The proposed study aimed at establishing the challenges facing head teachers in managing public primary schools in Masaba South Sub- County, Kisii County, Kenya. The research objectives sought to establish the financial challenges, examine the teaching and learning resources challenges and assess pupils discipline management challenges facing the head teachers in public primary school in Masaba Sub-County, Kisii County, Kenya. The study was premised on classical Administrative Management...
English language has a crucial role in not only as one of the official languages in government institutions but also the language of instruction in schools in Kenya. Students’ success in school is to a large extent dependent on one being proficient in the language of instruction. However, despite the government effort to ensure that all youth achieve literacy and numeracy, some public primary schools in Mwingi Central Sub County have been posting very dismal results in Kenya Certificat...
In Kenya, as elsewhere in Africa, schools play a key role in imparting important information on reproductive health and human relations to students. The last decade has been characterized by early and increased premarital sexual activities among the students. To address the challenge, stakeholders have agitated for introduction of school-based life skills education as a key strategy in promoting safe sexual behaviour among students. The current study assessed the influence of school-based lif...
Education has a pivotal role in the social, political and economic development of an individual. Regarding this, the government of Kenya is committed through the free primary education to increase educational opportunities by making schools accessible to all children. Over the years, the language of instruction in Kenyan school has been English. Thus, pupils’ proficiency in English goes to an extent of determining their academic achievement in the overall. Pupils’ failure to understa...
In Kenya, pre-school playground safety has not been given much attention despite being a critical area of concern in child growth and development. This state can be linked to lack of resources, perceived low priority and negative attitude about children’s play or deferral of the activity. The main purpose of the study was to examine influence of playground safety on pre-school children participation in outdoor activities in Ekerenyo division, in Nyamira County. The study objectives inc...
The excellent performance of students in school is determined by various factors, which includes human resources and physical facilities among other things. This study sought to establish the effect of physical resources on student’s academic performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary School Education in public secondary schools in Marani sub-county, Kenya. Performance of students is measured through the administration of examinations. The Kenya Certificate of Secondary education ex...
ABSTRACT Agricultural value chain development programs must result in lasting change in order to be deemed effective. The programs initiated either by public or private organizations may meet their objectives while in operation by improving agricultural development in terms of increased crop or animal productivity, improved competitiveness, performance of agri-food chains and poverty reduction. However, sustainability of these development initiatives for impact over time has been a challenge...
ABSTRACT According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics 2020 economic survey, 75 % of the total population in Kenya is youthful 36% of this are between 15-34 years and 38.1% of them are unemployed. Agribusiness has a huge potential in offering employment to the youth considering its wider labor absorptive capacity. Despite this, youth involvement in agribusiness is low due to existing inequalities in the value chain. In Kakamega County, there is a large percentage of unemployed young p...
ABSTRACT Agriculture plays a major role in the Kenyan economy through its significant contribution to the GDP, a foreign currency earner, supplier of raw materials to the processing and manufacturing sector as well as contributing to the food security in the country. In addition, the sector supports rural livelihoods through farm entrepreneurship and farm-generated employment thereby alleviating poverty levels in the rural population. Beekeeping is an important form of farming especially in ...
The paper presents a broad overview of various approaches adopted in the field of historiography across the ages starting from ancient times. It also discusses the merits and demerits of the major schools of thought and proposes a new methodology for the study of history within the framework of the proposed Twenty-First Century school of Historiography. This paper proposes a stakeholderfocussed approach towards historiography and encompasses a wide range of topics from research and definition...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to support andragogy centred teaching and learning methods and outcomes in adult and non-formal education programmes in Dodoma city through designing adult learner supportive Photography-based Instructional Materials (PBIM) in Geography subject. This was a mixed approach developmental study guided by three objectives which were to (i) design the PBIM lessons, (ii) assess the practicability of designed lessons‟ materials and (iii) assess the effectivene...
ABSTRACT This study is about the influence of Artisanal and small scale mining on primary school pupils‘ learning achievement. It was conducted in Biharamulo District located in Kagera region. The respondents were head teachers, primary teachers, primary school pupils, and ASM leaders. The study employed a cross sectional survey design. Data were collected through interviews, questionnaires, documentary review and Focused Group Discussion. Data were presented and analysed through tables an...
ABSTRACT This dissertation is about the opportunities and challenges of the implementation of inclusive education facing pupils with disabilities in Tanzania public primary schools. The study was conducted in Igunga District to investigate the opportunities of pupils with disabilities in implementing inclusive education, explore the challenges facing pupils with disabilities in the implementation of inclusive education, and examine the strategies used to overcome the challenges facing pupils...
This paper proposes the creation of Anthropological Pedagogy as a distinct field of study within the framework of Anthropology, interfacing traditional Anthropology and Pedagogy with some pre-defined principles and objectives, chiefly designed to promote Anthropological goals and objectives through the medium of education. This paper proposes to lay the groundwork for what we believe will be an exciting and promising field, and we hope other researchers, scholars, Anthropologists and Pedagogi...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess the testing practices in inclusive primary schools for pupils with disabilities in Tanzania. The study focused on four specific objectives; to examine the techniques of testing pupils with disabilities in inclusive schools, to investigate classroom environment and structure of testing pupils with disabilities, to explore behaviours of teachers in testing pupils with disabilities and to investigate problems facing teachers in testing pupils with disa...