scholarly journals Exploring the Factors Contributing to Teacher Effectiveness in Senior High Schools in the Kassena Nankana West District

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-70
Author(s):  
Matthew Kojo Namale ◽  
Amos Asamari Alale ◽  
Francis Asore Atingane ◽  
Joshua-Luther Ndoye Upoalkpajor
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Teacher Effectiveness ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
T Test ◽  
Statistical Tools ◽  
Standard Deviations ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The study investigated the factors contributing to teacher effectiveness in senior high schools in the Kassena Nankana West District. A descriptive survey design with a sample of 100 teachers was used for the study. A self-designed questionnaire was used for the data collection. Means and standard deviations and independent samples t-test were the statistical tools used in the study. The objectives of the study were to find how headmaster supervision contributes to teacher effectiveness; find students’ attitude that contribute to teacher effectiveness; how community participation contribute to teacher effectiveness. Means and standard deviations and the independent samples t-test were the statistical tools used in the study. The findings of the study were showed that; headmasters involved teachers in decision making in schools, students’ participation in classroom work was appreciable, and communities gave teachers some fringe benefits. It was recommended that headmaster supervision should be strengthened since involving teachers in decision making in school brings about teacher effectiveness. Again teachers should relate and encourage students to participate in classroom work since that contribute to teacher effectiveness. It was concluded that headmaster supervision is very important since that contribute to teacher effectiveness in school.

scholarly journals DISCIPLINE IN EDUCATION: CAUSES AND POSSIBLE STRATEGIES TO CURB EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Adzrolo ◽  
Kenneth Asamoah-Gyimah ◽  
Andrews Cobbinah ◽  
Ruth Annan-Brew
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Academic Work ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Descriptive Survey

<p>This paper investigated the causes and possible strategies to minimize examination malpractices in Senior High Schools (SHSs) in Ghana. A descriptive survey design with a quantitative approach was used for the study. Proportional stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to select a sample of 335 respondents which comprised 302 students and 33 teachers. Frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations were used to analyse the data gathered. The findings revealed that the leading cause of examination malpractices was ‘insufficient students’ preparation for WASSCE and Public education on effects of examination malpractices has also emerged as the number one strategy to minimize the menace. It was concluded that in schools where a conducive environment and teaching/ learning materials are not provided for effective academic work, performance falls below what is expected, to achieve academic success, students and teachers engage in examination malpractices to raise the academic image of the school. It was recommended that school authorities provide a conducive teaching and learning environment to ensure effective academic work in schools to minimize the menace.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0896/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Community Participation in Project Planning: A panacea to improved Performance of Community Water Supply Projects in Kericho County, Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-418
Author(s):  
Justus K. Korir ◽  
Dorothy N. Kyalo ◽  
John Mbugua
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Community Water ◽  
Activity Planning ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
Descriptive Survey

This article sought to investigate the influence of community participation in project planning on the performance of community water supply projects in Kericho County, Kenya. The indicators used to assess this included community participation in; Scope planning, Activity planning and Resource planning. The study adopted descriptive survey design and correlation research design. The descriptive survey design was used to describe characteristics of the population being studied whilst a correlational research was used to describe the degree to which variables under the study were related. The target population comprised 8369 people from which a sample of 382 was considered and out of which 310 responded. The sample comprised of household heads, management committee members and sub-County water officers. The research instruments for this study were: questionnaires, focus group discussion and interview schedules. Stratified proportional sampling, random sampling and census techniques were used to collect primary qualitative and quantitative data. The data was compiled, given codes and input into SPSS version 25 computer program for statistical analysis and presentation. The study findings showed that community participation in scope planning (R=0.580, p=0.00<0.05, R2=0.334), activity planning (R=0.538, p=0.00<0.05, R2=0.288) and resource planning (R=0.511, p=0.00<0.05, R2=0.259) are significant explanatory variables with respect to project performance at 95% confidence level. Therefore, the study concluded that the community should be encouraged to actively participate more during the planning process in order to enhance the performance of their community water supply projects. In this regard, the study recommends that policies to facilitate the structured participation of the community could be enacted to guarantee participation and hence improve the performance of community water supply project.

scholarly journals Assessment of E-Learning Resources Utilization by Students of Tertiary Institutions in Katsina State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-66
Author(s):  
Adekunle Thomas Olutola ◽  
Olufunke Omotoke Olatoye ◽  
Rafiu Ademola Olatoye
Keyword(s):  
Survey Design ◽  
T Test ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Alpha Reliability ◽  
E Learning ◽  
General Studies ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Data Frequency

