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Relationship between welfare programs and employee performance among non-teaching staff in institutions of higher learning
No full textEmployee welfare is about the well-being of an employee at work and at home. In the workplace, employee welfare programs aim at improving job satisfaction as a mechanism of improving engagement and commitment at work. This is expected to increase productivity, reduce turnover and enhance loyalty. This study aimed at establishing the relationship between welfare programs and employee performance among non-teaching staff in institutions of higher learning in Kenya. The study focused on how compensation, safety and health, pension and retirement schemes, financial interventions and career growth strategies contributed to employee performance. The study adopted descriptive research design that employed survey methods. The population comprised staff from five private universities in Nairobi County which have been in operation for ten years or more from which a sample of 30% was selected. Data was obtained from members of staff by means of a self-structured questionnaires. The questionnaire had both open-ended and closed-ended questions. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as the frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation and presented through frequency tables and charts. Correlation analysis was also conducted. The findings revealed a significant relationship between compensation and employee performance. Various components of compensation assessed in the instrument concluded that employee performance commensurate performance. Organizational safety and health had a positive and significant effect on employee performance. It was evident that institutions provided adequate medical insurance to employees, adequate healthcare facilities were available, clean washroom facilities, clean and safe drinking water, adequate security for staff and equipment, provision of firefighting equipment's as well as provision of sports facilities. Pension and Retirement schemes offered by institutions clearly indicated that pension scheme reduced worry about one's family security since a pension and retirement scheme is available for all employees which in turn gives a feeling of power by having some control over planning for retirement. On financial interventions offered by institutions, it was evident that most institutions had a staff Sacco that offered staff investment avenue, provided loans, which were guaranteed by the institution. Salary advance was also available where most respondents felt that this was an effective way of financial intervention hence providing a sense of financial security. Finally, on career growth strategies offered by institutions, there was a small relationship on employee performance. The study concludes that welfare programs for the employees have positive effect on employee performance. The study recommends that organizations should implement welfare programs to motivate employees towards improved performance
Effects of menstruation on class attendance among girls in public secondary schools in Kieni East sub county, Nyeri county, Kenya.
No full textClass absenteeism is a major factor contributing to poor academic performance. A lot of research work has gone into finding out the factors that are contributing to the gender disparity in class attendance. Among the major factors that make girls absent from class is menstruation. The purpose of the study was to establish effects of menstruation on class attendance among girls in public secondary schools in Kieni East Sub County, Nyeri County, Kenya. The study is hinged on the Social Learning Theory. The study used descriptive survey research design. It targeted students, class teachers and HoDs (Guidance and Counseling). Stratified random sampling technique was used to select the respondents. Questionnaires and interview guides were used to collecf data. Pilot study was carried out in the neighboring Laikipia East Sub County in order to increase validity and reliability of the research instruments. Data analysis employed both qualitative and quantitative techniques. Content analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze the data. The study found out that on average, a girl loses 11 lessons per month due to physiological effects related to menstruation. The study also found out that socio cultural issues such as societal attitudes and perceptions surrounding menstruation have a bearing on class absenteeism due to stigma, misunderstanding and misconceptions about the whole issue of menstruation. In addition, the study found out that girls result to using alternative materials since they cannot access/ afford usual sanitary materials which pointed to the importance of the school intervention towards the welfare of girls undergoing menstruation. On the school factors related to menstruation and school attendance, the adequacy of toilet facilities for all the girls, location of toilets near the tuition area to make them more accessible to girls and toilet facilities providing adequate privacy to girls using them, were found to be important in influencing class attendance among the girls undergoing menstruation. Finally, the regression model of the four predictor variables against school attendance was found to be significant (p < 0.05). The resulting goodness of fit was R2 = 0.524 indicating that52.4% of the variability in the school attendance is explained by the four predictor variables and thus, the four independent variables tested were found to be predictors of school absenteeism due to menstruation. Based on the findings, the study recommends that the school should make sanitary towels available for use by girl students. Schools should make the toilet facilities more appropriate for use and also provide adequate toilet facilities and sanitary materials, construct more toilets as well as providing adequate toilet and sanitary materials
Impact of parents' social economic status on students' academic performance in public secondary schools in Kieni East sub county, Nyeri county Kenya.
