ABSTRACT Education is critical for the development of a country. Governments invest in it and prioritize it as a service to its citizens. However, due to the huge resources needed for provision of education, many governments, including the government of Kenya, have introduced the cost-sharing policy to reduce budgetary allocated to the education sector. The average government spending on education , excluding the share by households had risen between 5 and 7 percent of the GDP by 2005 (GOK,2...
ABSTRACT The launch of Free Primary Education (FPE) in Kenya in 2003 resulted to high enrolment of pupils in primary schools. However only a small proportion of those pupils who completed standard eight enrolled in form one due to lack of school fees which was a burden to many parents. In January 2008 the Government of Kenya declared Tuition Free Secondary Education (TFSE) in all public secondary schools in the country in order to cope with the high number of pupils completing standard eight...
ABSTRACT Student Satisfaction (SS) is a key factor in the attraction and retention of customers in an institution of learning. Demand for quality products and services by students have become evident in institutions of higher learning in Kenya. Universities are investing a lot of resources and efforts to become more performing organisations by providing quality products and services to their customers and in particular students. Quality Management Systems (QMS) is one way of achieving this g...
ABSTRACT Free Primary Education (FPE) was first introduced in Kenya in 1974, when fee payment for the first four years of primary education was waived. The programme was stopped in 1988 and replaced with the cost-sharing policy. FPE was re-introduced in 2003 with the aim of improving access to education through enhanced enrolment, retention, transition and completion rates. Abolition of school fees led to a significant improvement in enrolment. A study by UNESCO reveals that the re-introduct...
ABSTRACT Education forms the basis upon which economic, social and political development of any nation is founded. As a basic human right, it is universally proclaimed by many countries of the world. Despite the efforts made by the government and other stakeholders to achieve Education For All (EFA), there are challenges of dropouts, repetition and low transition rates. The study was carried out in Narok South Sub-County as it was reported to have cultural practices that affect internal effi...
ABSTRACT Physical Education (PE) is an important subject in the school curriculum because it helps students develop the competencies and beliefs necessary for incorporating physical activities in their lives. Despite its importance, most schools countrywide and more so in Nyandarua County are faced with critical issues of finances, availability of facilities, time allocated to PE and teachers proficiency. This study examined teachers’ perceptions of the influence of finance, facilities; ti...
ABSTRACT Good performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education is a primary determinant of one's career as it facilitates the transition to the next level of training. The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between the selected school-based factors and students‟ performance in public secondary schools in KCSE in Masaba North Sub-County of Nyamira County. The objectives of the study were: to establish the relationship between teacher qualification and students‟...
ABSTRACT Free Primary Education (FPE) was first introduced in Kenya in 1974, when fee payment for the first four years of primary education was waived. The programme was stopped in 1988 and replaced with the cost-sharing policy. FPE was re-introduced in 2003 with the aim of improving access to education through enhanced enrolment, retention, transition and completion rates. Abolition of school fees led to a significant improvement in enrolment. A study by UNESCO reveals that the re-introduct...
ABSTRACT Smallholders‘ farmers in Kenya have over the years been faced with challenges that constantly put pressure on their livelihoods. However, the greatest threat to agriculture as a source of livelihood in the developing countries is rapid urbanization due to population growth, urban expansion and informal settlements. This study investigated market accessibility, land size, credit accessibility and social status among factors that influence periurban smallholder farmer‘s choice of ...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at determining the effect of parental involvement on quality of education in public day secondary schools. The relationship among the variables of the study was moderated by parents’ level of education and their occupations. Specifically, the study intended to establish the effect of school-based parental involvement, home– based parental involvement, and academic socialization by parents on quality of education in public day secondary schools. This study was gu...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out student council involvement in decision making in public secondary school programs of Kwale County, Kenya. The study investigated the extent to which student council members are involved in management and decision making of key school programs to fill the knowledge gap between theory and practice. This study was of a descriptive research design. The target population was a total of 924 executive student council members in the 77 public secon...
ABSTRACT Digital learning integration (DLI) in schools has positive implications for the education systems. DLI programme was rolled out in Meru County alongside other 46 counties in Kenya in 2016 after several postponements. However, DLI programme adoption is attributed to several preparation challenges. This study looked into the integration preparedness on implementation of DLI programme in public primary schools in Meru County. The objectives were: to analyze teachers’ preparedness, ex...
ABSTRACT Career selection is one of the many important choices students make which have lifelong effects. This is because choosing a career that matches one’s interests, skills and values significantly increases their chances for social-economic success, personal fulfillment and happiness. However, whether or not a student is equipped with requisite career choice information to necessitate informed decisions is yet to be established. Although review of literature shows that students have n...
ABSTRACT The growing number of learners with Learning Disabilities (LD), prompted the Researcher to carry out this study,to assess the implementation of individualized educational programme in public primary schools in Taita-Taveta County, Kenya.This study employed the Constructivist Theory of Instruction by Bruner, (1966) and the conceptual framework on variables in the study. The results of this study revealed that teachers used appropriate IEP strategies for identification, teaching and c...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to analyse primary school policy formulation and implementation in some selected states (Lagos, Kwara, Imo, Kano and Adamawa) in Nigeria with a view to providing information that could enhance future policy decisions which affect primary education in Nigeria An ex post facto research design was adopted for the study. The study population consisted of the 10 zones of the National Primary Education Commision (NPEC) (the government parastatal on primary edu...