Teacher job satisfaction plays a crucial role in ensuring the quality of education and the overall well-being of educators and students alike. However, over the past decade, numerous studies have pointed out a concerning decline in teacher job satisfaction in primary schools most especially among the refugee settlements (Riggert et al., 2017). This study was carried out on the relationship between appraisal practices and teacher job satisfaction in Rwamwanja refugee settlement primary schools in Kamwenge district. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design. 108 head teachers and teachers from refugee settlement schools were included using simple random and purposive sampling. Data was collected using questionnaires and analyzed through Statistical and logical techniques. It was found out that goal setting is significant in enhancing teacher job satisfaction, with implications for improving communication, collaboration, and resource support within schools. The study further revealed a significant positive perception among teachers regarding the potential benefits of professional development programs. However, there are concerns related to the organization and adequacy of these programs, as well as their impact on job satisfaction. Addressing these concerns and enhancing the quality and diversity of professional development opportunities can lead to increased satisfaction and commitment among teachers. It was found out that majority of respondents agree or strongly agree that setting clear and achievable goals positively impacts their job satisfaction. While a significant portion believes in the effectiveness of goal communication, there are concerns, including disagreement and uncertainty. This suggests room for improvement in the clarity and transparency of goal communication. The study recommended thus; Schools should emphasize the importance of clear and achievable goal setting for teachers and improve communication regarding professional development goals, schools should enhance their professional development programs to provide more diverse and tailored opportunities that cater to the unique needs and interests of teachers, efforts should be made to ensure that schools provide adequate resources and support to help teachers achieve their goals and align them with the school's objectives, especially in resourceconstrained settings like refugee settlement schools and schools should promote a culture of collaboration and involvement among teachers, allowing them to actively participate in goal alignment and providing constructive feedback.

Although on a global scale Uganda is experiencing significant impacts on weather patterns, reduction in water levels and increased frequency of extreme weather events like floods as well as drought experienced in some parts of the country like floods in Kasese, even near Ssezibwa Kayunga road made the social economic impacts on communities very vulnerable. In the recent past especially in the years with above normal rainfall around Ssezibwa in Kayunga district led to inaccessibility which made it difficult for students to reach their schools. This study therefore looks at the various climatic changing patterns, how it has affected the students’ academic performance in Kayunga district kangulumira subcounty and also the mitigation variables to be done to curb the issue or if not to reduce it. The findings of the study also presented results, 40% of the respondents informed the researcher that they strongly disagreed that climatic change patterns had an influence on students’ performance followed by 30% of the respondents who presented results indicating that they agreed with the fact that climatic change patterns had an influence on the academic performance. 13% of the respondents presented results to the researcher indicating that they strongly disagreed with the fact that climatic change patterns would influence students’ performance. There was a need to put in place the weather forecast equipments in every community in order to inform the community members about the possible climatic change patterns.

The study aimed at culture and the influence of moral values in secondary schools with the case of Masaka district and it was guided by the following objectives; To find out the role of culture in improving secondary school student moral values in Masaka district, to identify the causes and effects of moral decay in secondary school students of Masaka district and to identify the different strategies in providing solution to moral decay in secondary schools in Masaka district. The researcher used experimental research design. The target population in this research were secondary school students, religious leaders, head teachers of different secondary school in masaka district, teachers, parents, cultural leaders and political leaders of masaka district and the total population covered 660 people. The collected data was analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively using SPSS. Quantitative data was grouped and statistical description such as tables showing frequencies and percentage were developed. For questioner, question was written on papers and given to student, parents and teachers. As indicated in the analysis, 41.67 % of the respondents according to Pugh (2006) argued that parents must remember that these new people in our lives need direction most of the time cannot differentiate well from bad. The respondents were further asked to indicate whether the role of the parents and their influence in early life would affect the life of the child for good or bad and 16.67% of the respondent noted with their statement of source of advice. When asked whether as a head teacher are able to create consensus among staff on rules and their enforcement, 10% of respondents said that the head teachers are able to create consensus among staff on rules and their enforcement. The women should take their role of nurturing children in steady of minding about businesses on and making of money and leave this work to the house girls. This will help children to grow with good morals.

