ABSTRACT Education is a very important tool of development in any given society. It is also widely recognized that teacher education is an essential part in professional development of a teacher. This study sought to investigate the issues facing curriculum support Centre’s (CSCs) in enhancing teacher professional development in Nyeri County. Specifically, the study had five objectives. The first objective was to determine how insufficient resources affect the role of CSCs in providing prof...
ABSTRACT The way that students see their future is a central influence on what subjects they choose to take at Secondary school. Previous studies indicate that there exist gender disparities in most careers that are considered prestigious and especially Science-based careers. For national development both boys and girls should take up Science subjects aimed at enhancing innovations. This study therefore is set to find out the influence of students‟ characteristics and teachers‟ perception...
ABSTRACT There is growing concern by various stakeholders in education including government and parents regarding the way schools are managed. Despite government’s efforts at enhancing capacity of educational administrators, there are still concerns of ineffectiveness in service delivery. The purpose of the study was to establish constraints to effective human resource management in Abothuguchi West Division, Meru County. The objectives of the study were: to find out the extent to which hea...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to critically examine the community involvement and its impact on public secondary schools management in Machakos County. Community involvement in management of public secondary schools has been very elusive in many secondary schools. Lack of communication, accountability and transparency has been pressurizing issues affecting the efficiency and performance in these schools. Most of the objectives have not been met as far as proper management, perfo...
Abstract Education is a major source of upward mobility in countries such as Kenya it is a principal instrument in fostering democracy, equality, and justice. The presence of women as teachers, administrators and professors in educational institutions, give them direct access to decision making and provide substantive role models for female students(Weiner,2004).There is a extremely disturbing low participation of female teachers in the administration of public primary schools in Mandera Nor...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of pupils’ socio-economic background on academic achievement in KCPE in public primary schools in Chuka division of Meru South District, Kenya. The specific objectives were to determine social, economic, and cultural factors that affect pupil’s performance in KCPE and establish measures that could be put in place to improve pupils’ performance in KCPE in public primary schools in Chuka division. The study covered a period ...
ABSTRACT English language plays a key role in Kenya‟s educational system, not only as an important subject but also as the medium of instruction. English is very important in Kenya because it is a language of official communication. It is also the language of official instructions. In spite of this, its performance has continued to decline thus, costing the country a lot in terms of availability of skilled manpower and economic growth. The poor achievement in English in Matuga Sub-County ma...
ABSTRACT Instructional supervision is a practice that is entrenched in educational systems globally. Instruction has to be supervised in order to achieve the desired purpose. Unsupervised instruction has the potential to mar the standard of education as well as the student outcome in performance. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of instructional supervision practices of head teachers on students’ academic outcomes in public day secondary schools in Kirinyaga Centra...
ABSTRACT Effective School level instructional supervision is important for its central objective to improve instruction to achieve educational goals. The major and essential objective of any learning institution is to offer a worth education to its learners by imparting relevant skills, knowledge and attitudes. To ensure access, retention and quality instruction in teaching and training in all institutions of learning, robust and effective instructional supervision is essential. The success o...
ABSTRACT Education is considered as the key to success in many countries. As a result, in Kenya most parents take pride in their children when they perform well in educational matters, this should be inclined towards passing examinations, since the Kenyan education system is examination oriented. With this in mind, the researcher investigated how the teacher‟s motivation influences the student‟s performance. The student‟s performance in this research was based on the scores in the Kenya...
ABSTRACT Strategic plans are considered to be very important in the management and success of organizations. While institutions prepare strategic plans to chart the course of the direction they will take, secondary schools have been faced with the challenges in the implementation of their strategies thus affecting the quality of education. The purpose of this study was to determine the challenges in implementing strategic plans in public secondary schools in Webuye Constituency. The study was...
ABSTRACT The study was an investigation of the factors and challenges that impact on enrolment and completion rates of female students in the district category of secondary schools. This study was carried out in Nyamusi Division of Ekerenyo District, Nyanza province, Kenya. The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors and challenges that lead to poor enrolment and find out why the completion rates are low. The study was guided by the theoretical framework of the functionali...
ABSTRACT This study analyzed the whole program of integrated English curriculum since its inception to its current state and practice in secondary schools. The specific objectives of the study were to: Find out the justification for initiation and introduction of secondary integrated English curriculum; Analyze the implementation process of secondary integrated English curriculum.; Find out the challenges facing effective implementation of the integrated English curriculum; and to explore how...
Oral literature has been taught as integrated in the English syllabus for some time in Kenya. Various researchers have carried out studies on the implementation of the integrated English syllabus. Their general conclusion is that there are factors influencing the implementation of oral literature. However, very little attention has been paid to factors influencing the implementation of oral literature in the integrated English syllabus in public secondary schools in Nakuru Town East Sub Count...
ABSTRACT Teachers are central to pupils‟ success in primary schools and teacher quality forms a significant factor in predicting learning in schools. Over the past seven years (2008-2014), pupils‟ performance in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) has been average. The study was informed by the fact that inadequate studies have been conducted to investigate the influence of selected teacher factors on academic performance of pupils in public primary schools in Keiyo South Su...