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Examining the Factors Affecting the Discipline of Pastors’ Children in the Context of Church Mission: A Case of Tigania West Sub-County, Meru County
(KeMU, 2021-09)Discipline whether of children or adults has a lot of impact in any society. Peace, unity and prosperity of any society is dependent on the discipline of its people. Peace, unity and prosperity of a family or a church or ... -
Influence of Selected Psychosocial Challenges on Academic Performance among First Year Students in Kenyatta University, Nairobi County
(KeMU, 2021-11)University students face numerous psychosocial challenges that contribute to poor academic performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of selected psychosocial challenges on the academic performance ... -
Psychosocial Factors Contributing to Juvenile Delinquency: A Case of Pupils in Public Primary Schools in Starehe Sub-County, Nairobi County
(KeMU, 2021-09)In normal circumstances, juveniles are expected to negotiate their psychosocial developmental stages smoothly with no maladaptive behaviors. However, worldwide a lot of juveniles have been found to engage in delinquency ... -
Critical Factors Influencing Success of Sunday-School as a Mission Field at Bondeni Africa Inland Church, Kenya
(2021-09)It is indicated that the emphasis of the Sunday-school as a mission field has reduced across churches. The African Inland Church simply mentioned the Sunday-school as one of its functions; however, it fails to show the ... -
Enhancing Evangelism through Education Sponsorship: A Case of Church Sponsored Schools in Mombasa County
(KeMU, 2021-09)Evangelism means proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ so that people may believe in God through Him, for the sake of their salvation and inheritance of the kingdom of heaven. Evangelism is crucial to the church's mission ... -
Head teachers’ Role in Performance Appraisal on Teachers’ Performance in Ganze Sub-County
(KeMu, 2021-09)Ganze Sub-County KCPE performance has been generally low, with more than 50% of the candidates recording less than 250 marks from 2012 to 2019 KCPE results. The pupils performances are a reflection of the teacher‘s ... -
Strategies Adopted By School Management in Containing Conflicts in Public Primary Schools In Lamu County
(KeMu, 2021-09)Conflicts appear to be a constant component in today's educational institutions, and they are becoming a part of academic life. Schools frequently appear to be a hotbed of conflict, and they can also be a reflection ... -
Social Economic Factors Influencing Learners’ Absenteeism in Primary Schools of Oldonyiro Division, Isiolo County
(KeMU, 2021-09)Education is considered as a prime driver of the financial improvement of countries and societies to the extent of 20% of the Domestic Gross Product. This is particularly so, when the learners consistently attend classes, ... -
Management of School Environmental Factors on Dropout Rates on Public Primary Schools in Kuresoi South Sub County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)Kenya has made tremendous progress towards the achievement of universal primary education since independence. It has experienced an impressive increase in the number of pupils enrolled in primary schools. Despite the ... -
Alternatives to Corporal Punishment for Improving Students’ Discipline In Public Secondary Schools In Eldama Ravine Sub-County, Baringo-Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)Learning institutions are expected to shape the moral behavior of students by providing code of conduct and ensure compliance to standards rules and regulations. However, due to various reasons, students often do not follow ... -
Effect of Affirmative Action on the Academic Performance of the Boy-Child in Public Primary Schools in Kieni East Sub County – Nyeri County
(KeMU, 2020-08)Education is fundamental to development of human resource capacities and economies. It is a vital tool in achieving greater autonomy, empowerment of women and men and in addressing gender gaps in all aspects. Academic ... -
Role of Christian Religious Education Subject on Student Behaviour: A Case of Day Secondary Schools in North Imenti Meru County, Kenya
(2020-08)The Ministry of Education through the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development have put a lot of effort in the implementation of CRE Subject. Unfortunately, its goals seem not to have been fully realized. The 8-4-4 CRE ... -
Teacher Factors in the Implementation of Curriculum Learning Outcomes in Public Primary Schools Kwale County, Kenya.
(2020-10)Curriculum is the total encounters offered to the learners through the school’s enlightenment (Bishop, 1985). Implementation is conceptualized by Mezieobi (1983) as the steps taken to place a consented policy, idea, proposal ... -
Determinants of Academic Performance among Mature Entry Students: A Case of Nakuru and Nairobi Campuses of Kenya Methodist University
(2019-09)Numerous studies analyzing academic performance and factors affecting the same among university students have been conducted and remedies have been suggested. However, little attention has been highlighted on mature entry ... -
Factors Affecting the Retention Rate of Pupils in Public Primary Schools in Hindi Division, Lamu County Kenya
(2020-08)Education and training is part of the social pillar in the Vision 2030 which partly notes that in order to promote access, retention and quality education for arid and semi-arid communities there is need to Recruit more ... -
Parents’ Role in Career Guidance among Secondary School Students in Kikuyu Sub-County: A Case of Kiambu County - Kenya
(KeMU, 2020-11)Parents invest heavily in their children’s education with career success as the desired outcome. Since the students’ decision making ability is still developing, they need guidance from adults such as parents and teachers ... -
An Assessment of the Challenges Facing Implementation of Guidance and Counseling Programme in Public Secondary Schools: A Case of Lugari Sub County, Kakamega County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2020-11)Students studying in public secondary schools in Kakamega County, Lugari Sub-County have a range of challenges, these include, deteriorating academic performance, drug and substance abuse, low self-esteem, theft cases among ... -
Psychosocial Factors Influencing on Deviant Behaviours among Male Prisoners in Kiambu County, Kenya
(2020-11)A lot of studies have established that deviant behaviours are on the upward trend among prisoners. Studies done on deviant behaviours among inmates have focused on social factors. This study sought to establish the influence ... -
Influence of Selected Factors on Co-Curricular Activities Participation among Learners with Mental Challenges in Special Units within Tigania West Sub-County
(KeMU, 2020-11)Countries on the planet perceive the significance of training learners with unique needs. Students who are slow-witted simply like other typical students take part in co-curricular exercises to remain truly and sincerely ... -
Implementation of Individualized Educational Programme on Learners with Learning Disabilities in Taita-Taveta County, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2020-11)The growing number of learners with Learning Disabilities (LD), prompted the Researcher to carry out this study,to assess the implementation of individualized educational programme in public primary schools in Taita-Taveta ...