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Head teachers’ pedagogical leadership strategies in supporting children’s transition from pre-primary to primary school in Tanzania
Full text linkThis study explored strategies to support children's transition from pre-primary to primary school. It employed a case study design, and semi-structured interviews were administered to nine head teachers and nine pre-primary school teachers from nine public primary schools in Mpwapwa and Chemba District, Tanzania. The collected data were subjected to content analysis. The study’s findings revealed that the provision of teaching and learning resources, stakeholder or community engagement, teacher motivation, a supportive school culture, and learning follow-up are essential pedagogical leadership strategies employed by head teachers to support children's transition from pre-primary to primary school. The study recommends the implementation of pre-headship training programmes and in-service training on Early Childhood Education (ECE) management for head teachers, as well as the provision of increased budgetary allocations for pre-primary education. Since this study was conducted in the pre-primary educational aspect, the study also recommends conducting further research on other aspects of school readiness in an attempt to enable children to easily navigate the transition process into the education system.
Internal quality assurance strategies for enhancing students’ soft skills in Tanzania’s higher education institutions
Full text linkThis paper explored the strategies used by the Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) units of the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to enhance soft skills among university students in Tanzania. The qualitative research approach was adopted using a multi-case study design involving a sample of thirty-nine (39) participants obtained through purposive and convenient sampling procedures. The study used interviews, focus group discussion and documentary review methods to collect data for the study. The paper deployed thematic and content analysis procedures in the analysis of data. The findings revealed four quality assurance strategies to enhance university students’ soft skills, including developing and reviewing curricula, prolonged field attachment, student assessment and developing academic personnel. The study concludes that there is more to be done to ensure that HEIs students are competent in soft skills for their future life realities. The study recommends assigning soft skills greater emphasis in HEIs curricula due to their importance in future life of the students. More studies on the studied topic using larger samples and different contexts are also recommended
Customer delight and switching behaviour in Tanzanian online banking: the mediating role of switching intentions
Full text linkThis study aimed to investigate the contribution of customer delight to customer switching behaviour and the mediating role of switching intentions in this relationship within the context of online banking services. An explanatory research design was employed, utilising survey data from 391 qualified online banking customers in Tanzania. Self-administered questionnaires were used, with respondents selected through a convenience sampling method. Data were analysed using partial least squares structural equation modelling in Smart-PLS version 4.0, with a 95% bias-corrected confidence interval bootstrapping estimation applied for mediation analysis. The findings reveal a significant negative influence of customer delight on switching behaviour, as well as the partial mediation of switching intentions in the relationship between customer delight and switching behaviour. This study enhances the understanding of the sequential nature of consumer switching behaviour among online banking customers. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of fostering affective delight among banking customers, which is crucial in mitigating the adverse effects of switching behaviour and promoting continued usage and future loyalty to the bank. Unlike previous studies that predominantly focus on the cognitive route to delight, this study is among the few that analyse the affective route to delight, employing a comprehensive approach to examine the switching behaviour of online banking customers, from intentions to actual behaviour
Matumizi ya Fantasia katika Usanaji wa Filamu za Kiswahili Nchini Tanzania
Full text linkMakala hii inahusu matumizi ya fantasia katika usanaji wa filamu za Kiswahili nchini Tanzania. Fantasia ni miongoni mwa vipengele vinavyohusishwa na uhalisiajabu ambavyo hutumiwa na watunzi kusana kazi zao. Utafiti uliozaa makala hii ulitumia mbinu za kitaamuli. Data zilikusanywa kwa kutumia mbinu za uchambuzi matini na mahojiano. Filamu teule zilipatikana kwa kutumia mbinu ya usampulishaji lengwa. Uchambuzi wa data za makala umefanyika kwa kutumia Nadharia ya Fantasia. Filamu za Kiswahili za Kitanzania za Jamila na Pete ya Ajabu na Nsyuka zimetumika kama sampuli ya kubainisha mdhihiriko wa fantasia. Maeneo ambayo ufantasia umejitokeza katika filamu teule yamebainishwa. Maeneo hayo yamehusisha matukio ya kihadithi ya filamu pamoja na uwasilishaji wa ujumbe kupitia uigizaji. Aidha, ilibainika kuwa fantasia hutumika katika kuunda filamu kwa malengo ya ujengaji wa taharuki, ubunifu, na usisimuaji wa hisia ya mtazamaji. Vilevile, ilibainika kuwa matumizi ya fantasia katika filamu teule yana tija na madhara kwa usanaji na uwasilishaji wa filamu za Kiswahili kwa hadhira. Kufuatia matokeo haya, inapendekezwa watayarishaji wa filamu kuzingatia uwiano wa matumizi ya fantasia katika filamu ili kuepusha madhara yaliyoelezwa katika makala hii
Impact of Financial Liberalization on Economic Growth: An Empirical Evidence from Tanzania
Full text linkThe current study analyzes the impact of financial liberalization on economic growth in Tanzania. It focuses on the inability to attain targeted economic growth. The study employed time-series data spanning from 1970 to 2017. The error correction mechanism was used for estimation. The study contributes to the literature by analyzing short- and long-run effects using financial liberalization index as a proxy of the financial reform in Tanzania. The study reveals that financial liberalization is positive and statistically significant, thus spurring economic growth in the long run, though in paucity of effect. Therefore, policymakers are advised to strengthen more effort on financial liberalization policies to attain the targeted growth level
Combating gender stereotypes in schools: Gender, education level, and teaching experience of heads of schools as moderating factors
