The study aimed at a study on headteacher leadership styles on the performance of teachers in primary schools in uganda and it was guided by the following objectives; To examine the effect of autocratic leadership style on teacher performance at St. Venansio Primary School, to establish the effect of democratic leadership style on teacher performance at St. Venansio Primary School and to examine the effect of laissez faire leadership on teacher performance at St. Venansio Primary School. Both the qualitative and quantitative research designs were used by the investigator in the study. The correlation findings shown that a laissez-Faire approach to management had a considerable impact on how well teachers perform. The advantageous nature of the link that existed among the two parameters were explained by the computed correlation co-efficiency of.342 with an important value of.000. This suggested that when there was a considerable level of unchecked authority delegating tasks, everybody made their own decisions, and there was a lot of passive supervision, instructors' productivity is likely to suffer. Principals need to exercise a little more restraint in their dictatorial management style. Although they ought to put an emphasis on oversight of educators, this should be done in a way that does not give the impression that educators are being coerced or that they are being physically removed from their positions of responsibility. The goal of the supervisory process should be to build the confidence of teachers to perform.

The study aimed at an assessment of the role of teachers in the poor performance in English subject in secondary schools and it was guided by the following objectives; To explain the factors that have led to poor performance in English language, to examine the role of teachers and parents in the academic performance of students in English language and to evaluate the attitude of students and its impact on the performance English. From the findings, 76% of the respondents say that students do not involve in cult activities at school and this was not the factor that led to poor performance in English language but other factors lead to their failure. Statistics also shown that 72% of their respondents put this blame on the teachers who do not find solutions to the assignments given to students and this led to poor performance in English language. English language teachers should have access to regular and thorough opportunities for continuing education, according to the government. Improved pedagogical abilities, topic understanding, and the utilization of contemporary teaching approaches should be the main goals of training sessions. Collaboration among peers and programs for mentoring can both improve teachers' efficacy.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of bullying on child school dropout in secondary schools in uganda a case of bwanda secondary school masaka. The study's findings were based on the opinions of 325 participants, who gave the investigator's correct answers based on the study's goals. To explore the many forms of bullying practiced at Bwanda Secondary School, to evaluate the root reasons of bullying among students there, and to assess if bullying among students has an impact on academic achievement. Information was gathered from Bwanda Secondary School's pupils and instructors. The study's results, which are presented in this paper, revealed that bullying was more widespread in boys than in girls and that kids always engaged in it at school while being influenced by their peers.The results of the study indicated that over 49% of the respondents informed the researcher that the main cause of students bullying was peer group influence despite 29% of the respondents who informed the researcher that most of the students bully their fellow students through revenging to the new students by bullying them too, 13% of the respondents informed the researcher that personality traits of an individual was also discovered as one of the main causes of students bullying and finally the findings of the study also revealed results indicating. The study further indicated that school bullying would be avoided through making sure that the administration was keen on the punishments that were to be given to the students who engaged in bullying their fellow students.

The study was to investigate the effect of child labour on the learning academic performance of secondary school students in Nansana Municipality. The of the study was based on the results from 350 respondents who presented accurate data to the researcher out of the 415 respondents. The researcher used random sampling techniques to collect data and quantitative measures were used to analyze and interpret data. The objectives of the study included to assess the relationship between child labour and academic performance in secondary school students in Nansana Municipality, to investigate the determinants of child labour among secondary school students in Nansana Municipality in Wakiso District, to identify the different child labour activities among secondary school students in Nansana Municipality. The findings of the study, the researcher concluded that majority of the respondents informed the researcher that the relationship between child labour and academic performance was very high, the findings of the study also presented results indicating that majority of the respondents informed the researcher that poverty was the main determinant of child labour and finally the findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondents presented results to the researcher showing that majority of the under age children work in factories most especially in urban places followed by some other respondents who however informed the researcher that some children would get involved in harvesting most especially in rural communicates.

This study determined corporal punishment policy implementation and moral development of students in selected secondary schools in Western Uganda. Sought further in this study was to test the hypothesis of: (i) no significant difference in the extent of CP policy implementation between urban and rural schools. (ii) no significant difference in the extent of CP policy implementation between secular and faith founded schools. (iii) no significant relationship between the extent of corporal punishment policy implementation (ECPPI) and level of moral development (LMD) of students. The descriptive comparative and correlation design were utilized. 636 senior two and three students and 66 teachers were selected through purposive, simple random sampling using random numbers. A researcher designed instruments to determine the LMD and ECPPI were used. Pearson's Correlation Coefficient, mean and regression were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that the corporal punishment policy was partially implemented (Average Mean = 2.25) (Rules and regulations were reviewed, counselling sessions were conducted and minutes of the disciplinary committee were kept). LMD had a grand average mean = 1.75 (socionomous) meaning that students’ actions depended on school rules and regulations. There was a significant difference in the extent of corporal punishment policy implementation and level of moral development of students between urban versus rural schools and denominational versus secular founded schools. There was a significant strong positive relationship between the extent of corporal punishment policy implementation and level of moral development of students (r = +0.994, Sig. = 0.000) thus authenticating Kohlberg’s theory of moral development. It was concluded research.miu.ac.ug/publications 38 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ISSN: 1813-4270 Vol. 2 Issue 4, July - 2023, Pages: 38-59 that corporal punishment policy influenced the level of moral development of students and recommended that corporal punishment policy be emphasized in developing school policies that concern moral development.

