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Factors influencing teamwork effectiveness of public primary school teachers in enhancing KCPE performance in Turkana central district, Turkana County.
Get PDFIn Schools, people must work closely together, perform different roles and work effectively to ensure school objectives are achieved. It should be the desire of every head teacher to have a motivated and a cohesive team of teachers who can work together productively. The purpose of the study was to investigate factors influencing teamwork effectiveness of public primary school teachers in enhancing KCPE performance in Turkana Central district, Turkana County .The target population included teachers, deputy head teachers and head teachers in public schools in the four zones in Turkana Central district. The total population of teachers is three hundred and ninety six in Turkana central district. Simple random sampling procedure was used to pick one hundred and eighteen teachers representative of the whole population from which generalizations was done without biasness. This formed 30% of the total population. The method of collecting primary data was done through the use of well Structured and unstructured questionnaires, directed towards respondents to give appropriate answers. Statistical methods of data analysis were employed. Secondary data was collected from the District Education Office indicating the number of schools, staff establishment record for easy sampling of the target population, and standard eight performances in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education results analysis of schools in the district for the last four years. Data was analyzed with the aid of statistical package for social science (SPSS) computer Program. The researcher hopes to explore ways of establishing and sustaining high performing teams in public schools in Turkana Central district, Turkana County. The findings of the study showed head teachers understand the importance of motivation team members as implied from the research findings that all head teachers agreed that they reward and recognize team members. The research findings showed that team members are given enough time to prepare and are assigned a task he/she can perform best. Clear communication is predominant in the institutions under investigation. The researcher concludes that majority of the school administrators have sufficient work experience to deal with pupils and teachers issues. Further, school administrator's base their selection of team members on interest and expertise of the tasks. Few of the head teachers use qualification as the basis for assigning duties and responsibilities to teachers. It was clear that head teachers understood the importance of motivating team members as implied from the research findings. The study recommends that school administers should encourage teamwork to enhance learning of new aspects from each other and realize that staff are not all motivated in the same way
Factors influencing the enrollment rate of boys in secondary schools in Tetu district Kenya.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the enrollment of boys in secondary schools in Tetu District. The study assessed the influence of the family, the school environment as well as peer pressure as determinants for low enrollment figures. The study adopted descriptive survey research design to study the factors leading to low enrollment rate of boys in Tetu District secondary schools. The• study targeted all the male students and head teachers of boys and mixed schools in Tetu District as well as the D.E.O of the District. A census approach was adopted in selecting head teachers to participate in the study. Employing multistage sampling, the researcher selected 8 schools in the District from where the participants were drawn from. Four (4) male students from each school totaling to twenty four (24) students were interviewed. Questionnaires and an interview schedule were used to collect data. The interview schedule was administered to the District's D.E.O. Descriptive analyses were employed in the data analysis. Findings were presented in the form of tables in frequencies. The study found that on the influence of the family on enrollment of boys, 50% of the head teachers felt that the influence of the family on the enrollment of boys in Tetu District enrollment was very high. 62% of the students agreed that some boys failed to enroll to school or drop out because the school environment is not conducive. The effect of the peer groups on the enrollment of the boys in Tetu District was rated highly by 38% of the head teachers who participated in the study. The study identified other factors that influenced enrollment of boys in public secondary schools in Tetu District, these are: drug abuse, HIV/ AIDS, job seeking, joining of vigilante groups and marriage. The study concluded that the family, school environment and peer groups all influence enrollment of boys in public secondary schools in Tetu District. Among others, the study recommended that guidance and counseling in schools should be bolstered to educate boys more and shield them from giving in to negative peer pressure as regards drug abuse and vigilante groups
Factors influencing the implementation of the re-entry policy for teenage mothers into secondary school system in nairobi east, nairobi county-kenya.