Abstract This study investigated assessment of e-learning resources utilization by students of tertiary institutions in Katsina State. The descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. Three hundred and eighty-one (381) students of tertiary institutions in Katsina State were randomly selected for the study. A researchers’ designed questionnaire titled “Utilization of E-learning Resources Questionnaire” (UERQ) with a Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.85 was used to collect data. frequency, percentage, mean, t-test and ANOVA statistics were used to analyse the data collected. Findings revealed that there is no significant difference in the e-learning utilization by students of tertiary institutions in Katsina State based on gender and agebut there is significant difference based on class levels and institutions. It was recommended that Nigerian tertiary institutions general studies curriculum should be re-designed to include e-learning utilization training to help the students understand how they can utilize e-learning resources.

scholarly journals Sandwich Model of Educational Upgrading in Ghana: A Transitional Challenge in Disguise

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Nii-Okai ◽  
Ebenezer Acheampong ◽  
Inuusah Mahama ◽  
Jonathan Kwame Mensah ◽  
Osman Imoro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Language Barrier ◽  
Bachelor Of Education ◽  
Transitional Challenges ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Frequency Counts ◽  
Experienced Difficulty ◽  
Sandwich Model

The study investigated transitional challenges among undergraduate (bachelor of education) sandwich students. Adopting the descriptive survey design, a census population of 651 was used. Sanagavarapu, Abraham and Taylor’s (2018) TWHAS was used for data collection. The data was analysed using frequency counts and MANOVA. The study revealed that 59.6% of the students experienced difficulty in balancing family commitments with studies, 77.4% found it difficult to exercise, 61.0% found it difficult meeting up with friends and 73.3% found it difficult balancing financial commitments. Again, 45.2% of the students rarely experienced misunderstanding, while 25.0% were concerned about what others would say about them, 29.2% were concerned about the language barrier, 75.7% were concerned about their inability to explain their problems but 81.9% were not afraid seeking support from colleagues. More so, females experienced transitional challenges more than males. It is recommended for managers of the programmes to counsel students so as to control the effects of the challenges.

scholarly journals Gender and Socio-economic Differences in Substance Use Among Academics in Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State of Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Dimkpa Daisy Inyingi ◽  
Lydia Amonia Wilcox
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
T Test ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The University ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The use of substance by university academics in recent times is a cause for concern especially due to the negative implications of its misuse. The social climate in the university is gradually changing in spite of its setting which is meant for educating and reforming individuals, as new forms of social organizations have evolved wherein academics get involved in indiscriminate substance use as a result. This research was undertaken to investigate the reasons why academics engaged in substance use and to find out the difference in its use, based on gender and socio-economic status of the respondents. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised 833 academic staff. A total of 113 academics who were randomly selected from six out of twelve faculties in the university participated in the study. Three Research questions and two research hypotheses were generated to guide the study. A researcher designed instrument named ‘University Academics’ Substance Use Questionnaire’ was used to generate data, and analyzed using mean scores, standard deviations and the t-test. Results indicated that a higher number of male than female academics engaged in substance use due to emotional and psychological reasons; and that alcohol, tobacco and caffeine were the most frequently used substances. The predisposing factors to substance use were amongst others, early parental and cultural initiation. The t-test also showed statistically significant differences in substance use based on gender and socio-economic status of the respondents. Based on the findings, recommendations were made.

scholarly journals Constraints to Community Participation in Tourism in Kenya: The Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-176
Author(s):  
Bonface O. Kihima ◽  
Paul M. Musila
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Structural Constraints ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Design Data ◽  
County Governments ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Conducive Environment

Community Based Tourism (CBT) is among several types of tourism that have been considered sustainable and beneficial to the host populations in conservation areas. The local community participation in tourism in conservation areas is supposed to be high and its members should benefit from the tourism process. However, having been presented with opportunity to improve their livelihoods, communities are constrained in various ways and generally fail to benefit from tourism development. This study was set to investigate constraints to community participation in conservation areas. It was carried out in Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary (MES) in Kwale County, Kenya, using a descriptive survey design. Data was collected using researcher administered questionnaires and oral interviews. The results indicated that lack of coordination among stakeholders; inadequate financial resources, lack of conducive environment for tourism growth, and lack of skills/knowledge were major constraints to participation. The study concludes that to address both operational and structural constraints to community participation, the national and county governments should develop policies that compel investors to honor agreements with communities, assist communities to enter into fair collaborations with investors, and provide incentives to investors in tourism.

scholarly journals Mediating Role of Perceived Organizational Support in Relationship Between Teacher Self-Efficacy and Teacher Effectiveness

