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21st Century Students’ Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes: Implication for Teacher Education Reform
(Kenyatta University, 2015)The world in which today’s students will graduate is fundamentally different from the world in which we grew up. Unlike before, education must prepare students for the world where opportunities for success require the ... -
Addressing Curriculum Implementation for Improved Learning Outcomes in Primary Schools in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Education in Kenya requires rethinking as the country prepares to face the demands of transformations of the 21st century. The first general objective of primary education in Kenya is that primary education should provide ... -
Are Qualified Teachers Really of Good Quality? Rethinking Teacher Quality in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Despite general agreement about the importance of high-quality teachers, researchers, policy makers, and the public are unable to reach consensus on specific characteristics of secondary school teachers contributing to ... -
Assessment of Policies and Plans on Disaster Management for Computer-Based Information Systems in Selected University Libraries in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)This study was carried out at a time when the introduction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in higher education institutions had become a key issue for service delivery. The need to provide access to ... -
Being young, Kenyan and gendered: the outcomes of schooling and transitions to adulthood in poor urban and rural settings
(2009-09)This paper which is derived from findings of the Education, Youth, Gender and Citizenship (YGC) project1 foregrounds the experiences and outcomes of schooling as constructed through the voices of young female and male ... -
Beyond Access: the Role of Non Formal Schools in Provision of Quality Primary Education in Urban Informal Settlements in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)During the past several years, Kenya has implemented policies that focused on expansion of education through improving access. One of such policies that have had great impact is the policy for alternative provision of basic ... -
Bridging the Digital Divide in Secondary Schools in Kenya: A Critical Analysis of Personal Characteristics of Principals, Teachers and Students on Readiness to Adopt E-Learning in Secondary Schools in Kitui County
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)The paper is based on a study carried out to establish the influence of personal characteristics of the principals, teachers and students on the readiness to adopt e-learning in public secondary schools in Kitui County, ... -
Bullying in Kenyan Schools: Causes, Impact and Possible Intervention Strategies
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Challenges and Opportunities for International Higher Education Collaboration for Africa’s Sustainable Development
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)This paper argues that the role of higher education in Africa’s sustainable development is crucial and concerted efforts should be made to promote universities’ international collaboration to enhance this role. Most African ... -
Challenges Encountered by Field Supervisors of Kenyan University Students’ Undertaking Practicum Attachment
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)There is little published research that explores or documents the practicum supervision experience of field supervisors of university students in Kenya. Practicum provides students with an opportunity for experiential ... -
Citizenship education and political engagement: voices of Kenyan youth from Nyeri and Nairobi
(2005-09)Education plays a major role in equipping individuals with skills that enable them to participate fully as citizens in society. This paper interrogates this in the context of the nature of political engagement for schooled ... -
Collaborazioni fra imprese e università: strumenti di orientamento in Kenya e Italia (Partnerships between businesses and universities’ guidance tools in Kenya and Italy)
(2012)Vari studi hanno dimostrato che la capacita di una persona di sapersi orientare alI'intemo del proprio contesto e una reale competenza strategica e sempre piu necessaria in questo periodo storico. Le politiche mondiali ... -
Competency-Based Education in Kenya: Contending With the Imperatives for Successful Implementation
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)It is now official; in response to the challenge of providing quality education for sustainable development, Kenya is switching from objectives-based curriculum to competency-based curriculum (CBC). The Cabinet Secretary ... -
Constraints Facing the Implementation of Inclusive Education: A Case of Selected Secondary Schools in Kericho County
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)The National Special Needs Education Policy Framework in Kenya stipulates that there shall be elimination of disparities and enhancement of equity and equality for all learners, especially through the inclusion of learners ... -
The Development of Talent Academies in Kenya Educational System
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Talent is considered to be an exceptional natural ability to attain goals. Talent academies challenge young people who have been identified as having particular talents to develop the talents through innovative approaches. ... -
Devolution of Basic Education: Could it be the Panacea to Education Marginalization of ASAL Regions of Kenya?
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)The provision of basic education in the ASAL regions of Kenya continues to face numerous challenges in spite of the government efforts to provide basic education to all its citizens. Since independence, national plans and ... -
Disparities in Access to Literacy Predictors among Primary School Children in Kenya
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E learning: A solution or a problem in improvement education accessibility among people living with disabilities?
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)One of the millennium development goals was to achieve education for all (EFA) by the year 2015. This, however, has not been achieved yet. Adoption of E-learning is one of the avenues for attainment of this goal. Unfortunately, ... -
E-Learning policy making processes: an evidence based application at Kenyatta University Marsabit Distance Learning Centre
(2014-05-20)The paper discuses evidence‐base approach to policy making in general and e‐learning in particular. E‐learning is understood as a subset of distance education both in theory and in practice. The discussion considers the ...