The study aimed at domestic violence and girl child education in uganda with a case study of chema subcounty kapchorwa district and it was guided by the following objectives; To find out factor responsible for domestic violence on girl child education in chema sub county Kapchorwa district, to establish the management of girl child, drop out due to domestic violence in chema sub county Kapchorwa district and to find out some of the influence of domestic violence on girl child education in chema sub county Kapchorwa district. A descriptive survey research was designed to obtain permanent and precise information concerning the current status of the variables under investigation and generalizations from the facts observed. The descriptive research provided the description of the information about the variable’s population. Questionnaires, survey interviews, nonparticipation observation and nominal group discussion were the methods used to collect data from the respondents. The study was based on primary data which was collected through interviews, questionnaire s as a data collection method. From the findings, 56.25% of the respondents argued that it was true they have ever been affected by the issues related to domestic violence for instance some girls argued that they have gone through sexual harassment not only from family relatives but also by their paternal fathers. 35 out of 80 respondents representing 43%, 25% disagreed to the view due to the fact that they have never been subjected to such violence. It is recommended that parents be made to understand the benefits of education through community-based information dissemination techniques. The use of mass media like televisions and radios which most people do not have access to should be reduced and town criers, village-based crusades and enlightenment programs, use of religious centers and market awareness activities carried out and on regular basis.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of early education on the academic performance of pupils in lower primary of Ruguse Primary School in Kikuube District. The study was based on the results from 70 respondents who presented accurate data to the researcher out of the sample size of 80 respondents. The study was guided by the objectives for example to examine the effectiveness of curriculum implementation in Nursery Schools, to examine the relationship between Nursery Education and academic performance of children in primary one and finally to assess the significance of Nursery Education to child’s intellectual development. Data was collected from the Head teacher, teachers, pupils, PTA/SMC and Opinion leaders of Ruguse Primary School in Kikuube District. According to the findings of the study, majority of the Non Graduate Pupils at Ruguse Primary School scored above 70% in the Primary one compared to 50% of the Pupils who never attended Nursery School scored above 70% in Primary one, curriculum implementation in Nursery Schools is good followed by a few respondents who instead urged that curriculum implementation in Nursery Schools is very good, majority of the respondents stated that the intellectual development of pupils who undergo Nursery Education is very good followed by a few respondents who urged that it is good and the rest of the respondents informed the researcher that intellectual development to the Nursery education is fair.

The study aimed at early marriages and female student’s completion rates with a case of secondary schools, Bulanga town council, Luuka district and it was guided by the following objectives; To examine the impact of early marriage practice on female students‟ school completion in Uganda, to establish the prevalence of early marriage practice on female students‟ school completion in, Uganda and to establish the influence of students‟ socio-economic background on their school completion in Uganda. The study targeted 20 students, 2 0 teachers and 10 parents associated with Busiro secondary school Luuka District. This present study employed questionnaires as a tool of data collection instruments. A specially designed questionnaire to collect primary data and a statistical data capture to collect secondary data from school records. The study findings i n d i c a t e d that 87.5% of teachers accepted that the community categorically does assist the school in completing their studies while 13.2% of teachers were neutral to comment as to the school assists in students school completion of schools. T h e r e f o r e , a ll stakeholders need to look for strategies that can diminish the problem into insignificance levels.

The study aimed at early marriages and girl child education in secondary schools; a case study of bwambara secondary school rukungiri district and it was guided by the folowing objectives; To identify the different causes of early marriages to the students of Bwambara Secondary School, to examine the educational effect of early marriage on Girl Child Education and to identify the different ways how early marriages eliminated in Secondary Schools. This study employed the survey design. This is because it is targeting a big population and size of sample of respondents. The population from which the sample was taken involves the students, Teachers and parents of Bwambara Secondary School. The respondents were got from various classes and different departments at the School.in order to come up with accurate data to help the researcher get all that is needed. This population was total to 320 participants. The target was on 200Students, 70 Teachers and 50 Parents of Bwambara Secondary School using stratified sampling technique because it is the most effective when handling heterogeneous population’s parameters to be obtained like this one, and enables separate estimates of the populations of the parameters to be obtained for each stratum without additional sampling. From the findings, 176 (90%) of the respondents strongly agreed that teen mothers are very likely to drop out of school because of their low ambitions and dedication to getting an education, while 20 (10%) of the respondents agreed that teen mothers are very likely to drop out of school because of their low ambitions and dedication to getting an education; implying that indeed teen mothers are very likely to drop out of school because of their low ambitions and dedication to getting an education. The researcher recommends that girl child education should be prioritized by all stakeholders

