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Challenges facing principals in addressing drug and substance abuse in secondary schools in Mombasa county, Kenya.
No full textStudies in students' drug abuse highlight the risk posed by the continued abuse of drugs on discipline, school safety and academic performance. The problem of drug and substance abuse among students is increasingly becoming pervasive in secondary schools in Mombasa County. It is likely to be partly responsible for low academic performance and cases of indiscipline that are witnessed in secondary schools. The purpose of this study was to establish the challenges facing Principals in addressing drug and substance abuse in secondary schools in Mombasa County. The objectives of this study were to establish lack of parental support, influence of social media, ineffectiveness of guidance and counselling programmes in addressing drug and substance in secondary schools. The ultimate aim was to investigate challenges facing Principals in eradicating drug and substance abuse in secondary schools in Mombasa County. Using Urie Brofenbtenner's Ecology of Human Development Theory, this study intended to show that students' environments are responsible for drug and substance abuse. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The target population comprised of 96 Principals from 33 public and 63 private secondary schools in Mombasa County. 94 secondary school Principals in Mombasa County were selected through census method because the population was very small and it also covered all categories of secondary schools. The validity and reliability of the instruments was established by piloting the instruments in two schools which were not part of the sample. Data was collected using principals' 5-point Likert Rating Scale questionnaire. Data was coded and analysed using SPSS Version 20. Data was presented using frequency tables, pie charts and percentages. The findings of the study indicated that Principals in Mombasa County faced challenges when addressing drug and substance abuse. These challenges were; parental support was not sufficient in curbing drug and substance abuse in schools; social media was found to be a stumbling block in the war against drug abuse among the students while guidance and counseling services were found not to be successful in addressing drug and substance abuse due to of lack of qualified teacher counselors and inadequate teaching and learning resources. The study recommends that, parents should be cooperative and give the Principals adequate support in eradicating this vice in schools. Secondly, the Ministry of Education should strengthen the Guidance and counseling units in all secondary schools in Mombasa County by training qualified teacher counselors and providing resources materials to be used in counseling sessions. The government should also ban advertisement, promotion, and sponsorship of alcoholic products and cigarettes in the media among other recommendations. Further research is necessary to determine how availability of illicit drugs and substance in the school neighborhood hampers the efforts of Principals in curbing drugs and substance abuse
A comparative study of the effects of drug abuse among boys and girls in seventh day Adventist church sponsored secondary schools in Borabu sub-county Nyamira county Kenya
No full textThe purpose of this study was to examine the effects of drug abuse between boys and girls in selected Seventh - day Adventist church sponsored secondary schools of Borabu sub - county, Nyamira County, Kenya. The study sought to establish the types or drugs abused, examine the main effects of drug abuse, analyze the physical psychological and social effects of drug abuse and to compare the level of effects of drug abuse among boys and girls in selected secondary schools in Borabu sub _ county, Nyamira County, Kenya. A descriptive survey design was used in this study. The target population was all the 22 public secondary schools in the sub-County. The sample of the study comprised of 15 secondary schools chosen through stratified random sampling. Census sampling was used to select 15 principals, 150 HODs, and 15 chaplain / counselors. Data was collected through Interviews for principals and questionnaires for HODs, and chaplains/ counselors. The validity of the instruments was established through scrutiny by experts who were thesis supervisors. Test-retest method was used to establish reliability of the instruments. A correlation coefficient of 0.86 and 0.87 for HODs, and chaplains/ counselors questionnaires was established respectively. The qualitative data from interview schedule was analyzed thematically and reported in narrative and direct quotes. The data from questionnaires was analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) computer program version+ 20.0 and descriptive statistics generated. Specifically, percentages, means, and standard deviation. The major findings of the study indicated that girls are the most affected as compared to the boys in the selected secondary schools. The implications of these findings were that, because girls mostly use the injectable drugs they were more injected than boys. The Study, therefore recommended that; in order to enhance health among students quality close assistance from the school authority is required
