ABSTRACT The concern of guaranteeing quality education provision in educational institutions has aroused scholarly interests globally. In Kenya, with the creation of the Directorate of Quality Assurance and Standards (DQAS) whose mandate is to act as the national custodian of standards and quality of education in basic education, there are concerns on whether instructional supervision of teachers by Quality Assurance and Standards Officers (QASOs) has improved their instructional capacity to...
ABSTRACT Microstrip antennas are used for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals. The transmitted signals can be reflected back within the building. This affects the strength of signal transmission. Polarization of the electric field determines the signal strength of the electromagnetic wave. If cross polarization occurs then it results in multiple signals which interfere with each other causing some signal loss during transmission. The main focus of the study was to reduce cross...
ABSTRACT In the last twenty years or so, there has been controversy about what would be considered as appropriate and effective approaches for teaching worship music in a multicultural Christian church setting. There has also been concern about the influence of popular music styles on music training in Pentecostal Churches (PCs) and in particular House of Grace Churches (HOGCs) within Nairobi and its environs. This is inclusive of the ways in which popular music styles have influenced the ap...
ABSTRACT Conflict Management is a theme that has occupied the thinking of scholars of organizations for a long period of time. Educational institutions of Kenya have experienced conflicts of varies nature. The climax of the conflicts was witnessed in the Kenyan Secondary Schools in 2008 when conflicts threatened security in schools. The purpose of this study was to investigate the strategies that principals in Migori District use in conflict management and how they affect performance. Descri...
ABSTRACT Human beings spend a great deal of time working to towards provision of their basic needs. Provision of such basic needs is particularly important not only to adults but also to pre-school children. Available literature shows that in Kenya enrolment of children in pre-school is low. It was believed that failure to adequately meet basic needs such as food, household size, and health status might have led to the children‟s low enrolment in pre-school education and other levels of ed...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the availability, procurement utilization and maintenance of Teaching/learning resources and their effects on teaching/ learning process in public primary schools in Kandara division. The study intended to establish the availability and adequacy of T-L resources in Kandara division, how this resource are procured and also to establish factors which influence the utilization of T- L resources in primary schools in the division. The study also ...
ABSTRACT The underlying purpose of performance appraisal for teachers is to promote quality teaching and student learning outcomes. However, there is a dearth of research-based literature on dependability of student learning outcomes on performance appraisal for teachers in public secondary schools in Kisii County hence the need for this study whose objectives were to establish the relationships between performance appraisal variants of teacher qualifications, professional development, teach...
ABSTRACT Child sexual abuse (CSA) is any sexual act between an adult and a minor or between two minors where one exerts power over the other. Research shows that sexual abuse has potential to cause short and long term harm. Owing to their developmental level, most children abused during their early years are unable to articulate their fears and consequently develop a consternation of negative outcomes associated with CSA. The objectives of this study were: to establish the prevalence of CSA ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to investigate the role of education inspectors in curriculum implementation in public secondary schools of Bauchi State, Nigeria. The main aim of the study was to establish the extent to which school inspectors‟ role has effective contribution towards curriculum implementation in Bauchi State secondary schools and to give insight into how it might be organized to influence teachers‟ work performance. The study had three main objectives namely: to establish the i...
ABSTRACT Physical Education is an integral and vital part of a learner's school education. It is one of the "core" subjects, endowed with the same status as English, Kiswahili and Mathematics in the secondary school curriculum. It is known for its immense benefits to the students in terms of their social and physical wellbeing. The main purpose of this study was, therefore, to determine the actual status of the Physical Education curriculum in secondary schools. The survey research method wa...
ABSTRACT The study examined factors influencing teachers’ perception on transition preparedness for learners with physical disabilities (PD) towards employment: Joytown, Joyland and Mombasa Special Secondary Schools for physically handicapped in Kenya. The study was carried out in Joytown Secondary School in Thika West, Kiambu County, and Mombasa Secondary in Mombasa County and Joyland Secondary School in Kisumu County. Descriptive survey research design was used to establish teachers’ co...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the constraints facing acquisition of lifeskills to curb risky behavior among secondary school students in Thika municipality. The objectives where: Assess student involvement in risky behavior, inquire into the constraints hindering acquisition of lifeskills by students, and investigate challenges encountered by principals and teachers in supervising and teaching lifeskills education. The study adopted an exploratory approach using a survey design. The school...
Abstract Performance of Geography subject in Kipkelion Sub-County has been poor. Over the years, the results have not been satisfactory to the teachers, parents and other stake holders. This prompted the researcher to investigate whether the educators and learners use instructional materials in practical geography. The following objectives were used in the study, to establish the utilization of instructional resources for Practical Geography, investigate extent the teaching and learning resou...
ABSTRACT This study sought to determine the management of adult literacy programme and its influence on learners’ access and participation in the programme in Kajiado County. There has been the problem of low access and participation that makes it hard to achieve the goals of the programme. The objectives of the study were: to determine factors that influence access and participation of learners in adult literacy programme, to determine how the capacity of teachers influence the management...
ABSTRACT A comprehensive psycho-educational assessment for learners with learning disabilities (LD) is a significant event for parents, psycho-educational assessors, teachers and leaners. This research study aimed to analyse the determinants of psycho-educational assessment for learners with learning disabilities (LD) in Brno City in the Czech Republic. Psycho-educational assessment for learners with LD remains a challenge in Czech Republic, hence, there is an extensive debate as to how to b...