Full text linkGender stereotypes are common in societies. Since schools are social entities, they are susceptible to gender stereotypes. Promoting gender equity can combat gender stereotypes. Gender equity is significant for a patriarchal society such as Tanzania. Gender, education level, and teaching experience of heads of schools can influence how they combat gender stereotypes. However, little is known about the extent to which gender, education level, and teaching experience of heads of schools can influence their behaviour in combating gender stereotypes in schools. Based on this background, this study examined the extent to which gender, education level, and teaching experience of heads of schools can influence their behaviour in combating gender stereotypes in their schools. Using a quantitative research approach, data were collected through a survey and analysed using SPSS. Findings suggest that gender, education level, and teaching experience matter in combating gender stereotypes. It is recommended that the recruitment of heads of schools should consider these factors. Further research may involve longitudinal studies that gauge how perceptions of heads of schools on gender stereotypes change over time
Job characteristics and work engagement among secondary school teachers: the moderating role of co-worker support
Full text linkThis study examines the moderating effect of co-worker support on the relationship between job characteristics and employee work engagement among secondary school teachers in Tanzania. A cross-sectional research design was adopted; data were collected using a structured questionnaire from 221 randomly selected respondents, and analysis was carried out using structural equation modelling. The findings indicate that job characteristics have a positive and significant relationship with employee work engagement (β = 0.478, p = 0.001). Additionally, the moderating effect of co-worker support on the relationship between job characteristics and employee work engagement is positive and significant (β = 0.305, p = 0.046). Conversely, the findings indicate that the relationship between co-worker support and employee work engagement is not statistically significant (β = 0.217, p = 0.067). These findings have implications for theory and management, suggesting that managers in the education sector should prioritise fostering a supportive atmosphere among teachers and encouraging mutual assistance and collaboration. This can create a work environment where employees feel valued and empowered, leading to increased job satisfaction and engagement. The study aligns with the job characteristics model, highlighting that job characteristics promote positive outcomes like relationship-building, teamwork, and employee retention. It recommends evaluating jobs to improve their features, making them more attractive and rewarding, which increases employee engagement. Additionally, ambiguous and less attractive jobs should be redesigned to minimise anxiety and stress
From academia to enterprise: how work value and organisational factors influence academic entrepreneurship
Full text linkScholars in the social sciences have paid attention to the work value, but little is known about its significance from an entrepreneurship point of view. The purpose of this study is to look into how an organisational factor influences the relationship between academician work value and academic entrepreneurship engagement. This is a first attempt to investigate academician work values from higher learning institutions in developing nations, adding to the body of knowledge regarding the elements that impact academic entrepreneurship engagement. The selected higher learning institutions provided 381 of their academicians for the study, which employed a quantitative cross-sectional design. Structured questionnaires were used to gather data, and structural equation modelling was used to assess the results. The results show that, when organisational factors act as the moderator, work value in terms of terminal values increases its impact on academic entrepreneurship; on the contrary, organisational factors have no moderation effect with the instrumental value when influencing academic entrepreneurship. The study provided implications for higher learning institutions, academicians, and the government
Enhanced internationalisation and marketisation as sustainability ventures for universities in Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa
Full text linkThis study examined internationalisation and marketisation strategies as sustainability ventures for universities in Nigeria and the Sub-Saharan African region in general. Universities in Sub-Saharan Africa have in recent times been confronted with the challenges of globalisation – a worldwide social, economic and political integration, greatly powered by the evolution of technology. The inability of these institutions to completely stand up to these challenges has impeded their quest towards greater sustainability. A larger percentage of universities in the region lag behind globally in terms of rankings. Considering the significance of university internationalisation and marketisation in sustaining higher education efforts, which Nigerian universities have not adequately exploited; it becomes necessary to review selected best practices and earmark a framework of enhanced internationalisation and marketisation strategies as sustainability ventures to imbibe. The review is anchored on the globalisation theory and the five capital model of sustainability. It adopts a post-positivist qualitative methodology, whereby document review and inductive analyses of existing literature and related secondary sources of information are exploited. The review is hinged on the tri-function (teaching-learning, research and outreach) of universities and the contextual borrowing approach in policy studies. It was evident that we live in a dispensation where no university system can work in isolation. Consequently, stakeholders of Nigerian and Sub-Saharan African Universities have the responsibility to adopt innovative/ICT management systems, adequate research capacity, transformational Leadership and quality assurance practices, that render the universities globally competitive.
Economics of On-Farm Climate Smart Agricultural Practices in Crop-Based Farming Systems in Morogoro Rural District
Full text linkCrop-based systems across Sub-Saharan African countries, including Tanzania is hampered by climate change. Government and private sectors introduced twenty climate-smart agricultural practices in the country. This study aimed to examine the profitability of using climate-smart agricultural practice in Morogoro Rural District. About 300 respondents were selected using a random sampling technique for interviews. A survey was conducted to collect data from the respondents using semi-structured questionnaires. A cost-benefit analysis was done to analyse the net returns of climate change mitigation interventions. The results showed that each mitigation intervention used by the smallholder farmers was financially feasible because the net returns were positive (revenues exceeded the costs). The varieties tolerant to drought (such as soybeans, maize and rice), row planting, and strip cropping were most financially viable. Less profitable practices included land rotation, tractor ploughing, and contour farming. Climate-smart practices with high profitability are recommended for enhancing farmers’ income