ABSTRACT The study investigated the factors responsible for drug abuse in Bwaise. The main objective of the study was to find out the major types of drugs and alcohol being abused by the youth in Bwaise, The study used a descriptive research design to describe issues relating to factors contributing to drug abuse and alcoholism among the youths. The study population included the local people, community leaders and youths in the area. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling procedures we...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to investigate the influence on learner's absenteeism on their academic progress in Kabarnet division, Baringo district in Kenya. The following objectives guided the study; to establish the prevalence and causes of absenteeism, to establish the relationship between absenteeism and poor academic performance and to find out if absenteeism affects the children's retention in school. The respondents were teachers since they were the people with fi...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to find out factors affecting students academic performance in Luganda Language and was guided by the following objectives finding out the influence of socio-econOmic status, teaching methods and instructional materials on students performance in Luganda Language in secondary school in Busujju Sub Country Mityana District. Across sectional survey research design was applied and a qualitative research approach used. A systematic random sampling technique was ap...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to find out the effects of child abuse towards children's academic performance in Katojo Primary school, Rukungiri District. The questionnaires were administered on samples of teachers. parents. students and law enforcers. Interviews were also used as a method of data collection as well as focused group discussion. The data was analyzed using tables and percentages to deterrnine the effect of child abuse towards children's academic performance. There fore the...
ABSTRACT The researcher in this research intended to investigate the impact of free primary education on enrolment, quality, access and retention in Lagdera district, north eastern province, Kenya. The researcher was motivated into the study of this topic because of the government's interest of wanting to educate this population through UPE, but interest to find out its impact up on the enrolment, access and retention. The researcher used two types of respondents and those include teacher and...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the problems faced by primary school head teachers in implementing illV/AIDS programme in schools in Kamukunji Division, Nairobi North District. The research questions focused on the methods and techniques used in teaching HIV/AIDS programme implementation, head teachers' and pupils' attitude towards HIV/AIDS programme implementation, and the problems the head teachers face while implementing HIV/AIDS programme in primary schools. Literatu...
ABSTRACT The research assessed the strength and challenges encountered in implementing free primary education in Kenya. Strength was noted like high enrolment, reduction of street children among others. However there were some challenges like lack of enough teachers, inadequate learning facilities like teaching materials and infrastructural materials plus many others. TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration Acknowledgements Abstract Table of Contents CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY Int...
ABSTRACT This study on the Challenges Facing the Girl Child Education was canied out in marigat zone. Specifically the study aimed at finding out the economic factors affecting the girl child education, identifying the socio-cultural factors that affect girl child education and to find to establish whether there are existing strategies for uplifting girls' education. In order to comprehend the problem of the study, a documentary review of Literature on the economic and socio-cultural factors...
ABSTRACT The study focused on some basic factors contributing to the dropout of girls in Public primary schools in Gitugi Zone. It took a cross sectional survey design which Involved head teachers and teachers as respondents. Data was collected using questionnaires and interviews. The findings revealed that poverty, limited community mobilization, cultural Factors, institutional factors and political factors contribute to girls dropout. There is need to adopt alternative strategies in order ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of study was to determine the effects of child abuse on the academic performance of pupils in Kangonde zone, Masinga District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were; to determine the effect child abuse on the academic performance of pupils in Kangonde zone, Masinga District, to investigate the relationship between Child abuse and emotional behavior, to investigate the relationship between child abuse and violence in Kangonde zone, Masinga District and to investi...
ABSTRACT The study was geared at to fmd out the challenges faced by learners with mental retardation in Mwingi Zone Mwingi District. The researcher set the objective the study as fmding out the problems faced by this learner inclusive settings, to establish the support services are available for the learner with metal retardation and to fmd out whether there were teachers trained on how to handle the mental retardees in the Mwingi zone mwingi district. The researchers set questionnaires...
ABSTRACT. The main purpose of the study was to find out the challenges facing Kenyan students studying at Kampala International University. The study sought to fulfill six main objectives namely; Find out social implication of Kenyan distance learners and their families; To identify economic challenges facing them; To establish the difficulties they face during learning sessions; To find out the cultural challenges they face; To establish difficulties they face during actual learning and sol...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to establish and document the effects of child labor on academic performance by taking the case of selected primary schools of Makindye division Kampala district. Children below the age of 18 being economically. Socially active in activities that are done by adults exemplified the child labor. The study particularly sought to establish the effects of such child labor on the academic performance of pupils in schools that was known. The research was conducted ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the effects of pove1ty on learners' academic performance of the selected schools in Kabati Division Kitui District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study was to investigate the relationship between the effects mentioned and academic performance in Kabati division, and to investigate the role of the community in alleviating poverty and improving education in Kabati Division. The methods used for data collection were questionnaires to th...
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.2 STAEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 3 1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 3 1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 3 1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 4 1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 4 CHAPTER TWO 6 LITERATURE REVIEW 6 2.0 Introduction 6 2.1 GENDER DIFFERENCE IN RATING OF GIRLS 6 2.2 PORTRAYAL OF GIRLS IN TEXT BOOKS 7 2.3 GIRLS’ ATITUDES AND PERFORMANCE IN SCIENCE 7 2,4 ATTITUDES OF SOCIOLIZING AGENTS 9 2.4.1 TEACHER 9 2.4.2 PARENTS 9 CHAPTER THREE 12 STU...