The study investigates teachers’ method of teaching and academic performance of students in Uganda Certificate of Education in Kisoro district. The objective is to establish the relationship between method of teaching by teachers and academic performance of students in Kisoro district, Uganda. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. One hundred and twenty (120) respondents (teachers) were drawn from one hundred and thirty (130) teachers using stratified sampling technique; and all the four (4) head teachers were selected using census. Questionnaire and interview guide were used to collect data for the study. The content validity index of 0.83 was determined while a reliability of the instrument (questionnaire) was established with the use of pilot study and the valued at 0.72 was obtained. There is a statistically moderate positive and significant relationship between knowledge of the subject matter by teachers and academic performance of students (r=0.526**, p<0.01) and a statistically moderate positive and significant relationship between method of teaching by teachers and academic performance of students (r=0.566**, p<0.01) in Uganda Certificate of Education in public secondary schools in Kisoro district. The study recommended that there is need to regular supervision of both teachers and students by administrators and this would cause teachers to concentrate on improving academic performance; and that teacher’s method of teaching be improved to change the academic performance of students in Uganda Certificate of Education in public secondary school in Kisoro district.

The major objective of this study lied in finding out whether there was a relationship between Disability and Skill Empowerment in Kisoro Municipality, Kisoro District. Other objectives included: To find out the extent of Disability in Kisoro Municipality and to find out the level of Skill Empowerment progress in Kisoro Municipality. The study adopted a descriptive and observational research design and simple random probability sampling technique were used to obtain a sample size 80 respondents of from Kisoro Municipality The researcher concluded that disabled people are not well considered in most of the activities of the society and this has created a wide discrimination of disabled people. The researcher also concluded that practical skills like carpentry, hair dressing motor vehicle repair and maintenance should be taught to disabled people The researcher also concluded that the strong positive correlation between Disability and skills empowerment means that people with disabilities can also acquire skills to perform community works. On the basis of the findings of this study and conclusions drawn, the following are the recommendations regarding the relationship disability and skill empowerment in Kisoro municipality. The researcher recommends that teachers should include integration of the disabled with in the regular school activities and teaching. This can motivate those impaired students in the school. The researcher also recommends community members including parents to nurture their children well and encourage them to participate in skill activities. The community members should also be encouraged not to discriminate the disabled people in society activities.

Purposely, the research study was mainly aimed to investigate the relationship between educational qualification and teaching in Kisoro Municipality Kisoro District in reference to Kisoro Vision secondary school. The researcher attempted three objectives namely; the level of educational qualification, the level of teaching and the relationship between educational qualification and teaching at Kisoro vision secondary school. The study employed a descriptive research design because of the nature of the variables that was at hand to produce data, required for qualitative and quantitative analysis to allow simultaneous description of views, perceptions and beliefs at any single point in time. Qualitative data was collected and this enabled the researcher to draw valid and dependable conclusion and recommendations of the study. The units of analysis included the respondents (school students, teachers and head teacher as the parent population. The total of 19 sample sizes of the respondents will be used and will be used as follows: 14 respondents will be school students, 04 teachers and 01 head teacher as the parent population of the researcher. research and she used this method to purposively select the teachers and the head teacher to validate the findings from the primary respondents. The findings showed that the level of educational qualification is high were most of the teachers poses Diplomas and degrees. The quality of teachers determines the quality of education, meaning that good teacher training is a condition for the development of quality education and teachers are at the frontline of the implementation of education reforms. The findings further revealed that the findings showed that the level of teaching at the school is high since most of the teacher’s posse’s diplomas and degree from different learning institutions. The level of teaching at Kisoro Vision is high because teachers can be a useful way to provide information for students who are poor readers or who are not very skilled at locating, organizing, and interpreting information. Finally, the findings indicated that that there is a strong positive relationship between educational qualification and teaching at Pearson correlation coefficient r=0.358, p=0.003. the researcher therefore concluded that education qualification influences teaching. The researcher recommended that the teachers in Kisoro District and the nation as a whole should always Understand this relationship which may be useful for professionals in the education sector to develop new policies that eradicate the flaws and improve teaching skills and methods