Get PDFThere are several impediments to students' academic performance, among them parents' social economic status (SES) is thought to influence students' academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to find out the impact of social economic status on students' academic performance in public secondary schools in Kieni East Sub County, Nyeri County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following research objectives to examine the impact of: parents' level of income, parents' level of education, type of family of students and the academic support facilities in the homes on learners' academic performance in public secondary schools in Kieni East Sub County. The study was informed by the Socio-Cultural Theory of human learning propounded by Vygosky. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The target population for this study consisted of 9184 students in all the 28 public secondary schools in the sub county. Stratified random sampling was used to select 10% of the schools (3 schools). From each of the sampled schools, 33 form .three students were randomly selected making a total of 99 respondents. The pretesting of research instruments was done in one school that was not included in the final study. Validity was assured by careful choice of indicators in line with the objectives and consultation with the supervisors. Pearson product moment was used to determine the reliability of the questionnaire items and a coefficient of 0.817 was obtained. Data was collected by means of questionnaires administered to the students and interview guides administered to parents by phone. The data collected was cleaned, coded and analyzed by use of descriptive statistics with the aid of SPSS version 20.0 and qualitative data was analyzed by content analysis. The findings are presented in form of tables, bar charts and pie charts. The study established that the more the number of family members were in formal employment the higher the learners academic performance. The parents' level of education was therefore established as a determinant to the students' academic performance. The study established that the type of family structure had an impact on learners' academic performance. The findings revealed that in homes lacking academic support facilities, the academic performance of learners was poor. Multiple regression analysis carried out on combined relationship between the independent variables (family income, parents' level of education and educational support facilities) and academic performance showed that the value of R2 =0.387impying that 38.7% of the academic performance variation was due to joint variation in the independent variables tested. Independently, regression analysis established that academic performance among the learners in the study population could be accounted for by 8.1 % variations in family income, 18.8% of variations in parents' level of education and 21.4% of variations in educational support facilities in the homes of the respondents. Based on the findings the study recommends that county and central governments to put in place measures that can help alleviate the poverty evident in the sub county. Secondly, measures should be put in place to encourage parents: in the sub county to enroll for adult education classes. Thirdly, families with children- in schools need to be sensitized on proper parenting skills. Finally, parents need to be sensitized on the need to maintain an academically supportive environment in the homes
Factors influencing use of open access repository: A case of Kenya Methodist University
No full textInstitutional repositories (IR) are one of the innovations adopted by academic libraries to embrace the open access initiatives that advocate for free online access of scholarly research. Globally academic institutions are using Institutional repositories (IRs) as channels for capturing, archiving and disseminating their scholarly works. As (IRs) matures they encounter difficulties on how to of how to improve their operations to proliferate the number and variety of content archived. This study investigated factors influencing the use of KeMU institutional repository as a tool for enhancing open access. The specific objectives that guided the study were to: Examine Institutional Repository and Open Access concepts awareness level among the academic staff at KeMU; Assess to what extent do the library staff advocates the use of KeMU IR as a tool for enhancing Open Access; Explore how user perception on open access publications influence the use of KeMU repository; Examine factors deterring content submission by academic and library staff to the KeMU Institutional repository.The study adopted both Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT) and social exchange theory and, employed a quantitative research design and probability sampling techniques. The study population constituted 130 respondents and a sample of 98 was drawn using Yamane formula to calculate sample size for proportions. Data was collected using a questionnaire. The response rate was 84%. Data analysis was carried out descriptively using statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 20 and presented in form of tables and figures. The study found out that low levels of awareness on IR concept, lack of enthusiasm in advocating for the use of an institution repository, the negative perception towards the content submitted in an institution repository as well as lack of awareness on the benefits associated with submitting articles in a repository are some of the factors hindering use of KeMU repository. The study concluded that for KeMU repository to be vibrant in enabling open access of scholarly work, there should be a well laid out advocacy program to address issues relating the existence of KeMU institution repository and the importance of submitting research works in the repository. The study recommends senior university managers be sensitized on the importance of IR and why they should play a proactive role in enhancing use of the KeMU repository
Influence of domestic violence on learners' academic performance: a case of Magumoni Division, Tharaka Nithi county, Kenya.
