Theses and Dissertations(Faculty of Education): Recent submissions

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The role of school management committees in monitoring school improvement grant in Mzimba north district public primary schools

Mkandawire, Temwa (Mzuzu University, 2024-04-23)

Primary schools acknowledge how the School Improvement Grant has improved their schools, but little attention is placed on tracking the fund's best usage. Assessing School Management Committees' monitoring roles will ...
Teaching science and technology for the promotion of scientific literacy in primary schools: A case of selected schools in Kasungu district [Masters thesis]. Mzuzu University Digital Repository.

Mzilahowa, Catherine (Mzuzu University, 2024-05)

The study aimed to investigate whether the teaching of Science and Technology in primary schools promotes scientific literacy. Teaching Science for the promotion of scientific literacy has become the major aim of science ...
Implementation of leadership standards in advancing school governance in Malawian schools: A case of selected ISEM schools in central west education division

Chirambo, Edna Alice (Mzuzu University, 2024-04)

School governance increases participation, accountability and transparency in a school (Supriadi, 2021). To guide school leaders towards improved school governance, National Education Standards (NES), including those on ...
Strategies for contextual teaching and learning of science in selected primary schools in Mzimba-North

Nyirenda, Jean (Mzuzu University, 2024-04-29)

Contextual teaching and learning (CTL) is a process that helps students learn and understand concepts within real-life contexts. Despite the implementation of the PCAR curriculum aimed at enhancing the relevance of education ...
The influence of school-culture on students’ learning in high and low performing schools in Malawi: A case study of school managers’ perspectives in central west education division.

Kumwenda, Bambiro Hadley H.M. (Mzuzu University, 2024-05)

This research focuses on investigating the influence of school-culture on students’ learning in high and low performing schools in Central West Education Division (CWED). To this end, a qualitative research case study was ...
Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Management of Students with Hearing Impairment: A Case of Selected Secondary Schools in the Northern Education Division

Kabuye, Emmanuel (Mzuzu University, 2024-04-15)

COVID-19 pandemic had negatively affected the education system in many countries and it was worse to students with disabilities which includes those students with hearing impairment. The purpose of this study was to ...
The role of School inspection and School-based supervision on teachers' classroom practice. A case of selected secondary schools in Mzimba district

Toroma, Overton K (Mzuzu University, 2024-04-22)

The purpose of this study was to investigate into the role of school inspection and school-based supervision on teachers’ classroom practice in secondary schools in Malawi. The study had four objectives; firstly, to assess ...
Exploring the Implementation of National Education Standards in a Centralized Management System: A Case of Secondary Schools in South East Education Division

Duwa, Violet (Mzuzu University, 2023-08)

The purpose of the study was to investigate the management of secondary schools in a centralized system while fulfilling the effective practices of the National Education Standards. The objectives were to investigate how ...
Role of primary school nutrition knowledge on learner’s food choices in Kasungu District

Makondetsa, Cutless (Mzuzu University, 2023-09)

Schools are considered a primary setting for implementing nutrition knowledge since they comprise of large numbers of children who frequently come to school over a prolonged period of time. As such, a school curriculum ...
An exploration of school structures in the provision of support mechanisms to the readmitted teen mothers in selected school in Mzuzu

Kumwenda, Paul (Mzuzu University, 2023-04-23)

ABSTRACTThe government of Malawi through the Ministry of Education developed the Re-admission policy on teen mothers in 1994. The policy allowed adolescent mothers to go back to school after delivery. It was intended to ...
Management of Learners with Visual Impairment in Mainstream Schools. A case of Selected Primary Schools in Central west Educational Division

Lomosi, Alice (Mzuzu University, 2023-08)

Learners with visual impairment in mainstream schools require support as they meet a lot of challenges. Most of the regular school managers have no skills about special needs education. A qualitative study guided by the ...
Exploring the Use of Media and Technology in the Teaching of English in Secondary Schools in Malawi: A Case Study of Selected Secondary Schools in Northern Education Division (NED)

Kawonga, Elizabeth (Mzuzu University, 2023)

Technology has been used widely in the education field, especially in teaching English. Many studies have proved technology to be an effective tool for improving the teaching of English in primary schools in various countries ...
Exploring the Extent to which the Initial Primary Teacher Education programme develops Teachers' Classroom Interactional Competence: A Case of Four Public Teacher Training Colleges in Malawi

Subuhana, Geoffrey Charles (Mzuzu University, 2023-08)

Lack of proper interaction between teachers and learners in Malawian primary school classrooms makes lessons to be passive, therefore, posing a risk on learners’ communication benefit in and outside the classroom. However, ...
Exploring how school managers are managing double-shift system schools: A case of three selected double-shift Community Day Secondary Schools in Central West Education Division, Lilongwe

Kalonga, Mphatso Fatsani (Mzuzu University, 2023)

Malawi is increasing access to secondary education through double-shift system (DSS). However, literature reveals that the management of DSS schools is more complex than single shift schools. It is against this background ...
Investigating How Management of Secondary Schools Affect Students' Performance At MSCE: A Case of Catholic Grant-Aided Secondary Schools In The Northern Education Division.

Chisambiro, Omega Mercy (Mzuzu University, 2023)

The study investigated how the management styles of Catholic grant-aided secondary schools affect the performance of students at the Malawi School Certificate of Education examinations (MSCE). Guided by the systems theory ...
Strategies employed by school leadership in implementing inclusive school management: A case of two primary schools in Lilongwe rural west in Malawi

Chawinga, Harold Jairus (Mzuzu University, 2023-08)

This case study was conducted to explore strategies employed by school leadership in implementing inclusive school management in two primary schools in Njewa Zone in Lilongwe Rural West District. The study was guided by ...
Situation Analysis of Community Technical Colleges in Malawi, Critical Issues and Practical Implications Affecting their Operationalisation

Malambo, Emmanuel (Mzuzu University, 2023-08)

The purpose of the study was to assess the critical issues affecting operationalisation of Community Technical Colleges in Malawi. The objectives of the study were to assess critical issues which are affecting College ...
An examination of causes of female underrepresentation in headship positions in selected secondary schools of Chitipa and Karonga districts of the Northern Education Division.

Nyondo, Wezzie Welako Redson (Mzuzu University, 2023-08)

The study aimed to examine the causes of female underrepresentation in headship positions in selected secondary schools of Chitipa and Karonga districts of the Northern Education Division (NED). It's main purpose was to ...
The integration of grammar with literacy skills in the teaching of English as a second language: A case of selected Community Day Secondary Schools in Dowa District, Malawi

Kachitsa, Charles (Mzuzu University, 2023)

The concept of integration renders its basis to the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach whose main emphasis is on the contextualization of linguistic input when teaching the four language skills. Despite its ...
Investigation into the integration of ICT in the teaching and learning of geography in secondary schools in Nkhotakota district, Malawi

Banda, Aulaya James (Mzuzu University, 2023)

Technology has become essential in education world over. Integration of ICT in education has improved the quality of education and academic performance. Consequently, this study sought to investigate the extent of ICT ...

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