The study established the impact of parents’ involvement on school management and pupils’ retention in Rwamucucu Subcounty, Rukiga district, Uganda. A case study research design adopting quantitative and qualitative approaches was used. Data from a sample of 504 respondents was obtained using questionnaires and interview guides which were analyzed descriptively and inferentially. The results of the study showed that parental involvement in school management like involvement in the planning process and participation in meetings such as SMC and PTA had a positive influence on pupils retention in Rwamucucu Sub-County, Rukiga District (r= 0.512, Sig=0.01), Parents’ involvement in their children’s education activities had a positive relationship on the academic performance of their children (r=0.477**, Sig=0.01) which means that the more the parents involvement the better the academic performance of their children. The study concluded that parental involvement in school management also affects pupils’ retention rate and parental involvement in the children education activities positively affects the pupil’s academic performance. The study recommended that school administrations should involve parents and all the stakeholders in the planning process including engaging them in all the meetings and that parents and guardians should give concern to their children’s academics and should participate in all the school activities so as to raise the academic performance of their children.

The study examined the influence of head teachers' working experience on co-curricular activities performance in government secondary schools in Kasese district, Uganda. The research design was descriptive research design and its purpose was to determine the influence of head teachers’ years of experience on school performance in co-curricular activities in public secondary school. 4 out 22 schools were selected using convenient and purposive sampling techniques. 99 out of 396 teachers were selected and 198 students out of 1100 students were selected using convenient, stratified and simple random sampling methods. Primary data was collected by self-constructed questionnaires or teachers and students and interview guides or head teachers. Secondary sources were also used most especially school records about academic performance and data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis. From the findings, 25% head teachers who participated in the study between 40 to 49, 50% were between 50 to 59 and 25% were above 59 years planning to retire, meaning they had enough experience necessary for good school performance. Additionally, most of the head teachers (50%) had spent 10 & above years, 25% had spent only 1-5 years, while 25% had spent 6-9 years in the schools they are heading. The finding indicates that the average mean or co-curricular activities performance was 2.7835 implying that co-curricular activities performance is also good. The study recommended that government should always treat every moment of time in headship so vital to learn many aspects of school headship since every moment counts as it contribute to the experience.

Purposely, the research study was mainly aimed to investigate the impact of parental involvement in education on student`s learning in secondary schools in Kanaba sub county in Kisoro District. The researcher attempted three objectives namely; the level of parental involvement in education, the level of student`s learning in secondary schools and the extent to which parental involvement in education influence student`s learning in Kanaba Sub County in Kisoro District. The research study was conducted in Kanaba Sub County in Kisoro District. The population of the study included the students, teachers and the head teacher as the parent population. The total of 36 respondents was used for the researcher. The first objective of the study was to find out the level of parental involvement in education at Kanaba secondary school in Kanaba Sub County. The findings showed that findings also indicated that the level of parental involvement in education is high because parents play a big role to improve policy and practice in an effort to increase student academic achievement and student success. The second objective of the research study was to find out the level of student`s learning in secondary schools in Kanaba sub county. The research findings indicted that the level of students learning at the school is high because most of the learning materials like text books, laboratory equipment is available at the same school. The third objective of the research study was to find out the extent to which parental involvement in education influence student`s learning at Kanaba secondary school in Kanaba sub county. The research findings indicated that parental involvement in education influenced students learning to a greater extent with 61%, followed by to some extent (22.2%), followed by to a smaller extent (11%), and finally 5.5% did not understand the statement clearly.