No full textDomestic violence is worryingly one of the major menaces to the children in the contemporary world, especially in their growth and development patterns. Violent cases are on the rise while increasing its effects in several parts of Kenya. The study was intended to examine the effects of domestic violence on student performance. The main objectives in this study included; to establish the ordinary types of domestic violence in Magumoni division, to find out the effects of domestic violence on pupils' class Performance in education. To determine the consequences of the domestic violence on the academic performance of the students and to find out the support systems that are. used to assist the affected children in Magumoni Division. This study was guided by Erik Erikson's theory that demonstrates the essence of psychosocial development. The study utilized descriptive survey form of research design. The target population was the 94 7 pupils and 68 teachers. A sample of 6 schools was randomly selected, forming 17.6 % of the targeted schools. A sample size of 100 participants was tested for the study, which comprised 88 pupils and 12 teachers. The sampling was random for students and purposive for the teachers. Data were collected using questionnaires for the students and interview schedule for the teachers. Piloting was done in two schools that were not included in the study using 20 pupils two teachers and sampled by the same criteria described in the section of the sampling procedure. Before the actual data collection, the researchers tested the reliability of the instmment using the split-half technique by application of Spearman-Brown prophecy formula. A correlation coefficient of 0.82 was obtained, and the instruments were deemed reliable. Before data collection, the researcher got an introduction letter from Kenya Methodist University and a research permit from the National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovations. The quantitative data collected was analyzed by the use of SPSS (version 21) programme. The collected data are presented using pie charts, frequency distribution tables, and bar graphs. Qualitative data were analyzed thematically with themes by the research questions. The study established that; Most (58.8%) of the children in Magumoni experienced some form of domestic violence, which was associated with the aspects of drug abuse including excessive alcohol consumption, sexual assault, psychological torture, parent-parent violence, and other physical assaults. Further, the study concludes that internal aggression negatively affected the student's attention in schools and Performance in class owing to, for instance, the stress and depression that associates the acts of violence. It had a harmful result on academic performance in that the majority (55.0%) of the pupils who acknowledged the aspects of abuse, performed poorly in their exams. The study recommends that; 'the national and county government should work with associated social services offices and set up a free hotline number for the children to report on any event abuse at home. The• school administration should also set up accommodating relation-mechanisms whereby children can confidently say abuse-related cases. This will help in promptly highlighting the foundation of domestic violence in regards to causes and also, areas of prominence. The school administration should as well sensitize parents through intervention. schemes such as seminars and general meetings concerning the adverse effects of the domestic violence and the dangers it presents to the pupils in regards to their Performance in school. The parents should be aligned with the results of in conflict arguments and quarrels in the presence of their children, and the negatives it presents
Competitive strategies and market share of savings and credit co-operatives in Meru County, Kenya
No full textHG 2401 .B86 2017ABSTRACT
Market share responds to parts of competitive strategy. The ability of using the successful competitive strategies is critical for any organization's market share growth. The general objective of the study was to establish the competitive strategies' effect on the market share of savings and credit cooperatives in Meru County, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were: to determine the effect of service quality on savings and credit cooperatives' market share in Meru County, Kenya; to establish the effect of corporate image on savings and credit cooperatives' market share in Meru County, Kenya; to examine the influence of organization structure on savings and credit cooperatives' market share in Meru County, Kenya; and to determine the influence of technology on savings and credit cooperatives' market share in Meru County, Kenya. The target population in the study comprised all the registered SACCOs in Meru County. The target population was 53 SACCOs registered by ministry of cooperatives 2015 in Meru County. The sample size was 40 registered SACCOs in Meru County so as to enable accessibility. Purposive sampling was used to select 3 respondents in each of the 40 registered SACCOs. Therefore, the sample respondents were 120. Primary data was collected through closed questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential analysis was used to analyze the data.The data was presented using tables.The findings revealed a positive and significant relationship between service quality, corporate image; organizational structure; technology and market share of SACCOs in Meru County. Based on the study findings, the study concluded that all the competitive strategies have a positive and significant influence on the market share of SACCOs in Meru County. The study recommended that SACCOs should invest in improving the quality of services they offer; should engage more in corporate social responsibility activities; should have a well-structured chain of command; and should embrace and adapt the use of modern technology in their operations
Impact of free primary education on academic performance among pupils in Nakuru East sub county, Nakuru county, Kenya.
