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Effects of drug abuse on secondary school students in Embakasi District, Nairobi county.
No full textAccording to the World Drug Report, the use of illicit substances has increased throughout the world in recent years. The report further stated that a major world trend is the increasing availability of many kinds of substances to an ever widening socio-economic spectrum of consumers. For example, for most of Europe and Asia, opiates continued to be the main problem drugs, accounting for 62 percent of all treatment in 2003. Reports from a total of 95 countries indicated that drug seizures increased four-fold in 2003, and more than half of these were of cannabis. The overall objective of this study was to find out the impact of substance abuse on the academic performance of secondary school students in Embakasi district, Nairobi County. The proposed study could help the Ministry of Education (M.0.E.) to better understand the current situation and accordingly make changes to address the factors that contribute to substance abuse in secondary schools. The research design for this study was a descriptive survey. The target population for this study was Forms 3 and 4 students, deputy-head teachers, school counselors, class teachers and parents. Forms 3 and 4 students were selected because they have been in school for some time and are likely to be more familiar with the cases of drug abuse in schools and better placed to evaluate the impact of these substances on the academic performance of students. Only nine of the 28 secondary schools in Embakasi District were utilized for this study. The main research instruments that were used to collect data in a survey are questionnaires and interviews. Data was analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The empirical study showed that drug abuse is widespread among students, with majority of students saying they have abused drugs other than for medicinal purposes
. The study concludes Drug abuse among students is common and spells danger not only to the youth who abuse the drugs but also to the well-being of the nation, because the youth represent the future of its people. The study recommended that any education programme aimed at addressing drug abuse among students should be holistic and address both the risk and protective factors. The aim should be to strengthen the protective factors where potential buffers include strong family bonding, school commitment, positive role models and a strong belief in one's own efficacy
Effects of teachers' age in K.C.P.E and co curriculum performance in public primary schools in Tigania Central division, Kenya.
No full textTeachers are of different ages raging from 20 years up to 60 years. These teachers are trained and are able to access the pupils so as to set achievable targets. Teachers of different age were used by the researcher by to investigate the effects of teacher's age on Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (K.C.P.E) and Co-curricular Activities performance. The researcher intended to establish which age bracket(s) perform(s) better than others in relation to students' performance which largely constitute the realization of the set targets both in and outside the class. There are perceptions that teachers' performance differ across the age brackets. The effects of teachers' age on performance in categories between 20 to 60 years were investigated in this research project. The government of Kenya has set up many education commissions but little has been captured about age and performance. There are perceptions among teachers, employers and curriculum implementers, that certain teachers of certain age brackets are not able to handle some education functions. The purpose of the study was to investigate, the effects of teachers' age on their performance in public primary school in Tigania East District. The conceptual framework of the study was based on the independent variables of academic, co-curricular activities and duties. The dependent variable was performance. The intervening variables were pupils discipline, teaching-learning environment and social-political factors. It was assumed that teachers are trained for at least two years before joining teaching profession. The target population was 322 teachers in the division. Selection was done using stratified random sampling• method. The research design was survey approach using EX-post-facto design. The data was collected using questionnaires for teachers and interview schedules for the head teachers and Zonal Education Officers. The collected data was organized and analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods. The appraisal performance method that was used was graphic rating scale in judgmental approach combined with result oriented approaches. The findings of this study demonstrated that the best performing age bracket of teachers in ademics is that of 20-30 years while in co-curricular activities, age bracket 31-40 _ ars was found to be the best. Generally, there is a need to provide a conducive
orking environment for teachers for instance ensuring that teachers are both in rinsically and extrinsically motivated. The researcher recommends that in an endeavor
handle this area exhaustively; there is a need for a research study on the reasons hind the minimal performance by the teachers of age bracket 41-50 years
An investigation on social economic factors contributing to pupils' drop out in primary schools of Igembe districts, Meru county
No full texteducation is the most important tool for the development in a country. It is a social that supports all other pillars for the well-being of a country. It is through education that a country produces its own professionals such as teachers, doctors, engineers, and business persons. Therefore, it should be emphasized and focused on as well as enforced so that everyone acquires basic education. Primary school education is most basic and important. This study focused on investigating the causes of drop out • primary schools of Igembe District. The study and its literature review were based on general overview on the importance of education, wastage, drop out and the causes. The archer used an ex-post facto research design since changes had already taken place rurally. The sample size was composed of 17 head teachers, 17 guidance and counseling teachers and 211 pupils giving a total of 245 subjects. The instruments used the study were questionnaires and personal observations. To test validity of the instruments, a pilot study involving one school was done. The corrections and amendments on the questionnaires were done. After collecting of the data, an analysis done using a Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), a Software program for analyzing research data. The study established