School of Education and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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Impact of ICT tools on students' discipline in secondary schools in Nyandarua West district, Nyandarua county.
(KeMU, 2013-04)ABSTRACT Adoption of new technologies like Information Communication and Technology (ICT) tools has great impact amongst people. Examples of these tools are; computers, mobile phones, digital cameras, television, radio, ... -
Factors influencing secondary school students' aspirations to higher learning in day secondary schools in Nyeri Central district, Nyeri county, Kenya
(KeMU, 2013-05)The inspiration of secondary school students, especially the poor performing students found in day schools, has been critical in relation to their low transition into higher learning institutions. This has been influenced ... -
Factors influencing the enrollment rate of boys in secondary schools in Tetu district Kenya.
(KeMU, 2013-06)ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the enrollment of boys in secondary schools in Tetu District. The study assessed the influence of the family, the school environment as well ... -
Challenges faced by primary school headteachers in female genital mutilation prone zones; a survey of Chepareria division in West Pokot county.
(KeMU, 2013-06)Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) also known as female genital cutting is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or any other ... -
Educators' role in implementing Kenyan sign language in primary schools for the deaf in Migori and Homabay counties. Kenya.
(KeMU, 2013)Good academic performance does not just happen, it is as a result of good teaching and overall effective leadership. Head teachers in academicaly improved schools involve themselves in improving instruction and training ... -
The principals' strategies in addressing the causes of dropout in public secondary schools; a case of Kuresoi district, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2013-05)Dropout poses a serious threat to gains in education despite the government's emphasis on Education for all by the year 2015. Dropout is central to improving access to basic education. The secondary school principal is ... -
Challenges facing academic performance in catholic sponsored private schools; a case of catholic primary and secondary school schools in Isiolo county.
(KeMU, 2013-07)ABSTRACT In Kenya, the church missionaries were the initiators of education. They built their schools and maintained them, hence, the genesis of church participation in schools. Education was an important integral part ... -
The challenges and innovations of implementing Kiswahili curriculum in primary schools; a case of Muthetheni zone Machakos county
(KeMU, 2013-04)This study investigated the challenges and innovation of implementing Kiswahili urriculum in primary schools in Muthetheni Zone Machakos County .. The objectives of the study were to; establish whether the Kiswahili ... -
Free secondary school education policy and the quality of teaching and learning in public day secondary schools of Nakuru county.
(KeMU, 2013-07-05)Education and training processes are human capital formation. All activities aimed at improving quality of human life such as spending on health and training are part of human capital Kenya in recognition of the importance ... -
Role of the principal in reducing school dropout in public secondary schools in Marakwet East district, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2013-04)The purpose of the study was to investigate the role of the principal in reducing school dropout in public secondary schools in Marak:wet East District. Effective school management and leadership practices by principals ... -
An investigation into the alternative sources of funding in public primary schools in Tetu district in Kenya.
(KeMU, 2013-02)Tetu District financing of schools is a major problem and yet the district has many potential income generating opportunities at its disposal. The purpose of the study was to investigate the alternative sources of funding ... -
Effectiveness of the school management committees in the management of public primary schools in Mwea division , Embu county, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2013-07)The School Committee has been given the mandate under the Education Act 1968. School Management Committees manage, develop and ensure that the traditions and standards of the school are maintained and also aim at improving ... -
Factors affecting academic achievement of hearing impaired pupils in public schools in Nairobi county, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2013-06)The number of pupils in the schools for the hearing impaired has tremendously increased. The rise was speculated either to be due to the increasingly high prevalence of diseases causing deafness or effective campaigns, ... -
Factors affecting alternative discipline strategies to corporal punishment in secondary schools; a case of Imenti North district, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2013-06)ABSTRACT Since the ban of corporal punishment in 2001, emphasis has been put on the use of alternative discipline strategies in Kenyan schools. According to research, however, status quo has been maintained in most ... -
An investigation on factors leading to a child friendly school environment in public primary schools; The case of Njoro district, Nakuru county
(KeMU, 2013-07)The purpose of the study was to carry out a detailed investigation on the factors leading to a Child Friendly School Environment in public primary schools in Njoro District, of Nakuru County which was guided by four ... -
The effect of physical resources utilization and management on KCSE perforfamance. A case of secondary schools in Imenti North district.
(KeMU, 2013-05)This paper examines the effects of physical resources utilization and management on performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination in Imenti North District of Meru County. The purpose of the ... -
Factors affecting students retention and dropouts in secondary schools; a case of Umande division in Laikipia East district.
(KeMU, 2013-06)ABSTRACT School retention is a very essential component of education process. Resources invested in education cannot yield desired results without proper retention of students in schools. The general objective of this ... -
The extent to which class size affects teaching and learning in public day primary schools in Igembe South district Meru county Kenya.
(KeMU, 2013-05)The government of Kenya introduced Free Primary Education (FPE) in January 2003. This opened doors to many children who had been left out of primary school due to inability to pa fees. Despite this initiative, the available ... -
Role of the head teacher on the motivation of teaching staff in public secondary schools in Imenti North district, Meru county, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2013-06)ABSTRACT ith the increased levels of expectation and responsibilities in the world of teaching, it is essential for teaching staff to feel that they have the opportunity to develop so as to meet the new demands being ... -
A study on the causes of truancy among secondary school students in Nyeri county, Central Kenya.
(KeMU, 2013-06)Truancy, or unexcused absence from school, has been linked to serious delinquent activities in outh and to significant negative behavior and characteristics in adults. Truancy has been observed in the secondary schools ...