Get PDFGirl child education is an issue that deserves top priority worldwide. Policies that support on-going access to education are not only important to Kenya as a government but have also been of a major global concern. Many international conventions and treaties have been signed to reinforce the rights of teenage mothers going on with education. These conventions and treaties all recognize education as a human right and point out that each child has a right to education. The re-entry policy in Kenya was pronounced by the Ministry of Education in 1994 to make provision for the re-admission into the mainstream of formal education of teenage mothers who drop out of school due to pregnancy. The researcher used a descriptive survey design to carry out the study. The study targeted 108 secondary schools; of 108 which, 26 were public and 82 were private. A sample of three public and eight private schools were used in the study. The sample size was 472 respondents comprising of 11 principals, 11 teacher-counselors and 450 students. Stratified, Simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used. The study used questionnaires and document analysis for data collection. Piloting of the instruments was done to enable the assessment of validity and reliability of the data collection instrument. The data collected was analyzed using quantitative and qualitative methods, through the aid of SPSS computer software. Qualitative data was analyzed using themes and information coding, while quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings of the study were presented using frequencies, tables, percentages, and graphs. The study established that there was inadequate awareness and sensitization about the re-entry policy among school principals and the school counselors (teachers) thus affecting its good intention. While high levels of awareness was noted among the students from external sources, it was evident that schools' have low perception on the overall implementation of the policy since they were not effectively playing their role as the primary informers of government policy among students. It was therefore, concluded that guidance and counseling, on gender issues was weak in the schools. The study found out that students had positive perceptions of the policy since it provided those affected with a second chance to pursue their education. The study found out that some of the stereotypes which included negative attitude of the parents, stigma associated with early pregnancy, students' unwillingness to return to the same school after dropping out were factors negatively affecting the implementation of the policy. The study recommends that the Ministry of Education train principals and school counselors (teachers) on the re-entry policy and also ensure that policy guidelines and circulars are available in schools to reinforce awareness raising. In addition, the Ministry of Education and school administrators should strengthen guidance and counselling in schools, especially in dealing with stigmatization and encouraging acceptance of teenage mothers in the schools
Factors influencing demand for healthcare insurance:A study of jua kali workers in Nairobi
No full textP 159-173Health systems are a means to achieving better health outcomes for all. However, where patients depend largely on out of pocket (OOP) payments to access health services, there is often lack of care for those who cannot afford. This study aimed at establishing the fac¬tors influencing the demand for health insurance among Jua Kali workers in Nairobi. This was a cross-sectional research study involving mixed approach (simple random, purposive sampling, qualitative and quantitative methods) involving 130 Jua Kali workers from Associations/Cooperatives and 258 Jua Kali workers from non-organized groups; key informants from NHIF and the Department of Micro and Small Enterprise Department and was. The study was conducted between January to March 2012 within Pumwani Division in Nairobi County. Findings indicated that 113 (29.1%); 21.1% members of Jua Kali association and 11.8% individualJua Kali workers out of 388 were enrolled in NHIF while 262 (67.5%) were not enrolled in NHIF. Inadequate Knowledge of NHIF benefit and the KShs. 480 upfront NHIF premium payment were the main contributing factors to non-enrolment of262 (67.5%) of Jua Kali workers. 42.3 % individual Jua Kali and 6.1 % members of association with a monthly income less than KShs. 9,000 did not enrol in NHIF. To enhance more enrolment of Jua Kali workers, the study recommends that NHIF should design strategies that target the younger, low income and Jua Kali workers with low level of education with key information on health insurance benefits and the benefits of enrollment in NHIF , establish satellite pay¬ment offices within Jua Kali working zones to bring services closer to them, apply KShs. 160 per month instead of KShs. 480 and enhance networking and engage Jua Kali association as strategic partners for the purpose of motivating Jua Kali workers enrollment
The extent to which class size affects teaching and learning in public day primary schools in Igembe South district Meru county Kenya.