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The introduction of Free Primary Education in 2003 was, predictably, welcome by millions of Kenyans. Soon after the programme was initiated, primary schools intake rose from 0.969 million by 2002 to 1.312 million in 2003, an increase of 35%. The sudden increase on the enrolment had an impact on the implementation and subsequently the academic performance output. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the Free Primary Education on academic performance among pupils in Nakuru East Sub- County of Nakuru County, Kenya. Comparative research design was adopted by the study. The study targeted 16831 parents, 41 head teachers, 1218 teachers and 22136 pupils from public primary schools. A sample size of 308 subjects was determined from the target population of 40,226 subjects, using both purposive, as well as, considering recommendation by Kathuri and Pals. The study was anchored on the meads interactionism theory of value. Data was collected using questionnaires and an observation schedule. The questionnaires were researcher developed. The questionnaire was used to collect information from the head teachers, the teachers, the pupils and the parents/guardians. The observation schedule was to collect data regarding the status of the schools visited. Academic performance was measured through performance of Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE). Reliability and validity of the instruments for data collection were ensured through a pilot study. Data was collected after obtaining the necessary authority and appointments. The data obtained was checked-for completeness, coded, fed into a computer and then analyzed with the help of SPSS version 22 computer software. Both inferential and descriptive statistics were used in the analysis. It was concluded from the results obtained that teaching and learning facilities negatively affected the implementation of (Free Primary Education (FPE) leading to poor academic performance of education. The inadequacy of the teaching and learning materials affected teaching and learning process. The level of funding affected the academic performance either because it was delayed, inadequate or unavailable. The increased enrolment led to lower academic achievement as a result of increased teacher-learner ratio which in tum lowered the teachers' morale. It was, therefore, recommended that teachers should be trained to be creative on how to operate under limited resources. At the same time the teaching force should be increased in order to improve the teacher-pupil ratio. The government of Kenya should expand its sources of funding, as well as, ensuring proper utilization of the limited resources. Finally the Kenya Government and other stakeholders should increase their capacity to improve facilities in order to cope with the increased enrolment
Relationship between employee turnover and organizational performance in the Kenya Police Service; A survey of Laikipia Police Divisional Headquarters
No full textHF 5549.5 .M85 2017ABSTRACT
Employee turnover is the alternation of employees around the workforce market; between business enterprises, jobs and careers; and between the situations of been in the labor service and unemployment. The Government of Kenya is committed to the ensure security of all Kenyan protect their property and life's. The government has been conducting recruitment of Kenya police service personnel every year in order to increase their numbers and reduce the workload of employees. In the year 2013, the government decided to increase the mobility of Kenya police personnel and hired 1,300 modem vehicles from Toyota Kenya and they were distributed across all the units of Kenya police service in the country. The general objective of the study was to establish the relationship between employee turnover and organizational performance in the Kenya Police Service. The study made use of descriptive survey research design which is concerned with elucidating the attributes of specific persons, or of groups. The current study's target population was of 86 disciplined uniformed officers who work in the Laikipia Police Division headquarters. These employees are of different cadres from the lowest to management level. The study did not conduct sampling since the population is not large. The sample size of 86 respondents was used. The current study made use of questionnaires to gather data from its final sampled subjects. It employed descriptive statistics which includes frequencies and percentages for the analysis of data gathered from the field. The current research made use of Pearson correlation evaluation to test mentioned study's hypothesis. Additionally, the p-value from test statistic was employed to establish whether there existed any correlation which could be credited to the ordinary unpremeditated variables or not. It was found that there was positive relationship between remuneration and police performance and weak positive relationship between working environments. The study concluded that all the variables influences turnover in police services and affects police performance. The study recommends that the government should pay police officers well in order to ensure that police officers are well paid for services offered, that the governments should ensure that police officers are given proper working tools and equipment to improve their performance, that the police department should professionally come up with a practical scheme of service and policies that ensures that there is no conflicting policies in the prisons organization structure and that the government should ensure there is clear career progression path in the police service and period determined for every cadre
Relationship between performance in secondary school Mathematics and diploma's structured programming unit in technical institutes within Meru county, Kenya.
