ABSTRACT The introduction of Free Primary Education (FPE) in Kenya brought with it challenges that could have a negative impact on quality of education. The purpose of the study was to find out the obstacles facing Quality Assurance and Standards Officers (QASOs) in facilitating the implementation of primary school curriculum in Gatanga District. The study was based on the theory of an Effective School by Lezotte (2001). According to this theory, an effective school, measured in student achi...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at gaining an in-depth understanding of the factors affecting educational access, retention and performance. Although a number of studies have been done on factors affecting access, performance and retention in secondary schools in other parts of the Country, no specific study has investigated the continued inaccessibility and low retention among the girl child in secondary schools in ASAL regions particularly in Mandera District in Kenya in spite of free secondary ...
ABSTRACT Effective performance appraisal system depends on how it addresses itself to the views and attitudes of the teachers in the school. Since 2012, teachers in Kenya have been appraised using a revised system of appraisal whose effectiveness has not been verified. The purpose of this study was to explore the teachers‟ perceptions on the effectiveness of the appraisal system. The specific objectives of the study were to: establish teachers‟ perceptions about the effectiveness of the ...
ABSTRACT The study is an investigation of factors that affect access and participation in secondary school education. Access in education in Kenya has not been evenly distributed across sexes, regions and social groups Orodho (2002). Few girls than boys go to school or work their way up the education ladder. There are fewer places for them and the main reason for this is less pressure from parents to have their girls educated Dadid and Dharam (1974). The purpose of the study was to investiga...
ABSTRACT The kind of leadership exhibited by a leader will greatly determine the level of performance of an organization. No institution can grow beyond the capacity of the human rci0t1rces. From the school perspective, Headteacher plays a key role in achievement of educational goals and objectives. The quality of the school largely depends on the leadership of the headteacher. Performance is determined by other parameters that are most closely interwoven but it is within the role of the Hea...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the influence of Performance appraisal on teachers‟ motivation using a case of public primary schools in Gilgil Sub-county, Nakuru County in Kenya. The specific objectives included to establish the schools‟ compliance status with performance appraisal indicators in the teachers‟ appraisal and development tool by Teachers Service Commission; find out the influence of performance appraisal on teacher perception on their motivation; determine the...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating the management challenges facing the implementation of Subsidized Secondary Education in public secondary schools in Mashuuru Sub-County, Kajiado County. The specific objectives of the study were: to determine the effect of physical facilities on quality of secondary education; to establish the influence of instructional materials on quality of secondary education; to investigate how staffing of teachers affects the management of SSE and its implica...
ABSTRACT The central problem of this study is that despite the efforts by the government to curb the use of corporal punishment in schools, the practice has persisted in schools in Kenya. This is despite the fact that education is supposed to inculcate and instill discipline to learners critical for their success both during school time and after school. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent of the use of corporal punishment, though illegal, as a means to curb discipline proble...
ABSTRACT Planning is the first element of administration and it focuses on what will be achieved, when it will be achieved and how it will be achieved. Strategic plans are long term plans between 5-10 years developed by the top management of an organization. Strategic planning is a key to school success in terms of vision, mission and objectives. In spite of the importance of strategic planning schools do not formulate strategic plans. The purpose of the study was to find out the effectivene...
ABSTRACT It is without doubt that discipline is one of the major driving forces behind good performance of students in national examinations. Well disciplined students fit well in the society because education helps mould them into disciplined and responsible members of the society. Indiscipline in our educational institutions is age-old and public day schools too have not been left behind. Disruptive behavior is a concern to schools, parents and fellow students whose education may be advers...
ABSTRACT Although education in Kenya has been offered for several years, several million of Kenyans are still poor and faced with acute food shortage and starvation. Failure to address the mismatch between education and agricultural production may worsen the situation. The purpose of the study was to determine whether Kenya’s education system was able to transform its students to be economically productive especially in dairy production and hence fostering rural development in Koibatek dis...
ABSTRACT Education is perceived as a basic human right for all regardless of individual differences and a key ingredient for socio-economic development. Access, retention and participation are achieved through emphasis on inclusive education in regular schools for learners with special needs and disabilities. The purpose of this study was to establish constraints facing inclusive education for children with special needs in public primary schools in Embu East District, Embu County, Kenya. Th...
ABSTRACT Inclusive education is the practice of teaching learners with special education needs alongside their normal peers in regular classroom setting, instead of segregating them in special classrooms. Inclusive education emanates from the belief that the right to education is a basic human right and a foundation for a more just society. Any student can learn and benefit from education. Schools should therefore adapt to the needs of all students.Despite many efforts geared to successful i...
ABSTRACT The central problem of this study was that in spite of the aggressive campaigns against Child Labour by the International Community, through international conventions such as the ILO minimum age convention No. 138, ILO recommendations 146, ILO convention 182, UN convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the Kenya Government efforts to combat Child Labour by enacting Laws such as the Children’s Act 2001 among others, Child Labour still remains a threat not only to access an...
ABSTRACT The central problem of this study was that despite the invaluable services rendered by pre-school teachers in nurturing the Kenyan children, this workforce lacked harmonized employment resulting in varied working conditions. These variations affected their motivation. The relationship between working conditions and the level of motivation of pre-school teachers had not been adequately established and properly understood hence uncertainty about their effectiveness as guardians. Conse...