The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of Guidance and Counselling department on students’ behavior at Semuliki High School. The study was based on the findings from the 320 respondents who presented accurate data to be retrieved out of the sample size of over 370 respondents. The objectives of the study were to examine the need for guidance and counseling among students of Semuliki High School in Bundibuyo District, to identify the different measures of guidance, counseling department at Semuliki High School in Bundibuyo District, to examine factors that hinder guidance and counseling department at Semuliki High School in Bundibuyo District. Data was collected from the teachers, parents and students of Semuliki High School in Bundibugyo District. The researcher used random sampling technique to collect data from the respondents. The findings of the study indicated that there is a need to carry out guidance and counselling in secondary schools however some of the respondents opposed the suggestion through presenting results showing that there is no need to implement guidance and counselling. The study also revealed that majority of the respondents informed the researcher that one of the measures of carrying out Guidance and Counselling in Schools was through providing sex education to them and finally the study also showed that that peer pressure among the students in schools was the major factor that hindered Guidance and Counselling.

This study sought to investigate the impact of sexual harassment on performance of female students in higher institution. The objectives were; to establish the influence of verbal sexual harassment on performance of female students, to examine the effect of physical sexual harassment on performance of female students in higher institutions and to establish the strategies employed by university management in addressing student’s sexual harassment in higher institutions. The study applied descriptive design that employed self-administered questionnaires, and semi-structured interviews. Multi-stage sampling technique, which involves simple random sampling, was used to arrive at the sample size of 100 respondents. Quantitative data was analyzed using the Statistical Packages of Social Sciences (SPSS). Summary of the key findings indicated that 25% of respondents strongly agreed that Psychological and psychosocial problems including lowers self-esteem and body image, 40% agreed with the statement, 7% were not sure, 10% disagreed while 18% strongly disagreed with the statement. 55% of respondents strongly agreed that verbal sexual harassment results into Fear and anxiety depression, 45% agreed with the statement, while none neither disagreed nor strongly disagreed. 51.9% (14) teachers and 46.3% (132) students were very satisfied with actions taken to address SH. The findings reveal that a quarter of the students, 72(25.3%) were of the contrary view saying they were not satisfied at all with the actions taken. Interestingly, some teachers to whom rests the onus of instituting measures to address SH were either moderately satisfied 5(18.5%), slightly satisfied 6(22.2%) or not satisfied at all 2(7.4%) with the actions. The researcher therefore concludes that Sexual harassment is an epidemic throughout global higher education systems and impact individuals, groups and entire organizations in profound ways and as well recommends that MIU and other higher education governing bodies should approve and officially sign into law-making team-teaching compulsory in higher institutions and policies should be put in place so that any lecturer caught in sex scandal should be given open and public disgrace ranging from termination of appointment to 5 years of imprisonment or both.

Parents’ involvement has always been critical to the performance of students in any given institution of learning. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of parents’ involvement on pupils’ academic performance at Magezi Primary School. For the purpose of this study, the researcher measured parent involvement using three variables, including; Parenting (Do parents provide basic needs and communicate/encourage children on their education?). Facilitating learning at home (Do parents provide an environment and instructional materials to help their children’s learning at home?). Volunteering (Do parents help in improving school infrastructure and participate in decision-making?). The researcher used a crosssectional design and for the purpose of this study, the list was comprised of a population of 143. The sample size was 125 out of 143 determined using tables developed by Krejcie and Morgan (1970) which ensures good decision model. The findings therefore concluded that that volunteering by students significantly influences academic performance, parenting significantly influences academic performance and good learning environment positively influences academic performance. The researcher therefore recommends that Magezi primary school parents should make Learning Environment more comfortable and encourage their children, parents should continue to tell children that studying, reading and revising are not only done while at school.