ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between child abuse and academic performance of pupils in 23 primary schools in Got Oyaro Zone Rachuonyo North District in Nyanza Province Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were:- To establish the factors responsible for child abuse in schools in Got Oyaro Zone of Radinonyo North district Kenya. Identify the effects of child abuse in Got Oyaro Zone and suggest measure that should be underscored to handle and e...
ABSTRACT Teachers have great influence on learner's development. The role of the teacher is to manipulate the environment in order to facilitate earning while at the same time considering learner's diversities. What the teacher does therefore results in what is learnt. This means that the teacher's attitudes towards his/her learner greatly affect the learning of pupils with special needs 11 Students with learning disabilities have for a long time been denied adequate opportunities to practice...
Tourism is the fastest growing industry, which offers massive advantages to both the local and global society. The industly contributes annually over four thousand (4,000) billion Dollars of economic activities all over the world and it creates vast job opportunities whereby one out of every five employees in the global labour force aTe employed (Fayissa et a/.,2007). High growth in the tourism industry continues to have an enormous impact on economic development in many areas as it acts...
Information is an important tool for national development. However, it needs to be quality information if it is to bring about positive change — not only at individual but also societal level. Positive change comes about when individual members harness their resources towards a common goal. This communal effort comes about if such citizens share a common understanding of issues that affect them. It is for this reason that the media plays a crucial role in providing a platform for shari...
ABSTRACT Dissent and disruption among students has been a challenge in Kenya dating from up to one century ago. Past studies have highlighted key factors that have at one point or the other contributed to dissent among students. This is a case study of institutions of higher learning in Nairobi — Kenya which has tried to unearth and gather facts behind dissent and its manifestation. The objectives of which have been to find out how the personal characteristics of the students, and if social...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group work in teaching and learning biology in the selected secondary schools in Vihiga division, Vihiga District, Kenya Specific Objectives of the study were: find out the school related factors that hinder the implementation of group work in secondary schools, find out the different forms of group work in secondary schools, and find out what the attitudes of students towards group work in secondary schools. The met...
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the AIDS epidemic and learn the contribution made by the media in the prevention in the spread of the disease in institutions of higher learning. It's clear that AIDS has swept out the labor force in the society and there is need therefore to increase awareness campaigns to prevent further mortality. The findings of the study revealed that stigma and discrimination undermine the efforts put in by the media in awareness creation consequentl...
There have not been enough research done on the coverage of foreign new in Africa, therefore, this research project attempts fill up the gap on the coverage of foreign news into Uganda's print media a case study of The Daily Monitor and The New Vision.
After the expulsion of the colonies and Kenya being declared as an independent state. It was the hopes and desire of the majority that a renewed era of governance characterized by the right to information and many promises the new government came up with. This however did not come as soon as the media practitioners and journalist had hoped. Not much had changed even after fifteen years of self governance under President Jomo Kenyatta. The assuming of power by President Moi showed some l...
ABSTRACT The research on “the role of the media in protecting and promoting human rights in Uganda” was conducted in Nation Television (NTV). The research was guided by the objectives of the study which included; finding out how the electronic media has promoted human rights in Uganda; establishing the challenges faced by the media in promoting human rights in Uganda, and finding out the ways how the media can better promote human rights in Uganda. The findings of the research are thus ...
ABSTRACT The study on the factors influencing indiscipline of students in Secondaiy schools in Kibwezi Division was carried out with the main objective of examining the factors influencing indiscipline of students. The specific objectives of the study were to establish whether the family background is a factor that influences indiscipline in selected Secondaiy schools, to assess the laxity of administration influences indiscipline among students in selected Secondaiy schools, to determine wh...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the effects of communication difficulties n academic performance of learners with hearing impairment. The study was guided by specific objectives that included; identifying ways in which our communication can be improved to suit school performance, the effect of communication on school performance, roles of the school in reducing communication barriers. The study was descriptive and analytical in nature where purposive sampling was used to select population. It...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ........................................................................................ i APPROVAL ............................................................................................. ii DEDICATION ........................................................................................ iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................... iv LIST OF TABLES ..............................................................
ABSTRACT The researcher was prompted to find out the role of media particularly the community radio stations, if they really report election events like mobilization of voter registration, influence on choices of parties, holding opinion polls, candidate interviews, and party advertisements during national elections in Kenya. The research was carried out with the following objectives which were to examine the media in the coverage of national elections in Kisumu District of Kenya. To analyze...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in order to assess the impact of effective communication on the organizational performance with particular reference to the Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) It was guided by three research objectives: to examine the impact of effective communication on the organizational performance in the Public Relations Association of Uganda, to establish the factors that affect effective communication in the Public Relations Association of Uganda, and to ascer...