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ECONOMIC BACKGROUND AND ACADEMIC PERFOMANCE OF SELCTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ICAZO SUB COUNTY KIRUHURA DISTRICT

ABSTRACTThis study looks at the Economic Background and Academic Performance of SelectedSecondary Schools in Kazo Sub County Kiruhura District. The purpose of this research studywas to critically examine the influence of home background in student’s performance in Kazosub county Kiruhura District. The area of concentration in this research students are: homeeconomic background, Life style of various social-economic classes, and Family size andstudents’ academic performance. This study was...

SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF POLYGAMY ON SCHOOL CHILDREN IN NGA TA DIVISION, RONGAI DISTRICT IN KENYA

ABSTRACTThe study was about the socio-economic impact of polygamy on the children in Ngata Division,Rongai District in Kenya. This area was chosen because polygamy is still being practiced thereand a number of problems are faced in those homes.The review of related literature was done and views of the scholars were summarized andcriticism was done by the researcher in order to fill the research gaps identified. The methodsused to collect data were questionnaire and interviews.Three objectives...

THE FATE OF PUPILS WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISTURBANCES IN SELECTED INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS OF UPLANDS ZONE, LARI DISTRICT IN KENYA

ABSTRACTThis study was conducted in Uplands zone zn Lari district of kenya toexamine the academic challenges faced by pupils with emotional andbehavioral disorders. The study sought to understand why some childrendevelop the emotional and behavioral disorders. The study looked into thefamily, the school and cultural background of these children. Qualitativeand quantitative methods were used. The study utilized teachers asrespondents, fifty of them were sampled from ten primary schools,randoml...

FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR GIRL CHILD DROP OUT FROM SCHOOL: A CASE STUDY OF CENTRAL DIVISION, WAJIR WEST DISTRICT, KENYA

ABSTRACTRecent research statistics has shown that the prevalence of girls dropping out otschools in Kenya is expanding rapidly to the distraction of the society. This hasmeant that there is an immediate need to conduct an investigation on the factorsresponsible for school dropouts especially among girls.Tt1e study adopted a descriptive research design. This helped the researcher toobtain a better understanding of the factors responsible for school drop out amonggirls in Wajir West district in...

EFFECTS OF LANGUAGES IN RELATION TO THE STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN SCIENCE SUBJECTS IN MAKINDYE DIVISION KAMPALA DISTRICT

TABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER ONE 91.0 introduction 91.1 Background to the study 91.2 Statement of the problem 111.3 Purpose of the study 111.6.1 Geographical Scope 121.6.2 Content Scope 121.7 Significance of the study 12CHAPTER TWO 14LITERATURE REVIEW 142.0 Introduction 142.1 Review of the related literature 142.2 Classification of different mother tongues in relation to English language 201.10 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 23SECONDARY SCHOOL 23CHAPTER THREE 253.0 METHODOLOGY 253.1 Introduction 253.2 Rese...

"COUNSELING SERVICES AND CONTROL OF HIV (AIDS) IN THE ARMY" A CASE STUDY OF BOMBO ARMY BARRACKS, LUWERO DISTRICT

AbstractThe study investigated the relationship between counseling services and controlof HIV AIDS in the UPDF. A case study of Bomba army Barracks in Luwerodistrict. The main purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness ofcounseling services in the army, specifically the UPDF.The study employed descriptive survey research design method where bothqualitative and quantitative research techniques were applied to identify therelationship between counseling services and control of HIV A...

EFFECTIVENESS OF UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION IN KENYA; A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NAIROBI KENYA

ABSTRACTThis study was carried out in Nairobi division an intention to establish theeffectiveness of Universal Primary Education in Kenya, while reflecting someselected government aided primary schools in Nairobi. /-\I! the objectivesformulated were targeting the essence of this particular study. A descriptivesurvey design was employed. Questionnaires and interview guides wereemployed after which data analysis was effected and this presented inpercentages and frequency distribution tables. Th...

EFFECTS OF SINGLE PARENTHOOD IN THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN: A CASE STUDY OF LYANTONDE MUNICIPALITY, LYANTONDE DISTRICT,

ABSTRACTThe recent rapid increase in divorce, along with its distinctive cultural and welfareenvironments for single-parent families, makes Kenya an interesting case forexamining effects of single parenthood on children’s education. Using data from thequestionnaires distributed I compared the levels of educational aspiration andstudent disengagement between students with two parents and those with a singleparent, distinguishing divorced single fathers, widowed single fathers, divorcedsingle...

AN EVALUATION OF POOR PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY OF KASAMBYA SUB-COUNTY, MUBENDE DISTRICT

TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENTABSTRACTCHAPTER ONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.0. Background of the study 11.1. Statement of the problem 21.2. Purpose of the study 21.3. Objectives 2Specific objectives 21.5. Research Hypothesis 31.6. Scope of the Study 31.7. Significance of the study 31.8. Limitation of the study 3CHAPTER TWO 4LITERATURE REVIEW 42.0 INTRODUCTION 42.1 Review of Related Literature 43.0 Introduction is3.1 Research Design 153.2 Study Population 153.3Study Sampl...

MENTAL RETARDATION AND PUPILS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. THE CASE STUDY OF MUVUTIZONE,MACHAKOS DISTRICT, KENYA

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THE CAUSES OF GIRLS' SCHOOL DROP OUT IN AGWATA SUB-COUNTY- DOKOLO DISTRICT. A CASE STUDY IN AWEROWOT PRIMARY SCHOOL (2007 - 2009)

ABSTRACTThis study was conducted on the topic the causes of girls' school drop outat Awerowot primary school, Agwoto sub county, Dokolo District.The purpose of the study was to establish the causes of girls' school dropout at Awerowot primary school.~~~r~i~,ep,~e~s~e~o~lc~i~,e~J~o~s~e~d~~~a~li~l~q~o~o~llmio~lmt~~e~o~i,~d~qMnuoMnfi~iil~o~ll~9~e~l~e~se~o~le~r~l~o~e~si~~~~~~~~~~--~~his inquiry. The participants were girls, boys; teachers and parents. The.data collected was presented on descripti...

THE IMPAC OF C LTURAL ACTIVITIES ON SCHOOL DROP OUTS

ABSTRACTThis research paper aimed at investigating the impact of cultural practices onschool dropout. It was carried out in selected schools of Ithanga Zone inKenya E. Africa. It is made up of a total of five chapters.Chapter one is introduction. It gives an insight into a background of the topicthus culture and dropout. It also looks into the theory, objectives, statementof the problem, purpose, research questions, and significance of the study.Chapter two is literature review. It gives a th...

TEACHER’S ATTITUDE AND A ADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS WITH MILD HEARING IMPAIRMENT OF BABA DOGO PRIMARY SCHOOL NAIROBI DISTRICT KENY

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to find out the teacher’s attitude towards the children with mildhearing impairment.The study was carried out in Baba Dogo primary school, Kasaranj division, in Nairobi Kenya.All the information was obtained from the teachers whereby the researcher used thequestionnaire to get the responses used to carry out the research. The questionnaires were issuedto the respondents on the same day and collected after the exercise. They were analyzedmanually but the...

TEACHERS MOTIVATION AND STUDENTS PERFORMANCE A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SECONDARY IN JINJA MUNICIPALITY

AbstractThe purpose of the study was to establish the effect of provision of fringe benefits and the natureof working conditions under motivational practices on teachefs’ performance in secondaryschools. The study was qualitative and quantitative; and descriptive-correlation research designwas used in the study. The researcher used purposive and pimple random sampling techniques toselect the research participants respectively from selected secondary schools. The targetpopulation was 225 and...


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