CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study n the United States, the Centre for Minority Education and Research of the University of California an·ied out one of the most comprehensive longitudinal studies (1981-91) of bilingual education programs to date. The objective of the study was to determine whether teaching Spanish-speaking students (who had limited English proficiency) mostly in English or in combination with Spanish enabled them to catch up to their native English-spe...
ABSTRACT. The study was investigating the factors leading to the transmission of HIV/ AIDS in the Kapsokwony location Mt. Elgon district. What troubled me to carry out my study was the rate at which the HIV virus was being transmitted in the location. The number of homes had been reduced to a state of poverty of which the orphans and windows were greatly affected. The sample size was about I 0,000 people covering an area of about 4 KMS in diameter. The location was mostly made up of youths be...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Poverty has been the hardest challenge facing human life from time immemorial. It has contributed to low social-economic states in society and has brought absent difficult circumstances 1:hat face learners today. It has negatively affected all people regardless of age, culture, race, religion, and other factors. An overview of some facts about poverty in the world of . Africa the black Americans suffered untold miseries ranging from disease...
ABSTRACT This research was an investigation of teachers' attitudes on the academic performance of learners with specific learning difficulties in Kaloleni district mainstream primary schools. The statement of the problem was the growing concern of the teachers' attitudes on the academic performance of learners with specific learning difficulties hence prompting the researcher to carry out the study. To conduct the study, the researcher used questionnaires and interviews as his instruments to ...
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction In this Chapter, the presentation focused on the background this section gave a general picture and magnitude of the study, which led to problem statement and this showed the real problem of the study, Scope which is the time limit of the study, Definition of terms, Objectives, (a) General Objective, (b) Specific Objectives of the study will be given. 1.1Background of the study The early childhood education program is designed to meet the needs of individual plann...
ABSTRACT A descriptive study was undertaken in the Tindiret educational zone to examine the determinants of early childhood education. The following objectives guided the study; to assess the quality of teachers and how they interact with their pupils and to assess the curriculum activities; methods and instructional strategies that had been adopted in early childhood education centers. The instrument used was a questionnaire and 30 teachers were the respondents the instruments. Findings show...
ABSTRACT The research was conducted in Katheka-Kai location, Machakos district eastern province, Kenya. A total of 60 (sixty) participants, 30 teachers, 10 parents, 15 students, and five political leaders were involved in the study. The study question was investigated in line with the research questions of the study. The first research question sought to find out the causes of corporal punishments. The study discovered that; poor performance, poor payments, school policies, government policie...
ABSTRACT The Ugandan vision 2040 identified education as a major component of the social pillar of the Ugandan economy. The issue of parenting styles has been highlighted as a major component of academic achievement among children who make up the lower primary school population. This is because there is a belief that each parenting style sets its own demands with respect to the conduct of learners and the standards that they have to meet. Moreover, parents play a highly influential role in th...
ABSTRACT The study of this report is about the socio-economic and school dropout in Kibaale district 1 Western Uganda. It is directed by three objectives and these include: To assess the causes of school dropout in Bwanswa Sub County, To assess the effects of school dropouts among the children in Bwanswa Sub County, and To find out how socio-economic factors have affected child's academic performance. The study was descriptive where stratified sampling was used to select the population. It em...
ABSTRACT This research is about the factors affecting students’ acadeihic performance. In other words, why is the students’ academic performance in secondary schools in Shuuku Sub County, Sheema districi the way it has been. It was guic[ed by four objectives, namely; to examine the teachers motivation and its effect on the academic performance of secondary students in Shuuku Sub County, Sheema District, to find out how the school environment affects the academic performance of secondary s...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group work in teaching and learning mathematics in the selected secondary schools in Mombassa island Mombassa District, Kenya Specific Objectives of the study were: find out the school related factors that hinder the implementation of group work in secondary schools, find out the different forms of group work in secondary schools, and find out what the attitudes of students towards group work in secondary schools. The ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of drug abuse on the academic performance of students. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the effects of drug abuse on student discipline, to explore the common drugs abused by secondary students; and to investigate if students who use drugs attend school regularly. The methods used for data collection were questionnaires and interview guides for students, and teachers of the schools involved in the study...
ABSTRACT The wide range of poverty analyses conducted in Kenya in the last ten years is mainly based on the nationwide surveys conducted by the CBS within the framework of the welfare monitoring surveys (1992, 1994, and 1997). Further work was undertaken to 'explain' poverty through participator}' poverty assessments (1994, 1996 an
ABSTRACT Guidance and counseling aims to cultivate mold and maintain a trouble free society. It deals with societal problems ranging from marital, academic, financial, career and professional, e.t.c. its benefits in the society cannot be overemphasized. The drug use and abuse monster has refused to leave our schools. There have been grisly acts by students where lives has been lost, property destroyed, dreams chattered and generations formed but this problem is still biting. This research pap...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the effects of instructional materials on performance in schools. The study was guided by specific objectives that included~ to determine different kinds of instructional materials, to identify the effects of instructional materials on performance and to assess the relationship between instructional materials and performance in schools. The research consists of five chapters. Chapter one with introduction chapter two consists of the related literature, chapter ...