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The role of counseling and parental involvement in behavior modification of secondary school students: A case study of Imenti South District
No full textToday almost all schools have established a proper guidance and counseling programme. Since i inception many emerging issues that require guidance and parental involvement have continued to persist, for instance drug abuse, physical and Emotional abuse, undesirable sexual behavior, peer pressure, unrest in schools, violence and acts of arson. This is the background under which the research on the role of counseling and parental involvement in behavior modification of secondary schools students concerned itself with. This research was carried out in Imenti South District and the respondents were students from 69 public secondary schools. The research design was descriptive survey because it required the respondents to describe the influence of counseling and parental involvement in modeling behavior of secondary school students. Data collection was done mainly by use of questionnaires. The data was analyzed by use of Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) and descriptive statistics and frequencies determined. Presentations were done in form of tables for easier understanding. The study found out that involvement of the parents in counseling to modify teen's behavior would save them from involvement in acts such as lesbianism, homosexuality, alcoholism, drug abuse, violence and illegal gangs. The teenagers lacked proper parenting, guidance, and parental love, poor relationship between parents and teenagers and lack of role models among others. The study also indicated a need to merge the school and parental counseling to avert cases of indiscipline and misbehavior among students. Recommendations were that inclusivity of all parties, teachers, parents, and the curriculum as well as restriction to the social media is important for the behavior modeling of the teens in high school. Teachers Service Commission should therefore ensure enough supply of personnel to offer the counseling services. The school administration should lay down integrated strategies for school-based family counseling so that the students are holistically molded in behavior. The Ministry of Education should make counseling a core component of school curriculum so that behavior learning is part and integral to core learning process. Those students who are seeking further research familiarity in areas related to this study could also find it of importance. With the authority of the university and the researcher, they could access this information
Effects of alcoholic parents on children's behavior peer relationships: A case of Imenti North District: Meru county - Kenya
No full textResearch among families of typically-developing youth suggests that parents help their elementary school-age children make friends by networking with other parents to arrange social opportunities for their children, modelling positive interpersonal skills themselves, and coaching their children during peer interactions. Because play-dates (arranged play periods between two children outside of organized activities, usually at one child's home) are considered essential for close friendships to deepen, parents are particularly suited to help their child make friends. Parents' warmth towards their children, parents' own skilled social interaction with other adults,
and parents' facilitation of the child's peer interactions all were correlated with children being better accepted by peers Parental behaviors may encourage children's good peer relationships. Alcoholism parents therefore, may not provide the required support to their children to necessitate good peer relationships and may also be a major cause of family problems which may adversely affect children. Family problems can have damaging effects on children's• peer relations. For example, children of divorcing parents may act out feelings of anger at school, eliciting rejection from peers in the process. Children with family problems, such as parental alcoholism, may be reluctant to bring friends home, avoiding close friendships as a result. Due . to poor parenting and modelling from alcoholic parents, some children behave in an aggress~ or disruptive manner and, hence, are rejected by peers. Other children withdraw from peer interactions and, in this way, limit their ability to gain acceptance and friendship. The intention
of the researcher in this research was to evaluate the impact of parental alcoholism on children's peer relationship aged between 10-15 years in Miiriga Mieru East Division, Imenti North District, in Meru County. The study covered three out of the five slums within Meru Town. The significance of this study was to promote children's peer relationship particularly with the help
of their parents. The study limitations included unmet expectations by the slum environs which made the respondents hesitant to answer questionnaires. The study used ex post- facto and survey designs. The population was 388 children and 191 parents from which a sample size of 191 children and 73 parents was selected from the three slums i.e.( Shauri Yako, Mjini and Majengo ). Stratified random sampling and simple random sampling methods were used for. Self¬scoring questionnaires and oral interviews were used to collect data from the respondents. The researcher used computer based statistical packages for social sciences (SPSS) version 7.1 to analyze data. Tables with figures, graphs and charts were used to summarize the results. Analyzed data were interpreted, conclusions made and recommendations put forward in order to address the observed problems facing COAs in their peer relationships. The researcher after the research findings concluded that there are various ways through which children's peer relationships are affected by parental alcoholism. These effects hindered the socialization in peer groups between COAs and non- COAs which is an essential aspect in children's development.