the causes of drop outs in the school as a k of proper guidance and counseling, organized provision of lunch, enough teaching staff, undisciplined and disinterested students, poor relationship between pupils and teachers, over age pupils and repetition of classes. Other factors included poverty among the parents, child labour, peer pressure and effects of HIV/ AIDS. The study made the following recommendations in curbing dropouts which included curbing child labour by use of the stake holders. Affirmative action for the boy child who are the main dropouts can be practiced to encourage the others. Review of the curriculum on the training of teachers so as to include more guidance and counseling and life skills so that the same can be used to guide the students. Cultural practices such as initiation of boys and early marriages should be delayed. The schools should organize frequent meetings tween pupils, parents and teachers to address the problem of drop out. Role models o have gone through schools should be making frequent meetings at the local levels encourage the young pupils
The effect of expansion strategies on performance of chartered private universities in Kenya
Get PDFHG 4026.m8 2013The expansion of higher educational opportunity globally is not a new trend. However, the current renaissance in the growth of university education is unprecedented in its scope and vigor. Kenya is one of the countries that represent perhaps the most extreme version of this explosive growth. Kenyan universities, both private and public have embarked on a rapid expansion of their programs and decentralization of campuses leading to the rising enrollment rates despite the diminishing financial resources. The growth of universities in the face of budgetary deficits and man power surpluses is largely a product of insatiable demand for higher education. Kabaji (2010) in his study confirmed that management as one of major challenges facing universities, and asks for rethinking strategies on university education. He noted existence of negative ethnicity and intolerance from university administrators contributed negatively to the performance of universities as institutions of higher learning. His view was that university administrators have to create conducive environment for the generation of knowledge. This study sought to examine the effects of expansion strategies on performance of private chartered universities in Kenya by conducting a survey of 14 private universities in Kenya. In further detail, this study examined how market penetration, product development, market development and diversification, from the responses of Academic registrars, financial controllers and heads of marketing, whose accounts revealed the effect of expansion strategy on performance of the private chartered universities in Kenya. A descriptive survey was carried out using a questionnaire. Due to the small size of the of the study population, the researcher conducted a census of the 14 private universities in Kenya. Simple random sampling was used for the study since it provided an equa
Role of the principal in reducing school dropout in public secondary schools in Marakwet East district, Kenya.
No full textThe purpose of the study was to investigate the role of the principal in reducing school dropout in public secondary schools in Marak:wet East District. Effective school management and leadership practices by principals in secondary schools have become a matter of concern following the persistent prevalence of high school dropout among students in Marakwet East District. The cost of dropping out of high school can have a profound effect on a young person's life. Therefore, the success of what is done in the school is attributed to the roles of the principals as a pivot around which many aspects of the school revolve, be it management, administrative, leadership or academic (Sushilla, 20 I 0). The study was conducted using descriptive research design. Questionnaires were used to obtain important information about the• population. The questionnaires were in five sections A, B, C, D and E. The respondents comprised of the principals, deputy principals and teachers. Stratified random sampling was used to categorize the schools while simple random sampling was applied to sample the principals and their deputies. A convenient sample of 10% of the 108 teachers in the district was utilized by the study as a representative of the population and without bias. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The qualitative analysis was done using qualitative analysis techniques that involved patterns and relationships among variables in a narrative form. The quantitative data was done with the aid of Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS). The data was then reported in percentages, frequencies and distribution tables. The response rate was good since all the forty one sampled respondents from the fifteen public secondary schools sent back the questionnaires on time. Majority of the respondents (83-%) had Bachelors of Education Degree and had taught in the current institutions between 0-3 years with a teaching experience of 11-15 years. The findings of the study showed that principals need to use their specific professional roles as managers, educators, administrators, leaders and innovators to reduce school dropout in their respective schools. School factors which contribute to school dropout such as indiscipline among students, peer influence, poor academic achievement, forced repetition, retention and indifferent leaderships by principals which does not pay attention to individual student interests and challenges were revealed as the major influences which contribute to the school dropout. The study also revealed that principals need to blend their leadership styles in order to effectively manage the schools with minimum wastage of students. On the other hand, the findings of the study revealed that some of the possible strategies that principals can use to reduce school dropout include working closely with provincial administration, provision of bursaries to genuinely needy students, liaison with line ministries and NGOs for support. The study recommended that principals take up their roles as managers, educators, administrators, leaders and innovators to ensure that there is adequate supervision of all the resources in the school, re-admit girls who become
regnant while at school, establish Guiding and Counseling sessions in the schools and seek to employ parents who are not able to pay their children's school fees as casuals in e school
Factors influencing upgade of nurses to higher levels of nursing education at Meru Level Five Hospital-Kenya
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Challenges facing headteachers in the provision of free primary education in Njoro district Kenya.
