Category: Issue 1
African Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Normative Teacher Training for Competency- Based School Environments in Kenya

African Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Normative Teacher Training for Competency- Based School Environments in Kenya

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Justina Syonthi NdaitaKisii UniversityEmail: srndaita@kisiiuniversity.ac.ke Abstract: The introduction of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in Kenya has generated debate regarding teacherpreparedness, particularly in fostering moral and ethical competencies essential for holistic learner development. Although CBC emphasizes values such as integrity, responsibility, and respect, there remains limited clarity on how these competenciesare embedded, assessed, and implemented in…

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Investigating Local and Indigenous Traditional Leadership in Local Governance of Rural Primary Schools: A Case of Zimbabwe

Investigating Local and Indigenous Traditional Leadership in Local Governance of Rural Primary Schools: A Case of Zimbabwe

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Wonderful Dzimiri – Department of Educational Policy Studies and Leadership. Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Cynthia Dzimiri – Robert Mugabe School of Education. Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe Email: dzimiriw@staff.msu.ac.zw/ cynthiadzimiri@gmail.com Abstract: The study investigates how the rural local political (elected village chairpersons and/or councillors) and indigenous traditional leadership (chief/ headman, village head/kraalhead [Sabhuku]) are situated in…

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Headteachers’ Learner Discipline Management Practices on the Implementation of the Competency Based Curriculum in Public Primary Schools in Ugunja Sub- County, Siaya County Kenya

Headteachers’ Learner Discipline Management Practices on the Implementation of the Competency Based Curriculum in Public Primary Schools in Ugunja Sub- County, Siaya County Kenya

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Evans Oloko Nyakodhe, Pamela Ochieng & Joyce Kamau Mount Kenya University Email: evansoloko94@gmail.com/ pochieng@mku.ac.ke/ jmkamau@mku.ac.ke Abstract: This study examined headteachers’ learner discipline management practices and their influence on the implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in public primary schools in Ugunja Sub-County, Siaya County, Kenya. The study was anchored on Operant Conditioning Theory. A descriptive…

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An Assessment of Teachers’ Preparedness in Implementing Precision Agriculture in Competency-based Education in Secondary Schools in Kisii and Nyamira Counties, Kenya

An Assessment of Teachers’ Preparedness in Implementing Precision Agriculture in Competency-based Education in Secondary Schools in Kisii and Nyamira Counties, Kenya

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Finid Onyancha George – Department of Agribusiness Management and Extension Alice Chesambu Ndiema – Department of Agribusiness Management and Extension James Bill Ouda – Department of Education Psychology Karen Ohanga Ongeti – Department of Curriculum and Instructional Technology Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology Email: finidgeorge@gmail.com/ achesambu@mmust.ac.ke/ jouda@mmust.ac.ke/ kongeti@mmust.ac.ke Abstract: Precision Agriculture (PA) enhances…

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The Impact of Teachers’ Perceptions on Female Head Teachers’ Leadership Efficacy in Public Primary Schools in Morogoro Region, Tanzania

The Impact of Teachers’ Perceptions on Female Head Teachers’ Leadership Efficacy in Public Primary Schools in Morogoro Region, Tanzania

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Nestoria Kabula Mtenga, Daniel Mkude & Eugenia WandelaJordan University CollegeA Constituent College of St. Augustine University of TanzaniaEmail: nestoriamtenga36@gmail.com Abstract: This study focused on the impact of teachers’ perceptions on female head teachers’ leadership efficacy in public primary schools in the Morogoro region. The study was guided by feminist leadership theory. A mixed research approach…

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Towards Sustainable Management of University Student Unrest through Internal Stakeholder Collaboration

Towards Sustainable Management of University Student Unrest through Internal Stakeholder Collaboration

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Felix NjiniMidlands State University, ZimbabweEmail: njinif@sid.adventist.org Abstract: This study explores sustainable strategies for managing university student unrest in Zimbabwe through enhanced collaboration among internal stakeholders. Anchored in Stakeholder Theory (ST) and employing a qualitative research approach, this study explores how administrators, faculty, no-teaching staff and students perceive their respective roles in managing institutional unrest. It…

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Cash Management and Sales Performance of Agricultural Input Small and Medium Enterprises in Kampala District: A Case of SMEs in Container Village

Cash Management and Sales Performance of Agricultural Input Small and Medium Enterprises in Kampala District: A Case of SMEs in Container Village

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Sanyu Sennoga – Simlaw Seed Company Edward Katumba Segawa – Uganda Martyrs University Email: ezsennoga@gmail.com/ esegawa@umu.ac.ug Abstract: The purpose of this paper was to assess the effect of cash management on the sales performance of small and medium enterprises in Container Village, Kampala District. Specifically, the paper looked at how cash planning, cash collection and…

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Ethics and Professional Conduct among Teaching Professionals in the 21st Century: Implications for National Development

Ethics and Professional Conduct among Teaching Professionals in the 21st Century: Implications for National Development

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Peter Elisha Mwamwaja & Shadrack Ernest MwakalingaCatholic University of Mbeya – TanzaniaEmail: pmwamwaja@gmail.com Abstract: This study examined ethical principles, leadership ethics, and professional conduct among teaching professionals, and analysed their relationship with selected 21st century competencies and national development outcomes. Guided by Axiological Ethical Theory and Ethical Leadership Theory, the study adopted a mixed methods…

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Issues in Financing Special Educational Needs in the Inclusive Rural Primary Schools in Rungwe, Tanzania

Issues in Financing Special Educational Needs in the Inclusive Rural Primary Schools in Rungwe, Tanzania

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Peter Elisha MwamwajaCatholic University of MbeyaEmail: pmwamwaja@gmail.com Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate issues in financing special needs education in rural primary schools in Rungwe District council. The study was guided by a question, stated: To what extent finances available suffice the provision of quality education to pupils with special educational needs?…

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The Mediating Role of Trust and Commitment in Tithing Behavior among Church Members in Rwanda

The Mediating Role of Trust and Commitment in Tithing Behavior among Church Members in Rwanda

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Joseph SebahireAdventist University of Africa (AUA)Email: sebahirejoseph@gmail.com Abstract: This study examines the mediating roles of trust and commitment regarding the relationship between organizational practices and tithing behavior among church members in Rwanda. Anchored in stewardship theory, rational choice theory, the theory of planned behavior, and resource-based view, the study adopts a quantitative cross-sectional design using…

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