The study aimed at establishing the relationship between the role of parental level of income and learner retention in primary schools in Rwamucucu sub county, Rukiga district, Uganda. A case study research design adopting quantitative and qualitative approaches was used. Data from a sample of 504 respondents was obtained using questionnaires and interview guides which were analyzed descriptively and inferentially. The results of the study showed that parents’ level of income needs had a positive and significant relationship with pupils’ retention rate (r=0.574**, Sig=0.01). The study concluded that parental level of income plays a vital role in pupils’ retention in UPE schools of Rwamucucu Sub-County. The study recommended that since poverty highly affects pupils’ retention, parents should be sensitized to engage in income generating activities so that they can meet the basic needs as well as the vital costs for their children’s education, school administrations should also involve parents and all the stakeholders in the planning process including engaging them in all the meetings.

The study establishes the relationship between performance management practices and teachers’ engagement in primary schools in Rukiga District, Uganda. The study used convergent parallel mixed methods, by merging quantitative and qualitative data thus making easy all-encompassing analysis of the research problem. The researcher used this design as ordinarily collect both forms of data at roughly the same time and then assimilates the relevant collected data in the interpretation of the overall results. A sample size of 288 respondents was considered for the study, 173 respondents participated, giving a response rate of 60%. The study established that performance planning significantly predicts teachers' performance. The regression coefficient B value for performance planning is 0.523, which means that for every 1 unit increase in performance planning, teachers' performance increases by 0.523 units on average, holding all other variables constant. The standardized coefficient beta value of 0.582 indicates the number of standard deviations teachers' performance will change per standard deviation increase in performance planning. Therefore, it was recommended that the school focuses on strengthening performance planning processes as it significantly impacts teachers' performance positively.

This study sought to investigate the influence of reading habits on the learners’ academic performance in literature; a case study of Jinja secondary school, Jinja city”. The objectives were; to investigate the reading habits of students of Jinja Senior Secondary School, to find out the types of materials they read and their purposes for reading, to find out the perception of students on reading habits and academic performance in Literature and the factors that affect their reading habits. The study applied descriptive design that employed self-administered questionnaires, and semistructured interviews. Validity of the instruments was determined by contacting the experts and supervisor of the researcher. Reliability was determined by using test-retest method. Multi-stage sampling technique, which involves simple random sampling, was used to arrive at the sample size of 131 respondents. Quantitative data was analyzed using the Statistical Packages of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 11.5 while qualitative data was analyzed and presented thematically. From the findings, 74.8% of the respondents indicated patronizing the library, 67.2% visited the library to conduct research, 51.9% visited the library to do their assignment, 46.6% visit to seek for information, 45.0% visit the library to study to pass their exams, 37.4% visit to read for pleasure, 33.6% visit to read newspapers, 29.0% also go there to borrow story books whilst 6.9% visit there to access the internet respectively. With regards to what reference material that is available for consultation in the library 76.3% of the respondents said the only one at the library is a dictionary which is mostly consulted. Some of the respondents indicated they needed to be encouraged to develop love for reading, therefore It will be appropriate for the authorities to at least add one lesson to the time table as a reading lesson.

The purpose of the research was to determine the influence of head teachers' working experience on school performance in government secondary schools of Kasese district. The hypothesis of the study was that there is no significant relationship between head teachers’ years of experience and school performance in Kasese public secondary schools. The research design was correlational research design and its purpose was to determine the effect of head teachers’ years of experience on school performance of Kasese district public secondary school. 4 out 22 schools were selected using convenient and purposive sampling techniques. 99 out of 396 teachers were selected and 198 students out of 1100 students were selected using convenient, stratified and simple random sampling methods. Primary data was collected by self-constructed questionnaires or teachers and students and interview guides or head teachers. From the findings, 25% head teachers who participated in the study between 40 to 49, 50% were between 50 to 59 and 25% were above 59 years planning to retire, meaning they had enough experience necessary for good school performance. Additionally, most of the head teachers (50%) had spent 10 & above years, 25% had spent only 1-5 years, while 25% had spent 6-9 years in the schools they are heading. Therefore, the head teachers under study had enough working experience. Teacher quality had an average of 2.704 which an above average mean meaning that the quality of teachers was good. The study recommended that, ministry of education and sports and the education service commission should also consider other actors like academic qualification, appraisals, seminars attendance.