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Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2015
Orphan) hood) is) a) depressing) status) in) life) and) has) adverse) effects) yet) every) child)... more Orphan) hood) is) a) depressing) status) in) life) and) has) adverse) effects) yet) every) child) in) Kenya)has)a)right)to)quality)education)that)should)lead)to)good)learning)in)pursuance)to) Universal)Primary)Education)(UPE).)Majority)of)orphaned)learners)are)widely)affected) and)fail)to)attain)good)performance.)However)exceptional)few)perform)well)and)attain) high) grades) enabling) them) to) join) good) High) schools) and) pursue) their) academic) dreams.) The) study) therefore) assessed) the) types) of) family) set) up) that) host) orphaned) learners) and) the) coping) strategies) they) device) in) the) new) set) up.) Descriptive) survey) design) was) used) to) collect) data) from) 13) public) primary) schools) with) a) sample) constituting) of) head) teachers,) teachers,) and) orphaned) learners.) Random) sampling) technique) was) used) to) select) the) schools;) purposive) sampling) technique) choice) head) teachers) and) orphaned) learners,) and) random) sampling) selected) teachers.) A) questionnaire,)interview)schedule,)and)document)analysis)collected)the)qualitative)and) quantitative) data.) Descriptive) statistics) analyzed) the) quantitative) data) and) findings) were) presented) in) the) frequency/mean) tables) and) graphs) while) qualitative) data) was) presented) thematically.) The) study) established) that) a) good) number) of) orphaned) learners) in) Kenya) lived) with) older) siblings) and) received) a) lot) of) motivation) and) encouragement) from) the) sibling) that) led) to) their) achievement.) The) second) highest) number)of)orphaned)learners)lived)with)grandparents)who)were)economically)unable) to)manage)the)responsibility.)The)study)concluded)that)majority)of)orphaned)learners) lacked)guidance)from)adults)and)therefore)recommended)that)grandparents)who)took) care) of) the) orphans) but) not) fully) financially) assisted) by) the) government) should) be) supported,) and) the) Ministry) of) Health) in) collaboration) with) other) good) will) stake) holders) to) launch) health) and) nutrition) program) in) schools) where) none) exists.) The) findings) of) the) study) are) important) to) the) government,) educational) planners,) stakeholders,)parents)and)the)community.) !
Orphanhood is a depressing status in life time that one would wish never to occur in any family s... more Orphanhood is a depressing status in life time that one would wish never to occur in any family set up due to its adverse effects. Despite the vulnerable status of the orphaned learners, every child in Kenya has a right to quality education that should lead to good performance and achievement of Universal Primary Education (UPE). Due to their vulnerability, majority of orphaned learners are widely affected and unable to attain good performance. However there are exceptional cases where some orphaned learners perform well and attain high marks which enable them to join good secondary schools and pursue their education very well. The study therefore assessed coping strategies by such exceptional orphaned learners and their academic achievement in Winam Division in Kisumu County. Descriptive survey design was used in the study. The study population consisted of 43 head teachers, 516 teachers and 3042 orphaned learners in 43 mixed public primary schools. Random sampling technique was us...
Orphan hood is a depressing status in life and has adverse effects yet every child in Kenya has a... more Orphan hood is a depressing status in life and has adverse effects yet every child in Kenya has a right to quality education that should lead to good learning in pursuance to Universal Primary Education (UPE). Majority of orphaned learners are widely affected and fail to attain good performance. However exceptional few perform well and attain high grades enabling them to join good High schools and pursue their academic dreams. The study therefore assessed the types of family set up that host orphaned learners and the coping strategies they device in the new set up. Descriptive survey design was used to collect data from 13 public primary schools with a sample constituting of head teachers, teachers, and orphaned learners. Random sampling technique was used to select the schools; purposive sampling technique choice head teachers and orphaned learners, and random sampling selected teachers. A questionnaire, interview schedule, and document analysis collected the qualitative and quantitative data. Descriptive statistics analyzed the quantitative data and findings were presented in the frequency/mean tables and graphs while qualitative data was presented thematically. The study established that a good number of orphaned learners in Kenya lived with older siblings and received a lot of motivation and encouragement from the sibling that led to their achievement. The second highest number of orphaned learners lived with grandparents who were economically unable to manage the responsibility. The study concluded that majority of orphaned learners lacked guidance from adults and therefore recommended that grandparents who took care of the orphans but not fully financially assisted by the government should be supported, and the Ministry of Health in collaboration with other good will stake holders to launch health and nutrition program in schools where none exists. The findings of the study are important to the government, educational planners, stakeholders, parents and the community.
Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2015
Orphan) hood) is) a) depressing) status) in) life) and) has) adverse) effects) yet) every) child)... more Orphan) hood) is) a) depressing) status) in) life) and) has) adverse) effects) yet) every) child) in) Kenya)has)a)right)to)quality)education)that)should)lead)to)good)learning)in)pursuance)to) Universal)Primary)Education)(UPE).)Majority)of)orphaned)learners)are)widely)affected) and)fail)to)attain)good)performance.)However)exceptional)few)perform)well)and)attain) high) grades) enabling) them) to) join) good) High) schools) and) pursue) their) academic) dreams.) The) study) therefore) assessed) the) types) of) family) set) up) that) host) orphaned) learners) and) the) coping) strategies) they) device) in) the) new) set) up.) Descriptive) survey) design) was) used) to) collect) data) from) 13) public) primary) schools) with) a) sample) constituting) of) head) teachers,) teachers,) and) orphaned) learners.) Random) sampling) technique) was) used) to) select) the) schools;) purposive) sampling) technique) choice) head) teachers) and) orphaned) learners,) and) random) sampling) selected) teachers.) A) questionnaire,)interview)schedule,)and)document)analysis)collected)the)qualitative)and) quantitative) data.) Descriptive) statistics) analyzed) the) quantitative) data) and) findings) were) presented) in) the) frequency/mean) tables) and) graphs) while) qualitative) data) was) presented) thematically.) The) study) established) that) a) good) number) of) orphaned) learners) in) Kenya) lived) with) older) siblings) and) received) a) lot) of) motivation) and) encouragement) from) the) sibling) that) led) to) their) achievement.) The) second) highest) number)of)orphaned)learners)lived)with)grandparents)who)were)economically)unable) to)manage)the)responsibility.)The)study)concluded)that)majority)of)orphaned)learners) lacked)guidance)from)adults)and)therefore)recommended)that)grandparents)who)took) care) of) the) orphans) but) not) fully) financially) assisted) by) the) government) should) be) supported,) and) the) Ministry) of) Health) in) collaboration) with) other) good) will) stake) holders) to) launch) health) and) nutrition) program) in) schools) where) none) exists.) The) findings) of) the) study) are) important) to) the) government,) educational) planners,) stakeholders,)parents)and)the)community.) !
Orphanhood is a depressing status in life time that one would wish never to occur in any family s... more Orphanhood is a depressing status in life time that one would wish never to occur in any family set up due to its adverse effects. Despite the vulnerable status of the orphaned learners, every child in Kenya has a right to quality education that should lead to good performance and achievement of Universal Primary Education (UPE). Due to their vulnerability, majority of orphaned learners are widely affected and unable to attain good performance. However there are exceptional cases where some orphaned learners perform well and attain high marks which enable them to join good secondary schools and pursue their education very well. The study therefore assessed coping strategies by such exceptional orphaned learners and their academic achievement in Winam Division in Kisumu County. Descriptive survey design was used in the study. The study population consisted of 43 head teachers, 516 teachers and 3042 orphaned learners in 43 mixed public primary schools. Random sampling technique was us...
Orphan hood is a depressing status in life and has adverse effects yet every child in Kenya has a... more Orphan hood is a depressing status in life and has adverse effects yet every child in Kenya has a right to quality education that should lead to good learning in pursuance to Universal Primary Education (UPE). Majority of orphaned learners are widely affected and fail to attain good performance. However exceptional few perform well and attain high grades enabling them to join good High schools and pursue their academic dreams. The study therefore assessed the types of family set up that host orphaned learners and the coping strategies they device in the new set up. Descriptive survey design was used to collect data from 13 public primary schools with a sample constituting of head teachers, teachers, and orphaned learners. Random sampling technique was used to select the schools; purposive sampling technique choice head teachers and orphaned learners, and random sampling selected teachers. A questionnaire, interview schedule, and document analysis collected the qualitative and quantitative data. Descriptive statistics analyzed the quantitative data and findings were presented in the frequency/mean tables and graphs while qualitative data was presented thematically. The study established that a good number of orphaned learners in Kenya lived with older siblings and received a lot of motivation and encouragement from the sibling that led to their achievement. The second highest number of orphaned learners lived with grandparents who were economically unable to manage the responsibility. The study concluded that majority of orphaned learners lacked guidance from adults and therefore recommended that grandparents who took care of the orphans but not fully financially assisted by the government should be supported, and the Ministry of Health in collaboration with other good will stake holders to launch health and nutrition program in schools where none exists. The findings of the study are important to the government, educational planners, stakeholders, parents and the community.