ABSTRACT Teachers in secondary schools need to update, strengthen and sharpen their competencies through in-service training in order to meet new challenges and emerging issues in education. Access to professional development programmes through this in-service training has a multiplier effect on teachers‟ effectiveness and students‟ academic performance. In order to achieve this, the role of the school head teacher is critical in staff professional development. Little documented evidence ...
Kenya is among those countries that have adopted the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as a vehicle for educational change and improvement. Use of ICTs is known for transforming the quality of management of educational institutions worldwide. The government has encouraged investment in ICTs through the provision of grants to selected secondary schools to acquire computers. Secondary schools in Kakamega County have been beneficiaries of these grants. However, infor...
ABSTRACT. HIV/AIDS has continued to ravage the human population and Kenya has felt the brunt of the scourge. The situation has become more threatening as more youth are infected daily and others die. The upsurge of HIV/AIDS among school going youth is not only alarming but poses a serious threat to human resource development and economic growth of this country. The economy of a country depends on the productivity of its citizens. With a healthy population the country can realise economic grow...
The objective of this study was to assess the implementation of the quality assurance guidelines of the Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency (HERQA) in public universities in Ethiopia. The study focused on four areas of the HERQA quality assurance guidelines namely quality of academic staff; quality of teaching, learning and assessment; quality of infrastructure and learning resources; and management of the resources. Empirical studies in Ethiopia constantly showed that the number of...
The purpose of this study was to identify the strategies to overcome challenges facing Brothers CMM sponsored schools in the provision of quality education in Kenya. Four research questions were formulated to guide the study. They included: ways in which Brothers CMM have contributed to the provision of quality education in their schools, contribution of the students, teachers and head teachers in the provision of quality education, challenges perceived to militate against the provision ...
The emergence of Information and Communication Technologies and knowledge economies has ushered in a paradigm shift in education. Traditional paperwork is being overtaken by electronic devices as the standard working tools in educational institutions. The need to assess the role of public secondary school principals in promoting the use and institutionalization of ICTs for teaching, learning and school management has become increasingly necessary. Principals now manage technology-mediate...
The study intended to examine the effectiveness of teachers in the implementation of integral education for transformative leadership (IETL) in minor seminaries in the Ecclesiastical Central Province of Uganda. The study analyzed how best minor seminary teachers can enhance IETL so as to bring up students who can effect a fundamental change in society. The study was guided by the quantitative and qualitative mixed research paradigm and anchored within the capital theory of school effectivenes...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of principals’ selected administrative tasks on teachers’ motivation in public secondary schools in Kibwezi East Sub-County, Makueni County, Kenya. The study was guided by five research objectives. The research objectives sought to determine the influence of principal’ planning task on teachers’ motivation in public secondary schools; assess the influence of principals’ organizational leadership task on teachers’ mo...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the relationship between input and process variables and school effectiveness in private secondary schools in Lagos State. The input variables were teacher qualification, teacher experience and equipment and facilities while the process variables were leader behaviour, school environment, academic emphasis, teacher expectations and monitoring of students' progress. The study is a descriptive survey research, carried out ex-post facto. The stratified random sam...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of teacher empowerment on Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) performance in public secondary schools in Kibwezi sub-county, Kenya. The study was guided by three research objectives and three null hypotheses. The research objectives sought to examine the extent to which teachers‟ involvement in decision making influenced academic performance of secondary schools; establish the extent to which teachers‟ professio...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing principals‘ performance of administrative duties in public day secondary schools in Mwingi East Sub - County, Kitui County, Kenya. Four research objectives guided the study. The objectives sought to establish the influence of finances, human resources, infrastructure and community around the school on principals‘ performance of administrative duties in public day secondary schools in Mwingi East Sub -County. The stu...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the administrative factors influencing performance of girls in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in mixed day secondary schools in Nzambani Sub County, Kitui County Kenya. Four research objectives guided the study which sought to establish the influence of resources for girls, teachers as role models to girls, discipline among girls and the school environment on girls’ KCSE performance in mixed day secondary schools. The study was c...
ABSTRACT Despite existence of safety policies in secondary schools in Kenya, student mortality rates attributed to physical accidents in the country are estimated to be on the rise from 3% to 7% annually. This study investigated school-based factors influencing implementation of safety standards in public secondary schools in Matungulu Sub- County, Machakos County. Guided by Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory, this study investigated the extent to which: safety awareness among teach...
ABSTRACT The Kenya government is keen on ensuring pupils excel in their academic work. Some of the progressive steps the government has taken are enhancing access to education by providing free primary education and waiving of national examination registration fees for all pupils undertaking basic education. Even with such continued support from the government, primary schools in Marani Sub-County have performed dismally in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination with accumu...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing principals’ performance of administrative duties in public day secondary schools in Mwingi East Sub -County, Kitui County, Kenya. Four research objectives guided the study. The objectives sought to establish the influence of finances, human resources, infrastructure and community around the school on principals’ performance of administrative duties in public day secondary schools in Mwingi East Sub -County. The stud...