A Study of the Administration of Learning Resource Centres in Selected Primary Teachers Colleges in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorNgethe, Augustine
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-03T08:24:13Z
dc.date.available2015-06-03T08:24:13Z
dc.date.issued1986
dc.descriptionMaster of Education, 53pg. 1986en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the administration of Learning Resource Centres in selected primary teachers Colleges in Kenya. The study was undertaken after the construction and equipping of the Learning Resource Centres in all primary teachers colleges in Kenya The time allowed for the study, the money available for the study, and the accessibility of the colleges, limited the research to only three Primary Teachers Colleges. A questionnaire was used to collect the data. The collected data was analysed and presented in table form. After the analysis of the data, the study revealed that; (i) The Learning Resource Centres were not headed by qualified personnel. (ii) All the Learning Resource Centres visited were under staffed. (iii) The Heads of the Learning Resource Centres, were restricted to the administration of the Learning Resource Centre, mainly in (a) Organising. (b) Co-ordinating (c) Communicating. (d) Influencing. (iv) The principals were the ones who planned and Budgeted for the Learning Resource Centres. Based on these findings, a number of recommendations were made. These were: (i) The Government should!make an effort to train tutors who should head the Learning Resource Centres. (ii) An effort should be made to give these Heads of Learning Resource Centres better terms of service so that they can remain on their jobs. (iii) The Learning Resource Centres should have more qualified personnel. (iv) The Head of the Learning Resource Centre, should be given a freehand in matters concerning with the administration of the Learning Resource Centre. (v) The Learning Resource Centres should be allocated their own budget which should be administered by the Head of the learning Resource Centreen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12743
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.titleA Study of the Administration of Learning Resource Centres in Selected Primary Teachers Colleges in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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