scholarly journals Challenges Facing Heads of Schools in Performing Procurement Activities: A Case of Public Secondary Schools in Monduli District Arusha, Tanzania

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 481-492
Author(s):  
Nestory Thomas Muhoja ◽  
Demetria Gerold Mkulu
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Monduli District

scholarly journals The Effect of Home Environmental Factors on Students’ Academic Achievement: A Case of Community Secondary Schools in Monduli District, Tanzania

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. p354
Author(s):  
Baraka M. Ngussa, PhD ◽  
Adam J. Gundula
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Academic Affairs ◽  
Social Economic Status ◽  
Monduli District ◽  
To Come

This study investigated on the effect of home environmental factors on students’ academic achievement among secondary schools in Monduli District, Tanzania using a descriptive design. A sample of 318 students from seven schools participated by filling the questionnaire. Validity of the instrument was ensured through expert judgment and the Cronbach’s Alpha in all three variables was above 0.6. Analysis of data employed descriptive and inferential statistics. The study established existence of parental involvement in pupils’ academic affairs. This was indicated by the facts that parents were committed to monitor students’ learning activities and give all kind of supports needed. Parents’ social economic status afforded to facilitate school needs of their children. Lastly, the study established a direct correlation between parental involvement and academic achievement, between social economic status and academic achievement and between social economic status and parental involvement. Based on these conclusions the researchers recommend that there is need to encourage parents to continue their parental involvement in their children’s academic affairs as this is a way of improving academic achievement. Furthermore, parents should be encouraged to come up with strategies that will help to improve their income, as this will enable sustainable provision of basic and school needs.

scholarly journals Effect of School Environment on Students’ Commitment toward Learning among Secondary Schools in Monduli District, Tanzania

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 60-67
Author(s):  
Furahini Godson ◽  
BARAKA MANJALE NGUSSA
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
School Environment ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
School Management ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Effective School ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Monduli District

This study sought to investigate the effect of school environment on students’ commitment toward learning among Secondary Schools in Monduli District, Tanzania. The study employed the quantitative approach in collecting and analyzing data from 346 respondents across five secondary schools in the District. The findings revealed that students’ perception were negative on the school environment as they tended to disagreed with the items. The study further indicates that students were committed toward learning. Finally, the study established the existing relationship between school environment and students’ commitment toward learning. Therefore, effective school environment predicts the rate of students’ commitment toward learning. The study therefore recommends that school management teams should work hard to improve the identified school environment factors as the factors are essential for effective learning to take place. The identified students’ commitment toward learning needs to be rewarded for students to maintain such a spirit as it is a key factor for effective learning to take place. Furthermore, school administrators should find ways to create conducive learning environment.

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