Secondary level of education has been viewed as a fundamental stage for education progression. At this level, students participate in educational activities that pertain to secondary school education. However, in Baringo County, especially in Mogotio and Tiaty Sub-counties, there is hig h prevalence of teenage pregnancies due to high poverty evels, illiteracy rates among parentsand retrogressive cultural beliefs that may have nfluenced the educational participation of student mothers. The stu...
Abstract/Overview Fund (CDF) in order to promote access, equity and enhance quality of education in secondary schools. Countries all over the world use devolved funding to finance education in terms of construction of schools, paying school fees for the needy through bursary and developing school infrastructure. Studies in United States of America, United Kingdom, South-Africa and Malawi have revealed that devolved funding has been used to enhance access, equity and quality of education. How...
In spite of the enormous efforts the Ghana government has made to reduce recidivism among ex-convicts, recidivism continues to increase in the country. The study thus aimed at using rehabilitation to reduce recidivism in Tamale Central Prison. The study used both purposive and random sampling procedures to select a sample size of 100 respondents who took part in the study. Data was collected by the use of questionnaires for both primary data and secondary data. The collected data was analysed...
The study investigated factors that account for differences in academic performance between public and private junior high schools in Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Tain district. Views were sampled through administration of questionnaire to the head teachers, teachers, students and focus group discussion for parents. One- on - one interview was conducted with circuit supervisors and other educational workers. The study identified school environment factors, teacher fac...
The purpose of this study was to determine the challenges to effective teaching and learning of practical agriculture in Senior High Schools in Sagnarigu District in Northern Region of Ghana. It was also to assess the attitudes of community members, students and teachers towards Agricultural Science. A sample of 80 Agricultural Science students and 10 teachers that teach the subject in the three public senior high schools in the district were selected. Data were collected using one-on-one int...
Most young people are ignorant about issues of their sexuality (Alter, 2002). Studies aimed at improving the understanding of young people about their sexuality have mostly been targeted at young people themselves. This study sought to find out how teacher training influences sex education in basic schools and how this contributes to improvement in the sexual attitude of young people. The study explored how sexuality education is taught in basic schools, the adequacy of training teachers rece...
This study is aimed at examining the influence of Interactivemethodofteachingonthe performance of Science teachers at the Evangelical Presbyterian Basic School, Sogakofe. Fifty pupils were purposively sampled for the study. The nature of the study was conventional research. Nine Integrated Science teachers were selected for the research. Questionnaires were administered to respondents and data was collected. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data in terms of frequencies and char...
The study assessed the “effects of induction training programme on newly recruited teachers in the Kpandai district northern region of Ghana”. Literature was reviewed. Areas that were taken into account includes Concept of induction training programme, Goals and Objectives of Induction Training Programme , Concept of newly recruited teacher induction training programme , Effects of induction training programme on newly recruited teachers and recommendations were made in regards to the fin...
The purpose of this study was to train English language teachers on the use of inductive approach to teach grammar at Gburimani D/A junior high school in the Tolon District. The aim of the literature review was to review existing literature on how English language teachers can use inductive approach to teach grammar. In order to attain the purpose and objectives of the study, action research method was used in collecting and analysing the data. Purposive sampling technique was used to select ...
This dissertation examines the impact of the capitation grant on enrolment and performance of pupils at the basic school level in Sagnarigu District. It used a survey to assess the opinion of head teachers, teachers and District Director of education regarding the impact of the capitation grant policy on pupils’ enrollment in the district. A survey of 150 respondents within selected schools captured questions on respondents’ demographics, capitation grant and pupils’ enrolment, capitati...
The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the attitude of teachers at St Peter’s JHS towards the use of ICT, to explain these attitudes and to capture what teachers think can be done to improve their attitudes towards the use of ICT for teaching and learning processes. Using purposive sampling techniques, a sample of 14 was selected. The study takes the form of a survey that makes use of an open ended questionnaire for data collection. The resulting data are analyzed using SPS...
Abstract Teacher Empowerment programme Quality Assurance policy and Academic performance of Secondary School Students in the 'T. Four (4) research questions were drawn up and four (4) hypotheses were emulated to guide the study. The correlational survey research was employed. e sample size used for the study was 458 teachers selected tl"1rough a systematic sampling technique. A researcher developed questionnaire cOl-"1taining 28 structured ms on teacher empowerment, quality assurance and stud...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the extent to which cattle rustling had impacted on pupil‟s access and participation in primary education in Alale Division, North Pokot Subcounty. The study investigated enrolment, retention, drop-out and absenteeism rates of both pupils and teachers in schools. It also evaluated general performance of schools‟ KCPE results. It is intended that this research will shed light to education stakeholders in this region so as to manage better children‟s acce...
ABSTRACT Since the women‟s decade conference in Nairobi, various efforts have been made by governments and international donors to increase women‟s participation in formal schooling and the labour market. However, evidence still persists that women in most parts of the world face numerous challenges. The objective of this study was to explore persisting challenges that exclude women students from pursuing science and mathematics programmes in Kenya‟s vocational training institutes. The ...
ABSTRACT In Kenya, nutrition education is included in the school curriculum as recommended in the year 2009 national school health policy. Nevertheless, policy advocacy and communication strategies on nutrition education are relatively weak, and there is insufficient focus on operational research on nutrition. In addition, nutrition education is not taught as a standalone subject and is only infused in science subjects. Consequently, the malnutrition problem is not as well understood as it co...