http://dspace.chau.ac.zm:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1 This community contains a collection of information resources in primary and secondary education, guidance and counselling, community education, Information communication technology and teaching methodology. 2026-05-23T12:42:29Z http://dspace.chau.ac.zm:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/210 ASSESSMENT OF THE STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING RECURRING OVER ENROLMENT ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS: A CASE STUDY OF NAMAENYA, SEEYI, AND KAEYA PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN SENANGA DISTRICT MUBIANA, YUBAI To promote participation and access to education, the government introduced recurring over which has resulted into over-enrolment which has resulted into poor performance of pupils. The current study sought to assess the strategies for addressing recurring over-enrolment on the academic performance of pupils. The study employed the descriptive survey research design. Purposive sampling was used to select respondents. Questionnaires and interview schedules were used as tools for data collection. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics. The results of data analysis were presented using frequency distribution tables and bar graphs. The study established that high enrolment trends in primary schools led to overworking the staff members, inadequate teaching and learning facilities, poor sanitation facilities and inadequate classroom. The increased enrolment impacted to a great extent on the quality of learning in public primary schools. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that the government puts measures in place to avail facilities that match the pupils’ enrolment. Key Words: Enrolment, Quality of Learning The study assessed the strategies for addressing recurring over enrolment on the academic performance of pupils from Namaenya, Seeyi and Kaeya Primary School in Senanga District. The study adopted the descriptive survey design due to its suitability for describing the state of affairs, as they exist. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques were used to increase participants’ participation. The study targeted 93 respondents of which 15 were teachers, 40 were pupils, and 3 head teachers. Data were collected using questionnaires, interview guides, observation guides and document analysis guides. Quantitative data were coded and analyzed using descriptive statistics such as means, percentages, and frequencies. The data were presented in form of graphs, charts, and tables. Generalizations were formulated. Qualitative data were organized in relation to the themes or research questions and from this information, the researcher then wrote a narrative and interpretive report in order to explain and reflect the situation as it is occurring in the school. The findings of the study are that the strategies of assessing and dealing with recurring over enrolments to have good criteria of grading, put much effort in attendance, and subject pupils to standardized test, co-curricular activities, assessing pupils’ behavior. It has been discovered that, over enrolment is not well assessed dealt with, it leads to indiscipline, lack of dedication to duty Page IVby the teachers, lack of student control, lack of serious studies on the part of students and so on. Over-crowded school environment supports drug part-taking, cultism and all forms of illicit behavior. To overcome over-enrolment from recurring over should be addressed by building more schools to accommodate more pupils. 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.chau.ac.zm:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/209 THE EFFECT OF SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS; A CASE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED SCHOOLS IN CHIRUNDU DISTRICT TEMBO, FAITH The purpose of the study was to find out the effects of shortage of teachers on students’ academic performance in Secondary Schools in Chirundu District. Therefore, the problem of the study was the shortage of teacher’s on the academic performance of learners. The objectives of the study comprised the following; To analyze the effects of shortage of teachers on pupils academic performance, to examine the effects of shortage of teachers on student discipline in Secondary schools, to examine how the shortage of teachers affects the schools community relationship and to assess the effectiveness of the strategies used by the school Management to minimize the effects of teachers shortage in Secondary schools. The research design used in this study was cross –sectional survey aimed at collecting data from large number of samples of various categories at a particular time so as to describe the nature of the problem. The methods of date collection used were questionnaires, interview and documentary review. The major findings revealed in this research were as follows: the shortage of teachers seemed to be a major factor hindering the academic performance of learners as some subjects were taught effectively while other not taught at all, the shortage resulted into student indiscipline behavior where most of the time spent without teachers in classes is misused by student involving themselves in immoral behaviours such as love affairs. The researcher found that, the school administration used various strategies to alleviate the shortage of teachers such as the use of form six-leavers, part time teachers and remedial classes to reduce the problem. The study recommends on how to alleviate the shortage of teachers so as to implement the curriculum as required by the government through Ministry of Education to make changes in teachers training so as to produce enough and competent teachers, the government to attract teachers through giving them hardship allowance particularly those in peripheral areas and retain teachers in the teaching professional as well as teachers in the peripheral regions. 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.chau.ac.zm:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/206 FACTORS CAUSING THE NON-TEACHING OF MUSIC IN ZAMBIA: A CASE OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN CHONGWE DISTRICT,LUSAKA, ZAMBIA. MWILA, MARY The study investigated the factors causing the non-teaching of Music in primary schools of Chongwe district in Lusaka Province. The objectives of the study were to establish the reasons why most teachers did not teach Music, determine skills and knowledge levels of general teachers in Music, and assess the perception on the effectiveness of Music Education by teachers and administrators. The research included 48 teachers and four administrators from four primary schools namely; Chalimbana, Chongwe, Bimbe and Kabeleka. The questionnaires were administered to teachers and interviews were held with administrators in the primary schools under study. The descriptive research design was used because the research sought to collect information about the respondents’ opinions on the topic at hand. Qualitative data, with the emphasis on participants’ “lived experience” was fundamental for answering the research questions and to augment the body of existing data on the state of Music Education in primary schools. In general, the analysis of the data obtained revealed that factors pertaining to the state of Music Education in Zambia were related to unclear policy on Music Education, lack of support from stake holders in the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Early Education, inadequate teacher preparatory, teachers’ lack of confidence to teach Music, negative attitude towards the subject and lack of in-service teacher training and Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Other factors included lack of resources and combination of five contributory subjects into one subject area Creative Technology Studies. Recommendations include regular and deliberate promotion of in-service teacher training courses for Music and to come up with a clear policy on Music Education in order to encourage and improve the state of Music Education in primary schools. Regular sensitization should be adhered to in order to instil a sense of Music appreciation and intensify regular monitoring by Standards Officers and school administrators. Lastly, the Curriculum Development Centre should address the problem of teachers’ reference and text books which is prevalent in all primary schools and reconsider the combination of five subjects into one subject area. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.chau.ac.zm:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/200 ASSESSING TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON COMBINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STRUCTURES: A CASE STUDY OF NAMALUNGU COMBINED SCHOOL IN SENANGA DISTRICT, WESTERN PROVINCE KUYELA, FRIDAH The purpose of this study was to find measures that can be employed to mitigate the challenges faced by combined schools. The objectives of the study were: to determine the attitudes of teachers toward the introduction of combined primary-secondary structure at Namalangu combined school, to establish the challenges of the combined primary-secondary structure at Namalangu combined school and to propose measures that can be employed to mitigate the challenges faced by combined schools. The study employed a case study design. It adopted purposive sampling to select teachers to take part in the study. To select the learners, random sampling was used. It used questionnaire, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and observation to collect data. The findings of the study demonstrated that the major challenges faced by combined schools include: inadequate learning and teaching resources, limited school infrastructure and pupil congestion, the challenge of some learners with poor reading & communication skills, sexual harrasment of girls, shortage of qualified and specialized teachers, the challenge of most teachers not upgraded and confirmed and inadequate funds or government grant. 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z