ABSTRACT This research was conducted in Garissa Teachers’ Training College to investigate the impact of perception on the academic performance of student teacher in science subjects at Garissa teachers’ training college in Garissa District Kenya owing to repeated poor performance. Various literatures from previous authors on the subject were cited. Generally, it was found that a learner’s perception on a subject or concept affects the interest, understanding and thus academic performa...
ABSTRACT This study attempted to analyze the factors responsible for the persistence female circumcision among the people of Tumaini zone, Nyandarua North district of Kenya. It H,s realized that despite the tireless effons of the international community to stop Female Circumcision the practice still goes on in Kenya. The indigenous people take it for cultural, religious, social conformity, sexuality control among other items thus peqJetuate it. Data was gathered using qualitati·e methods l...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1 1.3 Purpose of the Study 3 1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 3 1.4.1 General Objective 3 1.4.2 Specific Objectives 3 1.5 Research Questions 3 1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 3 1.6.1 Content Scope 3 1.6.2 Geographical Scope 4 1.6.3 Time Scope 4 1.7 SIGNIFICANCY OF THE SUDY 4 1.8 Hypothesis 4 CHAPTER TWO 5 LITERATURE REVIEW s 2.0 Introduction s 2.1 Stress...
ABSTRACT The m'ior purpose of the study was to describe the social influences of drug abuse among the youth and young delinquents in Ruchu Zone; Kandara District, Kenya. The study was a quantitative, descriptive ColTelational 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 COITelation coefficient. ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated effects of armed conflicts on delivery of social services in Nungwi District of Zanzibar. The region continues to experience intermittent conflict from Bachaga and Sukunn. The specific study objectives include; finding out the services affected by the conflicts; to identify the people affected by conflicts in accessing services and to find new methods of delivering the services in suit violence — tone areas. The literature indicates little success in resolvi...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out in Ibanda Town Council, Ibanda District located in South Western Uganda. It was intended to investigate into the influence of alcoholism on secondary school students' performance. The study w:as guided by three research objectives. The first one was to examine the causes of alcoholism among secondary school students. The second one was to find out the effects of alcoholism on academic perfo~ance of secondary school students, and the third one was to iden!if...
Self-concealment is a tendency of withholding personal, sensitive information that is perceived as negative and/or upsetting. It controls a person’s perception of his/her environment. The effects of self-concealment on attitudes toward seeking Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) among university students has been understudied. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which self-concealment predicts students’ attitudes toward seeking VCT services at Kenyatta University. In...
In this study, the researcher investigated the relationship among selected variables which include; attitudes towards agriculture, agriculture academic performance, gender and choice of agricultural careers. Social learning theory of career decision making and Vocational development theory were used. Social learning theory emphasises learning through observation which can influence the attitude of an individual when making a career choice in future. Vocational development theory posits that c...
Discipline is an integral part of the teaching-learning process in any learning institution, without which effective teaching-learning may not occur. Students in secondary schools are in their adolescent stage characterized by numerous changes and may end up being unruly resulting to indiscipline problems. The purpose of the study was to examine the role of guidance and counseling in the management of students discipline in secondary schools in Londiani District in Kericho County, Kenya. The ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Title page ................................................................................... i Declaration ................................................................................. ii Acknowledgement. ...................................................................... .iii Dedication ................................................................................. iv Table of Contents ........................................................................ ...
ABSTRACT The study was set to examine the effect of parental separation and child upbringing in selected families of Muyenga, Makindye division~ The study had three specific objectives 1) to examine the consequences of parental separation on health of children of selected families of Muyenga, Makindye division, ii) to examine the effects of parental separation on education and morals of children of selected families of Muyenga, Makindye division and to examine the relationship between pa...
ABSTRACT The research was carried out in Kampala city on the topic “on roles of a counselor in counseling learners with learning difficulties”. The study was guided by objectives of study. Chapter one looked at the introduction, background of the study, statement of the study, objectives of the study, research questions, scope of the study, and significance of the study. Chapter two looked through the earlier research documents of different researchers; literature with an aim of identifyi...
ABSTRACT In this study paper, the researcher's investigation was on the effects of divorce in child's education in Mogil Zone, Marakwet District, Kenya. The purpose of this research study is to find out the effects that divorce and separation causes to children and the society at large. It was also to investigate the causes of divorce and separation among families and to establish possible solution to the affected children
ABSTRACT The study investigated the factors affecting the teaching of Luganda in lower Primary. The researcher hypothesized that lack of enough instruction materials, inadequate training of teachers in Luganda and a variety of different languages spoken in Kayunga would have been the factors that had been affecting the teaching of Luganda in lower Primary. The researcher then had to use questionnaires, interviews and observation in her research. Questionnaires were read to pupils as they ans...
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE ........................................... : ................................................................................. I INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... I I.! Background to the study ...................................................................... ~ ..................................... ! 1.2 Statement of the Problem ................................