ABSTRACT In recent decades there has been a proliferation of studies on the empirical aspect of the parental attitudes on academic development of children. Results show that family socioeconomic levels, typology characteristics, a suitable home environment and parents' positive attitude on a child are factors affecting the academic development of the vast majority of children. Apparently, parents‟ positive attitude towards their children and family support increase pupils‟ confidence in t...
ABSTRACT The research problem addressed was that, in the last four years Borabu District has experienced an observable decline in academic performance especially in the day secondary schools. The general low academic performance could be associated with home, school, teacher and student factors. The purpose of the study was to investigate factors which influence the academic performance of day secondary schools in Borabu District. The objectives of the study were to find out the influence of:...
ABSTRACT Mathematics is essential for daily life and plays a crucial role in school curricula; yet students‘ performance in it remains very low worldwide, Somalia not being exceptional. This study intended to find out whether teacher characteristics, teaching methods, use of teaching resources and student attitudes towards mathematics affect students‘ performance in mathematics or not. The study was conducted in Banadir region of Somalia, which has a total of seventy secondary schools wit...
ABSTRACT The development of knowledge and skills in mathematics holds the key to African’s industrialization and poverty alleviation in the 21st century. Language plays a central role in teaching and learning of mathematics. The Ministry of Education, Science Technology recognizes the need for Kenyan education system to use the predominant language spoken in the school catchment area for child care, pre-primary and in education of lower primary children. Children learn mathematics well when...
ABSTRACT Secondary school education is very critical in any education system because of its crucial role in catalyzing national development. Consequently, maintaining a high student enrollment at this level should be a priority for all countries. The Constituency Bursary Fund (CBF) was established by the Government of Kenya in 2003 to ensure that needy students have access to secondary education. It was anticipated that there would be fairness and efficiency in the bursary allocation process....
ABSTRACT Secondary school education is very critical in any education system because of its crucial role in catalyzing national development. Consequently, maintaining a high student enrollment at this level should be a priority for all countries. The Constituency Bursary Fund (CBF) was established by the Government of Kenya in 2003 to ensure that needy students have access to secondary education. It was anticipated that there would be fairness and efficiency in the bursary allocation process....
ABSTRACT The purpose ofthe study was to investigate the management and structure governing the TACs operations. The statement of the problem was that the structure managing the TAC tutors does not enhance effective service delivery of their job description. The study surveyed the MoEST structure that manages the TACs. It further surveyed a structure used at KIE whose functions are closely related with the activities of the TACs and make relevant recommendations ofthe suitable management struc...
ABSTRACT Despite the fact that pre-school teachers undertake specialized courses to enable them to use music activities in the course of teaching, there is a lot of variability in the frequency, variety and purposes to which these activities are employed. The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of teacher self efficacy and use of music activities in pre-schools in Nairobi and Kiambu Counties. The study is grounded on the self efficacy theory by Bandura and complemented by the theo...
ABSTRACT Educational attainment is considered the most egalitarian basis for the allocation of rewards in most societies. Consequently, access to education determines the ultimate life chances of an individual. When such opportunities are inequitably distributed, educational attainment potentially becomes the instrument for increasing inequality rather than the converse. One of the obvious manifestations of inequality between social and income groups in Kenya is evident in terms of the access...
ABSTRACT According to MoEST (2008), it’s observed that access to university education has tremendously improved in current years. The enrolment moved from 59,195 in 2000-2001 to 1333,710 in 2007-2008 academic year. However, that increment has not been experienced in the areas of semi-arid lands (ASAL). The purpose of this study was to examine the challenges of accessing university education by high school graduates of Marsabit District. Survey research method was used to gather information ...
ABSTRACT Kenya’s vision 2030’s social pillar on Education and training states in part that the overall goal for 2012 is to reduce illiteracy by increasing access to Education, improving transition rate in primary and secondary schools and raising the quality and relevance of education hence retention. Kenya has targeted universal primary education since independence .The retention of girls in public secondary schools in Ndhiwa has been low. Each year about 11.37 % of females drop out of s...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that contribute to low student enrolment in Physics in forms three and four in secondary schools in Central Division of Garissa District, considering the importance of Physics in industrial and technical development. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The study was located in Central Division of Garissa District, due to the extremely low student enrolment in Physics in North Eastern Province, with the province registeri...
ABSTRACT Kiswahili is one of the core subjects that are taught in the secondary schools curriculum in Kenya. It is also the national language in the Republic of Kenya. It is widely used both in Kenya and in the East Africa countries. Nevertheless, this subject has been experiencing some challenges in schools. The study focused on challenges facing Kiswahili in secondary schools. The purpose of the study was to investigate challenges that Kiswahili teachers and learners face and suggest possib...
ABSTRACT Implementation of Fee-Free Schooling Policy is Rwanda’s strategy to ensure equity and access to basic education. However, since the implementation of this policy, thousands of students have failed to participate in basic education hence exposing the Rwanda Educational System to wastage. The literature showed some hidden costs could be related to students participation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the hidden costs and their impact on students participation in basic ...
ABSTRACT The major concern of this study is that despite the Kenya government re-introducing free primary education, some school age children are still locked out of school whereas dropout and repetition continue to be pervasive. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors contributing to low access and retention of pupils in public primary schools of Mathioya District. The objectives of the study were to establish pupil‟s enrolment and retention rates in Mathioya District pri...