ABSTRACT Kenya government has made tremendous gains in increasing female participation in education since 1960‟s. These gains have been achieved through measures such as harambee‟s, free primary and secondary education by expanding access and cost of education. Despite these efforts the gains have not been matched by gains in girls‟ academic performance nor retention. The concern of this study is that whereas government‟s heavy investment in education sector has realized high initial...
ABSTRACT Adolescence has for a long time been considered a period when the individual is exposed to heightened risk. Harlock (2006), suggests that our understanding of adolescent behavior, should move beyond isolated emotional and physical studies into a perspective that brings more understanding to the human perception. The academic performance of adolescent students in Kenya has been deteriorating. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether adolescence developmental changes (emot...
ABSTRACT Participation of girls in education seems to be dismal in many parts of the world, and it has become a real concern for many developing countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya included. The dismal level of participation is attributed to the factors that influence girls’ enrolment, retention and completion of education at the secondary school cycle. Girl child education provides benefits to the family and the society at large thus factors influencing it should be addressed for the s...
ABSTRACT Guidance and counselling programme was first implemented in Kenyan secondary schools in 1971. It was emphasized in Koibatek district secondary schools after the banning of the cane in 2001. However, there are indications that students in the district still lack academic, career and personal competencies. Persistent poor academic performance, school disturbances and students dropping from school among others are the common problems in the district. This may be due to ineffective scho...
ABSTRACT The issue of girl child participation in primary school has become a real concern in all nations of the world particularly the developing countries like those in sub-Saharan Africa, East Africa and Kenya included. Girl child education worldwide provides benefits to the family and the society at large thus issues affecting it should be addressed for the sake of human development. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors affecting girls‟ participation in primary schools i...
ABSTRACT Since the escalation of alcoholism in Kenyan, many families are wrestling to cope with the costs of addiction because addiction is often defined as chronic, relapsing disorder that require comprehensive detoxification and psychosocial intervention. Alcoholism severity and relapse complexity process that involves the mental, physical, emotion and behavioural component of a person disables recovering alcoholics to achieve sobriety. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the influe...
ABSTRACT Guidance and counselling is an important component of education that helps students to successfully cope with challenges of life. Students with maladaptive behaviour are assisted to correct and overcome difficulties facing them. Students are encouraged to identify and avoid risky situations through acquisition of life skills, attitudes and living values that can help them manage their problems. This is contrary to what is being observed in Bungoma County as students still show maladj...
ABSTRACT HIV/AIDS continues to have social, economic and psychological effects among infected and affected persons and their households. This has been further complicated by the negative perceptions and attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS as a result of social stigmatization, isolation and discrimination. Women infected with HIV/AIDS have disproportionately been the main victims of the negative perceptions and attitudes and thus face and shoulder the biggest burden of the effects ass...
ABSTRACT Drug abuse in secondary schools in Kenya has been on the increase and identified as one of the major causes of indiscipline and unrest among students. The marked increase in consumption of both illegal and legal drugs in schools is continually highlighted in the local press media. The Ministry of Education and National Campaign against Drugs Abuse (NACADA) have shown great concern about the effects of this menace. This study sought to determine the infleunce of guidance and counselli...
ABSTRACT In the modern society and fast changing environment in which the young people grow, there is a lack of proper structures to help them cope with their developmental challenges .Peer counseling therefore is becoming an important and integral part of technical institutions educational programme in Kenya. The institutions use peer counseling training as an intervention in changing the perceptions of the students towards the youth developmental challenges. Research has established that pe...
ABSTRACT An assessment of the stress levels of retirees is crucial for the success of retirement counselling. In Kenya, primary school teachers constitute majority of the country‘s public service, yet no studies have been conducted to investigate the impact of retirement on stress levels of retired primary school teachers. The purpose of this study was, therefore, to investigate the impact of retirement on stress levels of retired primary school teachers in Rachuonyo district, Kenya. Guided...
ABSTRACT Parents invest heavily in their children‟s education with career success as the desired outcome. Since the students‟ decision making ability is still developing, they need guidance from adults such as parents and teachers when making career decisions. The objectives of the study were to identify parent engagement strategies used in career guidance, assess parents‟ level of participation in career guidance programs, analyze parents‟ attitudes towards involvement in career gui...
ABSTRACT Students studying in public secondary schools in Kakamega County, Lugari SubCounty have a range of challenges, these include, deteriorating academic performance, drug and substance abuse, low self-esteem, theft cases among themselves, socially unacceptable sexual behaviour such as lesbianism and sodomy, destruction of school property, arson attacks, teenage pregnancies and risky abortions, as well, as serious grudges between learners and their teachers. These problems exist despite ...
ABSTRACT Globally, boys and girls use gender as an organising theme to classify and understand their perceptions about the world. While some male students perform relatively well as compared to females in KCSE, others in the same schools, taught by the same teachers and sharing same resources, are outperformed by females in examinations. Females are outperforming males at all levels of the school system, where girls’ enrolment in secondary schools tends to go upwards, while that of boys red...
Education is a fundamental right that leads to realization of other rights and part of development. However, there exists wastage for learners with disabilities, in particular hearing impaired, through repetition, drop out, poor performance and low transition to other levels of education. This study seeks to investigate how psycho-cultural factors affect academic performance of learners with hearing impairment (HI). A focus on the effects of psycho-cultural factors such as self-esteem, peer p...