Factors influencing the performance of coffee cooperative societies in Imenti South Sub county, Meru, Kenya
No full textThe performance of the coffee cooperatives which ensure the livelihood of more than 700,000 small holder coffee farmers is crucial in raising the socio-economic status of the smallholder coffee farmers. This research was conducted in recognition to this fact. The objective was to carry out a study on the factors influencing the performance of coffee cooperative societies in Kenya: a survey of the coffee cooperatives in Imenti South Sub County. The problem is that the performance of the coffee cooperatives in terms of the quantity of coffee marketed has been on a down ward trend since 1988.Therefore the specific objectives were: To establish how the regulatory framework influences the performance, to assess the influence of cooperative leadership on the performance, to determine the influence of competition on performance and to investigate the influence of employees on the performance. This was to generate useful and effective ideas whose implementation would assist coffee cooperatives in getting more coffee for marketing and encouraging further interest and enquiries into factors influencing the performance of coffee cooperatives in Kenya and other countries. The literature review covered both theoretical and empirical reviews. The theoretical review was guided by resource based view theory, contingency leadership theory and human capital theory. The three theories give a guide on how the coffee cooperative societies can manage their resources to improve their performance. The empirical literature helped identify research gaps from various studies reviewed. The study adopted a descriptive research design using stratified random sampling. A sample of 196 respondents from a population of 349 persons from the management committee, supervisory committee and employees of the coffee cooperatives in Imenti South Sub County was used. Data was collected using questionnaires which were distributed and collected by a research assistant. Coefficients for the Multiple Linear Regression equation were generated. Hypothesis was tested at 5% level of significance. The results of the study showed that there is a significant relationship between performance of coffee cooperatives and regulatory framework, cooperative leaders and competition. The researcher recommended that the government should strengthen the regulatory framework in coffee cooperatives, ensure cooperative leaders are trained on management courses and members' loyalty is strengthened
Evaluation of mentor effectiveness in clinical teaching of diploma nursing students at Thika level 5 hospital, Kenya
Get PDFMentoring in nursing education requires the trained professional to commit time, purpose and energy to the personal and professional development of nursing students. Mentoring nursing students is effective if the relationship between the mentor and mentee is well established. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mentors in clinical teaching of nursing students at Thika Level 5 Hospital. The study was guided by specific objectives which were to: determine mentor preparation for clinical teaching in terms of knowledge of teaching methods and qualifications; establish the level of mentor motivation during clinical teaching; determine institutional support for mentors in clinical teaching; and determine effect of the mentor's patient load assignment on clinical teaching in relation to effectiveness of mentors in clinical teaching of diploma nursing students. Descriptive research design and stratified random sampling was used to select a sample of 106 respondents from a target population of 265 possible respondents. The sample included106 ward supervisors and staff nurses who served as mentors at Thika Level 5 Hospital.The researcher observed the ethical considerations to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of the information gathered by; not mentioning the respondents by name, respecting individual values and opinions, choosing appropriate terms to use and explain the value of the research. Data was collected by use of questionnaire, analysed descriptively and then presented in diagrams, tables and pie-charts. The results showed that mentor Preparation for clinical instruction was one of the key challenges to achievement of effectiveness in clinical teaching of diploma nursing students. From the findings, it was concluded that stakeholders in the clinical area should ensure there is proper mentor preparedness for clinical instruction. The study further concluded that mentors need be well motivated, encouraged, rewarded and supported and more nurses be hired to reduce the work load
A case study of mama Lucy Kibaki hospital.
