Research has shown that the quality of leadership makes the difference between the success and failure of a school in highly effective schools, as well as schools which have reversed a trend of poor performance and declining achievement. The purpose of the study was to investigate effect of headteachers' leadership practices on pupils' academic achievement in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in Kisii Central Sub County, Kisii County, Kenya. The study objectives were: to investigate...
Despite the national and county governments’ effort to control sand harvesting through issuance of guidelines and occasional banning of harvesting, the practice has persisted.Pupils at primary school are among the harvesters who motivated by the ready cash, are depleting the resource with far reaching ramifications. The purpose of the study was to investigate how sand harvesting has affected pupils’ learning in public primary schools in Kenyawa division, Kajiado East sub-county, Kaj...
The proposed study aimed at establishing the challenges facing head teachers in managing public primary schools in Masaba South Sub- County, Kisii County, Kenya. The research objectives sought to establish the financial challenges, examine the teaching and learning resources challenges and assess pupils discipline management challenges facing the head teachers in public primary school in Masaba Sub-County, Kisii County, Kenya. The study was premised on classical Administrative Management...
English language has a crucial role in not only as one of the official languages in government institutions but also the language of instruction in schools in Kenya. Students’ success in school is to a large extent dependent on one being proficient in the language of instruction. However, despite the government effort to ensure that all youth achieve literacy and numeracy, some public primary schools in Mwingi Central Sub County have been posting very dismal results in Kenya Certificat...
Education has a pivotal role in the social, political and economic development of an individual. Regarding this, the government of Kenya is committed through the free primary education to increase educational opportunities by making schools accessible to all children. Over the years, the language of instruction in Kenyan school has been English. Thus, pupils’ proficiency in English goes to an extent of determining their academic achievement in the overall. Pupils’ failure to understa...
In Kenya, pre-school playground safety has not been given much attention despite being a critical area of concern in child growth and development. This state can be linked to lack of resources, perceived low priority and negative attitude about children’s play or deferral of the activity. The main purpose of the study was to examine influence of playground safety on pre-school children participation in outdoor activities in Ekerenyo division, in Nyamira County. The study objectives inc...
The excellent performance of students in school is determined by various factors, which includes human resources and physical facilities among other things. This study sought to establish the effect of physical resources on student’s academic performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary School Education in public secondary schools in Marani sub-county, Kenya. Performance of students is measured through the administration of examinations. The Kenya Certificate of Secondary education ex...
This research explores the factors that hinder women‘s access to management positions in Government Aided secondary schools in Eastern Uganda, a matter insufficiently addressed by previous research by other scholars. The general objective was to establish these factors that hinder women‘s access to management positions in the said Government Aided secondary schools in the study area. Gender Equality Theory undergirded this research. A conceptual framework helped to focus on the variable...