ABSTRACT Integration of ICT in education is embraced all over the world and Kenya is not exceptional. This study was therefore concerned with teachers’ preparedness in integrating ICT in training teachers in public teacher training colleges. The rationale was based on the view that properly designed, learning materials inspired by integration of ICT and delivered by technology add value to a teaching environment in which contact hours are limited. The curriculum needs academic standards and...
ABSTRACT In an effort to address the problems generated by HIV and AIDS and to avert further new infections among adolescents, a school-based intervention strategy has been widely recommended and implemented in many countries including Kenya. Nonetheless, a number of issues have been raised regarding the effectiveness of this approach. These issues revolve around the content of the HIV and AIDS education, its mode of delivery including the approaches, and the needs of HIV and AIDS educators. ...
ABSTRACT To address gaps in management of public primary schools and provision of quality education, the Ministry of Education periodically supports head teachers of public primary schools to undertake induction courses in education management in order to improve management practices at school level. One of the many induction courses supported by the Ministry of Education and organised by Kenya Education Management Institute is the Induction Course in Educational Management. This course targe...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the effect of the animations embedded in e-learning materials produced at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development. The first objective of this study was to determine the influence of instructional values inculcated by animations embedded in Interactive Digital Content (IDC) on performance of learners in Physics. The second objective was to determine the effect of animations on the concentration span of learners while learning Physics and the last one was t...
ABSTRACT Cases of abortion among female students in secondary schools in Kenya are high. Although some of the abortions have been successful, other cases have had portentous implications. If this trend is not checked, Kenya could be faced with a major crisis in learning institutions as more girls will be edged out of school due to health complications or death. This study sought to investigate why secondary school girls persistently procured abortion amidst evident health risks involved, lega...
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 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 Education plays a critical role in promoting economic, social, cultural and political development of individuals, communities, nations and humanity. The Government of Kenya has, consequently, been allocating substantial resources to the education sector. The Government has been paying tuition fees in all public secondary schools since 2008. Despite these efforts by the Government, there is notable wastage in secondary school education sector. Wastage affects internal efficiency of sc...
ABSTRACT Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become an important tool in modern management of universities because of its ability to facilitate acquisition, use and management of information that is crucial for decision-making. In Kenya, despite the many efforts and initiatives that have been put into place by the government, the private sector and the institutions themselves to leverage the use of ICT in public universities, little is known on how this integration has enhanced...
ACKNOWLEDGMENT I would like to acknowledge the following people for the support and contribution they made to make the writing of this dissertation a success. My special thanks go to Professor Judith Achoka and Dr. Judah Ndiku my supervisors for their efficient support, supervision, constant guiding, and encouragement. I wish to acknowledge all the respondents for willingly volunteering information during the research. Special thanks go to Antony Makori principal Education officer Narok Count...
ABSTRACT Completion rates in public day secondary schools in Kitui County is low and stands at 72.8 per cent which is way below the government expectation of 98 per cent. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of Educational Subsidies on completion rates in public day secondary schools in Kitui County. The objectives of this study were, to assess the influence of Free Day Secondary Education on completion rates in public day secondary schools in Kitui County, Kenya, to det...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence the integration of Information and Communication Technology in management of public secondary schools in Kitui County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: To determine the extent to which ICT has been integrated in management of public secondary schools, determine the influence of principals’ related factors in the integration of ICT in management of public secondary schools, establish...
ABSTRACT Head teachers‘ leadership styles are critical to success of teacher job satisfaction especially in display of behaviour that leads to increase teacher motivation, effectiveness, efficiency, and team-work in school. Research on leadership in Kenya consistently supports job satisfaction. However, its effectiveness is wanting in education and thus, a gap exist in relation to head teachers‘ leadership styles to transform schools into conducive environment for job satisfaction. This s...
ABSTRACT Influenceive institutional management is critical for the realization of quality education which is necessary for the attainment of national socio-economic development. In Kenya there are secondary schools that have consistently performed well due to good management. It is however noted that during administrative succession, there are likely to be disruptions that may adversely affect the stability in these schools. Successful administrative succession enhances continuity in the serv...
ABSTRACT Instructional leadership is associated with measures that the principal undertakes, or delegates to others to enhance student’s performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of principals’ instructional leadership practices on students’ KCSE performance in public secondary schools in Makueni County, Kenya. The study employed mixed methods survey design. The target population included all principals and teachers of public secondary schools in Makueni Coun...