ABSTRACT Transition rate of students from primary school to secondary is very fundamental it is important because Africa has the challenges of low education transition rate from the primary level to secondary school level. The governments operate with huge budgetary deficits which always need to be plugged by way of donors infusing budgetary and development support. This leaves the challenge of financing the girl-child education programmes especially for the post-primary education programmes ...
ABSTRACT There had been a concern over the rising cases of emerging issue like drug and substance, abuse, adolescent pregnancy, abortion, poor performance, truancy, absenteeism, suicide, dropout, HIV and AIDS prevalence among students in secondary schools. This called for the need to investigate or assess the effective implementation of Life Skills Education curriculum in public secondary schools in Uriri and Awendo districts in Migori County. LSE is aimed at equipping the learners with psych...
ABSTRACT Guidance and counselling programmes were introduced in Kenya secondary schools so as to enhance personal, social and academic development of students. The success of these programmes has however remained in doubt with scanty studies done in trying to explain this concept, a matter that this study addressed. The purpose of this study was to examine the status and challenges of the guidance and counselling programme in public secondary schools in Kiambu County. The objectives of the st...
ABSTRACT There are over 3000 secondary schools in Kenya. They are categorized as National, Provincial and District schools. The Secondary Education Curriculum expects all students to study at least two pure science subjects and pass regardless of the entry behavior and career interest. This has been frustrating for learners that would like to pursue art- related courses and careers and those that are in institutions with poorly equipped laboratories. There are many learners in the Non-formal ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the effectiveness of geography curriculum implementation in public secondary schools in Gatundu South District. The study was guided by the following objectives: to find out the extent of Geography teachers involvement in the curriculum development process in public secondary schools in Gatundu South District, to identify the availability and use of teaching and learning resources and the teaching methods used by Geography teachers, to deter...
ABSTRACT Co-curricular activities (CCA) have an important role to play in students' life. Students participate in the activities to enhance their learning skills while boosting their self-esteem. Through participation in CCA students can identify their potential talents and utilize them in ways that improve their lifestyle. Headteachers rarely possess any formal school managerial and leadership training since their appointments is usually based on their teaching record instead of their leader...
ABSTRACT According to MoEST (2008), it’s observed that access to university education has tremendously improved in current years. The enrolment moved from 59,195 in 2000-2001 to 1333,710 in 2007-2008 academic year. However, that increment has not been experienced in the areas of semi-arid lands (ASAL). The purpose of this study was to examine the challenges of accessing university education by high school graduates of Marsabit District. Survey research method was used to gather information ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that contribute to low student enrolment in Physics in forms three and four in secondary schools in Central Division of Garissa District, considering the importance of Physics in industrial and technical development. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The study was located in Central Division of Garissa District, due to the extremely low student enrolment in Physics in North Eastern Province, with the province registeri...
ABSTRACT Kiswahili is one of the core subjects that are taught in the secondary schools curriculum in Kenya. It is also the national language in the Republic of Kenya. It is widely used both in Kenya and in the East Africa countries. Nevertheless, this subject has been experiencing some challenges in schools. The study focused on challenges facing Kiswahili in secondary schools. The purpose of the study was to investigate challenges that Kiswahili teachers and learners face and suggest possib...
ABSTRACT The major concern of this study is that despite the Kenya government re-introducing free primary education, some school age children are still locked out of school whereas dropout and repetition continue to be pervasive. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors contributing to low access and retention of pupils in public primary schools of Mathioya District. The objectives of the study were to establish pupil‟s enrolment and retention rates in Mathioya District pri...
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 The tenet of this study was that despite the critical role played by Kiswahili language in Kenya: first, as an official language second, as a national language and a core subject examinable for all candidates at KCSE, student’s performance in this subject is dismal. Factors leading to this dismal performance have not been exhaustively investigated and internalized, hence impeding the development of Kiswahili in Kenya. The purpose of this study was to investigate institution- based ...
ABSTRACT The study analyzed major roles of the Board of Governors in the management of the public Secondary Schools in Kasikeu Division, Nzaui District, Kenya. The study examined the involvement of Board of Governors as the salient prerequisite to the success of the schools in all areas of operations so as to create enabling environment to carter for efficient school management which would improve academic standards and provide quality education. The study was mainly guided by establishing t...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this studywas to find out the extent to which prevocational curriculum provided to public secondary schools students are focused to meet students’ vocational aspirations in Thika District. The study was necessitated by the fact that access to secondary school is onthe increase while the number of those who score grade high enough for higher education remain relatively very low in the District. The study adopted a descriptive survey design to enable the research...