates (P<0.001). Female had a significantly (P<0.001) high intake of fat compared to male adolescents. Overall, 23.1% of the adolescents were anaemic, 25% were overweight, and 6.1% were obese. Boarding secondary schools’ diet is monotonous and are inadequate in key micronutrients, iron, zinc, calcium, and vitamin C. There is a coexistence of undernutrition and overnutrition among adolescents in boarding schools. Therefore, monitoring adolescents’ dietary intake and nutrition status is a key in preventing adolescents’ malnutrition in the short term and diet-related diseases in the long term.

scholarly journals Readiness to Administer First Aid to Casualties of Fire Disasters in Secondary Schools in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1888-1896
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Jeremiah Kileo ◽  
Gadi Koda ◽  
Ogoti E. Okendo
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Protection Motivation Theory ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Motivation Theory ◽  
Counselling Services ◽  
Kilimanjaro Region

This study was conducted to determine how secondary schools in Kilimanjaro region were prepared to administer first aid to casualties of fire disasters. This study was guided by the Protection Motivation Theory (1975) and employed a convergent research design under mixed methods research approach. The study sample was obtained through stratification. The study revealed among other things, that most schools had first aid kits facilities, offered guidance and counselling services and respondents were confident enough to administer first aid. The study concluded that secondary schools had to a great extent prepared to administer first aid to casualties of fire disasters, if such menaces occurred in schools. The study recommended inter alia, for more training on first aid in secondary schools.

scholarly journals Ethical Principles and Procurement Management in Selected Public Secondary Schools in Kericho County, Kenya.

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Joyce Cheruto Rotich ◽  
Pauline Keitany ◽  
Hellen W Sang
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Ethical Principles ◽  
Procurement Management ◽  
Ethical Practices ◽  
Procurement System ◽  
The Relationship

Ethical practices are norms that are accepted and should be adopted in institutions to ensure a flawless procurement management process. The procurement system varies depending on the organisation in a major way due to the fact that most projects are donor-funded, thus creating inconsistency in public schools. This study aimed to determine the relationship between ethical principles and procurement management in selected public secondary schools in Kericho County. The study was guided by the following theories deontological theory and virtue ethical theory. The study adopted a correlation research design. The target population used 220 public secondary schools, which comprised of 1100 tendering committees. The study used stratified and simple random sampling techniques to sample the school.  The sample size was 294 respondents, which were derived using Yamane’s formula. Questionnaires were used for data collection. It is hoped that the findings of the study may benefit school management, scholars, policymakers, and other stakeholders. Descriptive and inferential methods were utilised for data analysis and presentation. ANOVA results indicated that ethical principles had a significant relationship with procurement management (p < 0.05). Ethical principles should be adhered to since it has improved procurement management significantly. Therefore, there is a need to tighten internal control systems in detecting procurement corruption and fraud to ensure integrity in the process.

scholarly journals Teacher Retention in Secondary Schools of Seventh-day Adventist Church in East Kenya Union Conference

Science Mundi ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-19
Author(s):  
Shadrack Kamundi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teacher Retention ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Field Education ◽  
Seventh Day Adventist ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Retention Of Teachers ◽  
Union Conference ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Education Directors

The study aimed at examining retention of teachers in secondary schools of the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church in East Kenya Union Conference (EKUC). It employed a concurrent mixed methods research design and adopted an exploratory approach using a descriptive survey. Out of the twenty secondary schools in the Union, the researcher targeted eleven which sat for the national exams since 2008. The subjects of the study included teachers, principals, the Conferences/Field Education Directors and the BoM chairpersons. The instruments used for data collection were questionnaires for teachers. Interview schedules were organized for education directors, the school BoM chairpersons, the principals and teachers for triangulation. Observation schedule was also organized. This targeted the school infrastructure and generally all what goes on in the school. The school learning facilities and the behavior of teachers in school was also captured here. The other instrument used was the tool for document analysis to collect data for 8 years. Ninety-eight (98) teachers were required to fill the provided questionnaire, but the eleven principals, five education directions and eleven Boards of Management (BoM ) chairpersons were subjected to interviews. Three teachers per school were also interviewed for triangulation purpose. Observations were also done during the visits in schools. Documentary analysis method was also used to gather information on the turnover trends of teachers for eight years. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations. Documentary analysis was done on records about teacher retention. Content analysis was done on responses from interviews and in open-ended questions to identify the emerging themes. The findings show that more teachers were leaving schools than those being employed in most of the years. Generally, it is evident that some teachers left church employment. The turnover was experienced annually. However, teachers intended to remain in the school as long as the administration was cooperative, understanding, appreciative, recognizes their efforts, was caring and was ready to treat them with dignity. The study recommends that the school administration should be cooperative to teachers, by treating them with dignity and appreciating their efforts. There should be stringent measures for motivating teachers, ensuring that they had access to housing and transport and that they were adequately remunerated.