Get PDFHealth service delivery is a key pillar of the health system management .The World Health Organization recently emphasized the need to develop adolescent -friendly health services to improve the care provided to young people throughout the world. However, there is limited peer reviewed literature on this subject therefore necessitating assessment of whether the existing health facilities are prepared to implement the adolescent friendly health services. Adolescent friendly health services remains a relatively new and sensitive area mainly due to restrictive norms and policies guiding the services. After International Conference on Population and Development in 1994, countries started implementing adolescent friendly health services. The Government of Kenya together with partners in an attempt to address the health challenges came up with the Adolescent package of care (APOC) in 2013 whose guidelines were finalized in November 2014 and released for use by service providers. Despite this package of care, there is still ineffective staff capacity in relation to skills and knowledge gap of health professionals, training needs, health resources as well as health system factors that can affect implementation of AFHS. The study explored ways of mitigating or addressing the barriers to implementation of these services. The study used both quantitative and qualitative approaches to collect data. The study utilized survey research adapting descriptive cross sectional design and semi-structured questionnaire to interview 348 health care providers and 472 adolescents in Mam Lucy Kibaki Hospital from 3rd May 2014 to 16 June 2014 .The respondents were mainly nurses, clinical officers and Medical doctors who were working at the health service delivery area at the time of study and were interviewed using an interview guide. The managers at the hospital were interviewed using an in-depth interview guide while the adolescents were interviewed through interview schedule. A total of four (4) focus group discussion was held with adolescents. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS Version 18.0. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were performed to determine significant associations. The study established that sex, age, level of education and adolescent awareness about existence of friendly health services offered were significantly associated with utilization at p<0.05. Long queues, unfavorable working hours and lack of money negatively affected consumption of AFHS. The study concluded that the utilization of health services among the adolescents was low largely due to unfriendliness of the health care providers at health facilities and lack of awareness of AFHS services. In view of the findings, this study recommends need for the Government through the Ministry of Health and partners in health service provision to increase the number of AFHS and ensure that the recommendations of adolescent package of care is implemented fully with good evaluation strategies in place. Laborious awareness drives to sensitize the adolescents about availability of adolescent friendly services through rigorous health education and increased involvement of both parents/guardians and teachers to scale up implementation are also recommended.
Keywords: Preparedness, Staff Capacity, Health resources and Adolescent friendly Health Services
A case study of pipeline internally displaced person’s camp in Nakuru County.
Get PDFThis study sought to investigate the effects of 2007/2008 Post Election violence on basic education in Nakuru Kenya using a Case Study of Pipeline Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Nakuru County. The research was guided by the following research objectives: To evaluate the effects of 2007/2008 Post-Election Violence on basic education in Pipeline Internally Displaced Persons camp in Nakuru County, Kenya; to examine the measures put in place by the Ministry of Education to facilitate access to basic education for internally displaced persons at Pipeline Internally Displaced Camp, Nakuru County; to establish the effectiveness of the measures put in place by the Ministry of Education to facilitate continuity of basic education for the Internally Displaced Persons at Pipeline camp, Nakuru, Kenya. Humanistic theory of motivation guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The sample comprised of 140 respondents drawn from a target population of 449 persons comprising of the parents from pipeline internally displaced camp, head teachers, teachers and students from schools adjacent to the Pipeline IDP Camp, Nakuru County. Questionnaires and focused group discussion guides were used in data collection. The validity was enhanced through questionnaires and reliability was enhanced through pilot study which was done at Nairobi road school along Nakuru-Nairobi highway targeting a population of 136 respondents and a sample size of 43 respondents. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. From the findings, the study established that the 2007/2008 PEV resulted to inadequate School Infrastructure, inadequate basic needs, inadequate educational facilities and also psychological torture. On the direct effects of the PEV, 34% of the respondents reported to be inadequate food, 33% reported inadequate shelter, 25% reported clothing and 8% were undecided. Majority of the respondents reported that students compete on scarce resources as result of 2007/2008 PEV. On the effectiveness of the measures to facilitate access to basic education, the government was not committed on psychological support towards the PEV affected teachers and students and was uncommitted on financial support to the affected teachers after the 2007/2008 PEV. On the measures put in place, it was reported that the Ministry of education had put in place the supportive program that ensured that those affected during post-election enjoyed their basic need of education by having school feeding program in place and the repair of infrastructure and resources damaged by PEV. The study concluded that the government had committed itself on reforms mechanism towards improvement of basic education but only on school feeding program and the repair of school infrastructure damaged during PEV. The government was not committal on financial and psychological support towards the teachers and students affected by the PEV. The students had to compete for scarce resources as result of 2007/2008 PEV. The study made the following recommendations: the school committees and board of management should comprise of different ethnic members for ethnic balance; Government should keep check on Peace Education in the curriculum; the national treasury budget to allocate more funds towards PEV victims education; there should be more provision of basic needs and other critical services like medical support
