ABSTRACT This study looks at the impact of boarding schools on psycho-social adjustment of students, a case study of selected secondary schools in Kagadi district. The study was aimed at identifying the challenges students face during their time of study while residing in the schools’ premises, arid how these challenges affect their psycho social adjustments both in class and outside class. The study further suggested amicable solutions for the challenges found out during the field study. T...
ABSTRACT A single parent is one either a man or woman who was living independently with his children without the other partner they had had children or a child with. Single-parent-families are now very common to many societies today particularly Bukwo district and this was caused by separation of the parents, divorce and death. This study seeks therefore to investigate the influence of single-parent-families on academic performance of secondary school students in Bukwo town council. In this s...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to establish the effect of pupils' attitude towards their academic performance. It was guided by a number of objectives which were:- to examine the factors that affect pupils, ie their background, motivation of pupils and school environment which affect pupils attitude. The study mainly concentrated in Nandi Hills Division, Chebarus Zone Nandi East District. The study focused on pupils to determine the impact of attitude towards their academic performance. S...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENTTABLE OF CONTENTSLIST OF TABLESDEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ~jjCHAPTER ONE iINTRODUCTION i• I Background of the study1 .2 Statement of the problem 31.3 Purpose of the study 41 .4 Objectives of the study 41.5 Significance of the study s1 .6 Scope /Delimitations of the study s1.7 Limitations of the study 6CI-IAPTER TWO 7REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE 72. 1 Introduction 7CHAPTER THREE 11METHODOLOGY 113.1 Area and populatio...
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TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL.iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOLEDGEMENT ivDEFINITION OF TERMS vTABLE OF CONTENTS viLIST OF TABLES ixCHAPTER ONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background ofthe study 11.2 A statement ofthe problem 21.3 Objectives 31.4 Research questions 31.5 Hypothesis ofthe study 31.6 Scope of the study 41.7 Significance of the study 4viCHAPTER TWO .6REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITEPAT1JPJ~ 62.0 Introduction; 62.1 Teaching techniques 62.2 Teacher - student ratio 62.3 Instructional...
ABSTRACT The title of this research paper is about the factors affecting the academic performance of the physically handicapped learners in selected regular schools in Rigena Zone. South Gucha District in Kenya. The objectives of this research paper were to determined the methods used to teach the physically handicapped learners, to determine the approaches that are adopted to assist in academic performance of physically handicapped learners in selected regular schools and to find out the pro...
ABSTRACT The major purpose of the study was to determine Gender chemistry concepts' perception and its effects on academic performance of students in selected Secondary schools of Limuru Division, Kiambu-West District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between girl's attitude and performance in chemistry, Investigate the relationship between teachers' attitudes and girls' performance in chemistry, Determine the relationship between the curriculum ...
ABSTRACT The major purpose of the study was to determine Gender mathematics concepts' perception and its effects on academic performance of pupil's in selected Secondary schools of Ukwala Division, Ugenya District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between girl's attitude and performance in mathematics, Investigate the relationship between teachers' attitudes and girls' performance in chemistry, Determine the relationship between the curriculum an...
ABSTRACT This research deals with female genital mutilation or cutting and its impact on girl child education in Suam sub county, Kumi District. This research ~ias being carried out because Kumi is one of the districts on the eastern part of Uganda that encompasses the sabiny speaking people who are known of practicing female genital mutilation. They do this as one of the ways of maintaining their culture and crossing over to a different age/set group and woman hood too. Some countries like S...
ABSTRACT In any institution in this world, there are the employers and employees, their welfare matters a lot to their performance. Therefore, the teachers as employees also deserve quality welfare leading to this research study on the teachers’ welfare and performance in secondary schools in Nyando District in Kisumu County. The emphasis of this research study was based on the following objectives; establish the impact of teachers’ remuneration on their performance in school, fringe bene...
1.2 Statement of the problem This is the high time that we identify various tools to aid in the cultivation of discipline in our primary schools. We should avoid confosing punishments with discipline and instead try other tools among them Guidance and counseling. This is because punishments have proved to harden the pupils even more and ignorance does more harm e.g. burning of schools, defacing or damaging school property, assault and verbal abuse of teachers. All the above mentioned leads me...
ABSTRACTThe study examined women entrepreneurs in small-scale enterprises and their relationship with microfinance institutions in Arid and Semi-arid areas (ASALs) of Kenya. The study was carried out in Central division, Wajir district in North Eastern Province. The objectives of the study were, to find out the roles of micro finance institutions in empowering women enterprises, to examine the constraints facing women enterprises and to find out the ways forward to ov...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATION iiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iiiTABLE OF CONTENTS ivLIST OF FIGURES viCHAPTER ONE IINTRODUCTION I1.1 Background to the study 11.2 Problem statement 41.3 Purpose of the Study 51 .4 Research Objectives 51.5 Research Questions 51.6 The Scope of Study 61.7 Significance of the Study 6CHAPTER TWO 7LITRETURE REVIEW 72.1 Introduction 72.2 Influencing Pupils’ Attitudes, Giving Positive Motivation towards’ Agriculture andRural Life 72.2.1 Global dimension of pup...
ABSTRACTObjectives: This study determined the academic performance of pupils of Katala Primary School in Bugiri District, Uganda. Specifically, this study determined the profile of pupils as to age, gender and academic level. It determined the level of academic performance anddetermined if there is a significant difference in the level of academic performance between male and female pupils. Design: This study employed the descriptive survey method of investigatio...