School of Education and Social sciences

Ushairi wa Abdilatif Abdalla Katika Kubainisha Utamaduni wa Waswahili

Maitaria, Joseph Nyehita; Wafula, Richard Makhanu (Journal of Linguistics and Language in Education, 2018)

Makala haya yanafafanua maudhui yaliyomo katika tungo za mashairi ya Abdilatif Abdalla kwa kuzingatia namna masuala ya utamaduni waWaswahili yanavyowasilishwa. Masuala hayo yanahusu namna wenyeji hao wanavyotangamana ...

Metaphoric Conceptualisation of “LOVE IS A PLANT” in Gĩkũyũ: A Cognitive-Semantics Perspective

Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki; Maitaria, Joseph Nyehita (Bulletin of Advanced English Studies, 2019)

Starting from the premise that a metaphor is a cognitive mechanism in which one experiential domain is partially mapped onto a different experiential domain , this paper examines the metaphoric conceptualis ation of “LOVE ...

Principals’ Supervision of Teaching and its Influence on Promoting Learners’ Performance

Irungu, Cecilia; Kagema, Josphat; Gachahi, Michael (Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, 2019-07-07)

The roles of school principals have been focal in ensuring and promoting the performance of students in their schools, achieving and sustaining quality education. This has been influenced by the paradigm shifts and global ...

Effect of Principals’ Leadership Styles on Teachers’ Job Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Kieni West Sub- County

Wachira, Felista Muthoni; Gitumu, Margaret; Mbugua, Zachary (International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention, 2017-08)

The purpose of this study was to find out how principals’ leadership styles affect teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Kieni West Sub County. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. This study ...

Contextualising the Influence of Socialization Agents in Shaping Primary School Pupils Behaviour in Thika Sub-County, Kenya

Mwangi, Esther Wanjiru; Ndung’u, Catherine; Gachahi, Michael (Pedagogical Research, 2018-10-16)

Socialization agents shape pupils’ behaviour. Pupils’ behaviour has deteriorated over time in primary schools in Kenya. The purpose of the study was to contextualise the influence of socialization agents in shaping primary ...

The Role of Socialisation Agents in Shaping Pupils Behaviour in Primary Schools in Thika Region, Kenya

Mwangi, Esther Wanjiru; Ndung’u, Catherine; Gachahi, Michael W. (International Journal of Education and Research, 2017-07-07)

Socialization agents shape pupils' behavior. Pupils' behaviour have deteriorated over time in primary schools in Kenya. The purpose of the study was to assess the role of socialization agents in shaping pupils' behaviour. ...

Effect of School Feeding Programme on ECDE Pupils’ Class Participation in Kenya

Karaba, Mary Wanjiku; Gitumu, Margaret; Mwaruvie, John (Pedagogical Research, 2019-03)

World Food Programme (WFP) and the Kenyan Ministry of Education introduced school feeding programme in targeted pre-primary and primary schools in 1980. However, its effects in promoting pupils’ class participation in early ...

Assessment of Decision Making Skills among Adolescents from Rural and Urban Contexts in Kenya: A Comparative Study of Learners in Public Secondary Schools in Nyeri and Nairobi Counties

Perminus, Githui; Njoka, N. Johannes; Mwenje, Margaret (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2018)

Human beings are confronted by situations that require them to make decisions every day in their lives. The natural processes of adjustment to situations in life that human beings are part of demands acts of decision making. ...

Assessment of Student Leaders’ Performance of Functions in Managing Student Affairs in Selected Public Universities in Kenya

Murage, Lucy Muthoni; Njoka, Johannes; Gachahi, Micheal (Kenya Journal Of Educational Planning, Economics & Management, 2017)

The Universities Act, 2012 outlines the responsibilities of student leaders in the provision of student services in universities in Kenya. Despite the universities having student leaders to oversee and plan the welfare of ...

Student Leaders Involvement in Decision Making Processes on Management of Student Affairs in Selected Public Universities in Kenya

Murage, Lucy Muthoni; Njoka, Johannes; Gachahi, Micheal (Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017-09)

Management of student affairs continues to be a major challenge to student affairs’ professionals, university management, ministry, government and all stakeholders of university education in Kenya. Students’ protests over ...

Influence Of Social Amenities On Academic Performance In Primary Schools In Gichugu Constituency, Kenya

Wanjiku, Githaka Priscah; Gachahi, Michael W.; Mwaruvie, John (International Journal for Social Studies, 2017-09)

Social amenities are important to primary schools as they endeavour to provide quality education. Social amenities in schools include play materials and sanitation but in majority of the schools, little attention is directed ...

Assessment of the Effectiveness of Programs put in place to Control Students’ Absenteeism in Public Day Secondary Schools in Kirinyaga County, Kenya

Leah, Gitonga M.; Johannes, Njoka N.; Ndegwa, Lucy (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2018)

This paper assessed the effectiveness of programs put in place to curb absenteeism by learners in public day secondary schools in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The target ...