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Item Open Access Career Guidance and Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Kisoro District; A case Study of Namirembe and Nyanamo Comprehensive Secondary Schools in Bukimbiri Sub-County.(Kabale University, 2016) Robert, MwesigwaThe study investigated the influence of career guidance on academic performance of Secondary School Students in Bukimbiri Sub County, Kisoro district; a case study of Namirembe and Nyanamo Comprehensive Secondary Schools.The study was guided by four objectives namely: to identify the various career guidance programmes initiated in secondary school students in Bukimbiri Sub County; to determine the attitude of secondary students towards career guidance in Bukimbiri Sub County; to examine the ways in which career guidance has influenced academic performance of secondary students in Bukimbiri Sub-County; and to suggest strategies for effective career guidance initiatives for sustainable academic performance of secondary students in Bukimbiri Sub-County, Kisoro district. The study was both qualitative and quantitative in nature. The literature that was reviewed for the study was gathered from different textbooks, manuals, reports, journals and from internet. Both simple random sampling and purposive sampling were used to select a total of 256 respondents respectively for the study. To gather primary data for the study during the field, the researcher used, questionnaire, interview observation guides and focused group discussion guide and the documentary review for secondary data respectively. Data was finally analysed using Microsoft Excel later presented in tables, pie-charts, and graphs.The study findings revealed that the majority of respondents (99%) wereaware of the various career guidance programmes initiated in the study area. It was found out that the majority of respondents (95%) were aware of the various career guidance programmes initiated geared towards improving academic performance in the study area. It was further noted that students’ attitude towards career guidance geared at improving academic performance was positive in the study area. It was found out that 29% of the respondents considered career guidance as a means to help students to broaden their knowledge; skills and abilities; though on the hand sighted irregularities that career guidance was meant for the rich who had the capacity to facilitate their children’s future the way they wished; and that career guidance was irrelevant at schools since it never provided anything new that they would get from their family members and their religious backgrounds. Among the suggestions included the need to review the student support programmes and the need to take the lead in planning and implementation of life programmes. Basing on the study findings, conclusions were made.Item Open Access Effect of one Laptop per Child Policy on academic Performance in Social Studies in Ruhango District, Rwanda.(Kabale University, 2015) Jean, Libanje PierreThe project “One Laptop per Child” has been implemented in Rwanda since 2008 to bridge the digital divide between urban and rural and remote communities and also provide solution to the challenges facing Rwanda’s education in addition to improvement in academic performance. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of one laptop per child policy on academic performance in social studies in Ruhango District so as to propose necessary strategies to improve teaching-learning social Studies. The specific objectives were to examine whether the children who used One Laptop per Child in P4-p5 perform better in their Social Studies than those who did not; to investigate challenges faced by teachers in Ruhango primary schools in teaching Social Studies and to suggest solutions and recommendations to the challenges. A survey study was done. The study population was 3,984 and Krejcie & Morgan’s table for determining sample size was used to get the sample size of 351 respondents. Therefore the study was mainly based on data from 351 respondents including 36 teachers of social Studies; 288 P4 and P5 pupils from both Schools using and not using OLPC Laptops; 18 head teachers from both schools using and not using OLPC laptops and 9 Sector Education Officers (SEOs).The researcher adopted both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection through self- administrated questionnaire, interview guide, interpretations of the results in Social Studies and library search. The findings revealed that in general, schools with OLPC laptops perform better than schools without OLPC laptops. This was because teachers using OLPC in class had access to a greater range of resources to use with their pupils as well as diversify their lessons using the laptops. Among the challenges facing teachers was the time per week allocated to the course which is not enough for pupils in primary schools to cover the content and carry further Research to improve their knowledge in the subject. It was also found out that parents do not assist their children in learning and revising their lessons at home. One major recommendation was that the Ministry of Education should motivate the teachers by improving their lifestyle so that they should fully use their time in improving the teaching-learning process through updated materials and new teaching methods, including the integration of OLPC based learning as this requires extra time.Item Open Access The Influence of Students’ family background on Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Kamuganguzi Sub-County, Kabale District(Kabale University, 2014) Franco Jack, TumuhimbiseThis study was undertaken to assess the influence of students’ family background on their academic performance in secondary schools in Kamuganguzi Sub-county, Kabale district. The objectives of this study were to examine the effect of parents’ financial status, level of education and occupations on students’ academic performance. A total of 285 respondents participated in the study. Interviews and questionnaires were the major methods used for data collection. The findings of the study show that parents’ level of education had no effect on academic performance of students while parents’ financial status and occupations had strong influence on students’ academic performance as those who earn high income can cater for their children’s educational needs better than those with low income. Besides, the financial and moral support a child receives from his/her parents’ affect his thinking, which is reflected in his performance in school. At the same time, students whose parents have better jobs and higher levels of educational attainment and who are exposed to more educational and cultural resources at home tend to perform better than their counterparts without such opportunities. The study recommended that in order to solve the recurrent issue of poor academic performance in secondary schools, government and corporate institutions should help increase incomes of parents in line with economic conditions and provide educational materials to enable parents meet the educational needs of their children and promote income generating projects for poor parents. Schools should also be provided with adequate books and facilities to bridge the gap between children from the rich and the poor families in the society.