ABSTRACT For centuries, a woman marrying another woman has globally been practiced. This study has focused on woman to woman marriage among the Akamba Christian of Kangundo district, Machakos County. This form of marriage is referred to as Iweto marriage, (plural Maweto). It is observed that Iweto marriage is contrary to Christian teaching where marriage is between man and woman thus exclusively monogamous. The purpose of the study was to establish the factors behind the persistence of the I...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the teachers’ perception towards head teacher’s instructional supervisory practices in integrated public primary schools in Tharaka South sub-county, Kenya. Specifically the study sought to; find out teachers perception regarding policy supporting supervision of instruction, establish the aspects of instructional supervision teachers want practiced by head teachers, determine the systemic challenges likely to affect supervision of instructi...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to analyze the determinants of effectiveness of peer tutoring on academic performance of standard four pupils with learning disabilities in Nyeri Central Sub-County, Kenya Literature was reviewed according to the objectives of the study. The study was premised on Vygotsky‟s social development theory as the theoretical underpinning. The study adopted descriptive survey research design utilizing both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The targ...
ABSTRACT Board of Management (BoM) is an important organ for school governance or leadership and management structure. Kenya like any other African countries which have undergone decentralization, has only been directing its efforts into devolving the fiscal and physical material entities, while forgetting the people who in reality are meant to assume the management responsibilities at schools. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of Boards of Management in ...
ABSTRACT The Dakar conference of 2000 was concerned with the quality of education and emphasized education for all by 2015 since the UN had declared education a human right. With the increased demand for in-service education and training, SMASSE project was launched in 1998 as a joint technical co-operation between the Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Education and Japan through JICA. Despite the enormous resources geared towards in-servicing of Biology teachers to apply the ASEI ...
ABSTRACT In the recent past all over the world, there has been a lot of interest in decentralization of government functions all over the world and Kenya has not been left behind as a way of enhancing efficiency and effectiveness and taking governance to the people. Despite decentralization of education functions through delegation and deconcentration of functions, there are still concerns of ineffectiveness in service delivery especially at the local level. The purpose of this study was to a...
Abstract The primary purpose of this study was to find out how teachers of history utilized various instructional resources. It also focused on availability of instructional resources for teaching history in some secondary schools of Hodan District in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Hodan was chosen as the location of the study because it has the highest number of schools in the district of Banadir region. In the study, only private secondary schools were used as there has not been single...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess constraints on pupils’ transition from primary to public secondary schools in Bureti Sub-County, Kericho County, Kenya. The objectives of this study were to determine trends and performance of national examination and gross enrolment rates in primary schools so as to establish the transition rates from primary to public secondary schools before and after the introduction of secondary school tuition waiver in Bureti sub-county, Kericho County,...
ABSTRACT The rights and responsibilities of students who have disabilities have received much attention but the staff members who have disabilities have received far less attention. In the scholarly context, there has been a steadily growing body of literature which addresses issues related to the education of young people with disabilities leaving out teachers with disabilities. This study therefore sought to determine factors that impede teaching performance of teachers with visual impairm...
ABSTRACT Road safety remains one of the main societal concerns despite extensive research and interventions. It is a serious challenge in Kenya and the world over. The emergence of boda boda motorcycles as a means of transport in the village paths, the highways and city streets has brought a new dimension to road safety in Kenya. Motorcycle transport, though the most dangerous mode of transport, is still preferred by many because of its availability and flexibility. Although motorcycle safe...
ABSTRACT Studies done in Kenya show that most pre-primary education programs suffer from poor quality services. However, many parents continue to enroll their children in these schools and it is not clear whether they are satisfied with the quality of services provided. The purpose of the present study was to establish the overall parents’ satisfaction with the quality of pre-primary education provided to their children in Bondo district, Kenya. The study also explored how parents’ s...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the factors influencing the implementation of free secondary education in the Kangema District. The objectives of the study were to: find out how increased enrolment in public secondary schools affects the quality of free secondary education in Kangema District; find out the impact of physical and material resources on the quality of free secondary education; establish the role played by the community in the implementation of free secondary e...
ABSTRACT The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations indicated consistent poor results between the years 2007-2012 in Loiyangalani district of Marsabit County, Kenya. To reverse this trend effective measures must be designed and implemented at all levels of curriculum management. This calls on all stakeholders in the educational sector and especially the curriculum managers in the area to step up efforts to achieve this. The main purpose of this study was to investigate th...
ABSTRACT Safety of students in schools is not only vital but central to provision and acquisition of quality education in any country. The ministry of Education in Kenya has issued to schools, Safety Standards Manual that should serve as guide to school administrators to ensure there is safe and conducive learning environment in schools. The purpose of the study was, to investigate the implementation of the recommended Safety Standards in public Secondary Schools in Borabu District, Kenya. T...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate how learners with hearing impairments acquire speech and language skills. The learners with speech impairments are found in developed and developing countries. In developed countries, advanced technology of speech and language training has been in use for a long period compared to developing African countries. As such, speech and language skills among the HI in those countries were well-developed. This study was carried out in Machakos School...