The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between primary school dropouts and the type of schools found in the rural areas of the Delta State, Nigeria. In addition, the research contrasted the views of the dropout students and their parents with those of the nondr…
This thesis explores how the Omani primary school system responds to pupils' differences. The study took place within a centralised school system, which has a high level of government commitment to meet the international agenda with regard to Education for All and, more recently…
This thesis presents the findings of a multi-site case study, which explored the inclusion of primary school children in rural Cross River State, Nigeria. The research engaged specifically with the experiences of thirty 11-16-year-olds from diverse identities, drawn from primary…
This research study investigated the leadership practices of primary and secondary schools leaders in Nigeria. In investigating the leadership practices of primary and secondary schools leaders in Nigeria, the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) instrument (LPI-Self and LPI-Obs…
The purpose of this study was to examine how gender and ethnicity were represented in both Chinese and Malay language reading textbooks currently used in primary schools of Malaysia. The aim of this textbook analysis was to determine the extent and manner in which the various gr…
The purpose of this study was to: (a) identify which behaviors from the Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders (SSBD) Critical Events Index occur in male Saudi Arabia primary schools and how often teachers perceive their occurrence; (b) determine the extent of concern male …
This study investigated whether constructivist learning environments promote mathematics achievement in rural schools in Indonesia. Until recently primary school teachers were prepared in special high schools. In the mid-1990's movement of these training programs was made to ins…
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the Student Teams-Achievement Division (STAD) cooperative learning model on students' mathematics achievement and their perceptions of classroom environments in rural primary schools within the Yogyakarta Special Territo…
This research explores the process of becoming a teacher of primary physical education (PE) within an English University based Initial Teacher Training context. Despite the introduction of a National Physical Education and school sport subject strategy in 2003, academics and pro…