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Student Participation in Decision Making in Secondary Schools and its Influence on Student Discipline in Tharaka-Nithi and Nairobi Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)The recurrent student indiscipline in form of unrests in secondary schools and their incessant desire to destroy school property probably reflects the feeling of alienation rather than of ownership of the schools they ... -
Predictors of Academic Burnout and its Relationship to Academic Achievement among Form Four Secondary School Students in Homa-Bay County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Poor academic achievement by students in any educational endeavor is a matter of concern. Statistics obtained from the KCSE examination results in 2016 revealed that more than half of the candidates (51.7%) in the country ... -
Metacognitive Knowledge and Cognitive Reading Strategy Use as Predictors of Reading Comprehension Performance among Form Three Students in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)The ability to understand and use information from text is a key predict of a student’s success in school learning. Not all factors related to this ability have been adequately investigated. The purpose of this study was ... -
Assessment Strategies Teachers Use To Place Learners with Autism Spectrum Disoders in Educational Programmes in Special Schools: A Case Study of Kampala District, Uganda
(Kenyatta University, 2017-10)This study sought to investigate the assessment strategies teachers use to place learners with autism spectrum Disorders in educational programmes in special schools in Kampala District, Uganda. The study specifically ... -
Analysis of Individualised Education Program Implementation for Supporting the Attainment of Functional Abilities in Learners Who Are Deaf Blind in Selected Schools in Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2017-11)Persons who are deaf blind experience a lot of challenges in both hearing and sight that limit their interaction with the environment. This makes them dependent on the support of able bodied persons in order to perform ... -
Student Participation in Decision Making in Secondary Schools and its Influence on Student Discipline in Tharaka-Nithi and Nairobi Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-10)The recurrent student indiscipline in form of unrests in secondary schools and their incessant desire to destroy school property probably reflects the feeling of alienation rather than of ownership of the schools they ... -
Predictors of Academic Burnout and its Relationship to Academic Achievement among Form Four Secondary School Students in Homa-Bay County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-11)Poor academic achievement by students in any educational endeavor is a matter of concern. Statistics obtained from the KCSE examination results in 2016 revealed that more than half of the candidates (51.7%) in the country ... -
Metacognitive Knowledge and Cognitive Reading Strategy Use as Predictors of Reading Comprehension Performance among Form Three Students in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-10)The ability to understand and use information from text is a key predict of a student’s success in school learning. Not all factors related to this ability have been adequately investigated. The purpose of this study was ... -
Determinants of Information and Communication Technology Integration in Learning of Numeracy Concepts in Lower Primary Schools in Mombasa County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)This study explored how teachers use ICT in their teaching of numeracy concepts to children in lower grades. The study also examined factors that enhance or hinder teachers’ use of ICT in teaching numeracy skills. Literature ... -
Career Plateauing and its Relationship with Turnover Intentions and Pursuit of Postgraduate Studies among Teachers in Nyandarua and Murang’a Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Teachers in Kenya exhibit signs of career plateauing, and are registering for post-graduate courses in large numbers. This study investigated whether teachers‟ pursuit of post-graduate studies is a result of career plateauing, ... -
Ability Beliefs, Achievement Goals and Fear of Negative Evaluation as Predictors of Academic Achievement among Form Three Students in Mombasa County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-01)Low academic achievement remains a major concern among all stakeholders in Mombasa County. This study sought to explain academic underachievement from a self-worth protection perspective. Specifically, the study sought ... -
Hidden Costs and their Impact on Students’ Participation in Basic Education, Rwanda
(Kenyatta University, 2018-11)Implementation of Fee-Free Schooling Policy is Rwanda’s strategy to ensure equity and access to basic education. However, since the implementation of this policy, thousands of students have failed to participate in basic ... -
The Quality of Pre-Service Primary School Teacher Education in Tanzania: An Investigation into Policies and Practices
(Kenyatta University, 2018)This study investigated the quality of pre-service primary teacher education in Tanzania and determined the extent to which policies and practices affect the quality of pre-service primary teacher education. The research ... -
Effects of Climate Variability on Food Security in Oloolua Area of Kajiado County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Climate variability is among major threats to food security in many agricultural based countries in Africa. In particular, it affects crop production due to temperature and rainfall changes, and more extreme weather ... -
Ecosystem Services in Climate Change Adaptation Projects in the Least Developed Countries of West Africa
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Ecosystems are largely dependent on the prevailing climatic conditions. The ever changing climate across the world has necessitated climate change adaptation projects as a coping mechanism to the adverse effects of climate ...
