Department of Education Foundation: Recent submissions
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Influence of Student Motivation by Teachers on Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Nyeri and Kirinyaga Counties, Kenya
(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 ... -
The Role of Mass Media as a Socialisation Agent in Shaping Behaviour of Primary School Pupils in Thika Sub-County, Kenya
(Pedagogical Research, 2019-10)Children learn better when they socialise with items, tools and people in their environment. Provision of creative fun-filled environment boosts children’s learning. Lack of a good socialising environment may affect a ... -
Principals’ Supervision of Teaching and its Influence on Promoting Learners’ Performance
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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. ... -
Influence Of Social Amenities On Academic Performance In Primary Schools In Gichugu Constituency, Kenya
(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
(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 ... -
Home Based Variables Influencing Effective Implementation of Inclusive Education in Kirinyaga West Sub-County, Kenya
(Journal of Arts & Humanities, 2018)Inclusive education is a strategy designed to facilitate learning success for all children. Despite many efforts being put forth, many students with learning disabilities find it difficult to fit into the normal school ... -
Relationship between Management Strategies used on Students` Strike and Academic Performance in Central Kenya
(Kenya Journal Of Educational Planning, Economics & Management, 2017)Strikes have been a problem in many schools in Kenya where by students go on rampage resulting to property destruction, loss of life which is detrimental to academic performance. As such this study seeks to assess management ... -
Effectiveness of Technical Training Interns in Skills Application in Nyeri County, Kenya
(invotec, 2019)Technical, industrial, vocational and entrepreneurship training Institutions (TIVET) are a key component to provide the required human resource to achieve Kenya’s Vision 2030. This study sought to find out the effectiveness ... -
Evaluation of Creative Thinking Skills amongst Students in Kenya: A Case Study of Public Secondary Schools in Nyeri and Nairobi Counties.
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2018-06)Creative thinking skills are vital competencies in the life of every individual. Therefore, people with creative thinking skills are able to innovate and come up with novel solutions to problems that confront them in life. ... -
Influence of School Policies on Students’ Participation in Curricular Activities: a Case of Public Secondary Schools in Aberdare Central Region, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovation and Research in Educational Sciences, 2017)School policies influence students’ participation in co-curricular activities in secondary schools since, there is a statistically significant relationship between school policies and student participation in co-curricular ... -
Frequency of Use of Information and Communication Technology Equipment by Secondary School Heads and Teachers in Nandi and Uasin Gishu Counties, Kenya
(The Africa Premier Research Publishing Hub, 2016-10)Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) generally refer to landline and cellular telephones, wireless technologies, computers, Internet, computer software and hardware, as well as older communication technologies such ... -
Digital migration: E-learning and primary school teacher nightmare in Kenya
(AfriTVET, 2016)
