March 2015

The Nigeria education system and vision 20: 2020: A critical development planning perspective

The study examines the call for Nigeria becoming one of the twenty most developed economies by the year 2020, as it relates to development planning in Nigeria using the educational system as a unit of analysis. It aims at examining the relevance of this call within the context of existing facilities in the Nigeria educational system both - material and human from the point of view of academic planning. It adopts a...

Author(s): Franklins A. SANUBI and Nelson E. AKPOTU

March 2015

Development of a knowledge management model for the development of a quality public sector management system for the office of the primary educational service area

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the current situation and problem of Knowledge Management of the office of the primary education service area, 2) to develop a Knowledge Management model, 3) to study the success of the implementation of the Knowledge Management system. There were 25 persons in the target group. There were 2 kinds of instrument: the instrument for work development was the Handbook for...

Author(s): Wijitra Khotbancha, Chalard Chantarasombat and Anan Sriampai

March 2015

Values and context: Taiwan principal preparation and practice from an American perspective

This qualitative study explores the preparation and practice of school leaders in Taiwan based on in-depth interviews and observations with six Taiwan school directors serving geographically diverse student populations. The journey leading to school leadership and the challenges that this representative group of educational leaders face are discussed and also compared to the preparation of American school leaders and...

Author(s): Linda R. Vogel

March 2015

Impact of teenage motherhood on the academic performance in public primary schools in Bungoma County, Kenya

Teenage pregnancy is a concern in both developed and developing countries; however the re-entry of teenage mothers into the school system continues to demand attention as society’s negative attitude towards pregnant girls and teenage mothers persists. Those who do return to school suffer from stigmatisation, ridicule, and abuse from both teachers and other learners. This study sought to investigate the impact of...

Author(s): Catherine Barmao-Kiptanui, Jonah Nyaga Kindiki and Joseph K. Lelan