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Reconceptualising Quality of Education: Exploring the Challenges Faced in Rural-Arid Communities in Isiolo County -Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)The introduction of free primary education in Kenya provided tremendous opportunities for schooling though certain pockets of rural Kenya are yet to enjoy the benefits anticipated. The study reported on in this paper ... -
Disparities in Access to Literacy Predictors among Primary School Children in Kenya
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An Evaluation of Life Skills Education Curriculum Implementation in Kenyan Public Secondary Schools: The Case Study of Nyamira District
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Life skills are a set of skills acquired through teaching or direct experiences. They are problem solving behaviors and abilities that enable individuals to deal effectively with demands and challenges of personal and ... -
An Evaluation of Middle Basic Education Curriculum for English Studies in Nigeria under the Nine-Year Universal Basic Education Curriculum
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Great importance has been attached to curriculum design and pedagogy in syllabi in Nigeria, particularly in language teaching and learning. The paper makes an evaluation of English studies curriculum designed for primary ... -
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 ... -
Revolutionizing Education through Information Communication Technology: Progress and Challenges in Rwanda
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Information Communication Technology (ICT) is largely seen as an engine of positive change in education. This study examined the extent of educational transformation in post-war and post- genocide Rwanda, Based on activity ... -
Increasing Unemployment and Under-employment of Graduates in East Africa: Responsibilities for Educational Policy Makers and Higher Learning Institutions.
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)In the recent times, there has been an exponential enrolment in Eastern African higher education institutions. This trend is pointed out to have contributed to the increase in rates of unemployment as well as underemployment. ... -
Life Approach: How Do Primary School Teachers in Kenya Perceive and Apply It in Pastoral instruction lessons?
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Kenya Vision 2030 points at quality education and training as fundamental to its success. It outlines one of the challenges facing the education sector as creating a cohesive society imbued with a culture of practicing ... -
Rethinking Benchmarking and Collaboration in Secondary Schools to Enhance the Quality of Education in Embu County, Kenya
(2015-05)This study sought to analyze the strategies school managers apply to improve academic performance of students in schools under free day secondary school education in Embu County, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive ... -
Financial Constraints Influencing Academic Performance by the Visually Impaired Learners in Kiambu County
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Special needs education refers to the type of education designed for persons with disabilities and those with special gifts and talents who are also considered to have special learning needs. Some of these exceptional ... -
Student Engagement and Achievement in Kenyan High Schools
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Students should be seen to be fully involved in all aspects of schooling. The Kenyan high school student is between 14-17 years old and ordinarily, as is the case with the human race, at this adolescence stage youngsters ... -
Ignore it at Your Own Peril! Using Music to Enhance the Quality of Education
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Music is an integral part of culture and is crucial in the development of an all round individual. Its influence begins before birth and continues after death. Education on the other hand ought to develop the whole person ... -
Is The Integration of ICT in Teaching Secondary School Physics in Kenya The Magic Card
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Physics has suffered low enrolment and performance at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). This has been attributed to students’ perception that Physics is difficult and uninteresting due to its abstract ... -
Effectiveness of the Constituency Bursary Committees in promoting access and participation in secondary education in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)The Kenyan government established the secondary education bursary scheme in the 1993/1994 financial year as a safety net to cushion the poor and vulnerable groups against the adverse effects of cost sharing in education. ... -
Mentoring of Newly Employed Lecturers: Towards best practices
(Kenyatta University, 2015)This study set forth to explore the mentoring of newly employed university lecturers and the best practices that would enhance mentoring in Kenyan universities. To achieve this objective, 12 newly employed lecturers both ...
