ABSTRACT This research was designed to identify the effects of integration of business studies on the teaching methodology of secondary school teachers in Nairobi South district, Kenya. It focused on the effect of merging related subjects into one subject and how this can influence the teaching methods of teachers Effects of these changes on the teaching methodology were examined. A descriptive research design was used in this study. Fifty Business studies teachers were involved as responden...
ABSTRACT The study looked at the effects of alternative disciplinary measures on students discipline after the ban on corporal punishment by the government of Kenya. Following the ban, cases of student's indiscipline appeared to be on the increase hence sparking off debate on the re - introduction of corporal punishment. fhe topic attracted considerable research due to the instances of drug abuse, truancy, defiance md delinquency slowly taking riot in the learning institutions. t has been no...
ABSTRACT The study sought to establish the extent to which teaching of Life Skills Education has reduced violence in public secondary schools. It was guided by the SelfDetermination Theory and the Theory of Institutional Change. Literature review was limited for Kenyan situation and relevant information from other countries was therefore used to determine what constituted school violence and how those countries solved it. This literature showed that in the developed world, school violence wa...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the causers of poverty and school drop out of students selected in schools in Mob Sub-county, Tororo District, Uganda. The specific objectives of the study were to fmncl out the cause of school dropout, to find out the impact of poverty on school dropout and establish solutions to the school dropout problem in Mob Sub-county, Tororo District. Uganda. The methods used for data collection was interviews for the parents and questionnaires for...
ABSTRACT The researcher had noted that there were various practices of child abuse in Embolot Location, Marakwet district. So the study had sought to probe the effects of these abuses on school children. The study was aimed at answering the following research questions: 1. What are the various forms of child abuse that exist in primary schools in Embolot Location7 2. What are the effects of child abuse on school children! 3. What are the ways of alleviating child abuse in schools7 Both qualit...
ABSTRACT The study is based on the challenges that the regular teacher forces while teaching learners with physical handicaps. Physical handicap is a condition which makes it difficult for a person to move or manipulate the physical environment. This condition covers a wide range from the mild degree of clumsiness to a severe degree where a person is in a wheel chair and needs a lot of help. The researcher used the quantitative approach whereby the standardized tools and numerical data were u...
ABSTRACT A fundamental feature of social life is social interaction, or the ways in which people act with other people and react to how other people are acting, which is a deficit in learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Public Primary Schools in Kenya. It sought to establish peer-mediated strategies enhancing social interactions of children with Autism in Migori County, Kenya. The objectives were: peer-mediated strategies currently used by teachers, the extent to which play activities ...
ABSTRACT Growth and development occurs more during the early childhood. It is imperative that children get proper nutrition both at home and in school. To support this, the government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Education has constantly advocated for the provision of centralized feeding programme in every pre-school. However, this has not been the case in Rabuor Zone where only about 18% of the pre-schools offer feeding programmes. Furthermore, statistics at the District Education offi...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out with an aim of establishing the challenges of promoting the right to education of the girl child under Universal Primary Education (UPE) in Entebbe Municipal Council. The study objectively sought; to identify and review relevant human rights instruments that protect the right to education, to find out how the home environment affects the girl-child's right to education under Universal Primary Education, to establish the School environment factors that are ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION .1 APPROVAL DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv CHAPTER ONE 1 1.0 Back ground of the study 1 1.2. Statement of the problem 3 1.3. Purpose of the study 3 1.4. Objectives of the study 3 1.5. Research questions 4 1.6 Hypothesis of the study 4 1.7. The scope of the study 4 1.7.lTime scope; 4 1.7.2 Content scope 4 1.7.3 Geographical scope 4 1.8. The significance of the study s 1.9 Operational Definition of Terms 5 CHAPITER TWO 7 LITERATURE REVIEW 7 2.0. Theoretical perspect...
Abstract The Purpose Of This Study Was To Establish The Effects Of Poverty On Pupil's Academic Performance Of The Selected Primary Schools In Wareng District Kenya. The Specific Objectives Of The Study Were To Investigate The Relationship Between The Effects Mentioned And Academic Performance In Tulwet Zone, And To Investigate The Role Of The Community In Alleviating Poverty And Improving Education In Tulwet Zone. The Methods Used For Data Collection Was Questionnaires To The Staff Members O...
ABSTRACT Dysfunctional conununication in the family produces troubled families which are linked to crimes, mental illness' alcoholism, dmg abuse, poverty, alienated youth and other social problems [Satir 1988]. This study was on girls of age between 15-18yr in Nakum Probation Girls Hostel. The study attempted to investigate the role of dysfunctional communication in the girls' home of origin and its impact on their behavior. The study also looks into how communication is done in the Probation...
ABSTRACT The topic of the study was the effectiveness of Free Primary Education on Withdrawing Children from Child Labour. The study was carried out on selected schools in,. Kipipiri division Nyandarua District - Kenya. The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of learners' attitude and perfonnance of English Language. The study was guided by the following objectives; to examine the impact of learners' attitude on performance of English language, to establish the relationship between...
ABSTRACT Kenya is facing an increasing demand regarding quality of guidance and counseling programmes for secondary school counselors, counseling has been de emphasized and priority mainly given to better academic grades for students. The secondary school counselors seems in adequately trained to meet the emerging students needs. This is evident with increasing report of indiscipline and unrest among secondary school students especially the month of June/July some many schools were closed ear...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the impact female genital mutilation and learner academic performance of learners. The objectives were to establish the relationship between FGM and academic performance of learners. The study also examined the strategies used to stop FGM. The study used across -sectional survey design to analyze both quantitative and qualitative. The researcher collected data from 3 schools with a population of 200 respondents. The researcher used a questionna...