RP-Department of Educational Foundation: Recent submissions
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School Violence as a Cause of Non-Peaceful Coexistence in Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2019)Public secondary schools in Kenya have in the recent past experienced several unrests, a situation that has threatened the fabric that holds them together. For quite some time, there have been reported cases of arson ... -
Kenya’s Philosophy of Education as the Missing Link between her Education and the Goal of Developing Skilled Human Resource
(European Journal of Education and Pedagogy, 2021)This paper is drawn from a research carried out on the suitability of Kenya’s education in relation to her national goal of developing of skilled human resource. The inquiry followed a revelation that individuals left ... -
Effects of Principals’ Instructional Supervisory Practices on Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Machakos County, Kenya
(International Journal of Advanced Research, 2020)Studies have globally, regionally and nationally demonstrated that principals do not practice effectively various supervisory practices. Despite the continued efforts by the Kenyan government to institute policies to ... -
Effects of Teacher Participation in in-service Training on Achievement in Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(Msingi Journal, 2020)Teacher Professional Development is a key component of educational reforms across the world due to its effects on teacher effectiveness and learner outcomes. Teachers engage in different professional development programs ... -
The Relationship between ICT Adoption and Student Enrolment in TVET Institutions in Bungoma County, Kenya
(Scholars Middle East Publishers, 2020)The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship of ICT Adoption and student enrolment in TVET institutions in Bungoma County, Kenya. Proportionate stratified sampling, census and simple random sampling were ... -
Relationship between Parental Marital Status and Students’ Academic Performance in Day Secondary Schools of Dagoretti Sub District of Nairobi County, Kenya.
(Msingi Journal, 2016)Academic performance is one of the important aspects of a student’s life and therefore it is important to understand the factors that hinder or promote it. Various researches on factors affecting performance have ... -
Continuing Professional Development Dilemma of Information Provision for Secondary School Teachers in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(Msingi Journal, 2019)The objective of this study was to explore and analyse provision of information to secondary school teachers’ in their endeavour to participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD). In the current ... -
Exploring Enabling Interventions for Increasing Female Students’ Access and Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Stem) Disciplines in Kenyan Public Universities
(Msingi Journal, 2019)Globally, studies continue to document disparities in women’s access and participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines in the universities. Despite existence of ... -
The Contribution of the German Neukirchen Mission (GNM) in the advent of Western Education in Tana River County, Kenya 1885-1986
(Msingi Journal, 2019)The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of the German Neukirchen Mission (GNM) in the advent of Western Education in Tana River County, Kenya in the period 1885-1986. The historical research design was ... -
The Impact of Contemporary Communication Technology on Undergraduate Students’ Dating Violence Episodes: An Exploration of Routine Activity Theory
(Scientific publisher, 2020)The study was an empirical exploration of the kinds of communication technologies used in perpetrating different forms of Cyber Dating Abuse. The study was guided by Routine activities theory which states that the daily ... -
Transformative Pedagogy as a Way of Mitigating School Violence in Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2020)The prevalence of school violence (SV) in public secondary schools in Kenya has resulted into injuries, loss of property and sometimes death. Penalties meted out on students ranging from fines on students, suspension or ... -
Investigating Various Grouping Strategies in Teaching and Learning of Mathematics
(International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering (ijasre), 2020)Group work can become a powerful tool for teaching and learning of mathematics. Grouping strategy is one of the factors that determine the effectiveness of group work. In this paper, the researcher investigated the ... -
Philosophical Reflections on Evaluation of Moral Education in Kenya
(Contemporary Research Center CRC Publications, 2020)The study is about evaluation of moral goals of education in Kenya as a necessary condition of the process of education. It offers a philosophical reflection on how moral goals of education can be evaluated in an educational ... -
Influence of Parenting Style on Drug Abuse among Girls in Secondary Schools in Nakuru County
(IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, 2020)One factor that may contribute to adolescent substance use is parenting styles and how adolescents respond to different types of parenting. Forms of parenting styles and the application of specific parenting behaviors are ... -
Phenomenological Underpinnings for Gender and Feminist Research in Education: Positioning Twenty-FirstCentury African Contexts
(Kenyatta University, 2019)This paper addresses the near-absence of feminist theorisation and methodological considerationsas a conceptual gap in the gender research in African contexts.Not only is this perceived gaprelevant toresearch onfamily ... -
How African Adult Politicians Have Kept the Youth in the Peripheries of Governance Processes
(Mandela Institute for Development Studies, 2017-10)Youth participation is fast gaining prominence in discourses of democratic governance, with confidence growing that the inclusion of young leaders in governance structures can enhance the quality of service delivery, ... -
Strengthening University Partnerships and Collaborations in Kenya: Strategies for Sustainability
(SEREK publication, 2018)Globally, university partnerships and collaborations have been identified as key pillars of the tripartite roles of universities namely; Academics, Research, and Civic Engagement. In Africa, there is intensified effort ... -
Impact of Academic Staff Establishment on the Masters Degree Programmes in Kenyan Public Universities; A Case of Departments of Educational Foundations From 1993 to 2014
(2016-08)Departmental analysis has gained momentum in the world of identifying progress made in various tasks planned for. After undergraduate training in Universities, graduates take various postgraduate courses to enhance their ... -
New Frontiers of Exclusion Private Higher Education and Women’s Opportunities in Kenya
(CODESRIA, 2005)The semi-privatisation of public universities and the growth of private universitiehave been two important developments affecting higher education in Kenya in the last decade. The trend towards the privatisation of university ... -
Factors contributing to the High Drop out of Girls in the Secondary Schools around Lake Victoria: A Case Study of Nyangoma Division in Siaya County, Kenya
(Greener Journals, 2017)This descriptive survey research study established the contribution of fishing around Lake Victoria on the high drop out of girls in the secondary schools of Nyangoma Division in Siaya County in Kenya. The participants ...
