ABSTRACT The study, educational resources and inclusion of learners with hearing impairment in East Karachuonyo Division, Homabay County was carried out to find out the level o educational resources in the inclusive schools in East Karachuonyo division in Kenya. The objectives of the study were to determine the profile of respondents, to determine the level of educational resources, to determine the level of inclusion and to determine whether there is significant relationship between educatio...
Table of Contents DECLARATION ........................................~..iv APPROVAL iii DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGMENT iv ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION x Introduction x 1.1 Background to the Study 1.2 Operational Defination of terms 2 1.2 Statement of the Problem 6 1.3 The General objective 7 1.4 Specific Objective 7 1.5 Research Questions 7 1.6 Scope of the Study 7 1.7 Significance of the Study 8 1.8 Conceptual Framework 7 CHAPTERTWO 8 LITERATURE REVIEW 11 2.0 Introduction 11 2.3 challen...
ABSTRACT This study attempted to examine the role of the electronic media in promoting gender equality in Uganda. It was guided i)To identify the ways ofpromoting gender equality by media ii) to examine the roles played by broadcasting in promoting for gender equality iii) To examine the attitude of media editors towards gender equality. The research took the form of a descriptive design, and the reason for this is because it aims to describe the current situation so that it can be understood...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the media challenges faced during the post election violence in the city of Nairobi. The research was cross-sectional with both explanatory and descriptive approaches. The target population was the women, youth, middle aged and elderly, besides politicians as a special group. The population of the study was 300 residents of Nairobi. Key informant interviews and questionnaires were used in collecting data. Data analysis method was based on qu...
ABSTRACT This study set out to establish the relationship between family size and parental education factors on students’ academic performance in selected public day schools in Mombasa District. The study tested two research hypotheses that; i) family size and ii) parental education factors significantly influence students’ performance in Mombasa district. The study employed both cross sectional and correlational survey designs, with a sample of 72 students selected following Mugenda & Mu...
ABSTRACT This study was cjesigned to correlate school factors and academic performance of students with these aspects sought for in the specific objectives: ( 1) socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents in terms of gender, age, and ievel of education; (2) level of school factors; (3) level of academic performance of students; ( 4) significant differences in level of academic performance between male and female students in secondary schools; (5) relationship between levei of school...
ABSTRACT The study was on terrorism: a major cause of insecurity in Nairobi, Kenya. The study was descriptive in style because it outlined the nature of the actual situation just as it exists. It tried to explain the relationship between the impact of the terrorism and the government response to keep security. The design shaped by the responses obtained from the interviewees and the extent of the data collected from the sample population The objectives of the study included: Reasons for the c...
ABSTRACT The study “Congo-Uganda Conflict and International Relations” was undertaken with specific objectives to finding out the causes of conflict on international relations; assessing the loopholes in the measures adopted to resolve conflicts; and highlighting alternative perspectives, policies and institutional requirements to cover existing gaps. Literature review from different authors was explored in a bid to comprehend how conflict impacts on relations between nations. The study r...
ABSTRACT The study sought to establish the relationship between psychosocial factors and students’ academic achievement in secondary schools in Nyamaiya Zone, Nyamira district. It was motivated by the fact that the academic achievement of most students was low so it was not clear whether psychological factors were responsible or not. Three specific objectives guided the study; to determine the relationship between motivation, social control and self regulation of students and their academic...
ABSTRACT This study sought to assess the relationships between wildlife and communities living adjacent to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, in order to evaluate actions that have been taken to make it easier for people and wildlife coexist and those that should be envisaged to ensure their sustainable coexistence. A questionnaire survey was conducted within concerned communities. Both qualitative and quantitative data analyses were presented. Findings showed that there are conflicts between...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at finding out the relationship between leadership styles of headteachers and work efficiency. It further investigated the preferred leadership style used by headteachers in their institutions and the reasons behind their choice. The study mainly focused on three leadership styles; democratic leadership style, autocratic leadership style and laissez-faire leadership style. The study was based on contingency theory of leadership styles. In the study seventeen schools ...
Background of the Study Before 1990 very few educational systems in Sub-Saharan Africa targeted education for all or had the financial resources to do so. Instead, they provided services targeted mostly toward urban middle-class pupils. Educational systems were bureaucratic, curricula were oriented toward the urban middle class, teacher training programs were long, support and professional development was limited, development and provision of textbooks was slow, and gender, regional, and soci...
ABSTRACT This study set out to establish whether there is a strong correlation between educational resources and pupils’ academic performance in Chania zone Gatundu district Kenya. It was guided by three specific objectives and tested three hypotheses, that included establishing whether there is a strong correlation between; I) physical; ii) human; and iii) material resources and pupils’ academic performance. Using a descriptive correlational survey design, the researcher administered a q...
ABSTRACT The study is aimed at assessing the effects of Boko Haram Insurgency on Western education in Yobe State, North-Eastern Nigeria. Three objectives were formulated as study guide that included; to examine the causes of Boko Hararn insurgency, to establish how Boko Haram violence has affected western schools, and finally to examine the effects of Boko Haram violence on standards of western education in Yobe State, North Eastern-Nigeria. The study used descriptive survey design with both ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to establish the relationship between psychosocial factors and students’ academic achievement in secondary schools in Nyamaiya Zone, Nyamira district. It was motivated by the fact that the academic achievement of most students was low so it was not clear whether psychological factors were responsible or not. Three specific objectives guided the study; to determine the relationship between motivation, social control and self regulation of students and their academic...