Dissertations (Master's) MAED

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    The effective use of information and communication technology in teaching and learning in selected public primary schools of Morogoro municipality in Tanzania
    (Mzumbe University, 2019) Temu, Niceta D
    This study intended to assess the effective usage of information and Communication Technology in public primary schools. The study was guided by three specific objectives; (1) to identify the roles of ICT in teaching and learning process, (2) to find out factors influence usage of ICT to make effective teaching and learning in public primary schools and (3) to search challenges of using ICT in teaching and learning in public primary schools of Morogoro Municipal Council in Tanzania. The study applied qualitative research approach to make easy collection of deep information that include feelings, experiences and deep understand from the respondents. Explanatory case study design was employed, the study included total of twenty-one participants specifically: three head teachers, three ICT experts, three subjects’ teachers and twelve pupils. Focus group discussion, interview and document review were used to collect information which was analysed through content data analysis. The major findings revealed that there are enough and quality teaching and learning materials from the internet and school savers that help teachers and pupils to get quality and useful education. Also, teachers and pupils are much interested to integrate ICT in teaching and learning but there are serious challenges that make the ICT equipment to remain as useless facilities in the schools. Poor management of ICT facilities, deprived electricity, insufficient ICT equipment and teachers’ lack skills and knowledge on ICT usage, are the problems that hinder the usage of ICT in public primary schools. The researcher recommends that there is a need to strengthening the government’s ICT policy for primary education to push the educational stakeholders to take the issue of ICT integration in education extremely. There should be ICT training for teachers and other education stakeholders in order to bring competent in ICT usage in public primary schools
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    The role of communication between the school and community in ward secondary schools performance at Singida municipality
    (Mzumbe University, 2016) Emmanuel, Andrew
    This study was conducted to examine the role of communication between the school and community in ward secondary schools performance in Singida Municipality. The specific objective of the study were to find out the role played by schools and community in ensuring communication exists and it is effective in the school, to explore community participation in everyday activities of schools, to find out the perception of community and the school on the need for the effective communication between them and to find out the influence of effective communication between community and schools to the students performances. The study involved 105 respondents (58 male and 47 female). The study has used simple random and purposive sampling techniques, also the study employed case study research design, employed interview and questionnaire methods for data collection. The study used thematic and statistical descriptive techniques for data analysis. The findings shows that schools and community do not ensure the existence of effective communication between them since there is great communication breakdown that lead to the difficulties in teaching and learning activities in the ward secondary schools, poor participation of parents into different schools activities as well as poor channel used for school and community communication. Also, the findings noted that there is poor participation of community in everyday activities of school such as indiscipline cases of their children, payment of school contributions and to participate in school`s meetings for decision making on different matters. The presence of poor perception of the community and school hinder effective communication between them. Lastly the study revealed the impacts caused by lack of communication between community and schools to the students’ performances. Lack of effective communication lead to indiscipline of students, lack of parents’ seriousness on making follow up of their children academic progress.
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    SME taxpayers perceptions on tax compliance in Tanga City and Muheza District, Tanzania
    (Mzumbe University, 2017) Sifuni, Twamzihirwa Daudi
    The present study assesses the perceptions of small and medium enterprises on factors affecting tax compliance in Tanzania. Where the research problem was based on low tax compliance as a result of increase in tax evassion. The study employed crosssectional research design with sample size of 160 respondents (Tax payers). A purposive non probability sampling and random probability sampling technique were used to choose respondents from the study area. Semi-structure questionnaire was used to capture intended information. Data collected were analyzed by descriptive statistics, logit Model and chi square-test. The findings on analysis of demographic characteristic of the SME Tax payers revealed that majority of respondents about 48.13 percent were between 40 and 51 years. The majority which was 55.6 percent of respondents had primary education. Meanwhile 51.2 percent of respondents were married. Moreover, the results revealed that 73.13 percent of respondents had business income between 500001 and 4500000 Tsh per month while 45.6 percent of respondents had 4-49 employees in their business. However majority of respondents agreed that the tax collected assists the government in provision of services. On the other hand the result shows that there is association between tax payer’s perception on tax rate, fines, government services delivery, and penalty towards tax compliance. Furthermore the result from logistic regression model indicated that if tax rate is perceived high by SMEs tax payers, tax compliance would decrease by 25.50%. Moreover, perception of SMEs tax payers on penalty was high; penalty would be expected to increase tax compliance by 46.99%. If the perception of SMEs tax payers on fine was high, fines would be expected to increase the tax compliance by 29.58%. If perception of SMEs tax payers on government service delivery was high the tax compliance would be expected to increase by 61.93%. The study recommends that, the government should inject tax education to the education curriculum from the primary level in order to increase tax awareness to the community and remove wrong perception prevailing in the society.
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    The role of school management committee in improving students' academic performance in Tanzania: A case of ward secondary schools in Ubungo district, Dar-es-salaam
    (Mzumbe University, 2019) Longino, Teddy
    This study investigated the role of School Management Committees in improving students’ academic performance at Ubungo district in Dar es Salaam. Three objectives guided the study: Firstly, to analyze how SMC helps in improving school management, secondly, to examine how SMC facilitate citizens and parent’s participation in the management of the schools and thirdly, to identify how the SMC motivates teachers. The study employed convergent parallel mixed method where a researcher used quantitative and qualitative data under cross sectional study design. The study also involved sample of 90 respondents from 15 ward secondary schools found in Ubungo district. Data were collected through questionnaires and interview and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that, SMCs are very active in day to day school supervision, monitoring capitation grants in cooperation with the school management and transparency to the community. Furthermore, SMCs played a great role in preparing and arranging parents and teachers meeting which led to the improvement of students’ academic performance. Additionally, SMCs played a great role in maintaining good students’ behavior and discipline for the improvement of students’ academic performance. The study concluded that, even though the results show that SMCs are ineffective in some areas such as providing allowances and training to the teacher, is still considered and adopted as the key factor for the improvement of students’ academic performance. The study advocates teachers, parents and community to cooperate fully with the SMCs in managing the schools for the aim of improving students’ academic performances. For the school that does not formulate SMCs should do effectively for the better academic performance.