Tag: Participation

Youth Participation in Development Financing and Its Implications for Community Security in Mtwara Region, Tanzania

Youth Participation in Development Financing and Its Implications for Community Security in Mtwara Region, Tanzania

Nassibu Richard MwaifungaFaculty of Arts and Social SciencesDepartment of Political Science and Public AdministrationThe Open University of TanzaniaEmail: nassibu.academics@yahoo.com Abstract: This study examines the effect of youth participation in the Youth Development Fund (YDF) on community security in Mtwara Region, Tanzania, using an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design. Quantitative data were collected from 486 youth beneficiaries…

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Transforming Learning Environments for Boys and Girls in Tanzania: Insights from the SEQUIP Alternative Education Programme

Transforming Learning Environments for Boys and Girls in Tanzania: Insights from the SEQUIP Alternative Education Programme

Baraka KionywakiDirectorate of AcademicsInstitute of Adult Education, TanzaniaEmail: basaki2007@yahoo.com Abstract: Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP)-Alternative Education Pathway (AEP) is one of the Tanzania’s most innovative responses to challenges which undermine the potential of learners, particularly girls and other marginalized groups in secondary education. Despite such response, limited research is documented on how the SEQUIP-AEP…

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Public Primary School Teachers’ Willingness for Participation in In-Service Training Programmes in Arusha City, Tanzania

Public Primary School Teachers’ Willingness for Participation in In-Service Training Programmes in Arusha City, Tanzania

Joseph E. MushiOfficer in charge of Pre & Primary Adult Education and Non-Formal Education, Arusha CityEmail: betrod00031@gmail.com Kennedy Omondi OtienoSt. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT), Arusha.Email: omondiken2016@gmail.com Abstract: This study assessed public primary school teachers’ willingness to participate in in-service training programmes in Arusha City. Specifically, the study examined the extent to which administrative practices…

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Extent of Women’s Participation in Management of Rural Water Projects in Bahi District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania

Extent of Women’s Participation in Management of Rural Water Projects in Bahi District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania

Vallentina Masanja, & Laurent KaburireSt John’s University of TanzaniaEmail: tinachaya499@gmail.com Abstract: Different parts of the world have been emphasizing the participation of women in the management of water projects, especially following the failure of different implemented projects. The current study was conducted to explore the extent to which women are involved in managing rural water…

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Innovative Governance Models and Legal Reforms for Sustainable Development in Western Kenya

Innovative Governance Models and Legal Reforms for Sustainable Development in Western Kenya

William Wanyonyi WamalwaMasinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, KenyaEmail: Williamwamalwa1978@gmail.com Abstract: This study examines the specifics of leadership, governance, law, and policy within Western Kenya. The research explores how governance structures and leadership practices within existing legal and policy frameworks, including implementation of County Integrated Development Plans (CIDPs), impact public service delivery and community…

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Influence of Stakeholders’ Participation Practices on Institutional Performance in Selected National Polytechnics in Kenya

Influence of Stakeholders’ Participation Practices on Institutional Performance in Selected National Polytechnics in Kenya

Elicanah Moenga Mosiori, Ruth Thinguri & Mary MugweMount Kenya UniversityEmail: emosiori@gmail.com Abstract: Globally, academicians are aware of the necessity of well-organized management of educational institutions. This research sought to look at the influence of stakeholders’ participation practices on institutional performance in selected 6 national polytechnics. It was guided by the Strategic Choice Theory and the…

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Participation of Women in Environmental Protection, Conservation and Management in Voi Sub-County, Taita Taveta County, Kenya

Participation of Women in Environmental Protection, Conservation and Management in Voi Sub-County, Taita Taveta County, Kenya

Marie Catherine Ngono Essono Binelli – Department of Social Sciences and Development Studies, The Catholic University of Eastern AfricaPaul Norvy – Department of Social Sciences and Development Studies, The Catholic University of Eastern AfricaLydia Mwaura – Department of Social Sciences and Development Studies, The Catholic University of Eastern AfricaFrida Nyiva Mutui – Department of Humanities,…

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Assessment of Managerial Strategies in Fostering Students from Transhumant Communities to Participate in Secondary Education

Assessment of Managerial Strategies in Fostering Students from Transhumant Communities to Participate in Secondary Education

Joel William and Dr. Sophia John LaiserDepartment of EducationTumaini University, Makumira, TanzaniaEmail: williamjoel515@gmail.com/laisersophia@gmail.com Abstract: The study assessed the managerial strategies in fostering students from transhumant communities to participate in a formal education. The study employed the mixed method approach with descriptive design and a sample of 46 research participants. Descriptive and Thematic analyses were used…

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Public Pre-Primary School Teachers’ Use of Play as a Classroom Teaching Strategy: A Case of Bunyala, Busia County, Kenya

Public Pre-Primary School Teachers’ Use of Play as a Classroom Teaching Strategy: A Case of Bunyala, Busia County, Kenya

Zachary A. Okello – Mount Kenya University, KenyaDr. Josephine Kirimi – Mount Kenya University, KenyaDr. Hudson Ouko Ong’ang’a – Kenyatta University, KenyaCorresponding Author: zacharyokello06@gmail.com Abstract: Learner’s classroom participation can be gauged by; confidence levels turn-taking, numeracy skills, manipulative competencies and task completion. However, over time, adequate inculcation of play as a strategy in early childhood…

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Challenges Facing Women Scaling to Political Leadership in Post-Colonial Kenya: A Case of Gusiiland, South Western Kenya, 1963-2013

Challenges Facing Women Scaling to Political Leadership in Post-Colonial Kenya: A Case of Gusiiland, South Western Kenya, 1963-2013

Dr. Zacharia O. Mokua & Dr. Evans Omosa NyamwakaKisii University, KenyaEmail: ondieki.zachary@yahoo.com Received December 14, 2020; Revised December 20; Accepted December 27, 2020 Abstract: In Gusiiland, women constitute a significant proportion of the electorates. However, since independence, no woman in Gusiiland has ever been voted to the National Parliament and the Senate despite their voting…

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