School of Education: Recent submissions
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Gender Differences in the Levels of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Resulting from 2007/2008 Post Election Violence among Primary School Pupils in Kibera and Kayole Settlements, Nairobi, Kenya
(Contemporary Research Center Australia, 2014)This study sought to determine whether there were significant gender differences in the levels of posttraumatic stress disorder resulting from the post election violence among primary school children in Kenya. The target ... -
Students’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Methods Used to Enhance Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Nyahururu Division, Laikipia West District, Kenya
(International Association of African Researchers, 2010)Many methods are used to enhance discipline in secondary schools. Among them are corporal punishment, guidance and counselling, psychological punishment and suspension from school. The use of corporal punishment was banned ... -
The Effect of Inter-tribal Post Election Violence Conflict Trauma on Academic Performance among Secondary School Students in Mt. Elgon District, Kenya
(International Association of African Researchers, 2011)Inter-tribal conflict in Kenya has persisted for a long time and intensifies during elections. The inter-tribal conflict in 2007-2008 in Mt. Elgon District was apparently over land dispute between the Soy and Ndorobo clans ... -
Causes of Occupational Stress In Relation To Level of Occupational Stress among Police Constables in Kisumu County, Kenya
(2014)Stress is a major global health challenge affecting the well-being of service providers especially those working in the human service sectors like; police officers, teachers, health care providers and media specialists. ... -
The Relationship between Family Functions and Juvenile Delinquency: A Case of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya
(International Association of African Researchers, 2009)The incidences of juvenile delinquency have increased in recent years in Kenya. Most of the studies done on Juvenile delinquency have paid little or no attention to family functions as one of the possible causes. This ... -
The effect of academic advising on academic performance of university students in Kenyan universities
(International Association of African Researchers, 2011)Although academic advising in Kenyan universities exists, no research has been done to find out how it impacts on students’ educational and career goals. This research aimed at establishing the effect of academic advising ... -
Perceptions of academic staff on research and publishing in Kenyan universities
(International Journal of Education Administration and Policy Studies, 2012-03)Academic research represents the backbone of human activity in improving the quality of life through expanding frontiers of academic knowledge, and making further research possible throughout the world. Academic research ... -
A study of the relationship between academic achievement motivation and home environment among standard eight pupils
(Academic Journals, 2010)The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between academic achievement motivation and home environment among standard eight pupils. The study was carried out on 235 standard eight Kenyan pupils from ... -
Investigation of teaching the integrated topics on drug abuse in secondary school curriculum
(2011)The problem of this study was to investigate the teaching of the integrated topics on drug abuse in the secondary school curriculum as a strategy to wipe out the problem of drug abuse among students in Machakos District, ... -
Impact of Transformational Leadership Style On Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement in Mbeere South Sub-County, Embu County, Kenya
(2016)Globally, education is considered as the key drive of any country’s development. This explains the reason why academic achievement is given a lot of importance in the schooling process. In this respect and specifically ... -
Teaching of the integrated topics on drug abuse as a strategy to eradicate drug abuse among secondary school students in Machakos District, Kenya
(2012)The problem of drug abuse has been an area of concern in Kenya for the last two decades. The previous studies carried out in this area revealed that drug abuse has been on the increase at the secondary school level in ... -
The benefits of mainstreaming environmental education in the school curriculum
(Emerging Academy Resources, 2013)The mismanagement and even over- exploitation of environment has been an area of concern globally in the last three decades. This is closely related to human activities such as mining, human settlement and agriculture. ... -
The Need to Integrate Themes of Environmental Education in the School Curriculum in Kenya
(HRmars, 2013)Globally, the environment is under pressure from climatic variability and anthropogenic activities including deforestation, wetland and water catchment destruction, agro-chemicals use and urbanization among others. The ... -
The dilemma of career choice: a case study of Kenyan secondary school students
(Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2012)The purpose of this study was to investigate the variables that influence career choice among secondary school students in Kenya. The study was guided by two objectives: to determine the influence of peer groups on ... -
Effects of selected factors on implementation of inclusive education in regular primary school in Matungu sub-county, Kakamega, Kenya
(2016)This study addresses the effects of selected factors on implementation of inclusive education in regular schools. Objective of the study was to assess the effects of implementation of inclusive education in the programme ... -
Effects of Teacher’s Perception of School Environment On Pupil’s Academic Performance in an Inclusive Classroom: Kenyan Perspective
(2017)Despite education being one of the basic human rights and an empowerment prerequisite, there are various factors that affect the provision of quality education in inclusive public primary schools in Kenya. This paper ... -
Influence of Teacher Characteristics on Academic Performance of Learners with Hearing Impairment in KCPE in Special Primary Schools in Selected Counties, Kenya.
(2019)This study explored the relationships between selected teacher characteristics and academic performance of learners with hearing impairment in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) in special primary schools ... -
Re-evaluating the relevance and quality of education in Kenya: The Role of Mount Kenya University
(2015)The issue of Quality and relevance of Education is a topical area of concern. However, there is no general consensus on the concept of Quality because, like beauty, Quality is in the eyes of the beholder (i.e, Government, ... -
Relationship Between Learning Strategies And Student Performance In Physics In Public Secondary Schools In Nakuru East Sub-County, Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2018)Education is a key pillar in the Kenya vision 2030 and is also critical to the attainment of sustainable development goals (SDG’s). Dismal academic achievement by students across all levels of education is therefore ... -
Harnessing ICT Use in Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Rural Women in Keiyo South Constituency
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2018)Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are powerful tools that boost economic growth and improve social development. However, despite an increase in ICT use, the socio-economic status of rural women in Kenya ...
