ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the problems faced by primary school head teachers in implementing illV/AIDS programme in schools in Kamukunji Division, Nairobi North District. The research questions focused on the methods and techniques used in teaching HIV/AIDS programme implementation, head teachers' and pupils' attitude towards HIV/AIDS programme implementation, and the problems the head teachers face while implementing HIV/AIDS programme in primary schools. Literatu...
ABSTRACT The research assessed the strength and challenges encountered in implementing free primary education in Kenya. Strength was noted like high enrolment, reduction of street children among others. However there were some challenges like lack of enough teachers, inadequate learning facilities like teaching materials and infrastructural materials plus many others. TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration Acknowledgements Abstract Table of Contents CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY Int...
ABSTRACT This study on the Challenges Facing the Girl Child Education was canied out in marigat zone. Specifically the study aimed at finding out the economic factors affecting the girl child education, identifying the socio-cultural factors that affect girl child education and to find to establish whether there are existing strategies for uplifting girls' education. In order to comprehend the problem of the study, a documentary review of Literature on the economic and socio-cultural factors...
ABSTRACT The study focused on some basic factors contributing to the dropout of girls in Public primary schools in Gitugi Zone. It took a cross sectional survey design which Involved head teachers and teachers as respondents. Data was collected using questionnaires and interviews. The findings revealed that poverty, limited community mobilization, cultural Factors, institutional factors and political factors contribute to girls dropout. There is need to adopt alternative strategies in order ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of study was to determine the effects of child abuse on the academic performance of pupils in Kangonde zone, Masinga District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were; to determine the effect child abuse on the academic performance of pupils in Kangonde zone, Masinga District, to investigate the relationship between Child abuse and emotional behavior, to investigate the relationship between child abuse and violence in Kangonde zone, Masinga District and to investi...
ABSTRACT The study was geared at to fmd out the challenges faced by learners with mental retardation in Mwingi Zone Mwingi District. The researcher set the objective the study as fmding out the problems faced by this learner inclusive settings, to establish the support services are available for the learner with metal retardation and to fmd out whether there were teachers trained on how to handle the mental retardees in the Mwingi zone mwingi district. The researchers set questionnaires...
ABSTRACT. The main purpose of the study was to find out the challenges facing Kenyan students studying at Kampala International University. The study sought to fulfill six main objectives namely; Find out social implication of Kenyan distance learners and their families; To identify economic challenges facing them; To establish the difficulties they face during learning sessions; To find out the cultural challenges they face; To establish difficulties they face during actual learning and sol...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to establish and document the effects of child labor on academic performance by taking the case of selected primary schools of Makindye division Kampala district. Children below the age of 18 being economically. Socially active in activities that are done by adults exemplified the child labor. The study particularly sought to establish the effects of such child labor on the academic performance of pupils in schools that was known. The research was conducted ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the effects of pove1ty on learners' academic performance of the selected schools in Kabati Division Kitui District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study was to investigate the relationship between the effects mentioned and academic performance in Kabati division, and to investigate the role of the community in alleviating poverty and improving education in Kabati Division. The methods used for data collection were questionnaires to th...
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.2 STAEMENT 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 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 4 CHAPTER TWO 6 LITERATURE REVIEW 6 2.0 Introduction 6 2.1 GENDER DIFFERENCE IN RATING OF GIRLS 6 2.2 PORTRAYAL OF GIRLS IN TEXT BOOKS 7 2.3 GIRLS’ ATITUDES AND PERFORMANCE IN SCIENCE 7 2,4 ATTITUDES OF SOCIOLIZING AGENTS 9 2.4.1 TEACHER 9 2.4.2 PARENTS 9 CHAPTER THREE 12 STU...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the factors affecting academic performance of secondary schools in Nyandarua district, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between discipline and academic performance, to investigate the relationship between quality of teachers and academic performance and to investigate the relationship between the availability of facilities and academic performance. Quantitative Data was categorized according to t...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to examine the teaching skills used by teachers in Holo Primary School and their impact on the school’s academic performance. The specific objectives of the study were to assess the teaching skills required and examine the relationship between teaching and learning the method used for data collection were: checklists for the pupils and assessment sheets for teachers. The findings from this study indicated that ineffective use of teaching skil...
ABSTRACT This study examined the factors causing poor students performance in science subjects in selected secondary schools of Tulimani division, Mbooni-West district. The following objectives guided the study; To find out if the physical facilities available in schools contributed to performance in science; To assess the attitude of learners towards sciences; To assess the teachers attitude towards subject. Findings indicate that majority of the science teachers were male, eight of the fift...
ABSTRACT The study aims at assessing the hearing aid to learners with hearing impairment in Nairobi Kenya. The researcher applied survey method that involved qualitative and quantitative approaches of collecting raw data. Thirty questionnaires were sent to thirty respondents who completed and returned all of them to the researcher. The respondents were randomly sampled. Frequency tables, bar graph and pie chart were used to assemble and analyze the raw data in percentages. The data analysis ...
ABSTRACT The study of this report is about the effects of counselling and guidance on behaviours of girls in primary schools in Kigumba Sub County, Kiryandongo district. It is directed by the following specific objectives; to identify the problems facing girls in primary schools, to investigate whether there is guidance and counsellinig in primary schools, and identify effects of guidance and counselling in primary schools. The study was descriptive where stratified sampling was used to sele...