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The Kenya Government policy to achieve Universal Primary Education (UPE) has to be
een within developments in the wider international context. The Universal declaration of human rights, adopted in December 1948, stated that everyone has a right to education. In 1989, the convention on the right of the child stated that every child has a right to free basic education. The Ominde Report in 1964 proposed an education system that would foster national unity and development. The Gachathi Committee 1976 recommended the abolition of school fees from standard five to standard seven, by then fees for lower primary had been abolished in 1974. The sessional paper No. 6 of 1988 addressed financing of education as its running theme and was an outcome of the Kamunge Report. According to Vision 2030, Kenya will provide a globally competitive quality education training and research. According to the new constitution of Kenya (2010) every child has a right to free basic education. During the 2002 general elections, the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) made the provision of Free Primary Education parts of its manifesto following its victory. The Minister for Education, Science and Technology (MOEST) launched the Free Primary Education (F.P.E) to fulfill NARC's election pledge. Therefore this study investigated the challenges facing head teachers in the provision of Free Primary Education in Njoro District. The study reviewed the following themes, teacher-pupil ratio in primary schools, teachers' establishment in primary schools, adequacy and utilization of physical and instructional resources, management of Free Primary Education funds and academic performance among school learners. The researcher used a questionnaire, observational checklist and interview schedule. The head teachers are responsible for purchasing the required materials such as textbooks, exercise books and other learning aids. Simple random sampling was used for observational checklist and interview schedules which were 30% of 80 head teachers. All the 80 head teachers were given the questionnaires. The researcher analyzed data using statistical procedures such as means, percentages, modes and presented in frequencies, bar graphs, histographs and pie charts. Data was presented, analyzed, discussed and the results were achieved. The study established that the school management was not conducted well in various primary schools. There were also scarce physical and instructional resources due to high enrollment after the provision of free primary education
The impact of parent teacher partnership on academic achievement; a case of secondary schools in Laikipia East district.
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Secondary School Education has been characterized by relatively poor performance in national examinations especially in rural district schools. The situation is not different in Laikipia East District, Laikipia County-Kenya. Despite consistent Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education low performance, very little has been researched to discover the cause of this performance. The main objective of the Study was to establish the impact of Parent- Teacher partnership and how this affects academic achievement of students in Laikipia East District. Descriptive survey research design was employed and this targeted 3000 parents and 136 teachers. Simple random sampling was employed to select schools and the respondents. Purposive sampling was employed to select 100 parents who shed light about other parent- teacher issues in secondary schools. The Joyce Epstein framework of parent involvement guided the study. Data collection was done through closed and open ended questionnaires. Analysis was based on findings obtained from questionnaire, interview and observation schedules. Data obtained was transcribed, categorized and emerging themes reported, and used to summarise the results using Microsoft excel package. The data was interpreted, recommendations given accordingly and conclusions made. The benefits of Home -School collaborations for students, families, and schools in conclusions were that students have more positive attitude towards school, higher achievement in reading, higher quality and more grade¬appropriate behaviour and completion of homework on weekends. Parents gain more positive views of teachers and schools and receiving ideas from school on how to help their children. Teachers and school benefit by improved teachers morale, higher rating of teachers by parents and parent support school and board issues. Findings showed that most parents do not know how to help their children with their education. It was hoped with guidance and support from teachers, parents may become increasingly involved in home learning activities. The information from this study will be used by school Principals, researchers and the Ministry of Education to chart ways in view of improving KCSE results, not only in Laikipia East District but also in the whole country
Influence of peer counseling in curbing substance abuse; a case of public secondary schools in Imenti North District: Meru county - Kenya.