No full textThe poor performance in Structured Programming unit in Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) examination for Diploma in Information Communication Technology (DICT) programme by students in module one has caused a great outcry in most of the Technical Institutes in Kenya and more so at managerial levels in Meru County. This poor performance in Structured Programming unit has made many students in DICT module one level to stagnate at this level without successfully progressing to the next level, which is module two. This trend has directly led to a reduction of students' enrollment in these institutions, thus triggering a lot of challenges in decision making at managerial levels. This poor performance by trainees in structured programming unit has been continuously linked to their poor performance in Mathematics examination in Kenya Certificate of
econdary Education (KCSE). The purpose of this study was therefore, to determine the relationship between the students' performance in secondary school mathematics and diploma's Structured Programming unit in technical institutes within Meru County, Kenya. The researcher used a correlational research design. The target population was 124. It was composed of all the 118 students that had sat for the KNEC examination in Structured Programming unit from the year 2012 to 2015 in Meru, Kiirua and Nkabune technical institutes within Meru County, and the six lecturers that had taught them in the Structured Programming unit. Since the target population was relatively small, all the subjects were taken as respondents. The instruments for data collection were a structured questionnaire that was filled by the lecturers and a document analysis schedule that was used by the researcher to capture the students' performances in KCSE mathematics and DTCT Structured Programming unit. The researcher carried out a pilot study in Meru National Polytechnic to enhance the quality of research instruments with a sample size of I 0
omposed of eight students that had sat for KNEC examination in Structured Programming unit in the year 2011 and two lecturers that had prepared them. Data analysis was then done using SPSS computer software version 16.0. The statistical tools used to analyze the data were Pearson correlation coefficient, analysis of variance (ANOV A), coefficient of determination and scatter plots. Testing of h othesis was done at 0.05 level of confidence. After a thorough analysis of the
dents' performance in KCSE mathematics and Structured Programming xarninations from the year 2012 to 2015, the study established that there is no significant relationship between the students' performance in secondary school ma h matics and diploma's Structured Programming unit in technical institutes • hin Meru County, Kenya (r = 0.098, p = 0.29 L a= 0.05, R2 = 0.0 l 0, adjusted R2 = 0.001./ = 1.124). Therefore, a student's performance in KCSE mathematics does not t rmine or influence a student's performance in Structured Programming unit.
Further research should therefore be carried out to determine the real causes of students' poor performance in Structured Programming unit in the KNEC xamination for DICT module one programme, so that the poor performance being 'irnessed in this subject can be thwarted and avert the DICT programme from oming extinct
The role of non governmental organization in the provision of teaching and learning resources: A survey of secondary schools in Juba, South Sudan.
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Availability of learning and teaching resources, their relevance and adequacy contribute to academic achievement. In South Sudan the increase of school enrolment rates following the declaration of independence and the subsequent return of refugees, especially in the capital Juba, have placed undue strain in teaching and learning resources. Though, both local and international non-governmental organizations have been instrumental in supporting the education sector, their role in the provision of teaching and learning resources in schools in the area is not well understood. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to find out the role played by NGOs in the provision of teaching and learning resources in secondary schools in Juba, South Sudan. Thus, the study sought to determine how NGOs provide; training opportunities for teachers; teaching and learning resources; infrastructural aid and training opportunities for school managers to facilitate teaching and learning in secondary schools in Juba, South Sudan. Descriptive survey research design was used targeting 21 secondary school heads, 92 heads of local NGOs and 130 local heads of international NGOs in Juba County. A sample of 151 respondents was selected randomly from the target population. Data collection was done using pilot tested questionnaires. Tests for validity and reliability ascertained the credibility of instruments for the study with the latter yielding an acceptable reliability coefficient of r = 0.8106. Descriptive statistics involving means, modes and standard deviations, and inferential statistical methods involving Pearson's Product Moment correlation and multiple regression analysis, were used to analyse the data which were presented in tables. The findings revealed that, first, with regard to the first objective, most of the NGOs in the area played an active role in the provision of training opportunities for teachers to facilitate teaching and learning in secondary schools in the area. Second, it was evident that most of the NGOs were not very active in the provision of teaching and learning resources, especially, text books in secondary schools in the area. Third, it was evident that most of the NGOs were involved in the provision of building materials for schools in the area. Fourthly, it was established that most of the NGOs operating in the area facilitated training for school heads in leadership and management of teaching and learning resources. Therefore, it was concluded that the role played by NGOs in the provision of teaching and learning resources in secondary schools in Juba County was indeed significant in all aspects and led to effective teaching and learning in schools in the area. It was recommended that the NGOs should redouble their efforts in the provision of teacher training and placement as it emerged that most teachers were not well trained and expressed difficulty in handling certain subjects. They also need to work closely with the government of South Sudan and other stakeholders to develop universal curriculum so as to enable them to strengthen their interventions in terms of availing instructional material to the schools. It was recommehded that the NGOs seek alternative ways of improving school infrastructural aid such as more community involvement that could lead to savings in labour, material and costs. Finally, it is important that in addition to training the school heads in the management of the schools, the NGOs demand audit reports of the teaching and learning material and also carry out regular inspections to ascertain their efficacy in effective teaching and learning in the schools