Vol 3, Issue 2

Differences between Portfolio and Traditional Test to Prospective Teachers’ Academic Achievement: A Case of Ruaha Catholic University, Tanzania

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Author: Baraka Nyinge (University of Dodoma, Tanzania) Abstract: The use of portfolios towards prospective teachers’ competence acquisition as compared to tests has been of concern to most scholars worldwide. This study therefore sought to determine differences between test and portfolios in academic achievement among Ruaha Catholic University prospective teachers. It involved the use of descriptive […]

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Civic Education Teaching Resources and Teacher Preparedness for Secondary School Competency-Based Curriculum in Lusaka, Zambia

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Authors: Innocent Mutale Mulenga (The University of Zambia) and Moonga Ng’andu (Ministry of Education, Zambia) Abstract: This study sought to investigate on Civic Education Teaching Resources and Teacher Preparedness for Secondary School Competency-Based Curriculum in Lusaka, Zambia. The study employed the mixed methods approach, particularly the embedded research design in which 120 secondary school learners

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Effect of School Infrastructure on Pupil Enrolment in Universal Primary Education Schools: A Case of Mbarara City, Uganda

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Authors: Gorette Nasuna (Bishop Stuart University, Uganda), Judith Arinaitwe (Bishop Stuart University), Enoch Barigye (Bishop Stuart University) and Flora Kyayemagye (Bishop Stuart University, Uganda) Abstract: This study investigated the relationship between school infrastructure and pupil enrolment among the universal primary education schools in Mbarara City, Uganda. School infrastructure was conceptualized in terms of physical, services

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The Role of Language in Mass Media Anti-HIV/AIDS Campaigns: A Case of a Patriarchal Community, Kenya

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Author: Eric R. Masese, PhD (Moi University, Kenya) Abstract: This paper examined how language used in mass media in HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns influenced social action towards ill-health behaviors based on the ethnographic data collected from 100 young people aged 19- 40 years over a period of nine months. The sample was selected using snowball and

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Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning and Students Electricity Concepts: A Case of Secondary Schools in Arusha, Tanzania

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Authors: Abraham Daniel Mollel (University of Rwanda), Evariste Minani (University of Rwanda), Vianney Munezero (University of Rwanda) and Janvier Ngayinteranya (University of Rwanda) Abstract: This study sought to establish the effectiveness of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning in improving student’s electricity conceptions among secondary schools in Arusha City through the exploratory research design. The study employed the

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Married Couples’ Perceptions towards Marital Sex: A Case of Kihesa Ward in Iringa, Tanzania

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Authors: Joshua Juma Mugane (University of Iringa, Tanzania) and Michael B. Welwel (Bugema University, Uganda) Abstract: This study sought to find how married couples perceived marital sex, using the survey Research Design. A total of 200 respondents came from selected marriages found in Kihesa Ward. Such number was obtained through the purposive sampling technique which

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Factors Contributing to Female Teachers Underrepresentation in Schools Leadership: A Case of Sumbawanga, Tanzania

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Authors: Consolata Mbalilaki (Saint Augustine University of Tanzania) and Daniel Oduor Onyango, PhD (Saint Augustine University of Tanzania) Abstract: This study sought to investigate the factors contributing to underrepresentation of female teachers in leadership positions in public secondary schools in Sumbawanga Municipality. The study employed the mixed research approach and convergent parallel research design. The

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Critical Analysis of COVID-19 Containment Policy in the United Kingdom

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Author: Alen Kinyina (University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom) Abstract: United Kingdom (UK) is among the top ten countries that were highly affected by COVID-19 pandemic. The government implemented the COVID-19 containment policy with stringent measures including lockdown, quarantine of all travelers from out of the UK and isolation of all COVID-19 positive cases. The number

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Confluence of Kinship and Divinity in Ola Rotimi’s The Gods Are Not to Blame and Sophocles’ Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus

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Authors: Stephen Okari Onkoba (Laikipia University, Kenya), Albert Mugambi Rutere (Laikipia University, Kenya) and Nicholas Goro Kamau (Laikipia University, Kenya) Abstract: Blood and affinal ties are central in any discourse on kinship. This paper grapples with representation of kinship ties within a spiritual matrix envisioned in the dramaturgy of Ola Rotimi and Sophocles. The Gods

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Multilingualism as a Classroom Resource for Communicative Language Teaching: A Case of a Primary School in Warren Park, Zimbabwe

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Author: Mildred Shingirirai Nyamayedenga, PhD (Women’s University in Africa, Zimbabwe) Abstract: This study sought to explore the use of multilingualism as a classroom resource to implement Communicative Language Teaching at a primary school in Zimbabwe. The study employed a single case study design which is qualitative in nature. The population comprised of 21 teachers at

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