ABSTRACT This study purposed to investigate how school type was related to self-esteem, academic achievement and career aspirations of secondary school students. Students’ are admitted into different school types based on the criteria of their marks in KCPE. There is a lot of stereotyping on “school labels”. National schools post best KCSE grades, making them institutions of fame and prestige, followed by extra-county, county schools and at the bottom are sub-county schools, produ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to establish the strategies employed by secondary school principals to meet their academic performance improvement goals in Embu West District. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study. Research question one aimed at examining the strategies employed by secondary school principals in Embu West District to meet their schools‟ academic performance improvement goals, research question two focussed on establishing the differences between ...
ABSTRACT English language and literature in English have been taught as an integrated subject in secondary schools since the inception of the 8:4:4 system of education in Kenya. Since then, various researchers have carried out studies on integrated English. Their general conclusion is that the integrated English course has posed challenges to teachers. The cited causes of the challenges include: inadequate in-service and pre- service training for teachers, lack of knowledge of integrated Engl...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the Influence of Orientation and Mobility Training (OMT) on Social Integration (SI) of Adults with Visual Impairments (VI) in Kano State. The study sought to achieve the following objectives: influence of OMT on Self-Esteem; Self-reliance; Community Participation and Economic participation of adults with VI aged 25 to 45. Havighurst‟s Developmental Task Theory was used to guide the study. The study used descriptive survey research design...
ABSTRACT This study analyzed the challenges trainees with Visual Impairment encounter in learning Orientation and Mobility at Masaka Rehabilitation Center for the Blind, Kigali, Rwanda. Masaka rehabilitation center is the only existing center in Rwanda which trains people with Visual Impairment in O and M. In fact, the loss of sight has a negative impact on Orientation and Mobility since this is the main sense organ which assist people in their movement. Specific objectives of the study sough...
ABSTRACT Academic locus of control refers to a learner’s belief of the cause of his/her academic achievement. It is therefore a learner’s conviction that success in academics is either as a consequence of one’s effort or external forces like fate and luck. A Learner’s academic locus of control is either internally or externally oriented. In a learning environment, a learner with internal locus of control orientation has high likelihood of benefiting more from the teaching and learnin...
ABSTRACT This study sought to analyze the impact of internal efficiency on K.C.S.E. performance in Nyamache division by looking at some of the efficiency indicators in secondary schools. The main objective was to establish enrolment trends, determine the measures of efficiency (dropout, survival, graduation and repeater rates), and establish the causes and attempt to provide possible solutions to the problems mentioned above. The sample population comprised of selected secondary schools in th...
ABSTRACT Women have lagged behind as far as equity in all spheres of life is concerned and their participation in education management relative to men decreases at successive higher levels. World Bank report on gender and development (2003) noted that the number of women holding management positions was lower than that of men. In Kenya traditionally, women were viewed as inferior to men and marginalized in all sectors of development, Chacha (2004). There was need to look at the position of w...
ABSTRACT Each year one in every three school girls drops out of schools in Kenya due to pregnancy. Majority of these adolescent mothers are not able to go back to school after delivery. To address this issue, the Ministry of Education in 1996 released re-entry policy guidelines to ensure the smooth readmission of adolescent mothers after delivery. Years later, it was established that a significant majority of the adolescent mothers were still not attending school. This pointed to a gap or mis...
ABSTRACT The Kenyan government introduced Free Day Secondary Education in 2008 with an aim of increasing access and participation for children from poor households and increasing transition rate from primary to secondary schools. But studies show that enrolment and participation is still low in secondary schools. The study sought to establish family and school based determinants of access and participation in public day secondary schools in Kenya. The main objective of the study was to determ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the curriculum barriers to teaching orientation and mobility in selected Schools for Learners with Visual Impairments in Kenya. The objectives of the study were to explore why orientation and mobility was not being included in the school time table, the administrative support available, teacher-pupil ratio, the perceptions of teachers and learners towards the teaching of orientation and mobility. The ecological systems theory developed by Urie B...
ABSTRACT The nerve centre of this study was that despite the critical role played by the head teacher in secondary school management, students’ academic performance has persistently been poor. Factors leading to this dismal performance have not been adequately investigated and well understood in Nyamaiya Division hence the need for this study. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the leadership styles of the headteachers and their impact on the students’ academic performa...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at gaining in-depth understanding of factors influencing the boy– child secondary education in the rice-growing region of Kirinyaga South District, Kirinyaga County, Kenya. Factors leading to this limited success had hitherto not been adequately investigated. The purpose of the study therefore was to identify those influences on the boy-child‟s secondary education in this district. The objectives of the study were to determine the boy-child school attendance tren...
ABSTRACT Education is important to both the individual and the society because it helps one to grow physically, mentally and socially. It also brings developments in the society. In particular the primary education lays the foundation for further education and training. Despite its importance, learners in primary schools seem not to participate fully due to dropout and repetition. This study, therefore, sought to establish determinants of wastage in public primary schools in Starehe District...
ABSTRACT Parents being the educators of children play a key role in their learning. Children’s learning from their parents not only forms the foundation of future learning but also has a great influence on their performance. Even though parental involvement in children’s learning has been associated with high levels of achievement. Mother’s involvement is not as anticipated. This has be attributed to emerging issues that include economic inflation, HIV and AIDS and change in family sys...