The study attempted to carry out a critical analysis on the challenges that affect the education achievements of learners with special needs while trying to get themselves acclimatized with the regular school programmes where they are mixed with their counterparts who do not have any disability at all. The study took Galbet zone, Garissa District as a case study. Previous studies indicate that a number of challenges do affect and make it hard for these learners to stay at school so as to sati...
The research was carried out to investigate teacher’s attitudes towards teaching learners who are mentally retarded. It was carried out at St. Annes Girl’s boarding primary school, in Isibania, Kuria district in Kenya. The research guided by the following objectives; Determining the level of professional qualifications of the teachers teaching the learners with mild mental retardation. Determining the commitment of teachers teaching the learners, determining if there is a significant rela...
The essence of this study was to determine the impact of the gender issues on the academic perfonnance oflearners in selected schools ofMavindini zone Kathonzweni district, Kenya. Specific objectives of the study were to: examine the impact of gender on academic performance oflearners in Kathonzweni district and to examine strategies used by schools to improve on the academic performance of the girls and boys ofMavindini zone Kathonzweni district. The methods used for data collection were fac...
ABSTRACT School violence has been an important topic in the realm of education in the last decade, and many different acts of violence in schools have been witnessed. Most of these acts of violence have been perpetrated by students of those schools. Schools are dealing with bomb threats, students bringing weapons to school, and, in some cases students using those weapons in the schools. These issues lead us to wonder what are the thoughts and feelings of a child that would bring a weapon to s...
The research finding concludes that spatial organization has brought far more negative impact on environment due to inadequate rainfall. increased population. and increased need for raw materials hy 1he i11tl11s1ri,·s '""I poli,·y 1•.11ickli11es 011 hm,· ihc·sc· el'li:els e;in he· clT,·c·tiwl,• lacklccl. It then recornrncncls that the government should pro'ide more incen11,·cs like i'unds to tackle the different forms or pollution. The a,·erage population also needs to be educat...
This was purposely designed and conducted to examine the influence of edu.cational guidance on academic performance of learner and the study was carried out in a sampled area of Aputi sub county, Amolatar district in three schools. The study was aimed to find out the influence of environment on academic performance, examine the effect of family background on academic performance, effect of play on academic performance and to access teacher's ability on academic performance. In the study the r...
The study was conducted to determine the effect of smuggling on the progress of Universal Primary Education programme in Busia District and especially children who are under age (18 and below). In review of related literature, all secondary sources viewed relevant to this study were used and these formed chapter two of the study. The methodology entitled a descriptive survey design with both qualitative and Quantitative procedures. Purposive sampling method was used in the selection of respon...
ABSTRACT Infant mortality rate has continued to be a threat even with the drive towards modernization of the economy. Despite all the attention and efforts to curb down causes of infant mortality by government. the incidents are still many. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of immunization on infant mortality rate in Lira. The study was conducted threugh case study design. It investigated the relationship between immunization and infant mortality rate. This study design wa...
The study was carried out to establish the effects of teaching methods on academic performance in commerce among selected secondary schools in Kobujoi division. The main aim of the researcher was to find whether teaching methods affect the academic performance of commerce among those secondary schools. The study was guided by the following objectives: 1. To establish the teaching methods used in the teaching of commerce in the selected secondary schools, 2. Assess how teaching methods affe...
The study was carried out in Kisanana Division Mogotio District. The main purpose of the study was to find out challenges of inclusion of visually impaired learners in regular schools. The sample population was composed of respondents who included teachers and learners in the selected schools. The research instruments that were used to collect data were questionnaires and interview. The findings of the study generally revealed that there were some negative attitudes towards visually impaired ...
Despite the introduction of Free Primary Education Primary, schools in Kenya have been performing poorly in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examinations. Both the schools and individual pupils have not yet accrued to the full benefits of FPE. This study investigated the causes of poor academic performance among pupils m selected schools within Kajiado district, Kenya. The study employed casual- comparative design that seeks to discover possible causes and effects of behavior patter...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ................................................................................................................ ii APPROVAL ...................................................................................................................... iii DEDICATION .................................................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...........................................................................
The study aimed at investigating the abilities of primary learning in writing , reading and communication in regard of free primary education that was introduced in January 2003 ,a case study ofEmbakasi Division ofNairobi from 2003.. 2007. the study was carried out upon the background that , poverty, ignorance of parents, inadequate facilities in public schools have led to the persistence ofilliteracy levels at 7~5% though the programme of FPE intended to have reduced them below that by 2008....
Human immune virus is a virus transmitted from one person to another through the exchange of body fluids such as blood, semen, breast milk and virginal secretion. Sexual contact is the most common way to spread HIV/Aids but it can also be transmitted by sharing needles when infecting drugs during child birth and breast feeding In 1980s, the world experienced a strange disease with dozens of strange and unfair infection with all the classic of weak natural defense (immunity system). The diseas...
ABSTRACT This paper gives the results of a survey and evaluation of the Free Primary Education (FPE) program in Kenya. The FPE program started in January 2003 when a new government came to power after a general election. This was a fulfillment of one of the government's election promises. The FPE program is implemented by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MO EST) through Direct Support System. This is a system whereby the government, through the ministry gives direct financi...