The researcher also gave some recommendations with the focus of improving peer relationships among COAs and non-COAs for healthy developments. These recommendations include educating parents more on the effects of parental alcoholism on the children's relationship with peers, establishing counselling set ups in schools to help COAs, training non-COAs so that they
are able to accept COAs and value them among others
assessment of nutritional counseling services offered to diabetic patients and its effects on adherence to therapies and treatment at the Nakuru Provincial General hospital.
No full textPoor health has been a global issue which has been associated with the impediment of productivity, economic growth and poverty eradication. It has been estimated that 32 percent of the global burdens of disease are caused by dietary complications. All millennium development goals are in one way or the other related to good nutrition intake. Nutritional Counselling has been credited for ensuring that people are aware of their dietary choices hence avoiding nutritional complications. This is more essential to diabetic patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Counselling services offered to diabetic patients in Nakuru Provincial General Hospital, Kenya. In order to have the study carried out successfully, a descriptive survey was used to assess the effectiveness of nutritional Counselling services. The sample consisted of 283 respondents that included 8 dieticians and 275 diabetic patients. Stratified random sampling where the total population was split into two distinct samples (diabetic patients and dieticians) based on their demographics. After obtaining permission from all relevant authorities, the researcher collected the data in form of responses through structured questionnaires. Expert judgment was used to improve on content and construct validity of the items. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data. The study established that there was a significant relationship between the patient's nutritional knowledge and recovery rate. Majority of the patients were not adhering to the recommended therapy. There was a statistically significant influence of nutritional counselors' knowledge of diabetic management and diabetics' recovery rate. There was also a significant relationship between the economic status of patients and adherence to therapy. This study recommends that the government must take an active role in promoting the nutritional counselling services offered in hospitals by employing more dieticians, intensifying awareness campaigns on the recommended diet for the diabetics. Civil society and religious groups must also take an active role by holding workshop and seminars to sensitize the community about the diabetic condition, psychological support and fighting against stigma to the patients. Additionally, dieticians need to be aware of the current recommendations for diabetic patients so as to pass it on to their clients. Male nutritionists/dieticians should also be trained to encourage more male patients to attend counselling sessions. The researcher suggests a further research on the level of stakeholders input in promoting nutritional counselling in hospitals and an assessment on whether patients actually adhere to the diet by doing a 24 hour recall
The Implications of Amenity Wards On The Equity of Health Care at Meru District Hospital
No full textP 451-463Amenity wards in public hospitals were established with the aim of retaining specialists in public sector and for generating additional funds to run the health facilities. However, the effects of these establishments on equity of health care have not been assessed. The purpose of this study was to assess the implications of amenity wards in public hospitals on equity of health care. This study aimed at achieving four main objectives to include determining the material resources allocated for patient care in amenity wards and general wards; to determine the number of human resources allocated for patient care in amenity wards and general wards; to determine the waiting time for patients in amenity wards and general wards and to establish the quality of the facilities in amenity wards and general wards. The study was carried out at Meru district hospital in 2010. The study utilized com¬parative design. The sampling designs utilized are stratified and simple random sampling designs. The total sample size was 189 respondents. A questionnaire and a check list were used as data collection tools. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The nurse to patient ratio for the amenity wards was 1:2 compared to 1:9 in the general wards. As regards to drugs, all the respondents (100% (n=l5)) in the amenity wards reported to having received all the drugs prescribed to them compared to 90% (n=99) of the respondents in the general wards. 40% (n=6) of the respondents in the amenity wards who were scheduled for an elective surgical procedure were taken to theatre immediately and 35% (n=5) were taken after one day compared to 1 % and 25 %( n=28) respectively for the general wards. There is inequitable distribution of human resources for health where more health care providers are allocated to the amenity wards to provide care for very few patients compared to the general wards. Similarly, the amenity wards have higher quality facilities and shorter waiting time compared to the general wards
Factors influencing enrolment of girls in public secondary schools in Kieni west district, Nyeri County Kenya.