No full textSubstance abuse has become a major challenge among secondary school students in Kenya. A number of studies carried out in the country show that, almost every Kenyan youngster at one time or another has experimented with drugs, especially beer and cigarettes. The major cause of concern is that a significant proportion of these young people eventually get addicted; posing a threat to their health and safety, while creating difficulties to their schools, families and the public at large. Peer pressure plays a major role in influencing students into substance abuse. In fact, peer influence is the main factor in the first stages of substance use and subsequent abuse among secondary school students. Peer counselling is presumed to be the main solution to this menace. The Ministry of Education in Kenya has embarked on the implementation of peer counselling in public secondary schools in order to curb the problem of substance abuse. Despite the implementation of peer counselling in public secondary schools, substance abuse among students persists in lmenti North District. This study therefore, sought to find out the influence of peer counselling in curbing substance abuse among students in public secondary schools in Imenti North District. An ex-post facto research design was employed. The study population comprised of all form 2 and 3 students in the 39 public secondary schools in Imenti North District with a total student population of 8951. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 4 public secondary schools that participated in the study. Three hundred and twenty eight (328) form 2 and 3 students were selected through simple random sampling from the 4 public secondary schools. One teacher counsellor from each sampled school was selected to participate in the study. A separate questionnaire for students and another for teacher counsellors was used to collect data. The instrument's validity was enhanced through a pilot study in two public secondary schools outside Imenti North District, while the reliability test was done through test¬retest method. The data obtained was coded and analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) computer program. Results were summarized using descriptive statistical tools such as frequencies, percentages and means. The results were presented using graphs, tables and pie charts. The study established that peer counselling has a greater influence on students' behavioural change regarding substance abuse and its reduction in secondary schools in Imenti North District. The study concluded that peer counsellors model good behaviour that influences other students towards making responsible decision about their behaviour in order to reduce substance abuse through peer counselling. Consequently, peer counselling has a significant contribution to curbing substance abuse in public secondary schools in Irnenti North Distric
Factors influencing growth of small scale businesses in Nkubu town of Imenti South District
No full textSmall scale businesses form the critical mass in driving the Kenyan economy especially in offering employment to a large number of unemployed Kenyans. Despite their main contribution MSEs are faced with major challenges affecting their performance negatively. It is on this premises that this study is designed to investigate the factors influencing the growth of small scale business in Nkubu town. The specific objectives is to find out the influence of credit management skill, staffing strategies and adoption of appropriate technology on growth of small scale enterprises. Through the study of general theories of growth of enterprises and empirical studies in many parts of the world (chapter 2) it is concluded that growth of MSEs is a result of multiplicity of factors, among them technological, human, economic and social factors. The target populations comprise a frame of small businesses (697) in Nkubu town where a sample of 20% (141) was drawn. A questionnaire was administered using drop and pick method which enabled the researcher to. Agree with respondents about the duration of time to. Fill and• collect them. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for presentation and analysis of primary information. As hypothesized in the study it was found out that technological adoption as a significant influence on. The growth of small firms in Nkubu town. The study found out that both credit management skill and staffing• strategies had no significant influence on growth of MSEs through the use of chi-square test at 95% level of confidence and critical value of 0~05.Since the study found IT adoption as making small firms competitive, it was recommended that the government of Kenya come up with immediate interventions to make computers arid technological information affordable to allow small business entrepreneurs to embrace them for success in the growth of MSEs in Nkubu town of Imenti south district