ABSTRACT This study explored the contributions of affirmative action as an institutional intervention to widen access for students from Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) regions to universities in Kenya. The study also investigated interventions that can widen access and participation of students from ASAL regions. Currently, at the international level, the acknowledgement of higher education as critical to the development of societies has encouraged countries to design policies that widen acce...
ABSTRACT This study sought to interrogate the level of preparedness among Public Teacher Training Colleges in Kenya to use electronic technology in learning and produce competent teachers to manage e-learning in Kenyan schools given the policy emphasis by the Ministry of Education on adoption of E-learning in educational institutions. The specific objectives of the study were to: assess the availability of ICT infrastructure in Teacher Training Colleges, analyze the extent to which Teacher Tr...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study basically is to find out some psychosocial factors affecting marital satisfaction among married individuals: a descriptive survey design was used. 200 married individuals were sampled from three selected congregations from the east presbytery of the E.P Church Ho; using a purposive sampling method. 98 respondents had premarital counseling and 108 people did not. 114 were males and 86 were female respondents who are married individuals and have been married for ...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to critically examine the community involvement and its impact on public secondary schools management in Machakos County. Community involvement in management of public secondary schools has been very elusive in many secondary schools. Lack of communication, accountability and transparency has been pressurizing issues affecting the efficiency and performance in these schools. Most of the objectives have not been met as far as proper management, perfo...
Abstract Education is a major source of upward mobility in countries such as Kenya it is a principal instrument in fostering democracy, equality, and justice. The presence of women as teachers, administrators and professors in educational institutions, give them direct access to decision making and provide substantive role models for female students(Weiner,2004).There is a extremely disturbing low participation of female teachers in the administration of public primary schools in Mandera Nor...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of pupils’ socio-economic background on academic achievement in KCPE in public primary schools in Chuka division of Meru South District, Kenya. The specific objectives were to determine social, economic, and cultural factors that affect pupil’s performance in KCPE and establish measures that could be put in place to improve pupils’ performance in KCPE in public primary schools in Chuka division. The study covered a period ...
ABSTRACT English language plays a key role in Kenya‟s educational system, not only as an important subject but also as the medium of instruction. English is very important in Kenya because it is a language of official communication. It is also the language of official instructions. In spite of this, its performance has continued to decline thus, costing the country a lot in terms of availability of skilled manpower and economic growth. The poor achievement in English in Matuga Sub-County ma...
ABSRACT Internet resources have the potential to improve teaching and learning. YouTube is a modern technology that is redesigning business, media, entertainment, and humanity in different ways. YouTube is the most popular website that hosts a variety of videos. These include educational videos, documentaries, video clips and live streams from media corporations. With the opportunities it provides, it is now being tapped to transform education. This thesis examines the integration of YouTube ...
ABSTRACT Instructional supervision is a practice that is entrenched in educational systems globally. Instruction has to be supervised in order to achieve the desired purpose. Unsupervised instruction has the potential to mar the standard of education as well as the student outcome in performance. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of instructional supervision practices of head teachers on students’ academic outcomes in public day secondary schools in Kirinyaga Centra...
ABSTRACT Effective School level instructional supervision is important for its central objective to improve instruction to achieve educational goals. The major and essential objective of any learning institution is to offer a worth education to its learners by imparting relevant skills, knowledge and attitudes. To ensure access, retention and quality instruction in teaching and training in all institutions of learning, robust and effective instructional supervision is essential. The success o...
ABSTRACT This study intended to investigate the relationship between jigger infestation and participation at school by pre-primary school and lower primary school children. The objectives of the study were to find out the relationship between jigger infestation and children‟s rate of school attendance, performance in outdoor activities, academic performance and dropping out of school. The study was carried out in Gatundu District because it is one of the highly jigger infested districts in ...
ABSTRACT Education is considered as the key to success in many countries. As a result, in Kenya most parents take pride in their children when they perform well in educational matters, this should be inclined towards passing examinations, since the Kenyan education system is examination oriented. With this in mind, the researcher investigated how the teacher‟s motivation influences the student‟s performance. The student‟s performance in this research was based on the scores in the Kenya...
ABSTRACT The purpose of carrying out this research is to critically scrutinize the approach to education reform in Kenya utilizing Richard Paul‘s theory of knowledge, learning and literacy. The new approach is necessary because the present literature is virtually silent on a specific theory that has consistently guided educational reform in Kenya. What are evident instead are piecemeal reforms with problems recurring after each reform is undertaken. This study analytically scrutinizes two s...
ABSTRACT This study was geared towards primary schools for learners with hearing impairment in Kenya. It sought to identify communication challenges faced by teachers of English language in selected primary schools for the hearing impaired in Central Kenya. The objectives of the study were to: Establish communication techniques used by teachers of English in schools for learners with hearing impairment; Investigate the teachers‘ competence in the communication techniques used; Seek views o...
ABSTRACT Poor academic performance among students is a global phenomenon that has multifaceted factors precipitating it and Ghanaian students cannot be an exception. This study examined the relationship between senior high school students’ financial, physical-health, psychological, relationship, school-related problems and their academic performance. Two hundred and seventy-seven respondents were selected using stratified random sampling technique from three senior high schools in the Tema...