ABSTRACT Research worldwide shows that the prevalence of alcohol abuse is on the increase and it has both genetic, and environmental causes with grave consequences for learning of children who live with parents where the problem exists. The purpose of this study was therefore to determine the influence of parental alcohol abuse on their level of participation in children‟s learning achievement in pre-schools within Hilton slum, in Kaptembwa Location, Nakuru County, Kenya. The objectives th...
ABSTRACT Parent child neglect is a global issue which is a threat to holistic development of children. Neglected children perform poorly in school. Research has shown that parent child neglect starts at home during the early years. The study was to establish the prevalent forms of parent child neglect among lower primary school pupils’ in Mekenene Zone of Borabu Sub-county and factors influencing it. This study was guided by Baumrind’s theory of parenting styles. The dependent variable w...
ABSTRACT Parents being the educators of children play a key role in their learning. Children’s learning from their parents not only forms the foundation of future learning but also has a great influence on their performance. Even though parental involvement in children’s learning has been associated with high levels of achievement. Mother’s involvement is not as anticipated. This has be attributed to emerging issues that include economic inflation, HIV and AIDS and change in family sys...
ABSTRACT Children require language skills to cope with tasks in schools and entire life. In contemporary society, early childhood period has been associated with school completion rate and personal living patterns in future. However, research to show the impact of music in promoting children’s language skills is inadequate despite the notable developments that music sounds encourage listening and develop children’s interests to learn meaning of sounds. The purpose of the study was to es...
ABSTRACT The rising number of family breakdown worldwide is a great concern which has prompted the researcher to conduct this study. When tragedy strikes; most parents are not able to attend to their children’s needs immediately after divorce or separation. Divorce and separation destroy the relationship between parents and children. Due to family conflicts and breakdown the child may be pre-occupied with worries at home, withdrawn and not able to fully get involved in school activities he...
ABSTRACT In Kenya, a great deal has been realized in the education sector through the Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MoEST), development partners, communities and parental investment in the ECDE. However, despite these accomplishments, getting access to Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) services has remained low in Kenyan with 65% of the children 3-6 years currently not able to access Early Childhood Education (ECD) services. This study sought to examine the role th...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of selected teaching behaviours on development of reading skills in pre-primary in Malindi Sub-County. The selected teaching behaviours included: use of teaching/learning resources, teacher-pupil interaction and language of instruction. This is because reading has been a challenge in many countries around the world in spite of many resources that have been directed towards improving the situation. Further, reading is an elemen...
ABSTRACT The study sought the effectiveness of early childhood education centre based dramatic play on the learning and development among four to five year olds. The research study was carried out with twenty learners from forty one learners in ECD A classroom. Data was collected using observational methods, document analysis and interviews. The researcher used the qualitative research design for the gathering of information. The research findings indicated that dramatic play is effective o...
ABSTRACT This study sought to find the factors causing poor performance in English among grade two learners and the effects this could have in teaching and learning. This research study was qualitative in nature. Data generating instruments included interview and observation guides as well as document analysis. These instruments were chosen because they allowed the researcher to get immediate feedback and non-verbal cues such as facial expressions, voice projection and tone could be noted. ...
ABSTRACT The study aims to establish the psychosocial problems faced by ECE learners in Seke District Primary Schools. The purpose of the study was also to make sure that some solutions to minimise the psychosocial problems faced are found. The research will assist the researcher, departmental staff and other teachers through seminars and workshops, where possible methods of assisting the affected ECE learners will be discussed. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design which ...
Abstract Positive discipline has become a global initiative in the educational sectors, particularly in early childhood education and primary and secondary education. In Zimbabwe, there has been a call by the Ministry of Education, imploring teachers to use positive discipline practices in the teaching and learning process. Teachers are expected and required to manage student behavior through the implementation of a well-designed classroom management plan. However, learners’ disruptions th...
Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the challenges faced by caregivers in implementing inclusive education at ECE level at Lotshe Primary School in B.A.T cluster, Reigate District. A qualitative approach and descriptive survey design were used in this study. The population consisted of ECE teachers and parents. The sample comprised ten teachers and five parents. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the participants. Questionnaires were used for teachers while interviews we...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of length of marriage on sources of marital problems among married female students of Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State. The population of married female students was 145; the sample was 103 of married female students. Descriptive survey designed was used. A simple random sampling method was used to select the married female students from the targeted school. Six hypotheses were raised and tested using Chi-square for data an...