The University of Dodoma University of Dodoma Institutional Repository http://repository.udom.ac.tz Education Master Dissertations 2017 þÿAn assessment of stakeholders þÿconception towards teachers professional misconduct in Tanzania: the case of Njombe town council Mgeni, Daudi Lupumko The University of Dodoma þÿMgeni, D. L. (2017). An assessment of stakeholders conception towards teachers professional misconduct in Tanzania: the case of Njombe town council. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/422 Downloaded from UDOM Institutional Repository at The University of Dodoma, an open access institutional repository. AN ASSESSMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS’ CONCEPTION TOWARDS TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT IN TANZANIA: THE CASE OF NJOMBE TOWN COUNCIL DAUDI LUPUMKO MGENI MASTERS OF ARTS IN EDUCATION THE UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA OCTOBER, 2017 AN ASSESSMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS’ CONCEPTION TOWARDS TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT IN TANZANIA: THE CASE OF NJOMBE TOWN COUNCIL By Daudi Lupumko Mgeni A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Masters of Arts in Education at Dodoma University The University of Dodoma October, 2017 CERTIFICATION The undersigned certify that they have read and hereby recommend for acceptance by the University of Dodoma, the dissertation entitled “an assessment of stakeholders’ conception towards teachers’ professional misconducts in Tanzania: The case of Njombe town council” in partial fulfillment of the requirement of the Degree of Masters of Arts in Education. ……………………………………………………. Dr. P. Ndibalema (Supervisor) Date…………………………….. i DECLARATION AND COPYRIGHT I,Mgeni Daudi Lupumko, declare that this dissertation is my original work and that it has not been presented and will not be presented to any other University for a similar or any other degree award. Signature…………………………………… No part of this dissertation may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission of the author or the University of Dodoma. ii ACKNOLEDGEMENTS I would deeply like first to thank the Almighty God whose tender mercy and gracious has in various ways made this study possible. The success of this work is a result of valuable contributions received from many individuals who provided moral and material support in one way or another. However, specific individuals deserve to be mentioned for their outstanding contributions. First of all, I wish to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor Dr. P. Ndibalema for his tireless guidance, constructive comments and criticisms, which have made this work, a reality. His extended academic care has made my studies convenient and pleasant. On the other hand I would like to deep thanks to my lovely wife Rachel Haule for her prayers, advice and encouragement throughout this study that helped to make this research possible. Also our daughter Ebenezer Ruth Mgeni who deserved fatherly love and care but she missed it until the completion of this work. I owe indebted of gratitude to my Bishop Mathew Mhagama for his prayers, advice and material support especially in funds to accomplish this research otherwise this work could not be completed. I wish also to give my thanks to Dr. Gwarema and Mr. Mtweve for their critical comments. Special thanks to my lecturers from University of Dodoma for their critical challenges throughout my studies that helped to renovate my way of thinking. Again, special thanks are extended to my collogue (MAED students) for their insightful cooperation and advice throughout the period of my studies. Finally the editor of this dissertation Mr. Rygon J Magata and to all who in one way or another enabled me to accomplish this study. Their contributions are regarded and recognized. God bless you all. iii DEDICATION This work is dedicated to my lovely wife Rachel Haule and our daughter Ebenezer Ruth Mgeni who endured my absence during the research period. iv ABSTRACT This paper it aimed at investigating the stakeholders‟ conception towards teachers‟ professional misconducts in Tanzania. It involves views or experiences from different group of stakeholders in education in Njombe Region more specifically Njombe Town Council. This paper employed qualitative approach which was informed by phenomenological design. The purpose of this study was to explore conception among educational stakeholders including parents, students, heads of school, teachers and educational officers. More specifically the study explored the dominant conception of stakeholders, factors and associated effects to the learners. Data collection methods included interview, focus group discussion and documentary review. A total of 57 informants were involved in this study and these were teachers, students, parents and educational officers. It was found that teachers‟ alcoholism was perceived as the dominant form of professional misconduct among secondary school teachers. Also poor school management and poor school living environment were mostly preferred by the informants as the dominant causative indices of professional misconducts among teachers in secondary schools. The major effects associated with teachers professional misconducts in secondary schools were students‟ poor academic performance and lowering status among teachers. In view of research findings recounted that teachers‟ professional misconducts is the great problem of the concern in secondary schools that affects teaching, learning process and the quality of education at large. With the aim of addressing the problem educational stakeholders should think on introducing subjects and courses related to teachers‟ ethics, from secondary schools to university so as to make a clear ethical base to students v TABLE OF CONTENTS CERTIFICATION ........................................................................................................ i DECLARATION AND COPYRIGHT ........................................................................ ii ACKNOLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................ iii DEDICATION ............................................................................................................ iv ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................. v TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................ vi LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................... ix LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................... x LIST OF APPENDICES ............................................................................................. xi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................... xii CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND TO THE PROBLEM ................................... 1 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background of the study ........................................................................................ 1 1.2 Statement of the problem ....................................................................................... 7 1.3 General Objective................................................................................................... 8 1.3.1 Research objectives ............................................................................................. 8 1.4 Research questions ................................................................................................. 9 1.5 Basic assumptions of the theory ............................................................................. 9 1.6 Significance of the study ........................................................................................ 9 1.7 Scope of the study ................................................................................................ 10 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................... 11 2.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 11 2.1 Definitions of key terms ....................................................................................... 11 2.2 Theoretical framework ......................................................................................... 14 2.2.1 Immanuel Kant theory of deontological ethics ................................................. 14 2.2.2 The assumptions of Kant theory of Deontological Ethics ................................ 15 2.2.3 Kant theory of Deontological Ethics ................................................................. 16 2.3 Empirical review .................................................................................................. 17 2.4 Knowledge gap..................................................................................................... 25 2.5 Conceptual frame work ........................................................................................ 27 vi CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ...................................... 29 3.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 29 3.1 Research approach ..............................................................................................