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Al Munnir Abubakar ◽  
Tengku Faekah bt Tengku Ariffin ◽  
Fauziah Md Jaafar ◽  
Dinar Roudhotul Lailia
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Effectiveness ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Perceived Organizational Support ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Baseline Measure ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Specific Teaching ◽  
Teacher Self Efficacy ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The main aim of the study is to examines the relationship between teacher effectiveness and perceived organizational support in mediating by self-efficacy. Teacher effectiveness is the ability to produce gains on student achievement scores, taking account of a baseline measure of students’ performance. Perceived Organizational Support (POS) refers to employees' perception concerning the extent to which the organization values their contribution and is concerned about their wellbeing. Teacher self-efficacy is meant by teachers’ belief in their own ability to organize and execute courses of action essential to successfully achieving the specific teaching tasks in specific situations. The study is conceptual in nature and the research considers the drivers which motivate the teachers. The population of the study comprised secondary school teachers in Bauchi metropolitan. The proposed method of the study is quantitative which will be use questionnaire. The sample will be composed of males and females’ teachers. The study will adopt the descriptive survey design and all the information will collected through a questionnaire which largely had close-ended questions and one open-ended question.

scholarly journals Prospects and Challenges of Micro and Small Scale Enterprises in Adama City, Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3S) ◽  
pp. 322-329
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Stratified Random Sampling ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Document Review

This study was aimed to assess prospects and challenges of micro and small scale enterprises in Adama city. A descriptive survey design was employed. A survey questionnaire which included both the close ended and the open ended questions, observation and document review were used as data collection tools of the study. The study used stratified random sampling technique to select the sample and accordingly about 116 MSE respondents were selected from a list of registered micro and small scale enterprises which obtained from Adama city micro and small scale development office. The result of the study showed that limited finance, lack of awareness about policies related to MSE, lack of business development services and internal management related problems are the major challenges of MSE in Adama city. This finding implicate for the need of further research by taking large sample from various micro and small scale enterprises.

Constraints to Community Participation in Tourism In Kenya: The Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-87
Author(s):  
Paul M. Musila ◽  
Bonface O. Kihima
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Structural Constraints ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Design Data ◽  
County Governments ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Conducive Environment

Community Based Tourism (CBT) is among several types of tourism that have been considered sustainable and beneficial to the host populations in conservation areas. The local community participation in tourism in conservation areas is supposed to be high and its members should benefit from the tourism process. However, having been presented with opportunity to improve their livelihoods, communities are constrained in various ways and generally fail to benefit from tourism development. This study was set to investigate constraints to community participation in conservation areas. It was carried out in Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary (MES) in Kwale County, Kenya, using a descriptive survey design. Data was collected using researcher administered questionnaires and oral interviews. The results indicated that lack of coordination among stakeholders; inadequate financial resources, lack of conducive environment for tourism growth, and lack of skills/knowledge were major constraints to participation. The study concludes that to address both operational and structural constraints to community participation, the national and county governments should develop policies that compel investors to honour agreements with communities, assist communities to enter into fair collaborations with investors, and provide incentives to investors in tourism.

Community Participation in Project Closure principles and Performance of Community Water Supply Projects in Kericho County, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 673-705
Author(s):  
Justus Korir
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Community Water ◽  
Project Documentation ◽  
Closure Principles ◽  
Project Closure ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The purpose of this article was to establish the extent to which community participation in project closure principles influences the performance of community water supply projects in Kericho county Kenya. The indicators used included community participation in; project documentation and archiving, procurement closure and bills settlement and project handing over and celebration. The study adopted descriptive survey design and correlation research design. The descriptive survey design was used to describe characteristics of the population being studied whilst a correlational research was used to describe the degree to which variables under the study were related. The target population was 8357 and the sample size was 382. Out of this, 310 positively responded. The sample comprised of households and management committee members. The research instruments included questionnaires, focus group discussion and interview schedules. Stratified proportional sampling and random sampling were used to collect primary qualitative and quantitative data. The data was compiled, given codes and input into SPSS version 25 computer program for statistical analysis and presentation. The study findings showed that community participation in project documentation and archiving (R=0.680, p=0.00<0.05, R2=0.461), procurement closure and bills settlement (R=0.772, p=0.00<0.05, R2=0.595) and project handing over and celebration (R=0.746, p=0.00<0.05, R2=0.554) are significant explanatory variables with respect to project performance at 95% confidence level. Therefore, the study concluded that the community should be encouraged to actively participate more during the project closure process in order to enhance the performance of their community water supply projects.

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