ABSTRACT School Safety is an integral and indispensable component of the teaching and learning process. Indeed no meaningful teaching and learning can take place in an environment that is unsafe and insecure to both learners and staff. It is therefore important that educational stakeholders foster safe and secure school environment (Republic of Kenya, 2008). In an apparent response to tragedies that hit schools in the last decade, Ministry of Education (MOE) introduced a Safety Standards Manu...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to establish whether children with vision problems were identified early and given support to avoid visual impairment in Kiambu, Murang’a and Kirinyaga Counties in Central Kenya. Although visual impairments remain a major threat especially to school children, they can be avoided through early identification. Unfortunately, children with vision problems have largely remained undetected and unsupported. Even worse, the children stand a higher risk of develo...
ABSTRACT This study sought to identify challenges in school situations and their influences on poor performance in Chemistry by students with blindness at Rwamagana School for the Blind in Eastern province of Rwanda. The study addressed the following objectives: The extent to which the state of laboratories in the school contribute to poor performance of students with blindness in Chemistry, to establish whether available teaching and learning resources assist the performance of learners with...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of secondary school principals in the management of human resources in Mathioya District, Murang’a County. The objectives of the study were to determine the effectiveness of principals in recruitment, selection, induction, development and motivation of staff in public secondary schools as perceived by teachers and the principals; to determine the challenges faced by principals in their role of managing human resources; t...
ABSTRACT Educational Assessment Resource Centers (EARC) are set to cater for persons with disabilities. EARCs have vast functions and thus there are a lot challenges facing the centres. Such include lack of qualified personnel who can conduct an assessment of all categories of disabilities, lack of valid assessments due to poor tools, lack of clear assessment procedures, weak policies and legislation as well as lack of parental consents. The purpose of the study was to analyze the functions a...
ABSTRACT With the country’s vision of industrialization by 2030 students’ performance in science subjects to produce the expertise to drive the country to its realization has been given the first priority. The effect of school and home-based factors may have a considerable effect on students’ performance in science subjects at Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education(K.C.S.E.).The government has provided support, policy framework and teachers. It has also prioritized science performance...
ABSTRACT Fees payment in primary schools in Kenya has been highly subsidized since independence culminating in the declaration and implementation of free primary education programs in 2003. As a result, enrolment in public primary schools increased. The enrollment statistics are well documented since they are used as a basis for financing. An enrolment level in schooling institutions is in most cases determined by a variety of both economic and non-economic factors (Psacharapolous & Wood...
ABSTRACT Strategic planning is part of strategic management approach to development adopted by most of the organizations, institutions and governments world over. For effective school administration, principals, Board of governors and parents will find strategic plans helpful in coordinating and directing effort towards common goals since a strategic plan is a line of action designed by the school to achieve desired targets within a given time frame using available resources. The Ministry of ...
ABSTRACT In an effort to address the problems generated by HIV and AIDS and to avert further new infections among adolescents, a school-based intervention strategy has been widely recommended and implemented in many countries including Kenya. Nonetheless, a number of issues have been raised regarding the effectiveness of this approach. These issues revolve around the content of the HIV and AIDS education, its mode of delivery including the approaches, and the needs of HIV and AIDS educators. ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between school effectiveness and academic performance in public secondary schools of Kiambu and Nyeri Counties, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to: establish the strategies being employed by public secondary schools to improve students‟ academic performance; determine the relationship between the academic performance improvement strategies employed and the performance of students in KCSE; and identify academic perf...
ABSTRACT Job satisfaction among pre-school teachers plays a key role on how they perform their functions in child development and initiation of early education. Studies have shown that most Early Childhood Development centres in Kenya lack basic infrastructural and enabling environments that would promote job satisfaction among pre-school teachers. The purpose of this study was to explore the job environments and to determine the levels of job satisfaction among different groups of pre-school...
ABSTRACT This study set out to establish the influence of School Feeding Programme (SFP) on participation of pupils in public primary schools in Kilome Division with a view of suggesting possible interventions for corrective action of SFP. While various attempts have been made to support SFP in the ASAL regions, the programs have faced numerous challenges that adversely affect pupils’ education. The objectives of this study focused on finding out the influence of the SFP on attendance, enr...
ABSTRACT Speech training of learners who are hard of hearing in Kenya has been lacking necessary attention since 1980s. Education of learners with hearing impairment including learners who are hard-of-hearing has been skewed towards manual communication. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an Automated Speech Training System in enhancing speech among learners who are hard of hearing in selected schools in Nairobi City County. Objectives of the study were to: esta...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the challenges of information and communication technology integrated in education in Nakuru County, Kenya. This was following the ministry of education emphasis on adoption of electronic learning in educational institutions. While this policy is being implemented, the problem facing it is the slow up take of ICT integration in secondary school education. The specific objectives of the study were to: analyze the students‟ enrolment rate of computer ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to establish the strategies used by teachers in adapting physical education to learners with physical disabilities. The study was guided by Sherrill’s Adaptation Theory (1995) which emphasizes the interaction between the teacher, the learner and the environment. The theory is relevant in that it describes, explains and predicts strategies for change in psychomotor behavior which is the basis of adapted physical education. A descriptive survey design was used for ...