Get PDFEducation enables individuals and society to make an all round participation in the developmental process, by acquiring knowledge, ability, skills and attitudes. Education is one of the critical sources to the alleviation of poverty. The Kenyan educational policy embraces the Jomtien Declaration of 1990, which officially pronounced EFA irrespective of sex, religion, ethnic, social or economic status' (Global Campaign for Education [GCE], 2005).The Ministry of Education (MOE) endeavors to eliminate gender disparity and promote social equity through provision of basic education to all, including girls. However, girls' participation in schools have been below that of boys especially in Kieni West. This study therefore aimed at investigating factors that influence enrolment of girls in Kieni West district. Three research questions were designed to guide the study. The questions sought how socio cultural practices affect girl child participation in schools and how student characteristics affect girls participation in schools. Again, the questions sought to establish effect of school environmental factors and their influence on girl participation in school. The study employed descriptive survey method. The target population was 14 headteachers, 300 teachers and 5,200 students. The study sampled 21.43% of the secondary schools headteachers (3). To sample the students, 10% formed the base for the sample in the district while 20% formed the base for the sample of the teachers. This implies that there will be 240 (2400 /10) students forming the sample for the study. The researcher purposefully sampled the form four students since they had been in the schools for a longer time hence were better informed. Once the raw data was obtained from the respondents, it was checked for completeness. Questionnaires that were not filled were not included in the analysis. Once checked, data was entered in the Microsoft Excel Package for Windows which generated the frequencies and percentages which were used in the analysis.
The study found that poverty and peer pressure affected the girl student enrollment in the area of study. It was also found that poor student/teacher relationship, punishments, lack of physical facilities and poor performance were the school environmental factors affecting girl participation in secondary school education in Kieni West District, Kenya. Lastly, it was found that truancy, distance from school, male abuse and indiscipline were cited as the student related issues affecting girl education in the area of study.
The study made several recommendations. It was recommended that the community should work together to find poverty and create wealth so as to alleviate its effect on girl education. Another recommendation was that the school administrators should address the school environmental factors that affected the girl child in pursuit to education. Lastly, it was recommended that all the school education stakeholders in the area of study should seek dialogue with the female students ivith the aim of finding what the girls find impending to their educational pursuits
Assessment of nutrition counseling services offered to diabetic patients and its effect on adherence to therapies and treatment at the Nakuru Provincial General Hospital, Kenya
Get PDFRC 628 .K3 2014Poor health has been a global issue which has been associated with the impediment of productivity, economic growth and poverty eradication. It has been estimated that 32 percent of the global burdens of disease are caused by dietary complications. All millennium development goals are in one way or the other related to good nutrition intake. Nutritional Counseling has been credited for ensuring that people are aware of their dietary choices hence avoiding nutritional complications. This is more essential to diabetic patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Counseling services offered to diabetic patients in Nakuru Provincial General Hospital, Kenya. In order to have the study carried out successfully, a descriptive survey was used to assess the effectiveness of nutritional Counseling services. The sample consisted of 283 respondents that included 8 dieticians and 275 diabetic patients. Stratified random sampling where the total population was split into two distinct samples (diabetic patients and dieticians) based on their demographics. After obtaining permission from all relevant authorities, the researcher collected the data in form of responses through structured questionnaires. Expert judgment was used to improve on content and construct validity of the items. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data. The study established that there was a significant relationship between the patient’s nutritional knowledge and recovery rate. Majority of the patients were not adhering to the recommended therapy. There was a statistically significant influence of nutritional counselors’ knowledge of diabetic management and diabetics’ recovery rate. There was also a significant relationship between the economic status of patients and adherence to therapy. This study recommends that the government must take an active role in promoting the nutritional counseling services offered in hospitals by employing more dieticians, intensifying awareness campaigns on the recommended diet for the diabetics. Civil society and religious groups must also take an active role by holding workshop and seminars to sensitize the community about the diabetic condition, psychological support and fighting against stigma to the patients. Additionally, dieticians need to be aware of the current recommendations for diabetic patients so as to pass it on to their clients. Male nutritionists/dieticians should also be trained to encourage more male patients to attend counseling sessions. The researcher suggests a further research on the level of stakeholders input in promoting nutritional counseling in hospitals and an assessment on whether patients actually adhere to the diet by doing a 24 hour recall
