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Challenges Affecting the Effective Implementation of Vocational Education Program in Youth Polytechnics in Kenya
(2011-09)The main purpose of this study was to identify the challenges affecting the effective implementation of vocational education program in Kenyan Youth Polytechnics. The research work was limited to four randomly selected ... -
Social Networking Sites in Kenya: Trigger for Non-Institutionalized Democratic Participation
(2012-07)The paper argues that Social Networking Sites (SNS) are creating communicative spaces that enables non-institutionalized democratic participation. The creation of the backbone infrastructure for ICT in Kenya has the potential ... -
Effects of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Strategy on Students’ Achievement by Gender Differences in Secondary School Mathematics in Laikipia East District, Kenya
(2013)Students’ Gender differences in mathematics achievement have important implications for the underrepresentation of women in science. Typically, students’ gender differences in mathematics achievement emerge at the beginning ... -
Evaluation of Secondary School Principals’ Views on the Use of Untrained Teachers in Lesson Delivery in a Free Secondary Education System Era in Kenya
(IISTE, 2013)This article reports on the findings from a quantitative research study on the views of secondary school principals regarding the teaching competences of untrained teachers in free secondary schools in Kenya. Aim: To ... -
An evaluation of secondary school principals’ perception of learning resources in free secondary education era in Kenya
(Net Journals, 2013)This article reports on the findings from a quantitative research study on learning resources in Kenya‟s secondary schools. The purpose of this study is to investigate the secondary school principals‟ perception on the ... -
CHALLENGES IN ACHIEVING EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN KENYA: A CASE OF THE ROLE OF BOGS AND PTAS IN THE KISII COUNTY
(2013-01)Board of Governors (BOGs) and Parent Teacher Association (PTAs) can rightly be described as the life blood of a school. They constitute an important component of the school leadership, management and governance structure. ... -
SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN NYAMIRA COUNTY IN KENYA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
(SAVAP International, 2013-02)The purpose of this study was to establish the challenges that confront principals of secondary schools in Nyamira County in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey and questionnaires were employed to collect data. ... -
Training needs of BoG and PTA on school leadership and management in Kenya’s secondary education: A study of a district in the Kisii County of Kenya
(Global Advanced Research Journals, 2013-03)Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and Board of Governor (BOG) constitute an integral part of the school governance and/or leadership and management structure. They make a significant contribution to the teaching and learning ... -
CHALLENGES IN ACHIEVING EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN KENYA
(2013-03)This article reports on findings from a quantitative research study on recruitment of teachers in Kenya’s secondary schools. Purpose: To identify issues and challenges facing school-based recruitment of secondary school ... -
Effects Of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Strategy On Students’ Achievement in Secondary School Mathematics In Laikipia East District, Kenya
(2013-07)Knowledge of mathematics as a tool for use in everyday life is important for the existence of any individual and society. It equips students with unique and powerful set of tools to understand the world and become ... -
Challenges in leadership and management of church sponsored secondary schools in Kenya: Examining the relationship between principals and sponsors
(International Scholars Journals, 2013-07)The Kenya’s Education Act 1968 and revised 1980 makes provision for the appointment of sponsors in school management and empowers them to participate in the management of schools or colleges that they sponsor. This article ... -
Effect of Women Group Membership to Poverty Vulnerability among Female Headed Households in Yathui and Central Division, Machakos District, Kenya
(2013-08)This article examines the effect of group membership to magnitude of poverty among female headed households in Yathui and Central Divisions of Machakos District. The study adopted a descriptive and cross-sectional study ... -
Influence of Information Availability on the Choice of Source of Entrepreneurial Finance
(2013-08)This study examines the influence of information availability on the choice of source of entrepreneurial finance for small and medium sized enterprises in Thika district of Kenya. This study adopted a mixed methods empirical ... -
Learning resources used in the Teaching of Kiswahili Oral Literature in Kenya
(Journal of Technology & Socio Development, 2013-09)This paper is a report of a study that was undertaken to establish learning resources that are used in the teaching of Kiswahili oral literature in secondary schools in Kenya. The study had four objectives, first to find ... -
Challenges Facing Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse in Kibera Slum, Nairobi, Kenya
(2013-12)This article examines challenges child sexual abuse victims and their families experience in trying to access healthcare services and justice in Kenya. Child sexual abuse is a vice that shocks and traumatizes the victims ... -
Understanding Realities, Inequalities and Implications Associated With Policy and Practice in Form One Selection in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(BritishJournal Publishing, Inc., 2014)This article reports on the findings from a research study on form one selection in secondary schools in Kenya. The aim of the study was to identify issues and challenges associated with form one selection using quantitative ... -
Left to their own Devices: Understanding the Induction Needs of Beginning P1 Teachers in Public Primary Schools in Kenya
(2014-02)This article reports on the findings from quantitative research on the views and experiences of beginning P1 teachers in public primary schools in Kenya regarding induction, mentoring and other supportive programmes. Aim: ... -
Examining the teaching and learning resources related challenges facing small and medium-sized public secondary schools in Kenya: A comparative analysis
(Net Journals, 2014-05)This article reports on the quantitative research survey findings regarding the challenges related to the teaching and learning resources affecting small and medium sized public secondary schools in Kenya. The aim of this ... -
New Media and Political Marketing in Kenya: The Case of 2013 General Elections
(2014-08)The paper examines the role of new media in political marketing during the 2013 general elections in Kenya.The ways in which politicians market themselves in the political realm have changed dramatically since the emergence ... -
Form one selection process, an encouragement or a discouragement: Examining parents’ perceptions in Baringo County, Kenya
(Merit Research Journals, 2015)This article reports on the findings of a study that set out to investigate the views of parents in Baringo County in Kenya regarding the form one selection process. The study adopted a quantitative survey design and ...