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Reconceptualising Quality of Education: Exploring the Challenges Faced in Rural-Arid Communities in Isiolo County -Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)The introduction of free primary education in Kenya provided tremendous opportunities for schooling though certain pockets of rural Kenya are yet to enjoy the benefits anticipated. The study reported on in this paper ... -
Disparities in Access to Literacy Predictors among Primary School Children in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2003) -
An Evaluation of Life Skills Education Curriculum Implementation in Kenyan Public Secondary Schools: The Case Study of Nyamira District
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Life skills are a set of skills acquired through teaching or direct experiences. They are problem solving behaviors and abilities that enable individuals to deal effectively with demands and challenges of personal and ... -
An Evaluation of Middle Basic Education Curriculum for English Studies in Nigeria under the Nine-Year Universal Basic Education Curriculum
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Great importance has been attached to curriculum design and pedagogy in syllabi in Nigeria, particularly in language teaching and learning. The paper makes an evaluation of English studies curriculum designed for primary ... -
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 ... -
Revolutionizing Education through Information Communication Technology: Progress and Challenges in Rwanda
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Information Communication Technology (ICT) is largely seen as an engine of positive change in education. This study examined the extent of educational transformation in post-war and post- genocide Rwanda, Based on activity ... -
Increasing Unemployment and Under-employment of Graduates in East Africa: Responsibilities for Educational Policy Makers and Higher Learning Institutions.
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)In the recent times, there has been an exponential enrolment in Eastern African higher education institutions. This trend is pointed out to have contributed to the increase in rates of unemployment as well as underemployment. ... -
Life Approach: How Do Primary School Teachers in Kenya Perceive and Apply It in Pastoral instruction lessons?
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Kenya Vision 2030 points at quality education and training as fundamental to its success. It outlines one of the challenges facing the education sector as creating a cohesive society imbued with a culture of practicing ... -
Rethinking Benchmarking and Collaboration in Secondary Schools to Enhance the Quality of Education in Embu County, Kenya
(2015-05)This study sought to analyze the strategies school managers apply to improve academic performance of students in schools under free day secondary school education in Embu County, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive ... -
Financial Constraints Influencing Academic Performance by the Visually Impaired Learners in Kiambu County
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Special needs education refers to the type of education designed for persons with disabilities and those with special gifts and talents who are also considered to have special learning needs. Some of these exceptional ... -
Student Engagement and Achievement in Kenyan High Schools
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Students should be seen to be fully involved in all aspects of schooling. The Kenyan high school student is between 14-17 years old and ordinarily, as is the case with the human race, at this adolescence stage youngsters ... -
Ignore it at Your Own Peril! Using Music to Enhance the Quality of Education
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Music is an integral part of culture and is crucial in the development of an all round individual. Its influence begins before birth and continues after death. Education on the other hand ought to develop the whole person ... -
Is The Integration of ICT in Teaching Secondary School Physics in Kenya The Magic Card
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Physics has suffered low enrolment and performance at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). This has been attributed to students’ perception that Physics is difficult and uninteresting due to its abstract ... -
Effectiveness of the Constituency Bursary Committees in promoting access and participation in secondary education in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)The Kenyan government established the secondary education bursary scheme in the 1993/1994 financial year as a safety net to cushion the poor and vulnerable groups against the adverse effects of cost sharing in education. ... -
Mentoring of Newly Employed Lecturers: Towards best practices
(Kenyatta University, 2015)This study set forth to explore the mentoring of newly employed university lecturers and the best practices that would enhance mentoring in Kenyan universities. To achieve this objective, 12 newly employed lecturers both ... -
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 ... -
The Use and Usefulness of Free Primary Education Grant: Lessons from Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)In a growing number of countries, a significant reform in education management is underway: schools which in earlier years had very little or no say in their financial management now receive grants directly from central ... -
Efficiency in the Use of Instructional Resources in Public Primary Schools in Kenya: A Case Study of Wareng Sub-County
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Instructional resources are of vital importance in the teaching-learning process. They help reduce abstraction and make discovered facts glued firmly to the memory of students. The purpose of the study on which the current ... -
Relationship of Strategic planning and improvement of quality of Education in public secondary schools in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)The aim of this paper is to explore the influence of strategic planning in improving the quality of education. The quality of education is directly linked to the effort expended in making arrangements or preparations of ... -
Parents’ and School Management Committee (now BOM) support in the Implementation of Free Primary Education in Kakamega and Kajiado Counties.
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)With the introduction of Free Primary Education (FPE) in Kenya, the government abolished fees and tuition levies in primary education. Examination fees have also now been abolished and uniforms are not compulsory. However, ...
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