scholarly journals Student Retention in Secondary Schools of Seventh-day Adventist Church in East Kenya Union Conference

Science Mundi ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-30
Author(s):  
Shadrack Kamundi
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Field Education ◽  
Seventh Day Adventist ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Education Directors

The study assessed students’ retention in secondary schools of the SDA Church in EKUC. It employed a concurrent mixed methods research design and adopted an exploratory approach using a descriptive survey. The subjects of the study included students, principals, the Conferences/Field Education Directors and the Board of Management (BoM) chairpersons. Based on expectancy theory of motivation, the study adopted the concurrent mixed methods research design. The target population was the twenty Seventh-day Adventist Church maintained Secondary Schools in EKUC. The unit of analysis was eleven secondary school principals, five education directors and, eleven chairpersons of the school boards of management (BOM) and 335 students. Cluster sampling technique was used to get the samples. The target population was divided into five clusters (principals, students, education directors and, board chairpersons). Samples were obtained from each of these clusters. The instruments used for data collection were questionnaires for students. Interview schedules were organized for education directors, the school BoM chairpersons and the principals for triangulation. Observation schedule was also organized. This targeted the school infrastructure and generally all what goes on in the school. The school learning facilities and the behavior of teachers in school was also captured here. The other instrument used was the tool for document analysis to collect data for 8 years. Students (335) were required to fill the provided questionnaire, but the eleven principals, five education directions and eleven BoM chairpersons were subjected to interviews. Documentary analysis method was used to get information on KCSE performance for the same period of eight years. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations.  Documentary analysis was done on records about teacher retention.  Content analysis was done on responses from interviews and in open-ended questions. The findings show that there were high numbers of students in Form 2 and 3 who dropped within the year and those who joined. Students were being replaced as they dropped out in some of the years. All in all, there were high annual turnover rates.  This could affect the learning processes as well as students’ academic performance. The study recommends the need for schools to put in place strategies for ensuring that students learning facilities were available.  Students should also be motivated to remain in school. Bursaries and sponsorships for students from poor backgrounds should be availed. Spiritual guidance, work programs and flexible fees payment mechanisms should also be instituted so as to support children from poor background to remain in school.

scholarly journals Student Retention in secondary schools of Seventh-Day Adventist Church in East Kenya Union Conference

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Shadrack Kamundi
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Field Education ◽  
Seventh Day Adventist ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Education Directors

The study assessed students’ retention in secondary schools of the SDA Church in EKUC. It employed a concurrent mixed methods research design and adopted an exploratory approach using a descriptive survey. The subjects of the study included students, principals, the Conferences/Field Education Directors and the Board of Management (BoM) chairpersons. Based on expectancy theory of motivation, the study adopted the concurrent mixed methods research design. The target population was the twenty Seventh-day Adventist Church maintained Secondary Schools in EKUC. The unit of analysis was eleven secondary school principals, five education directors and, eleven chairpersons of the school boards of management (BOM) and 335 students. Cluster sampling technique was used to get the samples. The target population was divided into five clusters (principals, students, education directors and, board chairpersons). Samples were obtained from each of these clusters. The instruments used for data collection were questionnaires for students. Interview schedules were organized for education directors, the school BoM chairpersons and the principals for triangulation. Observation schedule was also organized. This targeted the school infrastructure and generally all what goes on in the school. The school learning facilities and the behavior of teachers in school was also captured here. The other instrument used was the tool for document analysis to collect data for 8 years. Students (335) were required to fill the provided questionnaire, but the eleven principals, five education directions and eleven BoM chairpersons were subjected to interviews. Documentary analysis method was used to get information on KCSE performance for the same period of eight years. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations.  Documentary analysis was done on records about teacher retention.  Content analysis was done on responses from interviews and in open-ended questions. The findings show that there were high numbers of students in Form 2 and 3 who dropped within the year and those who joined. Students were being replaced as they dropped out in some of the years. All in all, there were high annual turnover rates.  This could affect the learning processes as well as students’ academic performance. The study recommends the need for schools to put in place strategies for ensuring that students learning facilities were available.  Students should also be motivated to remain in school. Bursaries and sponsorships for students from poor backgrounds should be availed. Spiritual guidance, work programs and flexible fees payment mechanisms should also be instituted so as to support children from poor background to remain in school.

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