No full textThe government of Kenya introduced Free Primary Education (FPE) in January 2003. This opened doors to many children who had been left out of primary school due to inability to pa fees. Despite this initiative, the available facilities in most schools may not have been adequately prepared for absorption of the additional children who joined schools. Hence the quality of education became an issue of national concern. This affected performance in public day primary schools in Igembe South District. Studies on effect of class-size on the learning process- and academic outcomes- have been done in other areas of the county. However, no such studies had been conducted in Igembe South District. As such, the researcher saw the need to explore the extent to which class-size affects pupils' performance, class room management, the learning-teaching resources and pupil-teacher motivation, in public day primary schools in Igembe south District. The study targeted the 4 Educational zones in the district: Maua, Kangeta, Kiengu and Akachiu, which have a total of I 05 public primary schools. The target population comprised the 105 head teachers, 1,157 teachers and 5,252 pupils in these schools. Stratified simple random sampling technique was used to select 8 schools, 16 class eight teachers, 8 Head teachers and 46 standard eight pupils to participate in the study. The research instruments used for data collection were questionnaires and interview schedules. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. Piloting and test -retest was done in two primary schools not included in the above sample to ascertain the validity and reliability of the instruments. The data obtained was then analyzed using descriptive statistics into percentages and presented in tables, charts and graphs. This study will be useful to many stakeholders like, school committees, head teachers, Teachers Service Commission and education managers in planning and providing adequate facilities to support efficient learning in public primary schools. The findings revealed that majority classes were large class-size with 40-50 pupils at 62-5% and above 50 pupils per class with 31.5%. Small class-sizes with 25-40 pupils were only 6.0%. This affected the learning teaching resources like textbooks which were found inadequate, classroom management and motivational strategies. The study recommended that there was need to stream classes, provide adequate teaching and learning resources and teachers to make more effective use of available resources like charts. The study recommended further research study to examine the causes for small class -sizes in some schools despite the FPE initiative
The effects of free primary education on the quality of education; a case of Nuu division in Mwingi East district.
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This study aimed at investigating the effects of free primary education on the quality of education in Nuu Division in Mwingi East District. The specific objectives of this study were to analyze the effects of the teaching and learning resources facing the implementation of FPE on the quality of education, to establish the impact of FPE in relation to physical facilities on provision of quality education, to investigate the impact of FPE the impact of in enhancing effective teaching on providing quality education in Nuu division and to examine how FPE has affected the academic performance of learners on provision of quality education FPE on academic performance of the learners in Nuu Division of Mwingi East District. The scope of the study was all the public primary schools in Nuu division in Mwingi East District. The researcher used descriptive research design in collecting views from the respondents. The target population of this study was 48 public schools in Nuu division comprising of 48 Head teachers, 240 teachers and 2160 pupils making a total population of 2448 possible respondents. The researcher used simple random sampling to select 20 schools out of 48 public schools. Stratified sampling technique was used by the researcher to select a sample of 20% of the , hole target population which gives a sample size of 4 head teachers, 1 teacher from every school and 9 pupils from each school giving a total sample size of 204 possible respondents. The study made use of the questionnaires to collect necessary information. Piloting was carried out to test the validity and reliability of the research instruments. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data collected which was achieved through the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version. 17.0) whereby descriptive statistics and presented using tables, charts and graphs. Ethical considerations of the study were emphasized. The study concludes that that there are no enough teaching/learning resources in the schools and that books are shared between 7-10 pupils. The study concludes that school did not have enough 'school facilities' to support the i education in the region and that electricity in classrooms is inadequate, there were adequate classrooms. The study concludes that there is effective teaching in the schools the schools in Nuu region do not have enough teachers to implement free primary education policy. The study concludes that performance in most schools was poor since pupil face difficulties when interpreting Kiswahili essays and answering English questions. The study recommends that the government increases the teaching/learning resources required in the schools since they were not enough to enhance the quality of education. The study recommends that the government through the TSC employ more teachers in the schools Finally, the study recommends that pupils adopt good characters - line and also in behavior for this affect the quality of education in the schools to great extent
Factors influencing Implementing of constituency development funded projects in Meru County.
