Adequacy of Human Resources on the Implementation of Early Childhood Education in Public Pre-Primary Schools in Meru District, Tanzania (Published)
This study was conducted to assess the adequacy of human resources on the implementation of early childhood education in public pre-primary schools in Meru District Tanzania. The study was guided by the system theory developed by Ludwig Bertalafy in 1971. The study employed a convergent mixed method research design whereby probability and non- probability sampling techniques were used to select the study sample which consists of 1 DPEO, 4 WEO’s, 30 head teachers of pre-primary schools and 30 pre-primary teachers. The questionnaire, interview guide and observation guide were used in data collection. The content validity of the research instruments was determined by two research experts, one expert in assessment and evaluation and the second in Management and Planning in from MWECAU, while the reliability coefficient of 0.962 was calculated by using Cronbach’s Alpha. Quantitative data were analysed by using means, frequencies, and percentages and presented in table form with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 software while the qualitative data were summarised, coded, analyzed, and presented in narration form according to the themes created from the research questions. The findings revealed that human resources are adequate to implement ECE; most of the teachers were competent in various areas included: early childhood classroom management, communication with pupils in pre-primary classes, ability to identify and respond to the individual needs of pre-primary children. Moreover, the study exposed that most of the teacher’s lack frequently training on how to implement a preschool curriculum. On top of that the teachers, as well as heads teachers complained about the teacher-students’ ratio which revealed that most of the classes were overpopulated and the ratio of teacher-student did not comply with the government guide of 25 students per teacher. The study concluded that most of the public pre-primary schools have adequacy teaching staffs that are competent in their field for implementation of early childhood education. The study recommends that, there is a great need for the government to increase employment opportunities of ECE teachers as well as to build more classrooms in pre-primary schools
Citation: Athumani Selemani; Peter N,Siamoo; Adam Chidyau (2022) Adequacy of Human Resources on the Implementation of Early Childhood Education in Public Pre-Primary Schools in Meru District, Tanzania, British Journal of Education, Vol.10, Issue 16, 89-105
Keywords: Early Childhood Education, Human Resources, public pre-primary schools
The Availability of Physical and Human Resources on the Implementation of Adult Education Programmes in Cross River State, Nigeria (Published)
This study investigated the availability of physical and human resources on the implementation of adult education programmes in Cross River State, Nigeria. Two research questions were formulated. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of 600 respondents were selected from eighteen local government areas using stratified and simple random sampling techniques. The instrument used for data collection was 20 items, modified rating scale questionnaire titled “Availability of Physical and Human Resources and Implementation of Adult Education programmes Rating Scale (APHRIAEPRS)” was used for data collection. The instrument was dully validated by experts and its reliability estimate was established at .84 using Chronbach Alpha reliability method. Data collected were analysed using simple percentages. The findings from the results revealed that availability of physical resources on the implementation of adult education programmes was inadequate while availability of human resources for the implementation of adult education programmes was 50% average in the study area. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that there should be adequate provision of physical resources to boost the implementation of adult education programmes
Citation: Ekpenyong David Oboqua and Aniekwu, Recheal Ogechukwu (2022) The Availability of Physical and Human Resources on the Implementation of Adult Education Programmes in Cross River State, Nigeria, British Journal of Education, Vol.10, Issue 4, pp. 58-68
Keywords: Adult Education, Availability, Human Resources, Implementation, Programmes, physical resources
Effectiveness of Human Resource Management Performance in Jordanian Universities in Light of Societal Changes from the Point of View of their Administrative Leaders (Published)
The aim of this study is to identify the degree of effectiveness of human resources management performance in Jordanian universities in light of societal changes from the point of view of the administrative leaders. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher used the descriptive analytical approach as it is the most suitable method for the current research. A questionnaire was used as a means of collecting data. The study sample consisted of 210 administrative leaders from public universities and 115 administrative leaders from private universities. The results of the study showed that the degree of effectiveness of human resources management performance in Jordanian universities from the point of view of the administrative leaders was moderate, arithmetic mean of which was of (3.44) and standard deviation of (0.73). It also showed a statistically significant impact of societal changes on the effectiveness of human resources management performance.
Keywords: Administrative Leaders, Human Resource Management Performance, Human Resources, Jordanian universities., societal changes