Teachers’ culture and learning outcome of students in secondary schools: a case study of secondary schools, Wakiso District
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2013-08
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Kampala International University,School of Education
Abstract
The study investigated the topic titled “Teachers’ Culture and Learning Outcome of
Students in Secondary Schools of Wakiso District.” The objectives of the study included;
to find out the demographic characteristics of respondents as to Teachers and
students’, establish the relationship between teachers’ culture and students’ academic
performance; and assess the contribution of work environment and secondary students
academic performance in Schools in Wakiso District.
The research methodology included; questionnaires, interviews and related literature.
The collected data was analyzed and appropriate analytical methods were then applied
so as to manipulate the data, its relationship and quantitative meanings were derived.
The findings of this study showed that there exists a communal relationship between
teachers’ culture and the learning and academic outcome of students in schools in such
a way that some respondents agreed that teachers’ culture controls students’ deviant
behaviours which was represented by 33 (28%).
Major recommendations from the study were that the there is need for the schools to
be better managed and this can probably be perceived and implemented through
provision of more training for managers and the community more involved in the
activities of the school.
The study concluded, henceforth, that schools which do have a critical mass of active
teachers can actually provide a value-added since they can help their students reach
higher levels of academic performance than those students otherwise would reach.
Therefore, through their teachers, schools can be the key mechanisms for helping
students meet high standards.
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A dissertation submitted to the college of education, open and distance e-learning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a bachelor’s degree of arts with education of Kampala International University
Keywords
Teachers’ culture, Learning outcome, Students, secondary schools