No full textJS 388.D3 2013The constituency development fund (CDF) has been viewed as a key strategic driver of social economic development and regeneration within Kenya. It is a development initiative targeted at the constituencies by devolving resources to the region to meet social economic objectives which have previously been managed from the center (GOK, 2007). The key objectives of the fund are to fund projects with immediate social and economic impact with a view to improving lives, alleviate poverty and general development purposes (IEA, 2006). The formation of Constituency Development Fund was an attempt to balance development among the regions in the country by devolving funds proportionate to the poverty index in each constituency. In addition, unlike other development funds that filter from the central government through larger and more layers of administrative organs and bureaucracies, funds under this program go directly to the local levels and thus provide people at the grassroots the opportunity to make expenditure decisions that maximize their welfare consistent with the theoretical predictions of decentralization theory. This study helps shed light on the factors influencing implementation of Constituency Development Funded (CDF) projects. The purpose of the study was to make analysis of the factors influencing the successful implementation of Constituency Development projects. Descriptive study was carried out in the Meru County, were the target population was all the Constituency Development projects initiated in the 2011/2012 financial year. Data was collected from the Constituency Development (CDF) managers in the selected constituencies and project implementers. Purposive sampling was used to select four out of seven constituencies in the Meru County. Stratified sampling was used to select projects from each of the categories; health care, educational, increased productivity and administration and security oriented projects. Data collection was done through questionnaires to the project implementers, interview schedules to the CDF managers and observation checklists was used to gather data concerning the state of the projects as well as the quality of materials and workmanship. The data collected was analyzed and interpreted both quantitatively and qualitatively using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). From data analysis conducted the results shows that the four independent variables have an influence on project implementation. Conclusion drawn from these findings indicates that 68. 7 percent of independent variable influence implementation of constituency development project while 31.3 percent is influenced by other factors beholds the scope of the study. The following policy recommendations have been proposed to ensure improvement in Project Implementation; Project Coordination between the Central government and the Local Government, Capacity Building of Project Implementers, Review of CDF Legal Framework, and Enhanced Participatory Development by all stakeholders
Analysis of factors influencing small scale manufacturing businesses growth in Meru Town,Kenya
No full textThe research analyzed factors influencing growth of small scale manufacturing businesses in Meru town. Over years Small businesses in Kenya have experienced many constraints that have inhibited realization of their full potential. A number of them are stagnating, retrogressing and eventually closing down after a few years of operation. Very few manage to graduate to medium or large businesses.. Also gave recommendations on the way forward. The target population was 132 small scale manufacturing businesses and a sample population of 70 small manufacturing businesses was taken. A descriptive survey research design was employed to collect data. The primary data was collected using a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire contained a list of closed and open ended questions to take care of all the responses which could not fit in the given categories. The data was edited, coded, classified and tabulated. The findings were analyzed and presented in the form of frequency tables, numerical values and percentages generated through Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) (Version 17) computer software. Multiple regression analysis was used to find out whether all the independent variables together predict the dependent variable. From analyzed data, the Government of Kenya could use the information to develop appropriate policy on the sector to enhance its growth and contribution to the growth of Kenyan economy and development. From the study the small scale manufacturing business owners will be able to realize their potential and contribute to their welfare and poverty eradication in Kenya. The study objectives were to investigate whether technology, economic factors, managerial training and level of competition influenced growth of small scale manufacturing businesses in Meru town. The findings show gender of respondents in which majority are male with marital status of the respondents showing that majority are married. Majority of the respondents are in the age blanket of 25-35, have attained secondary school education, had not been employed before starting their business and started their business because they had the required technical skills. Majority of the respondents got the capital to start their business from their own savings and never attended any seminar. Majority of the respondents never attended trade fairs and never attended business management trainings. Majority of the respondents agreed with the statement that having business management skills affects Small business growth. Most of the respondents were sole owners and that enterprises number of employees stayed constant. Majority of enterprise had Ksh 50,000 or fewer turnovers and believe that poor economy is the cause of their businesses decline in performance while majority are aware of modern technology. Most of the respondents sell their products locally within the town of Meru and their main problem was lack of adequate funds while majority agreed with the statement that availability of close substitute goods affects the growth of their businesses. The co-efficient critical value of Business Management Skills is p <0.05 which results in rejecting the null hypothesis, while the co-efficient critical value of Technology Application is 0.184 which results in accepting the null hypothesis; and the co-efficient critical value of Economic Factors is 0.355 which results in accepting the null hypothesis. While the co-efficient critical value of Competition is 0.530 which results 111 accepting the null hypothesis
