| dc.creator |
Mchomvu, Ibrahim Timothy |
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| dc.date |
2018-04-11T11:17:34Z |
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| dc.date |
2018-04-11T11:17:34Z |
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| dc.date |
2017 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2022-10-20T14:15:21Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2022-10-20T14:15:21Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Mchomvu, I. T. (2017). The influence of head teachers’ leadership competence on the pupils’ academic performance: a case of Mkuranga district. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/426 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/426 |
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| dc.description |
Dissertation (MA Education) |
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| dc.description |
This study explored the influence of head teachers' leadership competence on
pupils' academic performance in Mkuranga District-Tanzania. The study was
conducted in twenty five public primary schools of Mkuranga District involving 25
head teachers, 120 teachers, 1 district education quality assurer and 1 district
academic officer. The study was exploratory in nature, based on descriptive survey
involving ex-post facto research design. House‟s Path-Goal Theory was employed in
the study in attaining its goals and providing the necessary direction and/or support
to ensure the compatibility with the overall objectives of the study. Moreover, the
study utilised both quantitative and qualitative research approach but quantitative
approach was more dominant while qualitative supplemented to it. To achieve the
objectives of the study, open-ended and Likerts Scale questionnaires were used
along with documentary analysis.
The findings of this study suggest that the leadership competence for public primary
school head teachers in Mkuranga District has an indirect impact on pupils‟
academic performance. Task oriented competence and behavioural competence were
identified as important types of competence for the head teacher to be active for the
better academic performance of the school. However, this study revealed that most
of the head teachers work under pressure since they face different kinds of adverse
situations like inadequate infrastructures, shortage of teachers in remote areas and
negative attitude of most of the parents towards education for their children.
Generally, it was concluded that the Government should employ many teachers and
allocate them in rural schools at first and ensure that; head teachers get sufficient
leadership skills before being appointed to the position. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.publisher |
The University of Dodoma |
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| dc.subject |
Leadership |
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| dc.subject |
Leadership skills |
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| dc.subject |
Head teachers |
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| dc.subject |
Academic performance |
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| dc.subject |
Universal primary education |
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| dc.subject |
Mkuranga |
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| dc.subject |
Tanzania |
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| dc.subject |
Community parceptions |
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| dc.subject |
School leadership |
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| dc.subject |
Leadership competence |
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| dc.title |
The influence of head teachers’ leadership competence on the pupils’ academic performance: a case of Mkuranga district |
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| dc.type |
Dissertation |
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