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ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INDUCTION PROGRAMS
FOR NEWLY APPOINTED TEACHERS IN KONGWA DISTRICT

JUMA AKECH

A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION IN
ADMINISTRATION, PLANNING AND POLICY STUDIES OF
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA
2016
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CERTIFICATION
The undersigned certifies that he has read and hereby recommends for acceptance by
The Open University of Tanzania a dissertation titled ‘Assessment of the
Effectiveness of Induction Programs for Newly Appointed Teachers in Kongwa
District’ in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a degree of
Master of Education in Administration, Planning and Policy Studies (MED-APPS) of
the Open University of Tanzania.

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Dr. Evaristo A. Mtitu
(Supervisor)

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Date
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COPYRIGHT
All rights are reserved. No part of this dissertation may be allowed to be reproduced,
stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any other form by any means
electronically, mechanically, including photocopying, recording or otherwise without
prior written permission of the author or the Open University of Tanzania in that
behalf.
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DECLARATION
I, Juma Akech, do hereby declare that this dissertation is my own original work and
that it has not been submitted to any other university for a similar or any other degree
awards.

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Signature

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Date
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DEDICATION
This dissertation is dedicated to my children Joshua and Atieno Akech Kabiero, my
father Mr. Juma Ong’ong’o Kabiero, my mother Karoline Adhiambo Mosees, and
siblings; Kabiero Juma, Suzan Juma Kabiero, Faith Juma Kabiero, Rehema Juma
Kabiero, Ester Juma Kabiero,and Penina Juma Kabiero, for their kind support and
encouragement words throughout this study.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to extend my special sincere thanks to the Almighty God for he has kept
me alive since the beginning of this tough academic journey. My sincere thanks also
is greatly extended to Dr. Evaristo A. Mtitu who was given this special responsibility
of taking care of my research; indeed, indeed he has spent much time tirelessly in
providing me with valuable and productive advices and directives on how to go
about on making this research more significant. I would like to extend my special
thanks to my family for their role and position. They were actually tolerant when I
was bound by many works and sometimes neglected other family responsibilities that
deny their basic needs; materially and morally. God bless you all. I would like also to
extend my special gratitude to my respondents who allowed me to gather information
on this research and made it more valuable. Many thanks should go to the Open
University of Tanzania Management and Kongwa District Authority in allowing me
to pursue this study. Many thanks should go to my lecturers that involved in one
way or another to mark my course works and awarded promising grade that reflected
my efforts. Finally, my heartfelt thanks go to Mr. Silvanus Makoseno and his entire
family, Mr. Safiel Furaya and Dr. Josta Nzilano with whom we discussed various
stages of this research. Without forgetting my fellow staff for their moral and
material support they paid for the accomplishment of my difficult academic journey.
I thank you all.
“God bless you.”
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of induction programs for
newly appointed teachers in Kongwa district. Specifically, the study sought to:
examine the perception of education stakeholders on the concept of induction for
beginning teachers; examine the strengths of induction programs for beginning
teachers; assess challenges facing the induction programs for beginning teachers; and
identify the coping strategies employed in improving the induction programs for
newly appointed teachers. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative
research approaches to complement one another. Participants involved in this study
were 25 beginning teachers; 4 heads of school; 8 heads of department and 1 district
education officer. Data were collected by using questionnaires survey, interview and
documentary review where by simple random sampling and purposive sampling
technique were employed in selecting the respondents. The study revealed that
education stakeholders had minimal awareness about the induction programs for
newly appointed teachers. However, study revealed the existence of strengths of
induction programs help beginning teachers feel free under new environment; and
minimize collision among organization members. The study also revealed that the
induction programs faced challenges like: lack of blueprint and funds to facilitate the
induction program practices. The study recommended that there should be a
blueprint to guide the practice of induction programs; provision of enough funds to
facilitate the induction programs. The study recommended for further study to be
conducted in other districts by using other participants and one approach especially
qualitative. Additionally, it was also recommended for further study to employ
different kinds of school on the same topic.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CERTIFICATION ....................................................................................................... ii
COPYRIGHT ..............................................................................................................iii
DECLARATION ......................................................................................................... iv
DEDICATION .............................................................................................................. v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .......................................................................................... vi
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................ vii
LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................... xiv
LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................... xv
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ................................................ xvi
CHAPTER ONE .......................................................................................................... 1
1.0 BACKGROUND AND THE NATURE OF THE STUDY ............................. 1
1.1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Background to the Study ...................................................................................... 1
1.3 Statement of the Problem...................................................................................... 5
1.4 Research Objectives.............................................................................................. 6
1.4.1 General Objective.................................................................................................. 6
1.4.2 Specific Objectives................................................................................................ 6
1.5 Research Questions ............................................................................................... 7
1.5.1 Specific Questions ................................................................................................. 7
1.6 Significance of the Study ...................................................................................... 7
1.7 Scope and Delimitation of the Study .................................................................... 8
1.8 Limitations of the Study ....................................................................................... 8
1.9 Conceptual Definitions ......................................................................................... 9
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1.10 Organization of the Study ................................................................................... 11
1.11 Chapter Summary ............................................................................................... 11
CHAPTER TWO ....................................................................................................... 13
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................ 13
2.1 Introduction......................................................................................................... 13
2.2 Induction Program and Teacher Effectiveness ................................................... 13
2.2.1 Induction Programs Internationally (Globally) .................................................. 16
2.2.2 Induction Programs in Africa ............................................................................. 17
2.2.3 Induction Programs in East Africa ..................................................................... 20
2.2.4 Induction Programs in Tanzania ......................................................................... 22
2.3 Empirical Literature Review............................................................................... 25
2.3.1 Empirical Studies ................................................................................................ 25
2.4 Research Gap ...................................................................................................... 29
2.5 Theoretical Framework ....................................................................................... 32
2.5.1 Critical Pedagogy Theory ................................................................................... 32
2.5.2 Strengths, Weaknesses and Recommendation of Critical pedagogy .................. 36
2.6 Chapter Summary ............................................................................................... 38
CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................... 40
3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .................................................................... 40
3.1 Introduction......................................................................................................... 40
3.2 Research Approach ............................................................................................. 40
3.3 Research Design ................................................................................................. 41
3.4 Research Site ...................................................................................................... 41
3.5 Target Population................................................................................................ 42