Department of Education Foundation/EPM: Recent submissions
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Devolved governance and quality of pre Primary education in Busia County, Kenya
(2017-12)The study examined the quality of pre-primary education in the era of devolved governance in Busia County, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to: investigate the suitability of teaching and learning environment ... -
Challenges teachers face when handling children with aggressive tendencies: a study in Mwingi central sub county, Kitui county, Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-09-03)Children with aggressive behaviours belong to the behaviourally disordered category of children with special needs. These children display negative behaviour tendencies that hurt others either verbally or physically. ... -
Factors Influencing participation of children in early childhood development and education programme In Bungoma south sub-county, Bungoma county – Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-09-03)The purpose of the study was to investigate factors influencing participation of children in the ECDE programme in Bungoma South Sub-county of Bungoma County. Early childhood care and education programmes yield greater ... -
Factors that constrain school leadership from addressing challenges faced by hi girls
(2016)While many countries have made progress towards achieving equality in education among the Hearing Impaired (HI), HI adolescent schoolgirls in Kenya continue to face many obstacles that impede their path to learning. They ... -
Major challenges to the girl-child education in Kenya: the Kuria experience
(2000-04)Many societies have realised the important role played by women in development. Accordingly, a lot of effort and time has been spent discussing issues that affect women's contribution in overall national development. Despite ... -
Devolved governance in Kenya; is it a false start in democratic decentralization for development?
(2015)Many democracies world over, including Kenya have in recent years adopted devolution as a system of decentralization for development. In Kenya, this was after years of the post independence approach of Local Governments ... -
Trends in green computing paradigms towards environment, eco friendly technology and future sustainable Kenya
(2017-07)Computing has led to an increase in energy consumption, global warming and e-waste. The environmental impact of computing is alarming, hence the dire need for green initiatives by governments and organizations ... -
Devolved governance in Kenya; is it a false start in democratic decentralization for development?
(2015-01)Many democracies world over, including Kenya have in recent years adopted devolution as a system of decentralization for development. In Kenya, this was after years of the post independence approach of Local Governments ... -
Challenges of open and distance learning in Kenya: the Case of public universities
(2017)Kenyan education policy is based on a number of legislations including the constitution of Kenya (1961), Education Act (1968), Children Act (2001) and sessional paper no. 11 of 2005 on policy framework for education and ... -
Socio-economic factors influencing implementation of the Ainabkoi settlement scheme 1963-2008 in Eldoret east district, Kenya
(2013-10)Settlement schemes in Kenya have been faced with various constraints since independence in 1963. The main purpose of the study was to examine the socio-economic factors that affected Ainabkoi settlement scheme from ... -
Challenges faced by small and medium enterprises in accessing public contracts in Bondo, Kenya
(International Journals of Multidisciplinary Research Academy, 2014-05-01)Kenya Government has been in the forefront in advocating for the youth access to Government Contracts. This has been evidenced by the Presidential Directive on Youth Access to Govermnent contracts by allocating 10% of ... -
Exploring the challenges and opportunities in microfinance group lending model among poor aids affected households
(American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2016-12)Micro financing has been taken as panacea in disaster mitigation. In helping poor and AIDS affected households come out of poverty in Kakamega County, Kenya, microfinance institutions (MFIs) use group lending model. This ... -
Contribution of microfinance in enhancing food access and coping strategy in aids-affected households in Kakamega county, Kenya
(African Scholarly Science Communications Trust (ASSCAT), 2017)Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) pandemic increases a family’s food insecurity by reducing the family’s ability to produce food, which compromises their output and income. This reduces their food availability, ... -
Socio-economic factors and orphan migration in Kisumu district, Kenya
(2015)The growing numbers of AIDS orphans continues to present unprecedented socio-economic challenge to policy makers and institutions that assist them. Orphan migration, though driven by socio-economic necessity, has had ... -
Towards equitable access to continuing professional development programs by secondary school managers in Kenya.
(2016)Guided by the Learning Organizations’ theory of Peter Senge (1990) this paper sought to determine the extent to which the senior managers and the Heads of department of secondary schools participated in Continuing ... -
Does student loan amount affect choice of program of study? evidence from privately sponsored undergraduate helb loan recipients in public universities in western kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2017)This study sought to establish the effect of HELB loan amount on the choice of program of study by privately sponsored undergraduate students in public universities in Kenya. The study was conducted with the aid of a ... -
Contribution of continuing professional development for school managers on teacher management competencies of secondary school managers in Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2016)Guided by the Learning Organizations’ theory of Peter Senge (1990) this paper sought to determine the difference between the contribution of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) on the teacher management competencies ... -
The perception board of management (BOM) on the appropriate competencies in strategic plan formulation processes in public secondary schools in Kenya
(IJEART, 2018)— Strategic plan is an important management tool as it provides a roadmap towards achievement of institutional goals and objective. The main aim of the study was to determine the appropriate BOM competencies in strategic ... -
A study of households poverty levels and its influence on primary schools internal efficiency in Kwanza district of Kenya
(2012-02)Education is widely accepted as the main backbone of growth and development of individuals and the nation. However, its achievement continues to elude many who are poverty stricken. Government of Kenya introduced free ... -
Assessment of lecturers perceptions on students-lecturers evaluations in universities in Kenya: a case study of Kibabii university
(2018-11)The common approach method of evaluating instruction in higher education classes is to have students provide feedback on "effectiveness" of learning in a given period. Evaluations generally request specific feedback on ...