scholarly journals Impact of Stress on Students’ Academic Performance in Zanzibar’s Higher Learning Institutions

2021 ◽  
pp. 18-25
Author(s):  
Abadhar Makame Vuai
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Course Work ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
The Impact

In today’s highly competitive world, students face various academic problems including stress, which result in an increased prevalence of psychological and physical problems like anxiety, depression and nervousness which in turn affect their academic results and performance. The main aim of this study was to explain the impact of stress on the students’ academic performance in Zanzibar Higher Learning Institutions. A cross sectional survey research design was utilized and a quantitative approach used to analyze primary data from the respondents. Data was collected from 100 respondents using structural questionnaire and descriptive statistical technique was used for data analysis. The study was focused on three independent variables (Course work, Teaching methods and Course content). The key findings revealed that, long course work is the leading factor which gives academic stress to higher learning Institution students as majority 49 (49.0%) of respondents, on the other hand majority 30 (30%) of respondents said that, sometimes they are unable to study because of course content and the majority 52 (52%) of respondents also said that, they are getting high stress level because of academic performance. The findings also revealed that, the majority of the respondents 66 (66%) agreed that, teaching methods affect academic performance of the students in a very high way, 34 (34%) of the respondents said that teaching methods do not have any effect on academic performance.

scholarly journals Prominent challenges of fixed-term contracts for administrative and professional employees in higher learning institutions of Gauteng Province, South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 650-656
Author(s):  
Elsie Skeni Monkwe ◽  
Solly Matshonisa Seeletse
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Temporary Workers ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Term Contract ◽  
Professional Employees ◽  
Precautionary Measures ◽  
Learning Institutions

The use of temporary workers by organizations is growing, and has extensively extended to higher learning institutions (HLIs). This paper discusses the challenges of fixed term contract administrative and professional employees (FTC A/Ps) in Gauteng Provinces’ HLIs in South Africa. The research methodology used was exploratory. Surveys were used to collect data. The study sample consisted of 107 FTC A/Ps. Primary data were collected using a questionnaire. Text data were analyzed using the thematic content analysis of qualitative design. The study revealed that the HLIs did not provide training to the FTC A/Ps, but required them to perform as if they were trained. The FTC A/Ps were not getting employee benefits, were abused, underpaid, lacked privileges, lacked morale, could be dismissed any time, were driven to lose trust on managers and to be disloyal to their HLIs. They sometimes caused unscheduled turnover. Their commitment to work diminished. Still, they were bound to increase their productivity under punitive working conditions. The study recommends involving of FTC A/Ps when necessary, and not to abuse them. This also includes possibilities of integrating them in the HLI workforce, but to put proper precautionary measures when empowering them. Keywords: abuse, fixed term contract, higher learning institutions, roll over. JEL Classification: J71, J81, J82

scholarly journals The Nexus between Funding and Research Output: A Case Study in Universiti Teknologi MARA

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.15) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Caroline Henry ◽  
Nor Azura Md Ghani ◽  
Halilah Haron ◽  
Umi Marshida Abd Hamid ◽  
Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Productivity ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Continuous Problem

Financial sustainability has been a continuous problem that Higher Learning Institutions (HLI) have to face. In addition, funding has always played a role in the process of research as many have proven that there is a relationship between funding and research impact. This study highlights the impact of funding on UiTM’s research productivity. Publications published by UiTM in 2012 to 2016 from Web of Science (WoS) were used to compare the impact of both funded and unfunded publications. The findings showed that 32.53% of the publications published from 2007 to 2016 were funded. Funded publications published in high impact journals have higher citations compared to unfunded publications particularly for Medical and Science & Technology related fields such as Clinical Medicine and Chemistry. This proves that financial assistance is key to drive quality research and produce impactful publications as it indirectly increases the institution’s research productivity.  

Examination of Internet Banking Customer Perception of Service Quality

2017 ◽  
pp. 253-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilanjan Ray ◽  
Tilak Nath Ghosh ◽  
Krishnendu Sen
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Internet Banking ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Personal Contact ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Customer Perception ◽  
Quality Dimensions ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
The Impact

The present study empirically examines the impact of internet banking service quality dimensions on Customer Satisfaction. This study is a cross-sectional survey that employed the use of pre-structured questionnaire to collect primary data from a sample of 120 respondents through personal contact, field survey and email. Collected data have been analyzed through SPSS 21 software by different statistical tools like Reliability test for judgment of internal consistency of collected data and paired t- test. It was also found that customers are satisfied with IS-QUAL dimensions. Service quality has become as one of the major factors of the client satisfaction.

scholarly journals The Impact of Social Networking Sites’ Usage on the Academic Performance of University Students of Lahore, Pakistan

