ABSTRACT This study sought to establish the level of internal efficiency of Free Primary education in Kakamega Central district in Lurambi division. It was found out that internal efficiency in the area of study is very low and the following factors were identified to have contributed to the problem admission of under-age children and quality of classroom practice have been identified as responsible for such a low rate of internal efficiency, parents’ involvement in the learning activities ...
ABSTRACT The ma1or objcctin· or the stud, \HS to assess the relationship between teachers moti,ation and academic performance or pupils in primary schools in Kinyoro zone, S,1boti Dhision. ·1 rans-Nzoia County. Kenya and suggest possible solutions to curb the problem. The stud, used both quantitati,c and qualitative data collection methods. in \hich questionnaire·, and inten ie\ guide \ere used to collect data from the respondents. One elf the main findings of this stud, \as the confirmati...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to determine impact of play on academic performance of early childhood education in Mbita West Zone, Suba district, Kenya. The research objectives were; to investigate the common types of play, to determine the factors that hinder children's play to determine the impact of play on academic performance of early childhood education and to determine the importance of play on early childhood development in Mbita West Zone, Suba district, Kenya. The methods us...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the effects of poverty on learners' academic peiformance of the selected schools in Asego Division Homa-Bay District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between the effects mentioned and academic peiformance in Asego Division, and to investigate the role of the community in alleviating poverty and improving education in Asego Division. The methods used for data collection were questionnaires ...
ABSTRACT The major objective was to examine the role of print media in promoting women development in Kinondoni district. The study was conducted in Kinondoni Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania, Women organization; Women analysts, Government leaders and print Media officials were involved in the study. A total of seventy participants, 30 women analysts, 20 women organization, 10 Government leaders and 10 print media officials were involved in the study. The study question was investigated in line with...
ABSTRACT This study was carried to establish the effect of teachers attitude towards pupils academic performance ,it was guided by a number of objectives which were to examine the factors that affect teachers competences in teaching, motivation of teachers and factors for poor pupils academic performance The study concentrated in Ibeno zone in Kisii Central District. The study focused on teachers to determine the impact of their attitude towards pupils' academic performance. Since the zone ex...
ABSTRACT This study set out with three objectives. First was to establish whether the information on cancer was physically available to the Kenyan public. Secondly was to ascertain whether the public was able to linguistically access the information availed to them. Thirdly was to identify the kind of language and cultural challenges encountered during face-to-face communication between health practitioners and the public. The research was guided by Bachman and Palmer’s Communicative Langu...
ABSTRACT In 2015, approximately 1.8 in million children under 15 years of age were living with HIV with an estimated 150,000 newly infected mainly through Mother-to-Child Transmission while 110,000 died of HIV/AIDS related causes. In East and Southern Africa region, approximately one million children were living with HIV with 56,000 newly infected and 47,000 due to AIDS-related illnesses in the same year. Although Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) and immunization services for HIV-Exposed infant...
ABSTRACT This research is a creation of the most talked about problem in our time today. Something that has been talked about over and over and whatever change takes place looks so insignificant. Currently, demographers are in the notion that by 2010 the worlds populations will have doubled from 5.3 billion to more than 10 billion people. With such a speculation, Kenya and Nairobi as the case study here is not left out and the way as to how inhabitants of Nairobi can try and help themselves f...
ABSTRACT National Hospital insurance fund has faced so many challenges regarding to service delivery. Majority of the national hospital insurance fund accredited facilities in Wajir County have failed to satisfy the customers or members. The problem has escalated to Mashaalah nursing home and even to Jeddah nursing home which are situated in Wajir County. Therefore the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of strategic quality management initiatives and service delivery in National...
ABSTRACT The role of the media in development issues cannot be over emphasized. The media is the vehicle through which masses are mobilized and policies are explained. Famine is basically an agricultural question, agriculture being a sector that has not been effectively and reliably investigated through the media. The basic tenets of the social responsibility theory emphasizes that the media has certain obligations to society. Apart from acting as a people's watchdog, the media should mainta...
ABSTRACT This research utilizes colourants from the Vernonia amygdalina (V. amygdalina) plant in an artistic wall tapestry project that drew inspiration from moral lessons found in Bukusu children narratives. The research was based on Loum and Lukyambuzi (2013) study that was done in Uganda and which utilized only one variety of V. amygdalina plant on cotton fabric. Loum‟s study obtained positive results as it confirmed that that plant was polygenetic. This research assumed that dyes extra...
ABSTRACT With the high uptake of gambling in Kenya, especially among University students, it is inevitable that some of them may end up suffering from gambling disorder. Apart from compromised psychological health, disordered gamblers experience difficulties in their financial and social wellbeing. Currently, there is lack of evidence based interventions for gambling disorder that have been developed and empirically tested in Kenya. This research sought to establish the efficacy of Brief Mot...
ABSTRACT This descriptive study set out to investigate the factors both within school and home, which were responsible for children dropping out of school. The study was conducted in selected primary schools of Amagoro division, Teso North district in Kenya. The variables studied included societal beliefs and values which pushed learners out of school, the income status of children’s parents and the school based factors such as the learning context and the environment. A semi- structural qu...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine policy and provision of learning supports and accommodations for students with disabilities (SWDs) in Kenyan Public Universities. An exploratory descriptive survey design was used. Questionnaires, interview schedules, focus group discussion guides, observation checklists and desk research were used as data collection instruments in the study. Criterion sampling was used to select three institutions out of 7 Public Universities as sample group...