ABSTRACT The need for guidance and counselling- Kenya became more important in the early 1960's. This was the time the country was anticipating independence. There was need to get Kenyans who would work in industries to replace the expatriates who were leaving the country. Therefore the guidance that was required then was vocational. Since then the guidance and counselling has been recognized and diversified in various government reports and educational commissions. Development plans and pol...
ABSTRACT Every part of the world has embraced English language. It is assumed that one can communicate with one out of four in English. It is due to its popularity and importance that the teaching and learning of English language be emphasized for desired results to be ' . realized. Therefore, it is imperative that effective teaching methods be employed to enhance the teaching and learning of the language. If all efforts and energies were directed towards making English language excel, for ...
ABSTRACT This is a study on the play and child growth and development in ECDE in Katito zone, lower Nyakach Division, Nyakach District, and Nyanza Province in Kenya. Play and childhood learning are too sides of the same coin as any child likes playing regardless of his status and the conditions at hand. The researcher thought it as necessary to carry out a research project on how much play is included in the programmes of learning in these ECDE classes. How the teaching community and the fam...
The study investigated the impact of environment on performance of schools in Igembe Central division of Igembe South district. The study was guided by specific objectives that included; Determining ways in which environment can be improved to be in line with school performance, Effect of environment on school performance and Roles of the school in our daily environment. The research consists of five chapters. Chapter one with introduction, chapter two consists of the related literature,...
Abstract Kaianjai zone is in Tigania District, Eastern province, Kenya. It has seven secondary schools, of which five are district schools and two provincial boarding schools. District schools are those schools that admit students from the district only. Provincial boarding schools are those that admit students from allover the province. Among the district schools, two are day schools,that is schools, where students do not board in the school. In all these schools. Mathematics is a compulsory...
ABSTRACT The present paper deals with the topic of fertility in KAGULU SUBCOUNTY and takes as its point of departure the need to reduce very high fertility, given its potential harmful effects. Two approaches to reducing fertility are identified, viz, coercion and voluntarism. As coercion is rejected, the paper works within a voluntary approach to fertility reduction. This entails trying to understand what causes high fertility to persist so these causes can be targeted. It is discussed how s...
There has been a deteriorating academic performance in Mathematics in the region. When children join class one from pre-school they usually have some basics about numbers. It is from this stage where teachers in Secondary one start introducing new concepts to the learners as well as introducing new symbols used in mathematics at that level. Children in lower Secondary are in concrete operational stage, where child canreason logically about concrete events and classify objects into differe...
ABSTRACT The purpose or this study was to investigate the attitudes of physics teachers towards the teaching- learning process in selected Secondary schools ol' in Nyacheki Division, Gucha, Kenya. The objectives of the study were; to determine the role of teachers' attitudes on the teaching- learning process, to whether teaching attitudes affecting negatively the teaching- learning process. and to investigate whether the teaching competencies affect the teaching- learning process. The metho...
Abstract This study will be about factors that determine the students' performance in science subjects in secondary schools within makindye division Kampala district. According to Baguma in the new vision of 10th February 2007,pg.l, over all results of science subjects (both "O' and A level) postulate that performance in science subjects continues to be problematic ( doubtful)as compared to the arts despite the government policy to make science compulsory-at O level . Amongst the science subj...
ABSTRACT Kamariny zone is in Kamariny division of Keiyo district in Rift Valley Province of Kenya. There has been a successive decline of mathematics performance in this Kamariny academic zone year —in-year-out for the last five years. Researchers have been silent over this deterioration yet mathematics stems key combinations for secondary, higher academic courses and the day to day social-economic activities of the community. If mathematics performance continues deteriorating it implies th...
ABSTRACT For many years academicians and researchers have debated about factors that influence a student academic performance in mathematics. From this debate, they have come to agree that soclo- economic factors are among other factors that influence a student’s academic performance in mathematics. This study aimed at establishing socio- economic factors that affect mathematics performance of students at Kenya certificate of secondary education of St. Paul’s Igonga secondary school in Ki...
Since 1940s when the main course of education was started in Kenya with the rehabilitation of victims of the Second World War, there have been a lot of changes in education policies. The initial concern was to provide health and social rehabilitation for those with physical disabilities. These facilities later changed their concern and became custodial care centers following models seen in Europe at that time. Programmes were also started for those with sensory and intellectual challeng...
The study of this report is about the socio-economic and school drop out in Mukothima zone Tharaka district. It is directed by three objectives and these include: To assess the causes of school drop out in mukothima, to find out how socio-economic factors have affected child's academic performance and to assess the effects of school drop outs among the children in Mukothima The study was descriptive where stratified sampling was used to select population. It employed a total sample of 50...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the academic performance of the English language in the selected schools of Kikuyu Division Kiambu District. The specific objectives of the study were to determine if discipline affects the students' academic performance of the English language in the selected schools of Kikuyu Division, to determine if teacher qualities affect the students' academic performance of the English language in the selected schools of Kikuyu Div...
This study on the "Causes and Effects of Children Rights Violation' was carried out in Yatta district to; determine the causes of children's rights violation, and their effects, find out the roles played by NGOs and the need for government intervention in respect to child rights in Masinga zone. To comprehend the problem of the study, literature on specific objectives was reviewed. A descriptive exploratory design in which both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to solicit da...