Quality of higher education and the need for effective quality assurance systems beyond those of ... more Quality of higher education and the need for effective quality assurance systems beyond those of institutions and nations themselves are becoming precedence themes in international strategies for higher education in African continent. Although the concepts of ‘Quality and Accreditation ’ in higher education being multi-faceted, African countries are increasingly promoting them with the notion of having comparable academic standards and qualifications that can ultimately facilitate mobility of students, professional, informational and intellectual resources across countries. This paper attempts to review and give a brief account of the cross-state organizations, government treaties and conferences in higher education accreditation and Quality Assurance movements in Africa. The introductory part briefs the concept of quality in higher education and the international trend towards harmonization of higher education that require harmonized quality assurance and accreditation systems. The...
Teachers enter the profession with enthusiasm for the new adventure. Unfortunately, when they sta... more Teachers enter the profession with enthusiasm for the new adventure. Unfortunately, when they start working, they encounter circumstances that give rise to stress. The present study, which used a sample of 550 participants from 50 primary schools selected from the Kisarawe district in the Coastal Region of Tanzania, examines the extent of stress among primary school teachers and the factors influencing stress. Overall, the results indicate that teachers’ levels of stress range from low to moderate. Moreover, the results from hierarchical regression analysis indicate that factors such as sex, class size, age, career intentions and teaching subject significantly predict teachers’ stress. The study concludes that there is a need for the government, policymakers and school administrators to reduce teachers’ workload. Furthermore, school administrators in particular should be supportive and should design mechanisms that could develop a sense of collegiality among teachers in order to imp...
Quality of higher education and the need for effective quality assurance systems beyond those of ... more Quality of higher education and the need for effective quality assurance systems beyond those of institutions and nations themselves are becoming precedence themes in international strategies for higher education in African continent. Although the concepts of ‘Quality and Accreditation ’ in higher education being multi-faceted, African countries are increasingly promoting them with the notion of having comparable academic standards and qualifications that can ultimately facilitate mobility of students, professional, informational and intellectual resources across countries. This paper attempts to review and give a brief account of the cross-state organizations, government treaties and conferences in higher education accreditation and Quality Assurance movements in Africa. The introductory part briefs the concept of quality in higher education and the international trend towards harmonization of higher education that require harmonized quality assurance and accreditation systems. The...
Teachers enter the profession with enthusiasm for the new adventure. Unfortunately, when they sta... more Teachers enter the profession with enthusiasm for the new adventure. Unfortunately, when they start working, they encounter circumstances that give rise to stress. The present study, which used a sample of 550 participants from 50 primary schools selected from the Kisarawe district in the Coastal Region of Tanzania, examines the extent of stress among primary school teachers and the factors influencing stress. Overall, the results indicate that teachers’ levels of stress range from low to moderate. Moreover, the results from hierarchical regression analysis indicate that factors such as sex, class size, age, career intentions and teaching subject significantly predict teachers’ stress. The study concludes that there is a need for the government, policymakers and school administrators to reduce teachers’ workload. Furthermore, school administrators in particular should be supportive and should design mechanisms that could develop a sense of collegiality among teachers in order to imp...
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