ABSTRACT The study was set out to assess the predictors of performance in public primary schools with the case study being Imenti South District of Kenya. The study tested three research hypotheses that; i) home environmental factors ii) school environment factors,iii) teacher’s qualification and experience factors significantly influence pupils’ performance in public primary schools with the case study being Imenti South District of Kenya. The study employed both cross sectional and corr...
ABSTRACT The central problem of this study is that despite the critical role of mathematics education in promoting numerical literacy, students' performance in this subject is not up to standard. Factors leading to this dismals performance have not been adequately investigated and well understood, hence hindering development of mathematics education in the country of Kenya. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficiency of mathematics teachers in the primary teachers training colle...
ABSTRACT. This study was to establish the relationship between home factors; occupation of parents, family size, parents level of education, and student home activities and academic performance of secondary school in West — Budama county = Tororo District. The study took a descriptive correlation design. The study population was one hundred and fifty respondents which comprised of students. Simple random sampling was employed. Data was measured in numbers and analyzed with Pearson product m...
ABSTRACT This study about parental involvement and secondary school students’ academic performance in Mpigi Town Council, Mpigi district, Uganda was carried out to explore the extent of parental involvement in their children’s education; to assess the academic performance of secondary school students in Mpigi town council, Mpigi district; and to examine the relationship between parental involvement and children’s academic performance in secondary schools, Mpigi town council. Using unive...
ABSTRACT This study entitled an investigation into the factors contributing to the mismanagement of private schools in Uganda was conducted at Progressive Secondary School and Kireka High school in Kiira Town Council Wakiso District. This research was guided by the four research questions. 1. What functions do managers perform? 2. How do managers manage these institutions? 3. What are the common cases of mismanagement in private secondary schools in Wakiso District? 4. What reasons explain th...
ABSTRACT The research was concerned with the impact of English language as a mode of Instruction to the Academic performance in Makindye Division, Kampala District. The study focused on how English language influences the students' performance in other subjects in secondary schools. classifying the different mother tongues in relation to English language towards the performance and to investigate the prevalence of the problem of language barriers in relation to the academic performance. Usin...
ABSTRACT .. -- In educational system, primary education is the core offering a foundation where all the proceeding education (higher levels) is laid upon when the student is still young but very receptive. To be successful in this education its quality should be emphasized by all the stakeholders. , In some sections of the society especially in rural areas, this vital education is not given its due regard resulting into low performance. The study on UPE and pupils' performance in the selected...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between the nature of schools and the academic performance of pupils in primary schools in Gasabo district, Rwanda. Specifically the study wanted to (i) compare the academic performance of pupils in public and private primary schools in Gasabo district Rwanda; (ii) to establish the effect of availability of school facilities on pupils’ academic performance and (iii) to establish the effect of teacher Quality on pupils’ a...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the determinants of girl child performance in selected primary schools in Soi division, Mogotio district, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the factors affecting girl child education in regards to accessibility, income of parent’s and parental attitudes towards girl’s education. The study used descriptive survey design and the instruments of data collection were questionnaires to the respondents who included ...
ABSTRACT The current study is mainly critical at determining the role of educational managers in managing institutional finance. The study was guided with three objectives namely, roles of district education managers in managing school finance in free education policy, challenges facing educational managers in managing school funds, and strategies used by educational managers to manage school expenditures. The study employed mixed research approach and descriptive research design. The sample...
ABSTRACT The government of Kenya is committed to the goal of quality education for all. However, the problem of poor performance in most primary schools undermines this achievement. Any factor that interferes with the commitment of primary teachers undermines the educational goal. For this reason, there is need to identify factors that contribute to the commitment of primary teachers to task performance in Kenya. This problem is more pronounced in public primary schools. While a number of res...
ABSTRACT Road infrastructure is one of the key components of this development. In as much as new roads bring development to previously underdeveloped areas, sometimes this development can cause significant effects on sensitive environments and the lifestyles of the people living near or using the road. The transformation of the road from Nairobi to Thika town into a super highway is one of Kenya‟s first large scale transportation infrastructure projects which albeit its numerous benefits ac...
ABSTRACT Students are key stakeholders within a school in particular and the entire education establishment in general. However, they cannot be easily managed without a proper identification and implementation of certain necessary strategies. The situation worsens if schools are not aware of the existence of such strategies that would be harnessed in order to be enabled to manage them effectively. The purpose of the study was to analyze the strategies on management of students in mixed day se...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the role of Quality Assurance and Standard Officers in promoting education in private secondary schools in Limuru district, Kiambu County, with a view of finding out how QASOs’ supervisory role enhances the quality of education and frequency of carrying out supervision. The study objectives were; investigate the role of QASOs in promoting staff development; and to establish the extent to which QASOs monitor education standards based on al...
ABSTRACT The aim of this research was to investigate provision of efficient early childhood development education (ECDE) in public primary schools in Nyamira south sub-county, Nyamira County, Kenya. The main problem of this study is that, despite the vital role of early childhood development education in promoting child‟s potential, recent studies have shown that efficient in the provision of early childhood education is low. The challenges leading to this have not been adequately investiga...