This study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of internal quality assurance in provision of quality education in public secondary schools in Nyamagana district, Tanzania.The study guided by theobjectives:Internal quality assurance strategies on provision of quality education in public secondary schools and challenges internal quality assurers encounter on the provision of quality education in public secondary schools. The study employed mixed research approach and convergent research design. A sample size of 111 respondents which included I District Secondary Educational Officer, 5 academic teachers, 5 heads of schools, and 100 students was applied. The participants were selected using simple random sampling and purposive sampling. Data were collected using questionnaires, interview guide and document review. Quantitative data were analysed by using descriptive statistics with the help of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and they were finally presented in tables, frequencies, percentages and figures. The findings revealed that internal quality assurers wereworking under strategies such as  monitoring, evaluating and assessing the daily school activities and provide feedback on time for betterplanning and improvements of students’ academic performance. Also, the findings revealed that challenges such as overcrowded classrooms, minimal number of teachers, unavailability of national guideline for IQA,teachers’ resistance to change,insufficient teaching and learning materialsacted as barriers on their effectiveness. The study recommended that government should review the national policy of education of 1995 and frame the IQA guideline to enhance their effectiveness, ensure the availability of enough teaching and learning materials, ensure the availability of enough infrastructures in school including classes and regularly provide teachers with supervisoryskillsthrough training..

This study aimed at investigating effects of discipline management strategies employed by teachers on students’ learning process in public secondary school in Rorya district in Tanzania. This study was guided by the following research questions: what are the types of indiscipline cases in public secondary schools in Rorya district? What are discipline management strategies employed by teachers in public secondary schools in Rorya district? How do discipline management strategies employed by teachers in public secondary schools affect teaching and learning activities in Rorya district? The study was based on choice theory and social learning theory. It adapted mixed methods research design, specifically convergent parallel mixed method research. A total of 135 respondents from five public secondary schools participated in the study. The major research instruments used were questionnaires, interview guide and document analysis. The Statistical Package for Social Science version 26.0 was used in analysis of quantitative data, the data was analyzed by using frequencies and percentages, the results were presented by using tables and pie charts. Qualitative data was analyzed by using thematic analysis through coding. The results revealed that The study revealed that some discipline management strategies used by teachers like corporal punishments like severe canning do not help students but discourage students ability to learning process hence truancy. The study suggested that teachers should use more guidance and counselling to control students’ behavior. Construction of hostel will reduce late comers and truancy.