School of Education and Social sciences

Access to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitary Facilities and Pupil Participation in Education in Public Primary Schools in Kenya: A Case of Gichugu Constituency, Kirinyaga County

Mwaruvie, John; Gachahi, W. Michael; Githaka, W. Priscah (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2019)

Provision of safe water for consumption and appropriate sanitation facilities have variously been advocated as critical forerunners to pupil participation in primary school education. However, these facilities are not ...

Effectiveness of Counselors in Managing Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya: Case of Mt. Kenya East Selected Counties

Njoka, N. Johannes; Kimotho, W. Flora; Gitumu, W. Margaret (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2019-09)

Various innovative approaches to shaping of students’ discipline have been introduced in schools since the banning of corporal punishment; one such strategy is the involvement of school counselors as an alternative to ...

Challenges Facing Technical Training Institutes in Kenya: A Case of Nyeri, County

Kagema, Josephat; Wanjohi, E. Waihura; Kimiti, Richard; Kimosop, Maurice (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2019-09)

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) was deemed as a key ingredient for Kenyans Economic development by offering mid-level technical managers for industrial transformation. The purpose of this study was ...

Challenges facing Juvenile Delinquents Rehabilitation Centres in Kenya: A Case Study of Othaya Rehabilitation Centre, Nyeri, Kenya

Njoka, N. Johannes; Kariuki, W. Rosalind; Ndegwa, W. Lucy (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2019)

Incidences of juvenile delinquency have been escalating at an alarming rate. The government has established rehabilitation centres for admitting adolescents who for some reason have had contraventions to the legal system. ...

Principals’ Role in Promoting Teachers’ Professional Development and Learners’ Performance In Secondary Schools in Murang’a and Kirinyaga Counties, Kenya

Mwihaki, Irungu Cecilia; Kagema, Josphat N; Wambugu, Gachahi Michael (International Journal of Education & Literacy Studies, 2019-10)

Students’ overall performance in country wide national examinations in Kenya has recorded below mean achievement as attested by Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results. The number of students scoring grade ...

Students’ Conceptions of Role of Guidance and Counselling in Discipline Management in Secondary Schools in K1rinyaga County, Kenya

Magdalene, Wamugunda; Michael, Gachahi; Maurice, Kimosop (Australian International Academic Centre, 2019-10)

Discipline is vital in the success of educational processes. Guidance and Counselling (GC) have been adopted as strategy to manage student discipline the world over including Kenyan schools. Though students form the major ...

Reactions of Schools’ Headteacher Toward Computer Use in Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools in Tharaka-Nithi County in Kenya

Mbugua, Zachariah Kariuki; Muthomi, Mercy Wanja; Githua, Bernard Nyingi (International Journal of Information Science and Education, 2013)

Technology innovation has become a common-place phenomenon with widespread use of computers in society. The use of computer in Kenyan classrooms is still in its infancy and the perceptions and experience of head teachers ...

Influence of Budget Efficacy on Household Effects in Kenya

Munyua, Cyrus M (2019)

The purpose of this study is to find out whether Budget Efficacy influences household effects under Fiscally Decentralized economy as it is today in Kenya. The study was anchored on the theory of fiscal federalism and ...

Songs as a Resource for the Teaching of English Lexical Items to Speakers of Gĩkũyũ in a Multilingual Environment

Gathiga, Moses G.; Njoroge, Martin C. (2019)

Knowledge of lexical items is fundamental to the development of language proficiency. In order to appeal to young learners to comprehend the meaning of lexical items and enhance language proficiency, songs can be effective ...

Influence of Political and Cultural Factors on Education in Kenya: Approaches to Build Competencies

Kiambati, Kellen; Itunga, Julius (IJCEM International Journal of Computational Engineering & Management, 2015-05)

Education has received considerable attention worldwide; however, its low success rate in Kenya both in terms of quality and quantity warrants further investigation. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of ...

TIVET Trainees Attitudes Towards Technical Training in TIVET in Nyeri County, Kenya

Kagema, Josephat; Kimiti, Richard; Waihura, Wanjohi Erastus (International Journal of Education and Research, 2016)

Technical, Industrial, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Institutions provide a major link in the Kenyan economy by providing technical skilled personnel who occupy the mid-level positions. The purpose of this study ...

Post-2015 Development Planning: Adaption of a Holistic Approach to Planning and Research - a Commentary from a Practitioner’s Perspective

Kiambati, Kellen; Itunga, Julius (International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development, 2004)

In this article, we analyse the argument that lack of holistic approach in planning and research have contributed to the lack of sustainable development in Africa. We base our discussion on the speech by the special advisor ...

Etymological Elaboration As A Pedagogical Approach: Insights From Applied Linguistics

Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki (International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies, 2016)

Idioms are regarded as problematic to teach and, a fortiori, difficult for second language learners to comprehend due to the arbitrariness of their meanings and forms. Thus, the objective of this study is to test the ...

Influence of Children Government on Learners Discipline Management in Public Primary Schools in Nyandarua County, Kenya

Ngari, Job Njeru; Gachahi, Michael W.; Kimosop, Maurice K. (Pedagogical Research, 2018)

Discipline management plays a pivotal role in enhancing learners’ academic achievement. The Children Government is a key component geared towards enhancing children rights and creating a conducive learning environment. ...

Relevance of Standardized Class Learning System on Y Generation Workforce, in Kenya

Kiptoo, Anthony K.; Wambui, Tabitha Wangare; Gichuki, David (International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2015-11)

In recent time, learning and teaching strategies have been significantly influenced by globalization. Latest technologies have altered how information is presented and how students interact with that information. Not only ...

Influence of Student Motivation by Teachers on Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Nyeri and Kirinyaga Counties, Kenya

Kariuki, Mercy Gathoni; Zachariah Kariuki Mbugua (Pedagogical Research, 2018)

Student motivation is an essential component that plays an instrumental role in their learning. Although academic motivation has received much conceptual and empirical focus, cases of high school students exhibiting lack ...