Post-Graduate Dissertations (Education)

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    Assessment of Human Resource Management Practices in Relation to Academic Performance of Secondary Schools: A Case study of Kako Senior Secondary School in Mukungwe Sub-County in Masaka District.
    (Uganda Martyrs University, 2008) Nakintu, Dorothy
    NAKINTU DOROTHY (2008-M092-30029) Assessment of Human Resource Management Practices in Relation to Academic Performance of Secondary Schools: A Case study of Kako Senior Secondary School in Mukungwe Sub-County in Masaka District. The research was carried out on Assessment of Human Resource Management (HRM) practices in relation to Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Masaka district and a case study was done on Kako Senior Secondary School in Mukungwe sub-county. The major objectives of the study were three and these included: To ascertain the criteria used in selecting the human resource personnel in Kako Senior Secondary School; to establish the effects of human resource management practices on academic performance in Kako Secondary School and; to identify appropriate avenues of motivating human resource in Kako. The researcher employed a number of methods which include; interviews, questionnaires and focus group discussion to the students‟ leaders. From the findings it was indicated that the school management did not know how to handle and treat the human resource in the school and this implied that it is one of the factors that causes poor academic performance in the school, although there are other secondary causes like the students‟ discipline. In conclusion, therefore, HRM practices in Kako is a bigger problem than the society perceives, since it has far reaching effects, the most important being the deteriorating academic performance of students. This means that when management ignores its human resource as a major element in school, its behaviour and performance changes negatively, that is, they can be emotional and lack concentration which eventually translates into poor academic performance of the students in the school. It is from this that the researcher strongly recommends the Ministry of Education and Sports to employ administrators with at least some knowledge of handling HR; initiate workshops and seminars to sensitise all stake holders in schools and this can help improve on the ways in which HR is handled. From the findings it was also indicated that there are other causes of poor academic performance other than the HRM practices. Therefore, there is need to strengthen the disciplinary committee in the school and the school management should also ensure a good learning and working environment to both the teachers and the students. Key Words: Human Resource Management, Academic Performance, Secondary Schools, Masaka District.
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    An Investigation of the Effects of the Implementation of Universal Primary Education Policies on the Academic Performance of Pupils in Government Primary Schools: A Case Study of Kyegonza sub-county, Mpigi District
    (Uganda Martyrs University, 2009) Nakitto, Annet
    NAKITTO ANNET (2009-M07-10002) An Investigation of the Effects of the Implementation of Universal Primary Education Policies on the Academic Performance of Pupils in Government Primary Schools: A Case Study of Kyegonza sub-county, Mpigi District The purpose of this research was to find out the effects of the implementation of Universal Primary Education (UPE) policies; (abolition of tuition fee; thematic curriculum; automatic promotion; provision of adequate instructional materials; and training and re-training of teachers) on the academic performance of pupils in government primary schools in Kyegonza sub-county-Mpigi district. The study was conducted with the guidance of the following research objectives: To find out the effects of abolition of tuition on the academic performance of pupils in government primary schools; establish the effects of thematic curriculum on the pupils‟ academic performance in government primary schools; find out the effects of automatic promotion on the academic performance of pupils in government primary schools; to ascertain the effects of provision of adequate instructional materials on the academic performance of pupils in government primary schools and; to find out the effects of training and re-training of teachers on the academic performance of pupils in government primary schools. The researcher adopted a case study design, in which both qualitative and quantitative research approaches for data collection and analysis were utilised. Instruments used included; Questionnaire Forms; Interview Guides; Focus Group Discussion Guides; Observation Guides and Documentary Analysis Checklist. The findings, generally, indicated that the implementation of UPE policies in government primary schools has contributed positively towards the academic performance of pupils. The findings showed that among the five policies on which this research was based, (Abolition of tuition fee; thematic curriculum; automatic promotion; provision of adequate instructional materials and training and re-training of teachers), four out of five, had strong support from the UPE stakeholders. It was only automatic promotion, which the stakeholders were not comfortable with. However, recommendations were suggested for its success. Based on the findings, therefore, it is reasonably safe to assert that the implementation of UPE policies has contributed much to the improvement of government primary school pupils‟ academic performance. Pupils‟ failure in examinations could be attributed, perhaps, to other factors beyond the scope of this research. For this reason, therefore, the researcher recommends the government, through the Ministry of Education and Sports, to revise the implementation process of UPE policy of automatic promotion. Keywords: Universal Primary Education, Academic Performance, Government Primary schools, Mpigi District