ABSTRACT A lot of organizations have adopted and implemented enterprise wide information systems which can be summarized in the term Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. An ERP system can be characterized as an information system made up of different modules, each supporting the business processes. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems affect organizations and are implemented to enhance organizational effectiveness. However, ERP implementation is complex, costly and the research ...
ABSTRACT In 2008 the government of Kenya started offering free tuition secondary education in all public secondary schools to reduce parental burden and improve on access, retention and quality of education. The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of tuition fee waiver in reducing educational wastage in day secondary schools in Kisumu West District. Specific objectives of the study were to; analyze the dropout trend before and after the inception of tuition fee waiver in ...
The Kenyan government, in collaboration with other education stakeholders, has done a lot to improve retention and access in the Kenyan schools. However, the situation has not improved much in the schools within Lake Victoria islands of Suba district. The present study investigated the strategies head teachers employ to improve retention in primary schools in Lake Victoria islands of Suba district, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive survey research design with an ex-post-facto approach...
The principal’s role is to promote academic performance. The success or failure of a school is usually attributed to the principal. He or she is the pivot around which many aspects of the school revolve, being the person in charge of every detail of running the school, be it academic or administrative. Schools can make a difference to students’ achievement and the principal’s leadership is one factor determining that success. It is therefore important that the performance of a scho...
The study looked at Environmental Influences on English language acquisition among class five learners with hearing impairments in Nairobi County, Kenya. Majority of learners with hearing impairments in Kenya seem to leave school without having attained adequate literacy levels deemed desirable for successful transition in the afterlife of school. Factors such as inadequate resources in schools, poor teaching methodology and poor parental support are some of the factors that make learner...
The purpose of this study was to investigate constraints to the implementation of reverse integration in special primary and secondary schools in Mombasa County, Kenya. It was guided by a set of objectives which were followed up with a corresponding set of research questions. A theoretical framework based on Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory was adopted. The study adopted a descriptive survey design that used an exploratory approach to investigate the problem at hand. The target...
ABSTRACT Education is a key to a country‟s development. This is the reason why countries all over the world invest heavily in education. In spite of this committment, low girls‟ access and participation in education remains an obstacle to realizing an ideal equality and universality of primary education in Merti district .The purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of socio-cultural and economic factors on girls‟ access and participation in primary education in Merti distr...
The government of Kenya is committed to providing education for all the children. However, every year a good number of students who register for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E) fail to turn up during examinations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants of persistent absenteeism by candidates during the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in Imenti South Sub- County. This study adopted a descriptive survey design as the main research meth...
The study sought to assess the school based barriers namely the learner, the teacher, the curriculum and the infrastructure that affect the academic performance of pupils with learning disabilities in regular schools in Eastern Zone of Nakuru Municipality in Nakuru County, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The research instruments included an interview schedule for the head teachers, questionnaires for the teachers and an observation schedule. The data collected was a...
Tackling unemployment through vocationalisation of education is a strategy that has worked in countries such as United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Mozambique among others. It is in the light of this that the study sought to evaluate the methods of teaching Home Science in secondary schools for the purpose of informing policy on quality education delivery in vocational education. Home Science is a vocational subject which, if effectively taught; impacts learners wit...
In order to achieve success in education, regular school attendance is emphasized. Despite the efforts imposed to ensure regular school attendance, cases of low school attendance are still experienced. Studies done on low school attendance have not included family based factors. The purpose of this study was to find out the extent to which family based factors influence school attendance among children aged three-to eight years. The study was carried out in Kitui County. The rationale of...
ABSTRACT Mathematics has a fundamental position in a school curriculum. Mathematics is expected to give learners competencies required to possess their correct places in areas of industry, technology, science and commerce, core skills needed for attainement of the big four agendas in national development. Owing to its significance in society, in the present education system in Kenya, mathematics is a core subject from primary through secondary school level of the educational system. Despite...
Poor performance and fluctuation of results in humanities subjects examination results has been witnessed in Kenya and the rest of the world over the recent past; this can be partly attributed to how the subjects is taught, negative attitude toward the subjects and teaching and learning resources used. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness in the use of ICT in teaching and learning of CRE on students performance in Public secondary schools in Bomet County. The fac...
ABSTRACT The importance of a National Examination cannot be underestimated in academic development, but in Gatundu District the pupils’ performance has been less than satisfactory. Why were the primary schools in Gatundu Division performing poorly in KCPE? The purpose of the study was thus to investigate the underlying factors for the poor state of KCPE performance. The objectives were to: determine the effectiveness of curriculum supervision and implementation, identify the adequacy and m...
This study was carried out to examine the relationship between instructional materials and delivery of pre-primary science curriculum in Naivasha Sub County, Nakuru County, Kenya. Despite the fact that many scholars have conducted extensive studies on educational practices and outcomes, the performance of science in Kenyan schools has continued to be deplorable. The researcher therefore, aimed at exploring the link between instructional materials and science curriculum delivery. The obj...