The effect of corporate governance practices on financial perfomance of deposit-taking saccos in Kenya
No full textHD 2741 .W36 2015Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOS) have been growing as a strong tool to meet financial needs. This is because, cooperatives are well placed to bring about equitable development and justice. However, SACCOS like any other business, are faced with challenges in their quest for growth and corporate governance stand as one of the main challenges facing SACCOS. Corporate governance is a concept that involves practices that entail the organization of management and control of companies. It reflects the interaction among those persons and groups, which provide resources to the company and contribute to its performance such as shareholders, employees, creditors, long-term suppliers and subcontractors. Corporate governance has received much attention in the accounting literature, with studies focusing on the impact of corporate governance and the financial performance of the firm. Few of these studies have focused on the relationship between corporate governance and financial performance of the deposit taking Savings and Credit Cooperatives in Kenya. The purpose of the study was to explore the relationship between corporate governance and the financial performance of the deposit taking Savings and Credit Cooperatives in Kenya, a survey of SACCOS in Meru County. In particular, the specific objectives were to study how CEO/Chairman duality, board composition and disclosure affect financial performance. The study adopted the use of a descriptive research design. This was done by doing a census study of the 11 deposit taking SACCOS in Meru County. From a target population of 454 employees, the study sampled 44 respondents for purposes of the study. Data collection involved the use of questionnaires for primary data and study of SACCOS' financial statements for secondary data. Data collected was analyzed by descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Hypotheses were tested using P-value at 0.05% level of significance. Multiple linear regression was used to link the relationship between independent variables and dependent variable. Descriptive data was presented in the form of frequency tables and percentages. The data was analyzed using SPSS. Tables were used to summarize responses for further analysis and facilitate comparison. The findings of the study revealed that CEO/duality and disclosure had a significant effect on financial performance, while board composition did not have a significant effect on financial performance. The study therefore recommends the following; that clear separation and definition of functions between the CEO and chairman of the board be upheld, the board to comprise of well-educated people since they are actively involved in shaping SACCO strategy, and SACCOS should always uphold the standards and allowable levels and practices of disclosure within their ranks
Critical review of training process towards strengthened service delivery in Dagoretti sub-county.
Get PDFHuman resources are the most important assets of any health system. Training is one of the principal means by which health professionals such as Nurses and Clinical Officers maintain, improve, and broaden the knowledge and skills required. Despite progress in developing more effective training methodologies, training initiatives for health workers continue to experience common pitfalls that have beset the overall success. To improve the quality of healthcare services, the shortage of healthcare workers must be addressed by giving quality training and education needed to fill the gap to increase the output of qualified healthcare workers. The study area was in Dagoretti Sub County and 7 facilities were selected owned by the Ministry of Health and the County Government namely Mbagathi District Hospital, Dagoretti Sub County Hospital, Riruta Health Center, Waithaka Health Center, Ngong Road Health Center, Chandaria Health Center and Woodly Clinic. The sample size was 170 Nurses, 50 Clinical Officers, 6 Facility in Charges and 14 Sub County Managers. The research study examined the training process: Selection criteria; Follow up mechanism; and Coordination of activities and how this could strengthen service delivery. The study followed a descriptive cross sectional study design. A survey method using structured questionnaires for facility in charges, nurses and Clinical Officers and a key informant interview was conducted for the sub county managers. Sampling technique used was convenient sampling method. The reaction to the study was positive with a questionnaire response rate of 75.1%. Data analysis included identifying and comparing findings using Statistical Package for Social Scientists software. Data was presented using APA tables, pie charts and bar graphs. The results of the study showed that selection criteria could influence training process by 44.6% at a significance level of 0.03, follow up mechanism could influence training process by 58.4% at a significance level of 0.01 which is very significant and coordination of training activities could influence training process by 43.1% at significance level of 0.03. The findings revealed disconnect between sub county managers, facility in charges, nurses and Clinical Officers on how the training process is carried out. The study concluded that selection criteria is not need based; there is no data base of trainings held. Follow up mechanism is not in place and action plans are not implemented. The activities coordinating training are not well defined since there is no information on trainings available. Based on the conclusions, the recommendations made are improving Human Resource Information System; establishing a training schedule; and a system to evaluate service delivery. This would strengthen the Human Resources for Health pillar and the service delivery pillar in Health system strengthening
