ABSTRACT The research was aimed at measuring the problems that significantly threaten government efforts in developing and implementing inclusive education setting in Kenya with specific reference to Maranda Division as a case study. The objectives which help the researcher to obtain data and the problems were: Profile of the respondents and the degree of problems in inclusive schools in terms of attitude of the teachers and community, resource provision in schools, environmental adaptat...
The study investigated the factors that influenced low enrolment and retention rates of girls with disabilities in integrated primary schools. It further explored possible intervention measures that may be employed to mitigate the situation. The study was conducted in selected schools in Runyenjes (Embu East) and Manyatta (Embu North) sub counties in Embu County. The location was purposively chosen in order to enable the researcher easy access to the respondents. Again, factors that limi...
Although the government has attached so much importance to education through finance and policies, there is still poor performance, low participation, high levels of wastage and poor transition from primary to secondary school in Igembe North district. The purpose of this study is to establish the extent to which cultural and socio-economic factors affect participation and access of students in secondary education in Igembe North district, Meru County. The main objectives of this study ...
ABSTRACT The major purpose of the study was to describe the social influences of drug abuse among the youth and young delinquents in Kampala. The study was a quantitative, descriptive correlational survey, using a sample of ninety two youth selected using purposive and convenient sampling techniques. a self administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was analyzed using SPSS’s means, standard deviations and the Pearson Linear correlation coefficient. The study tested three...
ABSTRACT This research report was on “Primary school attendance and dropout rates in Muvuti zone, Central Division, Machakos District, Eastern Province, Kenya”. The researcher was intrigued by seeing children of primary school age loitering; some of them selling scraps of metals and plastic containers; others providing cheap labour such as house maids, bar maids (girls) and boys as touts, shamba (Garden) boys and carrying luggage for people in market places as in Machakos town and i...
The purpose of this study was to find out strategies in terms of resources (material and human), teaching methods, teachers' use of Kenyan Sign Language (KSL), teachers' preparedness and opinions towards the use of KSL in schools for learners with HI. Study findings revealed that teachers preferred the use of discussion, demonstration, question and answer methods in teaching, leaving out dramatization and field trips which were important in the learning process of learners with hearing ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION Error! Bookmark not defined. APPROVAL Error! Bookmark not defined. TABLE OF CONTENTS v CHAPTER ONE 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Background 1 1.2 Problem statement 3 1.3 Purpose of the study 3 1.4 Objectives of the study 3 1.5 Research questions 3 1.6 Scope of the study 3 1.7 Significance of the study 3 1.8 Anticipated study limitations 4 1.9 Conceptual frame work 5 CHAPTER TWO 6 LITERATURE REVIEW 6 2.0 Introduction 6 2.1 Christian marriage 6 2.2 Divorce 7 2.3 People�...
ABSTRACT The intellectually challenged learners have been met with many difficulties and obstacles in life in the societies they live in. Examples of these problems are discrimination, rejection, neglect, child maltreatment, use of derogatory language and negative attitude towards them. Some of their parents see them as a burden and a sign of bad omen to the family. They are regarded worthless and cannot be benefited from. In some societies they are misused for uncivilized traditional p...
BSTRACT This study will focus on the influence of mother tongue on the writing skills of primary pupils in Iganga. It seeks to identify errors pupils make in their written work and reasons behind the en-ors. It aims at discovering how mother tongue of the people in the district has interfered with the written work of the pupils and also the methods of teaching suitable for the pupils when used by teachers. The study will employ a few approaches of qualitative and quantitative research methods...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore the effects of domestic violence on children ·s Academic performance in primary schools. The study was conducted in Makindye cubcounty, Kampala district. The researcher collected dat& from parents, children and police officers, self administered questionnaires, guided interviews and observation were the basic instruments. The collected data was tabulated and analysed comparing percentage number of the respondents for the variable under in...
ABSTRACT Recent research statistics has shown that the free primary education introduced in the year 2003 had lead to a large influx of pupils into primary schools. Kenyans cannot afford to complacent about it, thus their arises an immediate need to conduct an investigation on the issue of academic performance on the influx of pupils. The study adopted a Descriptive research design. This enhanced the researcher to obtain a better understanding of the impact of free primary education on acade...
ABSTRACT In an attempt to investigate on the problem, the researcher identified Nyando District from which he objectively selected the special schools as the research environment. The study was guided by research objectives which included determining the health problems of the Multiply Handicapped; to identify therapeutic, medical and nutritional services provided to these learners with Multiple Handicap. To gather more information on the issue related literature was reviewed on areas ...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to find out the factors hindering the academic performance of orphaned learners in primary schools in Nandi east district. The study involved quite number of respondents from teachers, pupils from upper classes were, selected in a gender conscious manner, The instruments employed in this study were mainly questionnaires, and observations accompanied by interview guides. Data was analyzed by the use of statistical packages where by the responses were coded ...
ABSTRACT The essence of this study was to determine the impact of the gender issues on the academic performance of learners in selected schools of Soy Division , Uasin Gishu West, Kenya. Specific objectives of the study were to: examine the impact of gender on academic performance of learners in Kiobatek district and to examine strategies used by schools to improve on the academic performance of the girls and boys in Soy Division . The methods used for data collection were face to face inter...