Teacher Pupil Relationship and Pupil Academic Performance: A Case Study in Selected Primary School in Mbaruk Zone, Naivasha District, Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION ................................................................................... .i

APROVAL .......................................................................................... .ii

DEDICATION .................................................................................... .iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ........................................................................ iv

TABLE OF CONTENT .......................................................................... v

LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................... vii

LIST OF CHARTS .............................................................................. viii

ABSTRACT ......................................................................................... ix

DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS .................................................... : .......... x

CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................ .. 1

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 1

1.0 Background of the study ............................................................... 1

1.1 Statement of the problem ............................................................. .4

1.2 Purpose of the study .................................................................... .4

1.3 Objectives of the study .................................................................. 5

1.3.1 General objective ........................................................................ 5

1.3.2 Specific objective ........................................................................ 5

1.4 Research Questions ....................................................................... 5

1.5 Scope of the study ............................................................................ 5

1.6. Significance of the study ............................................................... 6

CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................... ... 8

LITERATURE REVIEW ......................................................................... 8

2.0 Introduction .................................................................................. 8

2.1 The effects of teacher pupil relationship on performance of pupils ..... 8

2.2 Discipline and teacher pupil relationship ........................................ 11

2.3 The relationship between effective communication and

Positive teacher pupil relationship ....................................................... 13

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CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................ 16

METHODOLOGY ............................................................................... 16

3.0 Introduction ................................................................................ 16

3. lResearch Design ........................................................................... 16

3.2 Environment/ Area and population of study ................................... 16

3.3 Sample selection .......................................................................... 17

3.4Data collection and instruments .................................................... 17

3.4.1 Questionnaires ......................................................................... 17

3.4.2 Interview guide ......................................................................... 17

3.5 Data collection procedures ........................................................... 18

3.6Methods of data analysis .............................................................. 18

3. 7 Statistical Treatment of Data ........................................................ 19

CHAPTER FOUR .............................................................................. 20

FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATIONS ................................................... 20

4.0 Introduction .................................. , ............................................. 20

4.1 Profile of the respondents ............................................................. 20

4.2 The effect of teacher pupil relationship on performance of pupils .... 21

4.3 Discipline and teacher pupil relationship ...................................... 25

4.4 The relationship between effective communication and positive

teacher pupil relationship .................................................................. 29

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................ 33

5.0 Introductions .............................................................................. 33

5.1 summary of findings and their relevance ....................................... 33

5.2 Conclusions ................................................................................ 34

5.3 Recommendations ....................................................................... 35

5.4 Areas of further research .............................................................. 36

REFERENCE BOOKS ....................................................................... 37

APPENDIXII: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PUPILS ...................................... .40

APPENDIXIII: INTERVIEW GUIDE FOR THE TEACHERS ..................... .42

APPENDIXl: TRANSMITAL LETTER. .................................................. .43