Influence of corporate social responsibility on performance of Telecommunication companies in Kenya
No full textConcern is increasingly being expressed as to what responsibilities businesses have to the society in which they operate. As a result, these concerns have generated an unprecedented number of pleas for corporate social responsibility. CSR is widely seen as a management strategy option with a growing number of successful examples to demonstrate that respecting CSR in strategic planning, and following these through plans in operations, either leads to increased economic output, or at least is neutral in its effect on company profits. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of corporate social responsibility on performance of telecommunication companies in Kenya. Descriptive research design was used in this study. The target population was made up of 82 employees currently working with three major telecommunication firms in Kenya at their head office in Nairobi. The study sample composed of 66 respondents from the target population. Questionnaires were used to collect data. Prior to data collection, an introductory letter was obtained from Kenya Methodist University to facilitate data collection process. Quantitative data collected was analyzed by the use of descriptive statistics and multiple linear regressions. Analyzed data was presented in tables and graphs. The study found that environmental awareness influence performance of the organization to a great extent. The study established that social influences organizational performance to a great extent therefore. The study revealed that reputation management helps companies to manage and influence the attitudes and perceptions of their stakeholder's thereby increasing commitment and productivity. The study recommends that the telecommunication companies should consider investing in strategies that enhances environmental awareness; this will help to build a firm relationship between the organization and the society thus enhancing its market share. Social innovation can be successful only if there is sufficient capacity to scale up the innovation. Rejuvenating the social base through a heavy investment in capacity building, and creating a platform conducive to interaction and collaboration, are prerequisites for social innovators to prosper. The study also recommends that the management of telecommunication companies should consider initiating campaigns to enhance their social influence to the society, this will help to make knows to potential as well as existing clientele on the products the organization is offering which ultimately will result to positive performance. The study recommends that companies invest and encourage social innovativeness through strategies such as training to enhance better performance. Organizations should work on their reputations to improve their performance through sustained competitive advantage as evidenced in the telecommunication companies in Kenya. The management of companies should device and implement strategies to ensure financial efficiency which in the long run will facilitate the company's performance. Organizations should also generate strategies to increase their repayment capacities since its evident that repayment capacity influences the performance of organizations
Effect of Devolution on employee perfomance in public hospitals in Kenya
No full textHD 7091 .K38 2015This study sought to establish the effects of devolution on employee performance in the Public
Hospitals' in Kenya and the specific objectives were to establish the influence of Devolved
structures on employee performance, establish the influence of Devolved Human Resource system on employee performance and establish the influence of Devolved Culture on employee perfomance in Public Hospitals in Kenya. Devolution and Motivation theories were explored to establish whether there exists any relationship between them. The study adopted a descriptive survey design where both qualitative and quantitative data was collected in order to minimize and maximize the reliability of the data. The target population in this study was the health personnel working in the (10) ten Level Fourand Five Hospitals' in Meru County who included; medical Doctors, Nurses, Clinical Officers, Pharmacists and Lab Technologists where a sample of 144 employees was drawn through simple random sampling of which 140 responded. Questionnaires' were used to generate data from the respondents which were then analyzed by e of frequencies and then presented in form of frequency tables, bar graphs and pie
charts. Logistic regression was used to correlate the independent variables (Devolved Administrative
structures, Devolved Human Resources Management Systems and Devolved Organizational Culture) and the dependent variable (Employee Performance).The study found out that there is no significant relationship between devolved administrative structures and employees performance, there is no significant relationship between devolved human resource management systems and employees performance there is a significant relationship between devolved norms values and believes and employee performance. One major challenge facing the devolved County health services is the serious shortage of resources, human and material, especially due to financial and human capital limitations. Currently the public health sector is in dire need of health personnel since most of them are exiting to the private sector. The sector is seriously under-funded and is generally operating on shoe-string budgets, inadequate infrastructure and lack of essential supplies. Although better distribution and deployment of health personnel may somewhat alleviate current acute shortages in some counties, still more will need to be done. Many Counties, Meru included, will especially require strengthening in health planning, employee motivation and monitoring in order to improve employee performance, improve service delivery and maintain a motivated work force