Occupational stress among probation officers in central province of Kenya
Get PDFRC 963.48.M8 2014Probation is a people business, oftentimes requiring intense, stressful confrontations with unmanageable offenders. Presently, there are more felons receiving probation than ever before. The impact of current probation supervision conditions on probation officers has not been fully documented. Since human capital is the greatest investment an organization can make, the ongoing assessment and management of employee stress effects becomes critical to maximizing the effectiveness of probation. Considering the fact that probation officers have contact with more offenders than most other justice practitioners, and probation caseloads have continued to increase at unprecedented levels, there is a need to understand more about the work of probation. The proposed study sought to investigate occupational stress among probation officers in Central Province of Kenya. It aimed at determining the prevalence, the causes and effects of occupational stress among probation officers, and the role of counseling in addressing occupational stress among the officers. The Rational Emotive Behavioral and Person-Environment Fit Theories formed the theoretical framework of understanding the concept of occupational stress. The study was conducted in Central province of Kenya. The population of the study comprised of 98 probation officers serving in Central Province at the time of the study. The study employed convenient sampling of the existing five counties in Central Province to arrive Nyandarua and Nyeri Counties. All the officers in these two counties totaling to 24 were the respondents of this study. Structured questionnaires were used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used, and methods of data analysis included percentage score and mean. Data presentation was done by the use of tables. The findings revealed that probation officers experienced normal range of occupational stress with mild levels of stress on Role Ambiguity and Responsibility with combined T-scores of 57.92 and 51.04 respectively. Low remuneration, lack of sufficient resources to carry out job responsibilities and lack of opportunities for career development were found to be significant causes of occupational stress among probation officers. These causes of occupational stress were organizational in nature and not job related. The effects of occupational stress on the officers that were found to be statistically significant (p<0.05) were burnout, demotivation, anxiety/depression, conflict with colleagues, and low productivity. Counseling was cited by the respondents as being functional and pivotal in addressing incidences of occupational stress among them through referrals for counseling, psych education, supervision and debriefing. The study findings are useful to the probation department in Kenya in developing policies and effective Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) and other strategies for prevention and management of stress among probation officers. Furthermore, this study on occupational stress among probation officers in Kenya enlightens the public more on this crucial yet less recognized element of the criminal justice system
Prevalence of night bedwetting among children aged ten to fourteen years. A case of boarding primary schools in Maara district- Kenya
Get PDFRJ 476.K3 2012Night bedwetting is the most prevalent and chronic of all childhood problems. The experience, particularly of the older children can be extremely distressing and limiting. Most bedwetting is just a developmental delay, not a physical illness. Bedwetting children can suffer emotional stress or psychological injury if they feel shamed by the condition. The study was carried out to establish the prevalence of bedwetting and its effects on school going children aged 10 to 14 years in public boarding primary schools in Maara District, Kenya. The study used a descriptive survey design. The study was guided by Erik Erikson’s theory of personality development. The district has nine public boarding primary schools with a population of 3067 pupils. A sample of 341 pupils was selected using stratified random sampling. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaires. The data was analyzed using computer-based Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). The study established that bed wetting is a common problem to most children and it greatly affects children emotionally, psychologically and socially. It was established that the major causes of bed wetting include genetic factors, stress factors, deep sleeping and taking much fluid, especially in the evening. This condition is contributed by pupils being teased by other colleagues and also being isolated from social groups which lead to low self-esteem among bed wetting pupils since they felt embarrassed, frustrated, ashamed and shy about their situation. The study further established that it is not the fault of the child to have this condition and therefore, it is the duty of caretakers to ensure they help children with this condition since most of them have self-limiting problems which can be solved and this problem controlled. The study recommends that: teachers should involve learners in guidance and counseling programmes to discourage shyness and other emotional problems; parents should seek medical advice in order to identify factors that could be contributing to bedwetting. In addition teachers should also hold private discussions with parents of bed wetting pupils and individual pupils in order to identify factors contributing to bed wetting and how the problem can be solved
Impact of leadership styles of the headteachers on students' academic achievement in secondary schools in Igembe North district.
