This research examined the effects of headteahers channels of communication on information flow in primary schools in Petete Sub-county, Palisa district. The objectives of this study were to identify the common channels of communication use by headteachers of primary schools in Petete sub county, to find out how the channels of communication affect the teachers participation on school administration and to show how schools in Petete sub county, Palisa district. The data collection tools used ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to determine the phenomenon of child abuse and factors leading to increased physical child abuse in Central division with Kamwokya Village as a case study. The study was targeted to children of Mawanda Road and Kamwokya Community primary School, Kamwokya Moslem primary School and Mulago Catholic/ .primary school. Quantitative research design was . . employed and purposive sampling was also employed. Head teachers and teachers provided . primary data. It was found o...
Abstract Poor academic performance has generated concern among teachers, parents, guardians and the public at large. It is looked at as a vital issue because good academic performance is associated with a bright future. In Kasipul division the academic performance, of children has persistently been poor, students have been getting very low grades for the last five years. The blame has been put on a number of factors like teachers, the poor facilities in secondary s chools; however, the parent...
ABSTRACT The study set out to investigate the relationship between programmed learning and students’ learning styles in Merti division, Isiolo District, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to investigate the level of programmed learning and levels of student learning styles and finally the relationship between programmed learning and learning styles of students in Merti division, Isiolo District. The researcher used a descriptive correlative survey research design. The sample size con...
ABSTRACT This study is attempted to correlate the level of cultural practices and social ecology in Butebo County. A descriptive study was conducted at 20 primary schools with a sample population of 120 primary teachers as respondents of the research study. The study attempted to; determine the profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, marital status and level of education, identify the teachers’ culturally relevant belief systems affect the underlying expectations of their stud...
ABSTRACT The key aspects of teaching involves the use of instructional materials, teaching methods, regular assessment of students, making lesson plans, assessment of pupils, conduct of fieldwork, teachers’ participation in sports, attending school assembly and guidance and counseling. A research gap was evident in investigating whether motivation of teachers increased their morale to perform as well as the effect of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on the performance of teachers. The s...
ABSTRACT The general objective of the study was to detem1ine the causes of school drop out on girls in Matete West zone, ,Matete District, Kenya and come up with possible strategies to solve the problem. In the collection of data, all sources viewed relevant to this particular study were revisited and employed. This study used a descriptive cross sectional survey. The research used both the qualitative and quantitative analysis approaches in order to get a bigger picture both in number and d...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the reasons for poor enrollment of girls in Isiolo sub county with focus on, how security and safety influence their enrollment in schools: assessing the type of curriculum adopted in schools and how it affected female enrolment; identify traditional practices which influence girl child enrollment in schools and assessing the relationship between gender preference and girl child enrolment. The population used included 36 teachers from Isiolo Sub Co...
ABSTRACT This study explored street vending and the struggle against poverty in the CBD of Kampala City. This was after the realisation that liberalisation and rapid urbanisation of Kampala City have left tens of thousands of the city residents in squalid conditions where abject and absolute poverty rule. The study specifically sought to achieve the following objectives: to explore the basis for the growth of street vending in the CBD of Kampala City; to examine the effects of Street vending...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the effects of poverty on pupil's academic performance of the selected primary schools m Masalani Zone, Ijara District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between the effects mentioned and academic performance in Masalani Zone, and to investigate the role of the community in alleviating poverty and improving education in Masalani Zone. The methods used for data collection was questionnaires to t...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to explore the impact of pastoralism on rangeland management in Ngoma sub-county. This was after the realization of the degradation of the rangelands due to human activities such as pastoralism. The study took the form of a case study of Ngoma sub-county in which the data collected was both qualitative and quantitative. The study design also involved purposive sampling. The data were collected using interviews, observation and questionnaire for primary data ...
The research was carried out in Emgwen division, Nandi central district Kenya with an aim of determining the factors affecting the academic performance of learners with mental deficit in regular schools. All relevant Primary sources were visited in the process of gathering Primary information. A descriptive design was employed and in this case, questionnaires and interview guides were used in the process of data collection. The study findings revealed the following: that the majority of teach...
ABSTRACT The study carried out a critical analysis and investigation on the academic performance of the Hearing impaired learners in an inclusive setting (regular schools). The study took Chiakariga Division, Tharaka District as a case study. Previous studies indicate that a number of factors ranging from the lack of audiological equipment, negative attitude of teachers towards the hearing impaired learners are among the many forces behind their poor academic performance in regular primary sc...
This paper examines the contribution of Universal Primary Education in academic performance of pupils from a sample selected schools in Kirinyaga County. Using the information obtained from the field study of sample selected schools from the county, the study tries to uncover the reasons as to why the performance of pupils in Kirinyaga County is wanting. The study unveils that though there have been plans by the government to ensure that the performance of the children from the public schools...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of drug and substance abuse on academic performance of primary pupils in Yala Division, Gem District - Kenya. Most of schools in this region have being experiencing challenges in trying to fight this menace of drug and substance abuse among the primary pupils. The eight (8) schools that participated in the study were selected random sampling technique. Both random and purposive sampling techniques were used in selecting the 80...