July 2017

The mediating role of job satisfaction on the relationship between teachers' perceptions of supervisor support and job performances

The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between teachers' perceptions of supervisor support and job performances and the mediating role of job satisfaction in this relationship. The study group consists of 206 teachers working in the public high schools in the Giresun province centre during the 2016-2017 academic year. The study group has been determined by simple randomized sampling method. In...

Author(s): Tevfik UZUN and Güven ÖZDEM 

July 2017

Challenges and gaps in children’s transition from early childhood development to grade one in Zimbabwe

The study focused on challenges and gaps faced by children during the transition period from early childhood development (ECD) to primary education and possible solutions to them. It adopted the qualitative methodological approach through the use of Focus Group Discussions with councillors, education officials, child care workers, chiefs, parents and teachers. Document analysis provided an additional layer of transition...

Author(s): E. Chikwiri and J. Musiyiwa