The study was to determine the socio-demographic factors (gender, school location, and school type) and moral development of students in selected secondary schools in Western Uganda. Sought further in this study were the following; (1) SocioDemographic characteristics of respondents and (2) Significant difference between gender, school location, school type and level of moral development (LMD) of students. The descriptive comparative and correlation design were utilized. Six hundred thirty ix (636) senior two and three students were selected through purposive, systematic random sampling. A researcher designed instrument to determine the LMD was used. Frequency tables and t test analyzed the data. The majority of the students were females (51%), teenagers (99%) and secular (56%). LMD had a grand average of (1.648) indicating a heteronomous level of moral development. There was a significant difference between gender, school location, school type and level of moral development of students (males, 33.7152 and females, 44.3674; Urban, 33.2516 and Rural, 33.8354; Secular founded, 39.4870, and Faith founded, 48.4970) It was concluded that, gender, school location, and school type differently affect moral development of students. It was recommended that gender, school location, and school type should be approached differently while advancing moral development of students.

A case study of Oxford Secondary School was used in this study to examine teacher experiences and students' academic achievement in the history curriculum in secondary schools in Uganda. This study set out to discover how pupils' achievement throughout history in secondary school in the Ibanda District was impacted by a teacher's expertise. This study was motivated by three main goals: to investigate the connection between educators every year of encounter and the academic achievement of pupils in secondary educational institutions in Uganda; to investigate the impact of the teaching profession level of certification on learners and their academic accomplishment in secondary schools in Uganda; and to investigate the impact of educators every age on the academic achievement of learners. 57% of the respondents were agreeing that Experienced teachers have a wealth of experience to draw from and can add insight and ideas to the path of teaching and learning. However, 35% were not agreeing with the statement and 7% were not sure. This indicated that there is a Relationship between teachers’ years of experience and students’ academic performance. Teacher’s qualification was found out to be the biggest determinant of student performance, therefore the researcher recommends that schools put more emphasis on developing teacher’s qualifications and quality in through teacher training seminars and workshops in order to improve students’ performance in secondary schools.

The study aimed at the role of local languages on learners’ academic performance in secondary schools in uganda and it was guided by the following objectives; To examine the prevalence of local language on academic performance of learners, to examine the perception of teachers and students on the influence of Local language on academic performance of learners and to identify the challenges that Local language, bring about to students in the process of learning. The researcher used largely quantitative research approach as well as qualitative research approach. A survey of selected public day secondary schools in Butambala District was used to study how and the extent to which the use of Local language influences academic performance of learners. The findings shown that the regression model substantially and accurately forecasts the dependent variable. The regression model's statistical significance was demonstrated by F= 64.295 and Sig =0.000, both less than 0.05. The regression means square value of 6.224 contrasted to the remainder mean square value of 0. 097, which was substantial to zero, further supports this. This demonstrated that there was a connection between perception of teachers and academic performance of learners. Teachers should come up with teaching methods that are interactive to ensure that students are given an opportunity to interact with each other in Learners so that students can have good communication skills.

The study was to investigate the effect of child labour on the learning academic performance of secondary school students in Adyel Division in Lira City. The of the study was based on the results from 350 respondents who presented accurate data to the researcher out of the 415 respondents. The researcher used random sampling techniques to collect data and quantitative measures were used to analyze and interpret data. The objectives of the study included to assess the relationship between child labour and academic performance in secondary school students in Adyel Division, to investigate the determinants of child labour among secondary school students in Adyel Division in Lira City District, to identify the different child labour activities among secondary school students in Lira City. The findings of the study, the correlation coefficient (0.706) shown a strong positive relationship between child labour and academic performance. This was statistically significant at 95% confidence interval since the P-value 0.00 was less than 0.05 and therefore, we rejected the null hypothesis and conclude that there was a significant relationship between child labour and academic performance. The government should provide activities and programs geared to improve accessibility of girls to quality relevant education. For instance, the government should fully take care of the needs of girls in while in schools by provision of personal effects. This will in turn enhance occupational mobility which will bring about economic empowerment.

The study aimed at the use of instructional materials for effective teaching and learning of CRE in senior secondary schools and it was guided by the following objectives; To explore the views of teachers and students on the extent to which CRE instructional materials facilities affect student performance in CRE, to examine the challenges that teachers in secondary school’s face in accessing CRE instructional materials and to assess the strategies that teachers use to minimize the challenges of attaining and using CRE quality instructional materials. According to the findings, 40.5% of the participants highly believe that CRE skills are beneficial after graduation, while just 3.4% strongly disagree, followed by 29.9% who also strongly agree, 13.7% who aren't sure, and 12.4% who disagree. Like it did to encourage experiments in schools, government officials should make an effort and put aside a decent amount of money for education that will be used to build and improve libraries in schools. The heads of schools should speak out to let parents and government officials know how important it is to improve and promote quality instructional materials in community schools and that a student's success or failure depends not only on the material they are taught in class but also on their ability to access materials for independent study.