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CULTURAL BELIEFS AND PRACTICES TOWARDS THE EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED IN AGUTHI ZONE, NYERI DISTRICT KENYA

ABSTRACTThis study examined the role of culture beliefs and practices towardsthe education of mentally retarded children in Nyeri District, Kenya.0The objectives of the study were identify and analyze the attitudes ofthe community to the mentally retarded people in Aguthi Zone; and toanalyze the community Tolerance and acceptance of the mentallydisabled persons in Aguthi zone.Qualitative and quantitative designs were employed where convenientsampling was applied to select the five primary sch...

EFFECTS OF INTEGRATED AND INCLUSIVE LEARNING IN BAHTI DIVISION A CASE STUDY OF OUR LADY OF VICTORY SCHOOL

ABSTRACTThis was a research carried out to established effects if integrated and inclusivelearning in Bahati division. A case study of our lady of victory school.The researcher used case study approach in analyzing data. The researcherused questionnaires to collect data from respondents who included; headteachers, special unit teacher and the teachers.Major findingsLack of sensitization of teachers has affected integration and inclusion oflearners with special needs. Support given to these le...

CHALLENGES OF UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION IN UGANDA A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN RUBAGA DIVISION, KAMPALA DISTRICT

ABSTRACTThis study was carried out in Rubaga division of Kampala city with an intentionto determine and identify the outstanding challenges of Universal PrimaryEducation in Uganda, while reflecting some selected government aided primaryschools in Rubaga division as an illustrative example. On this note, all otherauthors' works similar to this particular study were revisited and this formed thebasis of the researcher's review of related literature. A descriptive survey designwas employed since...

THE ROLE OF THE PRINT MEDIA IN ERADICATING CORRUPTION IN KENYA. A CASE OF GARISSA MUNICIPALITY

TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................... iiD ECLARA. TIO N ........................................................................................................ iiiDEDICATION ............................................................................................................ ivACKNOWLEDGEMENT .......................................................................................... VAPPROVAL ........

EFFECTS OF EARLY PREGNANCY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE GIRL CHILD IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF AKALO SUB COUNTY KOLE DISRTICT

ABSTRACTThis study investigated the effects of early pregnancy on the performance of the girl child insecondary schools of Akalo Sub County Kole district. It was aimed at identifying the causes ofteenage pregnancies among students and how they affected their academic performance in thetwo selected secondary schools as well as putting across amicable solutions for this challenge inKole District. To achieve the objectives of the research, the researcher used a mixed methodapproach of qualitativ...

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF STUDYING GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION TO TEACHERS’ LIVELIHOOD IN IGANGA MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACTThe Study sought to establish the economic impact if studying geography education on teacher ‘slivelihood in Iganga inunici~ality .he study was conducted onfive schools in IgangaMunicz~ality which included Iganga high school~, Iganga progressive academy S.S, Iganga topcare S.S Savannah Highland Collage S.S and triangle secondary school.It was guided by the following objective: to establish the benefit ofstudying geography educationto geography teachers in Iganga municzpality, to fin...

PREVALENCE OF MALARIA IN PREGNANCY AMONG WOMEN ATTENDED ANTENATAL CARE AT KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL

TABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................11.1 Background ............................................................................................................................11.2 Research Problem ...................................................................................................................21.3 Research Hypothesis .............................................

FACILITIES AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BIOLOGY AMONG EST STUDENTS OF KIRIRWA SECONDARY SCHOOL, MURANG’A SOUTH DISTRICT KENYA

ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting theperformance in Kirirwa Secondary school Murang’a South District. Thespecific objectives of the study were to determine if discipline affectsthe students’ academic performance in Biology in Kirirwa Secondaryschool, to determine if science teacher quality affects the students’academic performance in Kirirwa Secondary school; and to determineif school science facilities affect the students’ academic performance...

TEACHING/LEARNING RESOURCES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ABILITY OF LEARNERS IN SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOL IN ITENDERO SUB-COUNTY, SHEEMA DISTRICT UGANDA.

ABSTRACTThe research study was carried out in Itendero Sub County in Sheema District. The research was basically based on a topic: “Learning resources and English ‘language ability of learners in selected primary schools in Itendero Sub County. The research was guided by a number of objectives which included the following;- to find out effective ways of improving pupils’ English language ability, to establish the impact of learning resources on primary school le...

CAUSES OF POOR PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN MALONGO SUB-COUNTY !VIA YUGE DISTRICT BETWEEN THE YEAR 2003 - 2006

ABSTRACT:The researcher's topic was CAUSES OF POOR PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE INM.ALONGO SUBCOUNTY in Mayuge district. The purpose was ascertaining remedies to thec,,uses of poor pe1iormance in English language as a subject. The researcher also wanted to findout what methods were used and whether instructional materials are used during the teaching/learning of English.In achieving the above, the researcher had the following objectives:1. To identify the causes of poor performance in Engl...

CHALLENGES OF COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM IN KIRA MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACTThe study investigated the challenges of community-based tourism in Kira Municipality. This was after the realization that the area had numerous tourist attractions centered on Lake Victoria, culture, history, religion and environment. The challenge was how to tap these potentials. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: to identify the potentials for community￾ based tourism in Kira Municipality; to find out the limitations to community-based ...

FREE SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMMES AND PUPIL ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KABARNET DIVISION OF BARINGO DISTRICT

ABSTRACTThe study was mainly to examine how free food provision at school impacts on the academicperformance of pupils in Kabarnet division of Baringo district. The study was intended toanswer the following research questions:• How is the accessibility offree food by the pupils?• How does free school feeding affect pupils' attendance at school?• And how does class attendance affect pupil performance in class?The methods used questionnaires, interviews, observation and review of literatu...

SOCIO ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS AND SECONDARY SCHOOL DROP OUT IN KABALA GALA PARISH MAKINDYE EAST CONSTITUENCY KAMPALA, UGANDA

LIST OF TABLESTable 1: shows the profile of the respondents ............................................................. 13Table 2: What is the level of education of your most educated parent? ...................... 14Table 3: sibling that dropped out of secondary school ................................................ 15Table 4: My parents expected me to graduate from secondary school. ..................... 16Table 5: How often did your parents participate in your school activities? ..........

CAUSES OF LOW ACIDVEVEMENTS IN SCIENCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS A CASE STUDY OF FOUR SCHOOLS IN DADAMU SUB-COUNTY FROM 2006 -2008

ABSTRACTThis study was conducted in Dadamu Sub -County primary schools in Arua district.The study investigated justifications for low learner's achievements in science in theprimary schools ofDadamu Sub-County.The researcher asked three questions to which the study provided answer.The researcher used three different tools for collecting data. These were questionnaire,observation and check-list, which were used cross-sectionally.Most of the null hypothesis was rejected with exception of one.Th...

STUDY TO INVESTIGATE FACTORS RELATING TO POOR PERFORMANCE IN CHEMISTRY IN KAKAMEGA NORTH DISTRICT MIXED DAY SCHOOLS

ABSTRACTThe study purposed to establish factors that influence poor performance in chemistry inmixed day schools in Kakamega North district. The district has 14 Secondary that havepresented candidates to KCSE, 64.5% of which are district mixed day schools.The study targeted 2 mixed day schools, in the district 153 students, form 4Chemistryteachers and 2 head teachers from two schools: Silungai Secondary School and LwandetiSecondary Schools.The researchers used purposive non - probability samp...


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