ABSTRACT This study intended to establish the effectiveness of community service orders in behavior modification, rehabilitation, and crime prevention in Kakamega District, Western Province of Kenya. In the review of the related literature, all secondary sources viewed relevant to the study were revisited and helped to give the researcher a clear picture as well as a guidelines regarding the study which he had to undertake. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative paradigms s...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of alcoholism on the discipline of the youth in Mbarara Municipality. The study was guided by the following objectives which were; To examine the effect of drug taking on the discipline of the youth in Mbarara Municipality, to assess the extent to which drunkardness affect the discipline of the youth in Mbarara Municipality, to examine the effects of clubbing on the discipline of the youth in Mbarara Municipality, to assess the ext...
ABSTRACT The major purpose of this study was to investigate the specific counseling needs of employees in organizations. This meant to establish the necessity to integrate professional counseling at work places in order to solve work-related issues, personal problems and other problems. The study also aimed at investigating the relationship between counseling needs and personal characteristics of age, gender, marital status, educational level & professional qualification and length of servic...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study basically is to find out some psychosocial factors affecting marital satisfaction among married individuals: a descriptive survey design was used. 200 married individuals were sampled from three selected congregations from the east presbytery of the E.P Church Ho; using a purposive sampling method. 98 respondents had premarital counseling and 108 people did not. 114 were males and 86 were female respondents who are married individuals and have been married for ...
ABSTRACT Poor academic performance among students is a global phenomenon that has multifaceted factors precipitating it and Ghanaian students cannot be an exception. This study examined the relationship between senior high school students’ financial, physical-health, psychological, relationship, school-related problems and their academic performance. Two hundred and seventy-seven respondents were selected using stratified random sampling technique from three senior high schools in the Tema...
ABSTRACT Poor academic performance among students is a global phenomenon that has multifaceted factors precipitating it and Ghanaian students cannot be an exception. This study examined the relationship between senior high school students’ financial, physical-health, psychological, relationship, school-related problems and their academic performance. Two hundred and seventy-seven respondents were selected using stratified random sampling technique from three senior high schools in the Tema...
According to Kenya National Bureau of Statistics projections (2015), Nakuru County has a population of 1,959,880 comprising of 982,505 males (50%) and 977,375 females (50%). Children below 15 years constitute 39% of the population, while youth aged 15-24 years constitute 21% of the population. By the end of 2015, a total of 41, 217 people were living with HIV in the County, with 15% being young people aged 15-24 years. Nakuru county HIV and AIDS strategic plan (2015/2016) reported that, the n...
Consumption of illicit alcoholic brews is a national concern in Kenya. There are several approaches being used in curbing this menace and counseling is one of them. However, there is little empirical data that shows the effectiveness of counselors’ involvement in curbing consumption of illicit brews and the counseling strategies used in Laikipia County This study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of counseling strategies used in curbing illicit brews in Laikipia County. Speci...
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...
ABSTRACT The increasing number of child abuse cases in Kenya does not only affect the future socioeconomic development and well being of the country, but also its security and safety. In Nakuru district, identified abused children are taken to rehabilitation institutions for care, protection and later integration back into the society. However, little documented information exists on the actual rehabilitation process in these institutions and later integration of the children back into the s...
ABSTRACT Today’s families experience problems like unfaithfulness, violence, child molestation, divorce and separation. These problems experienced in families affect the children in those families. The purpose of the study was to find out the impact of family conflicts on the academic performance and interpersonal relationships of pupils in public primary schools in Nakuru Municipality. This study employed the descriptive survey research design to determine influence of family conflicts in...
ABSTRACT Single parent households are caused by factors such as divorce, separation, death of spouse, single parent by choice and due to rapid breakdown of traditional structures in the face of globalization, modernization, migration and urbanization. Presently, single parenting has found little, if any, acceptance in most communities in Kenya, which may adversely affect self esteem, discipline and interpersonal relationships of children in the households. However, many communities still reg...
ABSTRACT Bereavement is a state of loss of a loved one through death. It triggers a reaction called grief which has negative physical, social and emotional effects on the bereaved child. Bereaved students need an appropriate school environment for bereavement recovery to help them to deal with the negative effects of grief because the surviving parent and the significant others who are supposed to help them at home may be pre-occupied with their own grieving. The bereaved students also need...
ABSTRACT Discipline cases in public secondary schools in Koibatek Sub-County have become a matter of concern in recent years to all players in the education sector. Discipline has an adverse effect on academic performance. Despite the Ministry of Education Policy for all schools to establish guidance and counseling programme as an alternative disciplinary measure, schools are still experiencing an increasing number of discipline problems. The study therefore sought to establish the role of g...
ABSTRACT Discipline cases in public secondary schools in Koibatek Sub-County have become a matter of concern in recent years to all players in the education sector. Discipline has an adverse effect on academic performance. Despite the Ministry of Education Policy for all schools to establish guidance and counseling programme as an alternative disciplinary measure, schools are still experiencing an increasing number of discipline problems. The study therefore sought to establish the role of g...