Factors influencing loan repayment in micro-finance institutes: A case of South Imenti District
No full textHG 2051.R5 2013Micro Finance is a way of supplying loans and small credits to finance small projects to help the poor have an income through forming their own small scale business to earn their income. In the business of lending, microfinance institutions have suffered loan repayment default which causes decreased employment levels and cash flow problems in microfinance institutions. This study sought to find out the causes of such repayment defaults by way of an investigation using questionnaires designed for individual members of solidarity groups, and microfinance institution officials. Specifically, the study sought to investigate the individual client characteristics that influenced loan repayment default, analyze individual business characteristics that influenced loan repayment default, and establish lender's characteristics that contributed to default in loan repayment among Micro-Finance Institutions. The research was undertaken by use of descriptive survey. The target population of this study was all the 37 Loan Officers of registered micro finance institutions and 4578 registered MFI clients from various social (self help) groups in Imenti South District. From this, a sample size of 400 respondents (33 loan officers and 367 registered group members) was selected using stratified proportionate sampling and simple random sampling methods. Data was collected by use of questionnaires and interviews which contained both structured and unstructured questions. The data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics ( e.g. chi square and logistic regression) which were used to determine the relationships between the independent and dependent variables. Frequency tables, graphs and charts were used for presentation of the study findings. The study established that there were various factors influencing non-repayment of loans which could arise from a variety of factors: the inherent characteristics of borrowers and their businesses that made it unlikely that the loan would be repaid; the characteristics of the lending institution and suitability of the loan product to the borrower which made it unlikely that the loan would be repaid; systematic risk, in the form of external factors, such as the economic; political- and business environment in which the borrower operates. From the findings, it is clear that lending to small businesses in deprived areas requires a specialized approach which could he achieved if the lending institution carefully tailors the services they provide to the needs of the borrowers. The study recommends that the government and other stakeholders in the finance sector should ensure that the borrowers have access to formal education and adequate relevant training in the business area since findings from the study showed that educational level of borrowers significantly influenced default in loan repayment. Furthermore, the microfinance institutions should aim at reducing the time it takes to process a loan application
Challenges faced by teachers in managing street children in public primary schools in Imenti North district, Kenya.
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Provision of basic education and literacy to all is among the most important contribution that can be made to the development of the child's world. The street children phenomenon is a major human development that is experienced all over the world. The aim of this research was to investigate challenges faced by teachers in managing rehabilitated street children in public primary schools in Imenti North District. The target population for this study was 10 primary school head teachers and 268 teachers from the 10 public primary schools in Imenti North District and 15 Rehabilitation Centre staffs. All the 10 head teachers from the sampled 10 primary schools were purposively selected while 15 Rehabilitation Centre staffs and 132 teachers were randomly selected using simple random technique. The study had a total sample size of 157 respondents. Data collection instruments were teacher's questionnaires and head teachers' and Rehabilitation Centre Staffs' interviews. Before the. actual data was collected, the researcher conducted a. pilot study in the neighboring Igembe North District with 4 head teachers, 16 teachers and 10 rehabilitation staff. Validity of the questionnaire was obtained by presenting it to at least two professional people that is • the researcher's supervisors while reliability of the instruments was obtained by using the test retest The study established validity confident 0.85. The researcher obtained a letter from Kenya Methodist University and National Council for Science and Technology (NCST) and District Education Officer (DEO). Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science version 17.0. Some of the challenges teaches face include; indiscipline of the rehabilitated street children, truancy, lack of professional counselors,. low concentration and hallucinations, high drop rate, poor performance of the rehabilitated street children, and lack of parental love . The study established that 100% of the head teachers had a positive attitude toward rehabilitated street children while, 85.0 % of teachers had a positive attitude toward rehabilitated street children.• 86.7 % of • Rehabilitation Centre staff indicated that they were comfortable working with the children and it is not a nerve-wrecking job. Several suggestion were made by the respondent on how to improve learning and completion rate of rehabilitated street children that include: Rehabilitated street children to be trained on how to accept themselves and join rest in daily activities to create a sense of being accepted in the society .. This study would help •IT). development workers and other professionals like teachers as well as the government policy makers, to grasp fully implications of the rehabilitated street children in. public primary school and behavior of the rehabilitee and promote more research to be done in the area of educating rehabilitated street children. This study recommends appropriate levels of investment in rehabilitated street children from all sectors of • society.. The study recommends further research regarding . specific accommodations and modifications necessary to accommodate the rehabilitated street children in a regular educational• system in relation to academic achievement.