ABSTRACT The role of a teacher in determining the quality of education that a student receives in school cannot be overemphasized. However, a large number of teachers in the country are exiting the teaching profession for various reasons other natural attrition. The nation is thus facing a serious shortage of teachers as indicated in various media reports and government statistical records. Studies have also shown that relatively young teachers quit teaching within five years of employment. T...
ABSTRACT This study sought to analyze the impact of internal efficiency on K.C.S.E. performance in Nyamache division by looking at some of the efficiency indicators in secondary schools. The main objective was to establish enrolment trends, determine the measures of efficiency (dropout, survival, graduation and repeater rates), and establish the causes and attempt to provide possible solutions to the problems mentioned above. The sample population comprised of selected secondary schools in th...
ABSTRACT Each year one in every three school girls drops out of schools in Kenya due to pregnancy. Majority of these adolescent mothers are not able to go back to school after delivery. To address this issue, the Ministry of Education in 1996 released re-entry policy guidelines to ensure the smooth readmission of adolescent mothers after delivery. Years later, it was established that a significant majority of the adolescent mothers were still not attending school. This pointed to a gap or mis...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at gaining in-depth understanding of factors influencing the boy– child secondary education in the rice-growing region of Kirinyaga South District, Kirinyaga County, Kenya. Factors leading to this limited success had hitherto not been adequately investigated. The purpose of the study therefore was to identify those influences on the boy-child‟s secondary education in this district. The objectives of the study were to determine the boy-child school attendance tren...
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 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 investigate the preparedness of teachers in integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in public primary schools in Thika West District, Kiambu County. The study was guided by the following objectives: to establish the ICT infrastructure that is there in public primary schools, to determine the attitudes and perceptions of the teachers towards the use of ICTs in public primary schools, to assess the levels of training of the teachers in the use...
ABSTRACT An estimated 10% of the World‟s population is disabled and children form a big fraction of this number. Approximately 80% of persons with disabilities reside in isolated areas in developing countries especially in slum and informal settlements in cities and in poor households in rural areas. While some of these countries have made progress towards achieving universal primary education (UPE) by 2015, children with disabilities have not achieved optimal access to education; their enr...
ABSTRACT The problem of this study was inadequate communication between secondary school teachers and students in discussing sex- related issues. The objectives of the study were to: Establish the level of awareness of secondary school students on issues related to sex, investigate the perceptions of teachers and students on the teaching and learning of sex education in schools, investigate the communication methods used by teachers and students in communicating sex- related issues with stude...
ABSTRACT In an attempt to enhance school governance, the Ministry of Education introduced Pupils Governing Council (PGC) guidelines which require primary school children to form pupils’ councils. This has seen some schools over the last few years enhance their governance. However, formation and operations of these councils have been under the mark whereby studies show that few schools still are experiencing governance challenges. The purpose of the study was to find out how public primary s...
ABSTRACT Micro-entrepreneurs have opened up international markets, increased exports and created employment worldwide. However, among many of the Africa informal economies, approximately 400,000 micro-entrepreneurs do not survive 3 years and 90% remain survival-focused. Previous researches have failed to analyze the benefits and inefficiencies of affective networks together. Empirical evidence on how micro-entrepreneurs can overcome restraining effects of affective networks is limited. Empiri...
ABSTRACT Members of the public expect practicing medical practitioners to be competent. They expect poorly performing medical practitioners to be identified and either helped or removed from practice. Competence and performance assessment of individual medical practitioner is crucial for life-long learning and quality of care. Policymakers and the Health Professions Council of Namibia (HPCNA) should have good insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the methods available. The aim of this...
ABSTRACT Discussions around the public procurement system in the local media have been largely negative. Many articles have revealed mismanagement in the system. The emphasis of these articles has been on the need to uphold transparency and accountability in the way public procurement is conducted in Namibia. The Namibian experience is that the tendering process seems transparent on the surface, especially in connection with the sending out of tender invitations. However, the process becomes ...
ABSTRACT An overview of learners with special educational needs both internationally and nationally has been discussed. Initially, learners with special educational needs were catered for in special institutions. This situation seemed to discriminate against learners with special educational needs. With the call for human rights, there emerged the move toward inclusive education, which is based on a social justice paradigm of equal educational opportunities for all learners within the same cl...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of learning styles on the performance of Grade 11 learners in Mathematics at one of the secondary schools in the Oshana education region. The study used both qualitative and quantitative approaches and it was carried out for four weeks. Using Kolb‟s (2005) Learning Style Inventory, learners‟ learning styles were identified and the learners were then grouped according to their learning styles as converging, diverging, assimilators and accommodat...