ABSTRACT Road infrastructure is one of the key components of this development. In as much as new roads bring development to previously underdeveloped areas, sometimes this development can cause significant effects on sensitive environments and the lifestyles of the people living near or using the road. The transformation of the road from Nairobi to Thika town into a super highway is one of Kenya‟s first large scale transportation infrastructure projects which albeit its numerous benefits ac...
ABSTRACT Quality education gives learners knowledge, skills and attitude for innovativeness required by industry. This concept has been a subject of research for education in Kenya since independence. However unemployment persists as university graduates continue to lack innovative skills required for creating jobs and steering economic development. The purpose of this study was to examine selected educational inputs and determine their role in achievement of quality education in the Faculty ...
ABSTRACT The tenet of this study was that despite the critical role of physics in promoting scientific and technological development, students‟ performance in this subject was quite dismal. Factors leading to this dismal performance had not been adequately investigated and well - understood, hence hindering development of science education in the country. To this end ,the purpose of this study was to determine factors influencing students‟ performance in physics at KCSE level in selected ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors that influence instructional supervision in Prisons Staff Training College (PSTC) Ruiru, Kiambu County. The objectives of the study were; To establish the level of education among instructional supervisors in PSTC, to identify the supervisory strategies used by supervisors on instructional supervision in PSTC, to establish how the status of the curriculum affects instructional supervision in PSTC, determine the problems that are...
ABSTRACT Secondary school education is very critical in any education system because of its crucial role in catalyzing national development. Consequently, maintaining a high student enrollment at this level should be a priority for all countries. The Constituency Bursary Fund (CBF) was established by the Government of Kenya in 2003 to ensure that needy students have access to secondary education. It was anticipated that there would be fairness and efficiency in the bursary allocation process....
ABSTRACT Secondary school education is very critical in any education system because of its crucial role in catalyzing national development. Consequently, maintaining a high student enrollment at this level should be a priority for all countries. The Constituency Bursary Fund (CBF) was established by the Government of Kenya in 2003 to ensure that needy students have access to secondary education. It was anticipated that there would be fairness and efficiency in the bursary allocation process....
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of secondary school principals in the management of human resources in Mathioya District, Murang’a County. The objectives of the study were to determine the effectiveness of principals in recruitment, selection, induction, development and motivation of staff in public secondary schools as perceived by teachers and the principals; to determine the challenges faced by principals in their role of managing human resources; t...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the challenges of information and communication technology integrated in education in Nakuru County, Kenya. This was following the ministry of education emphasis on adoption of electronic learning in educational institutions. While this policy is being implemented, the problem facing it is the slow up take of ICT integration in secondary school education. The specific objectives of the study were to: analyze the students‟ enrolment rate of computer ...
ABSTRACT The efficiency of educational institutions is key in the rationalization of resource allocation and use. However, developing countries like Kenya are facing efficiency challenges regarding resource use as well as the flow of students through the school system at various levels of education and programs. The government of Kenya (through county governments) has increased investments in the development of vocational training centers in recent years, but the number of students already en...
Distance education has become an important complement of providing access to quality tertiary education. It is used as a means to build capacity worldwide through the use of technologies, either print, electronic or combination of them. Despite its prominence, distance education delivery has problems that raise issues of quality. This study sought to: assess the extent to which tutors‟ direct teaching practices influence students‟ academic achievement; establish the extent to which ...
ABSTRACT The technological advancement all over the world has placed societies on a complex automated status where information and data flow freely in websites and other electronic mediums. In order to move in pace with the rest of the world in field of ICT, the Kenyan government through MOE introduced computer studies curriculum in secondary schools in 1996. Its implementation has faced a number of challenges all over the country. The objective and purpose of this study was to investigate th...
The purpose of the study was to establish and understand the obstacles that face women educational administrators so that appropriate information generated that was to go a long way in informing the government, policy makers and the societies to develop strategies that were to support women administration and provide an environment for productivity and efficiency. The following objectives guided the study: to examine the challenges facing female educational administrators in Mombasa Cou...
ABSTRACT Students are key stakeholders within a school in particular and the entire education establishment in general. However, they cannot be easily managed without a proper identification and implementation of certain necessary strategies. The situation worsens if schools are not aware of the existence of such strategies that would be harnessed in order to be enabled to manage them effectively. The purpose of the study was to analyze the strategies on management of students in mixed day se...
ABSTRACT The primary purpose of this study was to investigate into the management challenges occasioned by drug abuse in secondary schools in Mbeere North District and the possible solutions to these challenges. Out of the twenty seven (27) schools, nine (9) were purposively sampled. This represents 30% of the schools in this district. Out of the nine (9) schools, one (1) was girls boarding, one (1) was boys boarding, three (3) were mixed day schools, three (3) were mixed day and boardin...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the role of Quality Assurance and Standard Officers in promoting education in private secondary schools in Limuru district, Kiambu County, with a view of finding out how QASOs’ supervisory role enhances the quality of education and frequency of carrying out supervision. The study objectives were; investigate the role of QASOs in promoting staff development; and to establish the extent to which QASOs monitor education standards based on al...