The Role of Primary School Management in Promoting Literacy Culture Among Pupils in Hanang District, Manyara Region.

Mbaga, Jofrey A (2023) The Role of Primary School Management in Promoting Literacy Culture Among Pupils in Hanang District, Manyara Region. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study used mainly qualitative research approach to investigate the Role of Primary school Management in Promoting Literacy culture among pupils in Hanang district to find out factors contributing to low literacy among pupils, the strategies that the school management use to raise literacy and the challenges that they face in promoting literacy. The documentary review, questionnaires and interviews used to collect data from 158 respondents including 20 head teachers and 138 literacy teachers. The study employed research design within qualitative approach to achieve the objectives. Purposive and random sampling technique were used to get sample size and the reliable information. The results revealed that inadequate numbers of qualified literacy teachers, truancy and overcrowded classes due to inadequate infrastructures were factors contributed to low mastery of literacy. The strategies that the school management used to raise literacy include promoting teacher professional development in schools and soliciting qualified and motivated graduates to teach literacy. The challenges that the schools management face include inadequate internal financial resources is to pay part time teachers. The study recommends to the government: more capacity professional development and trainings on literacy teaching methods to develop competencies of literacy teachers, to provide enough funds for the smooth run of their schools and finally, to revise the policy on public schools to allow more freedom to the school management and community to device strategies to minimize challenges. The study recommends other studies to be conducted in other areas on the role of community in supporting literacy in primary schools as well as the role of students in promoting literacy culture. Keywords:.Culture,.Hanang,.literacy,.mastery,.school.management

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