ABSTRACT In spite of the Republic of Kenya‟s (ROK) efforts to make primary education free and accessible to all, approximately 3.9 million children still remain out of school due to hidden costs (Census Report ,2009), hence the government„s initial objective of every child attaining primary education remains unattained. In addition, prior researches have established increase in non – enrolment and drop-out in various parts of the country due to these hidden costs. The study sought to e...
ABSTRACT This study sought to assess the effectiveness of cost saving measures in improving KCSE performance in public secondary schools in Kenya. Specifically, the study aimed at meeting objectives such as analyzing resource endowment of public secondary schools, the effectiveness of cost saving measures in improving KCSE performance and make recommendations on the effectiveness of cost saving measures in improving KCSE performance in public secondary schools in Marakwet West district. Gener...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of ICT integration in school management and the perceptions of teachers on its usefulness. It focused also on the level of foundation skills and training of school managers on ICT usage for management. The study also sought to study the perceptions of teachers and school principals on the usefulness of ICT to school management. The study focused on public secondary schools in Westlands sub-county, Nairobi. The total target populatio...
Abstract There has been a move towards using digital resources in classroom teaching and learning over a decade now in most developed countries. This study sought to establish and analyze factors that influence integration of digital resources in science teaching and learning in Secondary Schools of Murang’a County-Kenya. The objectives of this study were to identify the interrelationship between the various aspects of the teacher’s experience and the use of digital learning resources and...
ABSTRACT Including children with hearing impairment in mainstream schools has generated a lot of debate across the globe with many campaigning for the rights of these children to be educated separately in special schools in which they can access information through sign Language. Pupils with hearing impairment have been found to lag behind in academics as compared to the visually and physically impaired on account of their problems in communication, socialization, curriculum adaptation, modif...
ABSTRACT Physical activity (PA) is critical in motor skills development among children with intellectual disability (ID) but inadequate knowledge on the gains of parental involvement (PI) underscores the process. The purpose of the study was to establish the physical and psycho-social benefits of involving parents in an organized PA programme for children with ID of age 4-6 years. Quasi experimental non–equivalent control group research design was adopted for the study. The study targeted c...
ABSTRACT Despite the large amount of resources allocated to the education sector, students' academic performance has been declining in the face of the rising cost of education. To this end, this study was intended to determine the relationship between the Unit Cost of Education (UCE) and academic performance in public secondary schools of Gucha District. The study objectives were to determine the UCE in public secondary schools in Gucha District, relate the UCE to the quality and quantity of...
ABSTRACT Since geography aims at enabling the learner to have knowledge about the natural human environment and sustainable development, adequate preparation of the student is the subject is essential. This study aimed at establishing how geography is being implemented in public secondary schools. The study was conducted in Ganze Sub-County of Kilifi County, Kenya. The study targeted 10 public schools which had presented candidates for KCSE. This includes boarding school for girls and another...
ABSTRACT In the recent past cases of gender based violence have been on the increase especially among young girls and boys in school. In particular are cases of peer-to-peer and teacher student sexual harassment experienced in secondary schools across the country. However, amidst the increased crimes among children in schools, educators and education policy makers have underemphasized the sexual and gender based violence in schools. Global data on School Related Gender Based Violence are frag...
ABSTRACT The study is on the contextualization of lexical items in Chinua Achebe’s literary work, Arrow of God. The objectives of the study were; to identify the lexical items which reflect the society’s worldview in Arrow of God, to find out the similarities and differences in the semantic and pragmatic use of lexical items in the literary work and to explain the features of context brought about by the use of the lexical items by the writer. The social language theory and the Sapir –...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to compare the Physical Education syllabi, and the implementation of Physical Education and sports programmes in primary and secondary school in Kenya and Uganda. Content of the syllabi, statutory time allocation, time tabling, teaching organization, teaching Physical Education, mobilization and utilization of resources, funding, organization of sports programmes and school competitions, and challenges facing teaching formed the core of the investigation....
ABSTRACT This study investigated thefactorsinfluencing achievement in mathematics geometry among secondary schools student in Makadara sub-county, Nairobi county. The aim of the study was to find out the factors contributing to poor performance in Mathematics and provide a way of improving the students performance specically in geometry. The study was guided by the following objectives: effects of teaching strategies on the students level of achievement in geometry in secondary schools, to ex...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the nature and effect of sexual harassment of teachers in both regular and special secondary schools. The objectives and purpose of the study were to establish the extent and nature of sexual harassment of teachers in secondary schools, investigate factors that influence sexual harassment of teachers in secondary schools, establish the effects of teacher sexual harassment on teachers in secondary schools and establish mechanisms devised by schools, te...
ABSTRACT For the achievement of the school goals, aims and objectives as articulated in the vision and mission of a school, the stakeholders should emphasis on high efficiency in all activities. This minimizes wastages on both human and material resources leading to high quality output that meet the desires of the society. The Kenya Government is faced with the attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDG), Universal Primary Education (UPE), Education for All (EFA) and Vision 2030. To acco...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to find out the nature and types of community involvement in the development of education, identifying partnership opportunities in school-community partnership and look into issues and challenges in communitypartnership in the development of education. There is no unified approach by the government even when so much has been written about its benefits. It is, therefore, not clear how such partnerships should be established. Consequently this study...