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Waqas ◽  
Muhammad Afzal ◽  
Fakhar Zaman ◽  
Muhammad Sabir
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Social networking sites are more common to the young generation worldwide. Pakistan’s major population is comprised of young generation. Thus, usage of social networking sites has become the trend among the youth of Pakistan which has strong effect on the student’s performance and habits. Thus, this study aims to examine the impact of social network usage on the university student’s academic performance of Lahore, Pakistan. Cross sectional survey technique has used in the current study. The self-administered questionnaire distributed to the 260 students of four universities of Lahore through convenient random sampling. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the data while Chi-square (X2) analysis has performed to test the research hypotheses. The findings of the current study show that the university students of Lahore, Pakistan are using different social networking sites which has negative effect on the student’s academic performance and habits. Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 3, Issue-4: 267-276

scholarly journals The influence of rurality and its indigenous knowledge on teaching methods in higher education – lessons from Ukulange Mbusa of the Bemba people of Zambia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 197
Author(s):  
Dennis Banda ◽  
Mulenga Kapwepwe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Social Deprivation ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Knowledge Systems ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Learning Institutions

This study was on the influence of rurality and its Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) with reference to the Ukulange Mbusa (UM) ceremony of the Bemba people of the Northern Zambia. Rurality is a demographic and a social category and implies distance from urban centres, sparse population, lack of amenities, infrastructure and sometimes social deprivation. A lot of forms of indigenous knowledge are imparted on learners from rural areas before they join universities and meet other knowledge systems. The study tried to establish if some learning and teaching approaches, methods and techniques used in such traditional ceremonies and settings could influence the teaching and learning in higher learning institutions. Interviews, Focus Group Discussions (FGD), and documents analysis were used to collect data. The sample was drawn from traditional chiefs, women counsellors (alangizi) and university students initiated in the Ukulange Mbusa ceremony. Findings of the study are that the positive influences of rurality and their forms of indigenous knowledge are often minimised, misunderstood, ignored, viewed as backward, local, native, and therefore not suitable for use in higher learning institutions. However, this study argues that progressive indigenous forms of knowledge must be hybridized with the university ones, save negative ones such as those fuelling early marriages.   Keywords: Indigenous knowledge, Rurality, Folklore, Culture, ZambiaHow to cite this article:Banda, D. & Kapwepwe, M. 2020. The influence of rurality and its indigenous knowledge on teaching methods in higher education – lessons from Ukulange Mbusa of the Bemba people of Zambia. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South. 4(2): 197-217. https://doi.org/10.36615/sotls.v4i2.148.This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

scholarly journals The role of parents on their children’s academic performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 747-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan Nguyen ◽  
Nga Duong ◽  
Huyen Dinh ◽  
Mai Nguyen ◽  
Thoa Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Age Gap ◽  
The Family ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to investigate the impact of the family factors on scholastic achievements of students in high schools and universities in Vietnam. The primary data is collected from the 538 students through an online questionnaire. We apply one empirical model with the support of SPSS and STATA to test the family determinants of academic attainments-GPA. We find that there are three factors which impact on GPA of these: Age gap, Income of the families, Negative reactions of parents to their child’s low-performed results in academic performance. The research results show that all three factors can explain for 8% with the changes in GPA of learners. While the age gap between parents and their children has minor positive effects on academic performances, family income is significantly and positively correlated to GPA. This is the reason why students from opulent families often perform better than those of more meager families.

scholarly journals The Impact of Self-Esteem and Internet Use on Academic Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Edhi Juwono ◽  
I. Hardhy Winarta
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Statistical Tool ◽  
Educational Management ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The students’ academic performance is one of important evaluation factors in accreditation. It is interesting to explore the factors which give impact to the academic achievement or performance. This research put academic performance as the research problem. Since this research was combining two disciplines: information systems (IS) and educational management (EM), it set Internet Use (representing IS) and self-esteem (representing EM) as factors impacting the academic performance. Moreover, this research used the quantitative method. Based on the quantitative research model, the research used primary data collected from students of ABFI Institute of Perbanas, Jakarta. The data was calculated using a statistical tool called SPSS. The descriptive statistics was also applied to describe the variables, and regression technique was for describing the relationship between the variables. After analyzing the data, the research finds that self-esteem affects the academic performance significantly and positively, but the Internet use does not impact the academic performance significantly.

scholarly journals The effect of entrepreneurial orientation on the export performance of apparel industry

2021 ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
Kamal Hossain ◽  
Ilhaamie Binti Abdul Ghani Azmi
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Apparel Industry ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the impact of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) dimensions on the apparel industry's export performance. EO considers as innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk-taking dimensions. The determinants of export performance are firms' financial, strategic, and satisfaction levels of performance. A cross-sectional survey is carried out by providing a questionnaire to high-level managers and owners of the MLEs. Primary data of 339 treated by partial least squares (PLS-SEM) technique examines EO dimensions' impact on export performance. The findings of this study revealed that innovativeness and proactiveness positively and significantly impact export performance. However, risk-taking dimension does not affect export performance.

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