ABSTRACT Policy makers in Kenya have shown an increasing interest in expanding and strengthening the country's secondary education system, but many challenges remain. As the country successfully boosted primary school enrollment rates to nearly universal coverage, the number of children seeking secondary education has soared. In an attempt to enhance access, programmes such as Free Day Secondary Education (FDSE) have been launched by the government. Yet secondary education must fill dual role...
ABSTRACT The importance of mathematics education can best be acknowledged through the multiple roles it plays both in the life and development of an individual and of the society, hence the need to make mathematics education more accommodating of student needs. In the attempt to improve performance in mathematics, it is no longer a matter of having trained teachers in a school but teachers whose classroom practices can enhance student achievement. Quality teaching and learning is reflected in...
ABSTRACT This study addresses the issue of verbal teaching behaviour in some secondary school Biology classes in Kenya at a time when concern is being expressed about the poor performance in Biology. Specifically the researcher aimed at answering the following research questions: a) What are the common teacher-student interaction patterns in secondary school biology classes? b) What type of teacher-pupil classroom interaction patterns exist in high performing schools? c) What type of t...
ABSTRACT Proper use of the available resources and putting in place cost reduction measures in schools could ease the financial burden placed on parents and make secondary education cost effective, affordable and accessible to an increased number of people. Educational needs for secondary education in Kenya is on increase since the introduction of Free Primary Education in 2003. The problem of study was to analyze the efficiency in resource utilization and cost reduction measures in public se...
ABSTRACT The quality of education provided in Kenyan public primary schools is reportedly on a downwards trend. It is out of this concern that the Ministry of Education, in partnership with United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) introduced the Child-Friendly schools initiative as an intervention aimed at improving the quality of education provided in terms of the environment, processes, content and learners. The purpose of this study was to establish the implementation of child ...
ABSTRACT Job satisfaction is viewed as an imperative and an attractive attribute to the employee result for organizations because of the fact that fulfilled employees perform at higher levels than the individuals who are not fulfilled. Since job satisfaction has an important relationship with the workforce performance and the entire organizational efficiency, a lot of attention has been paid to the job satisfaction amongst various occupations of various groups. This study looked at job satisf...
ABSTRACT Sciences are subjects that equip learners with manipulative skills necessary for industrial development and hence economic growth. Several studies have shown that there are many factors affecting performance in sciences. It is however not clear which factors can enhance performance in sciences in specific schools. The purpose of the study was to examine the strategies adopted to enhance performance in sciences in public secondary schools. The objectives of the study were to; establis...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of selected parental Socio-Economic Status (SES) on Academic Performance (AP) of students in Secondary Schools in Cheptais Sub-county of Bungoma County in Kenya. The objectives of this study were: ascertain the correlation between parents‟ income and children‟s academic performance, examine the correlation between parents‟ educational level and children‟s academic performance and establish the correlation between parents...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers’ perceptions toward de-brailling of work by students with visual impairment in special secondary schools for learners with visual impairment in Kenya. The study sought to establish teachers’ perceptions toward relationship between original Braille work and de-brailled work, the qualifications of de-brailling personnel, challenges involved in de-brailling, and strategies that can enhance competence of de-brailling personnel. Th...
ABSTRACT The central problem of this study was that in spite of the aggressive campaigns against Child Labour by the International Community, through international conventions such as the ILO minimum age convention No. 138, ILO recommendations 146, ILO convention 182, UN convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the Kenya Government efforts to combat Child Labour by enacting Laws such as the Children’s Act 2001 among others, Child Labour still remains a threat not only to access an...
Abstract This study examined teaching techniques that enhance integration in the development of English language skills in secondary schools in Gatundu District, Kenya. The researcher used survey design. The overall purpose of the study was to investigate teaching techniques that enhance the integration in the development of English language skills. Both purposive and stratified random samplings were used to select schools and respondents. A sample of 20 English language teachers and 10 head...
ABSTRACT The central problem of this study was that despite the invaluable services rendered by pre-school teachers in nurturing the Kenyan children, this workforce lacked harmonized employment resulting in varied working conditions. These variations affected their motivation. The relationship between working conditions and the level of motivation of pre-school teachers had not been adequately established and properly understood hence uncertainty about their effectiveness as guardians. Conse...
ABSTRACT Mathematical skill is fundamental for learning in school. It is the ability to solve simple additions and subtractions. Mathematical Activities development is a process that spans through early childhood years and it is one of the most essential capabilities children attain as they progress through their early childhood years. Research conducted worldwide shows that school plays a fundamental role in the development of children’s Mathematical Activities. The purpose of the study w...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges deputy headteachers encounter in their administrative roles in public secondary schools in Bungoma North Sub-County, Kenya. This was based on the fact that the position of deputy headteachers in public secondary school presents the office holders with numerous challenges. The study objectives were to establish the extent to which role ambiguity, inadequate authority, increased workload, high indiscipline cases and interperso...
ABSTRACT In the last five years (2013 to 2017), poor academic achievement has been experienced in Kiambu County. This is despite government‟s interventions and education being an important sector in individual and national development. Most researchers attribute this to socio-cultural and classroom environmental factors. Yet there could be certain personal factors affecting students‟ academic achievement. The study was therefore designed to determine the relationships among students‟ ac...