ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the challenges that are faced by headteachers in managing the human resource in their schools and the impact the challenges have on teaching and learning in the schools. The objectives of the study were to find out the issues that face the headteachers in recruitment, induction, development and motivating teachers in their schools, to investigate the challenges headteachers face in managing the support staff in their schools, to examine th...
Abstract The primary purpose of this study was to find out how teachers of history utilized various instructional resources. It also focused on availability of instructional resources for teaching history in some secondary schools of Hodan District in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Hodan was chosen as the location of the study because it has the highest number of schools in the district of Banadir region. In the study, only private secondary schools were used as there has not been single...
ABSTRACT In Kenya, user charges can be classified as one of the factors that influence the participation in secondary education; they typically add to the cost of education faced by households resulting to children from the poor households being in and out of school due to financial constraints. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of user charges on participation in education among students in Kitui County, Kenya. The objectives of this study were to identify the types of...
ABSTRACT Physical Education is an integral and vital part of a learner's school education. It is one of the "core" subjects, endowed with the same status as English, Kiswahili and Mathematics in the secondary school curriculum. It is known for its immense benefits to the students in terms of their social and physical wellbeing. The main purpose of this study was, therefore, to determine the actual status of the Physical Education curriculum in secondary schools. The survey research method wa...
ABSTRACT As many organisations especially educational institutions seek to fight competition in the market place, many of them have had to adopt different competitive strategies in order to attract and retain customers as well as improve on their performance. Developing quality standards in education as a competition tool and sustaining the coveted quality continues to be a great test for many institutions. Quality in Education is when the education given is claimed to satisfy the students‘...
ABSTRACT Physics is a science subject that provides the foundation of industrial, technological and economic development of any country. The ministry of education Kenya has been dispersing to schools Free Day Secondary Education (FDSE) funds amounting to 22,240 for schools to buy laboratory equipment among other needs which are important in the practical approach of teaching. Despite this, student’s achievement in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE) physics in Njoro Sub C...
ABSTRACT Secondary education is regarded as the most important stage in the educational cycle of a child because it is the foundation for further education, training and work. The quality of instruction and internal efficiency of institutions providing it should be high if secondary school education is to achieve its objectives. However, the quality of instruction and internal efficiency of public secondary schools in Kitui county has been poor. Literature shows that the implementation of SS...
ABSTRACT The debate about inclusive education has been lessened in many parts of the world and the society in Kenya is trying to digest into the education system the integration of pupils with special needs in an inclusive setting. Despite all these efforts there are still some challenges that affect inclusive education in our society from international level to local level. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence the integration of pupils with special needs in an...
ABSTRACT Education is critical for the development of a country. Governments invest in it and prioritize it as a service to its citizens. However, due to the huge resources needed for provision of education, many governments, including the government of Kenya, have introduced the cost-sharing policy to reduce budgetary allocated to the education sector. The average government spending on education , excluding the share by households had risen between 5 and 7 percent of the GDP by 2005 (GOK,2...
ABSTRACT The launch of Free Primary Education (FPE) in Kenya in 2003 resulted to high enrolment of pupils in primary schools. However only a small proportion of those pupils who completed standard eight enrolled in form one due to lack of school fees which was a burden to many parents. In January 2008 the Government of Kenya declared Tuition Free Secondary Education (TFSE) in all public secondary schools in the country in order to cope with the high number of pupils completing standard eight...
ABSTRACT Student Satisfaction (SS) is a key factor in the attraction and retention of customers in an institution of learning. Demand for quality products and services by students have become evident in institutions of higher learning in Kenya. Universities are investing a lot of resources and efforts to become more performing organisations by providing quality products and services to their customers and in particular students. Quality Management Systems (QMS) is one way of achieving this g...
ABSTRACT Free Primary Education (FPE) was first introduced in Kenya in 1974, when fee payment for the first four years of primary education was waived. The programme was stopped in 1988 and replaced with the cost-sharing policy. FPE was re-introduced in 2003 with the aim of improving access to education through enhanced enrolment, retention, transition and completion rates. Abolition of school fees led to a significant improvement in enrolment. A study by UNESCO reveals that the re-introduct...
ABSTRACT Education forms the basis upon which economic, social and political development of any nation is founded. As a basic human right, it is universally proclaimed by many countries of the world. Despite the efforts made by the government and other stakeholders to achieve Education For All (EFA), there are challenges of dropouts, repetition and low transition rates. The study was carried out in Narok South Sub-County as it was reported to have cultural practices that affect internal effi...
ABSTRACT Physical Education (PE) is an important subject in the school curriculum because it helps students develop the competencies and beliefs necessary for incorporating physical activities in their lives. Despite its importance, most schools countrywide and more so in Nyandarua County are faced with critical issues of finances, availability of facilities, time allocated to PE and teachers proficiency. This study examined teachers’ perceptions of the influence of finance, facilities; ti...
ABSTRACT Good performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education is a primary determinant of one's career as it facilitates the transition to the next level of training. The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between the selected school-based factors and students‟ performance in public secondary schools in KCSE in Masaba North Sub-County of Nyamira County. The objectives of the study were: to establish the relationship between teacher qualification and students‟...