ABSTRACT Integration of legumes into farming systems is one of the Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) options for improving soil fertility. Farmers can save their cost of production by using legumes, which, in association with rhizobia, can fix atmospheric nitrogen. Soybean is an important legume compatible with the smallholder farming systems in Tharaka Nithi and Meru counties. However, low P and N, a situation prevalent in the two counties can limit its performance. The study was...
ABSTRACT Extensive researches are available on school factors influencing reading ability of the pre-primary school Pupils are available. However, there are relatively few studies on the family characteristics influencing reading readiness of pre-primary school pupils. Moreover, the family characteristics‟ role in reading readiness of the children cannot be underestimated. Reading incompetency has always been assumed to be as a result of school related factors and many attempts have been m...
ABSTRACT The researcher report is about the Effect of hearing impairment on the academic performance of learners with specific learning difficulties in mathematics in Kanzanzu zone of Mwingi district. The statement of the problem was identifying major problems facing learners with hearing impairment and the solutions to these problems.
ABSTRACT The topic of study in this research work was, Teachers preparation and academic performance of students in selected secondary schools in Kiabuya zone Suba District Kenya. This study was guided by such objectives like these ones stated below: To establish whether teachers do preparations of lesson plans. To find out if teachers prepare and use teaching aids. To find out the relationship between teachers preparation and academic performance of students in schools. The populatio...
ABSTRACT Tourism in Kenya is almost exclusively centered on two geographical areas; the south coast beaches and a handful of game reserves or national parks. A I SO-kilometre strip of coastline north and south of Mombasa is lined with beach hotels designed for package tours and contains half of all tourism development in the country. This concentration spread the benefits (and costs) along the coast and also the country as a whole. Despite the fact that tourism is such an important sector of ...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to examine the effect of poverty on the academic progress of children in Jera Zone, Sihay Division, Ugenya district Kenya. Some schools in Jera Zone were selected for this research and some children from these schools were sampled and given questionnaires to fill. The researcher based his selection on the previous examination done by these children in each class, four pupils were chosen among the top five and fur from among the bottom five in the exam....
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 ...