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Academic staff perspectives on operating beyond industrial actions for sustainable quality assurance in public universities in Kenya
(Int. J. Environment, Workplace and Employment, 2008)Industrial actions represent the climax of unresolved conflicts between employers and employees, and have devastating implications on quality assurance in higher education. Management of strikes in public universities in ... -
Access and Participation in Secondary Institute of School Education in Kenya
(Institute of Policy Analysis & Research( IPAR), 2003)On attainment of political independence in 1963, the Government of Kenya (GoK), households and the private sector collectively endeavoured to enhance the development of education in the country. The rapid development of ... -
Adapting Innovative Cost-effective Student Mentorship and Practicum to Enhance Quality Teacher Education Programmes
(Msingi Journal, 2019)At the turn of the 21st Century, Kenyatta University (KU), whose niché is teacher education, had realised that the traditional Teaching Practice (TP) was becoming inadequate in the preparation of its student ... -
Adult education and development lessons from Somaliland
(Msingi Journal, 2019)The Incheon Declaration 2015- “Towards 2030: a new vision for education,” recognizes the important role of education as the main driver of development, and therefore commits to “ensure inclusive and equitable ... -
Alternative Sources of Funding For Free Day Secondary Education ( FDSE ) In Public Schools in Kisii Central District , Kisii County, Kenya
(2014-04)The thrust of this paper was to examine the alternative sources of funding for the free Day Secondary Education (FDSE) policy in public schools in Kisii Central District, Kisii County, Kenya. It is concerned with one main ... -
Aspects of Environmental Education in Kenya’s Preschool Curriculum
(2011-12)Following the prolonged drought that has affected Kenya since 2008, issues of environmental management and conservation have taken centre stage in the socioeconomic lives of Kenyans. Lack of rain has affected many parts ... -
Attainment of basic education for all by 2015: from rhetoric chimera to practice in Kenya
(2014)Despite the commitment of world countries to achieving Education for Al (EFA) by 2015, many of them, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, are not likely to met this target by the agred date. Wil Kenya be among the nations ... -
Barriers to Participation in Adult Literacy Programs in Kenya.
(2005)To compete internationally, adapt to new technologies, and attain higher levels of efficiency and productivity, a country needs a highly literate populace. However, in Kenya, literacy stands at less than 65% of the population. ... -
Basic Education in Kenya: Focus on Strategies Applied to Cope with School - based Challenges Inhibiting Effective Implementation of Curriculum
(2013-11)This study explored strategies applied to cope with challenges inhibiting effective implementation of basic education curriculum in Kenya. The study was framed by the constructivist theory. Convenience sampling was used ... -
Bullying and its Effects: Experiences in Kenyan Public Secondary Schools
(Contemporary Research Center, 2017)It’s a basic human right for children to feel safe in school and be spared intentional humiliation implied in bullying. More so the society expects schools to mold responsible citizens for sustainable development of ... -
Career Plateauing and Its Relationship with Secondary School Teachers’ Pursuit of Post-Graduate Studies in Nyandarua and Murang’a Counties, Kenya
(Journal of Educational Research in Developing Areas, 2020)Introduction: Kenyan teachers showed signs of plateauing in employment. This research examined whether the career plateauing was related to of teachers seeking postgraduate studies. Purpose: The study aimed at determining ... -
The Challenge of Increasing Access and Improving Quality: An Analysis of Universal Primary Education Interventions in Kenya and Tanzania since the 1970s
(Springer, 2007)This article shows how interventions to provide Universal Primary Education (UPE) from the 1970s into the twenty-first century affected efforts to improve the quality of primary education in Kenya and Tanzania. While the ... -
The challenge of increasing access and improving quality: an analysis of universal primary education interventions in Kenya and Tanzania since the 1970s
(Springer, 2007)This article shows how interventions to provide Universal Primary Education (UPE) from the 1970s into the twenty-first century affected efforts to improve the quality of primary education in Kenya and Tanzania. While the ... -
Challenges Facing Implementation of Inclusive Education in Public Primary Schools in Nyeri Town, Nyeri County, Kenya
(www.iiste.org, 2014)The thrust of this study was to examine the challenges facing the implementation of inclusive education programme in public primary schools in Nyeri town, Nyeri County. The study had three fold objectives, namely(i) to ... -
Challenges Facing Implementation of Inclusive Education in Public Secondary Schools in Rongo Sub- County, Migori County, Kenya
(International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR), 2015-04)The thrust of this study was to investigate the challenges facing the implementation of inclusive education programme in public secondary schools in Rongo Sub-County, Migori County. The study had two fold objectives, namely ... -
Challenges facing teaching and learning of integrated business studies in day secondary schools in Kirinyaga west district, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(2015-02)The social, economic and political needs may be met through the curriculum, however curriculum face challenges in its implementation. The study identified the challenges facing the implementation of integrated business ... -
Challenges in financing development projects in public primary schools in Ijara district in Garissa county, Kenya
(2014-06)The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges in financing development projects in public primary schools in Ijara district, Garissa County. The objectives of the study were to find out the major financiers ... -
Challenges of social and spill-over benefits as motivating factors to investment in formal education in selected countries of Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda
(2015-04)This study sought to examine the challenges of social and spill-over benefits as motivating factors to investment in formal education in selected countries of Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda. The main argument in the paper is that ... -
Change Factors That Affect Student Learning in Moi University Town Campus in Kenya
(Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research & Policy Studies, 2012-10)The purpose of the study was to assess change factors that affect student learning. The objectives of the study were to find out the extent to which social-economic, facilities, learning environment and psychological factors ... -
Changing the Course: Equity Effects and Institutional Risk Amid Policy Shift in Higher Education Financing in Kenya
(Springer Netherlands, 2008-04)Reform in higher education financing in Kenya has been occasioned by both endogenous and exogenous variables. Internal pressures of a declining economy, rapid demographic growth and increased inter-and intra-sectoral ...