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Student Participation in Decision Making in Secondary Schools and its Influence on Student Discipline in Tharaka-Nithi and Nairobi Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)The recurrent student indiscipline in form of unrests in secondary schools and their incessant desire to destroy school property probably reflects the feeling of alienation rather than of ownership of the schools they ... -
Predictors of Academic Burnout and its Relationship to Academic Achievement among Form Four Secondary School Students in Homa-Bay County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Poor academic achievement by students in any educational endeavor is a matter of concern. Statistics obtained from the KCSE examination results in 2016 revealed that more than half of the candidates (51.7%) in the country ... -
Metacognitive Knowledge and Cognitive Reading Strategy Use as Predictors of Reading Comprehension Performance among Form Three Students in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)The ability to understand and use information from text is a key predict of a student’s success in school learning. Not all factors related to this ability have been adequately investigated. The purpose of this study was ... -
Assessment Strategies Teachers Use To Place Learners with Autism Spectrum Disoders in Educational Programmes in Special Schools: A Case Study of Kampala District, Uganda
(Kenyatta University, 2017-10)This study sought to investigate the assessment strategies teachers use to place learners with autism spectrum Disorders in educational programmes in special schools in Kampala District, Uganda. The study specifically ... -
Analysis of Individualised Education Program Implementation for Supporting the Attainment of Functional Abilities in Learners Who Are Deaf Blind in Selected Schools in Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2017-11)Persons who are deaf blind experience a lot of challenges in both hearing and sight that limit their interaction with the environment. This makes them dependent on the support of able bodied persons in order to perform ... -
Predictors of Academic Burnout and its Relationship to Academic Achievement among Form Four Secondary School Students in Homa-Bay County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-11)Poor academic achievement by students in any educational endeavor is a matter of concern. Statistics obtained from the KCSE examination results in 2016 revealed that more than half of the candidates (51.7%) in the country ... -
Metacognitive Knowledge and Cognitive Reading Strategy Use as Predictors of Reading Comprehension Performance among Form Three Students in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-10)The ability to understand and use information from text is a key predict of a student’s success in school learning. Not all factors related to this ability have been adequately investigated. The purpose of this study was ... -
Student Participation in Decision Making in Secondary Schools and its Influence on Student Discipline in Tharaka-Nithi and Nairobi Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-10)The recurrent student indiscipline in form of unrests in secondary schools and their incessant desire to destroy school property probably reflects the feeling of alienation rather than of ownership of the schools they ... -
Career Plateauing and its Relationship with Turnover Intentions and Pursuit of Postgraduate Studies among Teachers in Nyandarua and Murang’a Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Teachers in Kenya exhibit signs of career plateauing, and are registering for post-graduate courses in large numbers. This study investigated whether teachers‟ pursuit of post-graduate studies is a result of career plateauing, ... -
Ability Beliefs, Achievement Goals and Fear of Negative Evaluation as Predictors of Academic Achievement among Form Three Students in Mombasa County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-01)Low academic achievement remains a major concern among all stakeholders in Mombasa County. This study sought to explain academic underachievement from a self-worth protection perspective. Specifically, the study sought ... -
Determinants of Information and Communication Technology Integration in Learning of Numeracy Concepts in Lower Primary Schools in Mombasa County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)This study explored how teachers use ICT in their teaching of numeracy concepts to children in lower grades. The study also examined factors that enhance or hinder teachers’ use of ICT in teaching numeracy skills. Literature ... -
Hidden Costs and their Impact on Students’ Participation in Basic Education, Rwanda
(Kenyatta University, 2018-11)Implementation of Fee-Free Schooling Policy is Rwanda’s strategy to ensure equity and access to basic education. However, since the implementation of this policy, thousands of students have failed to participate in basic ... -
The Quality of Pre-Service Primary School Teacher Education in Tanzania: An Investigation into Policies and Practices
(Kenyatta University, 2018)This study investigated the quality of pre-service primary teacher education in Tanzania and determined the extent to which policies and practices affect the quality of pre-service primary teacher education. The research ... -
Effects of Climate Variability on Food Security in Oloolua Area of Kajiado County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Climate variability is among major threats to food security in many agricultural based countries in Africa. In particular, it affects crop production due to temperature and rainfall changes, and more extreme weather ... -
Ecosystem Services in Climate Change Adaptation Projects in the Least Developed Countries of West Africa
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Ecosystems are largely dependent on the prevailing climatic conditions. The ever changing climate across the world has necessitated climate change adaptation projects as a coping mechanism to the adverse effects of climate ... -
Determinants of Transition of Students with Visual Impairment to Post-Secondary in Narok and Bomet Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)The purpose of this study sought to examine and analyse determinants of transition of students with visual impairment to post-secondary institutions in Narok and Bomet Counties. The main objective of this study was to ... -
Academic mindsets and learning strategies as predictors of academic achievement among form three students in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-09)In Kenya, academic achievement especially in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education has been declining over the years (2014 -2017). Poor academic achievement poses a threat to the educational sector, which is an ... -
Ability beliefs, achievement goals and fear of negative evaluation as predictors of academic achievement among form three students in Mombasa County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-01)Low academic achievement remains a major concern among all stakeholders in Mombasa County. This study sought to explain academic underachievement from a self-worth protection perspective. Specifically, the study sought to ... -
Influence of School Contextual Dynamics on Acquisition of Reading Skills among Standard Three Pupils in Kisii County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Reading is the most significant basic academic skill that influences learning at all levels and other academic subjects. It is the most indispensable skill learners attain as they advance through Standard 1-3. Globally, ... -
Status of information science faculty and librarians collaboratory research in selected Kenyan universities
(Kenyatta University, 2018-07)Collaboratory research concept is close to two decades old and it entails researchers working together on research projects irrespective of their geographical location resulting in co-authored publications. Collaboratory ...
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