No full textThe quality of leadership makes the difference between the success and failure of a school. It is important that the performance of a school is appraised against the performance of the person who leads it. Kenya certificate of secondary education results of Igembe North District have not been impressive for the last few years apart from few schools. The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of the leadership styles, role and demographic characteristics of the head teachers on students' academic achievement in Igembe North district. This study adopted a descriptive survey design. The study was conducted in Igembe North district of Kenya. The study employed questionnaires as an instrument to collect data for the study. These include: document analysis guide, Principals' Questionnaire, Teachers' Questionnaire (TQ) and Questionnaire for Students (QS). In testing the validity of research instruments, the researcher applied content validity where the supervisors from Kenya Methodist University from the department of education validated the instruments. Split Half was used to test the reliability of the research instruments. Data collection instruments were administered to the respondents personally by the researcher. A total of fifteen secondary schools in Igembe North district were involved in the study, one girls boarding, one boys boarding, twelve mixed day secondary schools and one mixed boarding school. Majority of the teachers relate poor performance to the democratic leadership style of the principal while others were in support of democratic style and autocratic. Other responses were given in support of Laissez faire. The results on perceived behavior rating on the Head teachers' leadership style by head teachers themselves as, fifty six democratic, forty six autocratic and thirty one Laissez faire. This study established that schools under authoritative leadership had a better mean score as compared to democratic and Laissez faire. This study has established that there is a very low correlation between the laissez-faire leadership style in secondary schools and school performance in secondary schools in Igembe North District. The study would directly benefit the school principals by choosing the appropriate leadership style that would positively improve students' achievement. It was concluded that democratic style is the most effective leadership style and an important resource input that plays its positive role in achieving academic achievement. The study recommends a review of the curriculum for the training of head teachers so that sufficient attention is given to management and leadership skills
The relationship between management factors and academic performance in primary schools in Imenti South District
No full textKenya has made significant gains in reduction of illiteracy by increasing enrollment in primary schools' in recent years. Literacy levels have increased considerably from 10 % in 1960 to 60% in 1998 for women and from 30 % to 82 % for men. Demand for provision of education has also increased at all levels. This has lead to a high competition for schools. The choice between a joining private and a public school is one of the hard decisions that families and individuals have to make in Kenya today. Parents and pupils consider many factors in making these choices some of them being management and performance of the school. This study sorted to find out if there is any relationship between management factors and school performance. The study used descriptive survey with ex-post facto research design. The research was carried out in Imenti South District of Eastern provinces, Kenya. The accessible population was 600 respondents in 60 primary schools. Stratified random sample of 87 respondents from 30 schools whom 54 were teacher, 30 were head teachers and 3 zonal education officers was used. Quantitative data was collected using questionnaires. These instruments were piloted to ascertain their reliability while experts ascertained their validity before putting in use. Means, t-test, Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient and ANOVA were used to analyse the data. All hypotheses were tested at P<.05 level using the Statistical Packages of Social Sciences (SPSS) Computer programme. The result indicated that: There was a negative correlation between Working Experience (length of time in one grade) and Performance at K. C. P. E.; there was a negative correlation between the teacher-pupil ratio and the rate of school completion; there was no significant difference in adequacy of learning resources in public and private primary schools and there was a positive correlation between adequacy of supervision of the curriculum and the quality of learning and teaching in primary schools in Imenti south district. It is concluded that management factors in the study has a relationship with performance in primary schools in Imenti south district. The recommendation was that regular review of teachers' grade and more adequate curriculum supervision be carried out in order to enhance performance and the teacher-pupil ratio be increased in order to increase school completion rate