The purpose of this study was to inculturate the concept of God in the traditional religion of Abagusii of Western Kenya. Further, the study had three specific objectives. First, to examine Gusii traditional concept of God (Engoro) in their religiosity. Second, to investigate the influence of Christianity on Gusii traditional concept and to provide a balanced, holistic and integral way of life. This study employed a descriptive research design. Through purposive sampling method, data ...
Teachers in Kenya exhibit signs of career plateauing, and are registering for postgraduate courses in large numbers. This study investigated whether teachers‟ pursuit of post-graduate studies is a result of career plateauing, and whether this is associated with intentions to quit the teaching profession. The purpose of the study was to determine whether career plateauing relates with turnover intentions and teachers‟ decisions to pursue post-graduate studies. The objectives of the stud...
Studies from other countries with different social economic and political environments have identified teacher motivation as one of the factors that enhance Inclusive Education, while those specific to Uganda were yet to be determined. Whereas the Inclusive Education Act of 2011 was enacted in Uganda to ensure that all children benefit from education, teacher motivation still remained a challenge as many children remained left out. The purpose of the study was to establish teachers’ m...
In Kenya there is still a high population of children either born with or who develop physical challenges. These children are often neglected and most do not join school at the expected age. In joining school they encounter several difficulties in their play and learning activities. These children with physical challengeshave developmental needs and rights like other childrenbut due to their exceptionality they call for moreattention in provision of adequate quality play and learning material...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges in financing development projects in public primary schools in Ijara district, Garissa County. The objectives of the study were to find out the medium and long-term projects undertaken by public primary schools and how the projects were financed. The research adopted a survey design. A total of fourty two (42) public primary schools and one District Education Officer were targeted for the study. Twelve (12) primary schools were sel...
The study investigated the nature of learner support services in open, distance and e learning programme in three public universities in Kenya. Specifically, the study set out to ascertain the types of learner support services offered to open, distance and e-learning students as well as identify learner support services that the students and the administrators felt were essential for effective learning. The study also intended to establish the attitudes of the users of open, distance and...
ABSTRACT The quality of Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) services given to children in their early years is essential for proper growth and development. Provision of these services begins with the parents i.e. mother and father and at preschool level teachers and other stakeholders in education get involved. The specific objectives of the study were to; determine whether availability of resources influence delivery of quality ECDE services, establish whether ECDE officers‟ ...
The study sought to investigate the extent and effect of implementation of gender mainstreaming policy in public secondary schools in Msambweni Sub – County in Kwale County, Kenya. Anecdotal reports alleged that in most public institutions in the country, gender stereotyping was still rife and persons of one gender still predominantly held the lion‘s share of available opportunities. This implied either non-implementation of gender mainstreaming policy by the institutions‘ manageme...
ABSTRACT Adult literacy covers individuals of age 15 years and beyond. Its fundamental aim is to offer survival and literacy skills to adults who may have not gone through formal Education. In spite of the importance of adult basic education, the Kenya National Adult Literacy Survey (KNALS, 2010), exposed 61.50% of the adult population had managed to get minimum literacy level, leaving 38.50% adults illiterate. It also revealed that only 29.60% of the Kenyan adult population had managed a de...
The problem of this study was that, in spite of the enormous benefits of ICT in everyday life in and out of school, only few schools have embraced the use of ICT in teaching and learning. This study sought to investigate the extent to which teachers were using ICT in the teaching and learning of English in secondary schools in Nyakach Sub- County, Kisumu County. The study also sought to find out which ICT resources were available for the teaching and learning of English and to find out ...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the effect of headteacher‟s performance of administrative tasks on academic achievement of the secondary schools in Kismayo. To secure and accelerate national development in Somali, there is need to enhance quality education through increased school mean score and increased number of students transiting to university and tertiary colleges. This has however been impossible as many schools in Kismayo continue to record low mean score and few students join universi...
This study investigated the problems the teachers encountered in integrating students with visual impairment. The study sought to find out whether teachers were adequately trained to teach students with visual impairment. It also investigated the problems the teachers faced in adopting the syllabus for students with visual impairment. It investigated whether teachers were guided on how to teach students with visual impairment. The study also sought to find out the opinion of teachers tow...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of counseling on compliance on use of hearing aids by learners with hearing impairment in public primary schools in Ruiru, Kiambu County, Kenya. The study objectives were: to determine the influence of guidance and counseling on retention of learners with hearing impairment in the four selected public primary schools, to establish the availability of professionally trained teachers in guidance and counseling, to promote compli...
The Kenya Government established the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in 2003, within auspices of Social Dimension of Development Programme (SDDP) aimed at channeling resources to local levels for poverty reduction and regional development. The CDF provides funding to various community-based projects such as construction of schools, dispensaries, public toilets and improvement in service delivery like water. Despite the rationale for introduction of CDF, there are concerns on its effic...
ABSTRACT This study investigates the role played by historical consciousness in character formation and identity as presented by Yvonne Owuor in Dust. The desire for an individual to identify with a certain group of people whether politically, ethnically, or culturally drives this study to interrogate whether this desire is motivated by the individual’s historical consciousness. This consciousness is gained from experiences that are narrated by the people who were directly affected by the...