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EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)

Recent reports on education in Kenya underscore the importance of head teachers adopting effectiv... more Recent reports on education in Kenya underscore the importance of head teachers adopting effective instructional leadership practices and teachers enhancing their pedagogical knowledge and skills in order to guarantee high-quality education and academic achievement within the countrys school systems. Giving teachers incentives is one of the instructional leadership strategies that headteachers can use. This studys goal was to ascertain how the head teachers incentives affected teachers work performance in Kenyas Nakuru County public elementary schools. The study was informed by the Hallinger and Murphy (1985) Model of Instructional Leadership and the Campbell et al. (1993) Theory of Job Performance. The study employed a convergent parallel design and a mixed methods research methodology. In order to gather and analyze data from a target population of 57,800 students, 7,741 teachers, 680 head teachers from 680 schools, and 11 Quality Assurance and Standards Officers (QASOs), the stud...

Strengthening guidance and counseling services in Kenyan primary schools: a strategy for survival in the face of globalization

African Journal of Emerging Issues, Sep 26, 2020

Background of the study: This study focused on assessment of the schools communication practices ... more Background of the study: This study focused on assessment of the schools communication practices and its influence on students' unrest management in public secondary school in Meru county of Kenya. In Meru County, the rate of students' unrest is about 30 % while the national average is about 10% of all cases reported in year 2017. This rate is way above the national average. Objective of the Study: The objectives of the study was; to determine school communication practices of two way communication and its influence of student unrests in public schools in Meru county of Kenya, to establish whether school management practice of listening skills, and its influence on students unrest management in public secondary schools in Meru county of Kenya, to determine whether school management language skills have influence on schools unrest in Meru county of Kenya and to investigate whether schools have suggestion box system, and its influence on student unrest in schools in Meru Kenya. Methodology: The study used mixed method of research. Findings: The conclusion of the study was schools ineffective communication practices of top down communication practices, poor listening skills, poor language skills, lack of timely feedback on student issues and lack of suggestion systems lead to development of conflict leading to student unrest. In addition, the student councils handled many responsibilities in punishing student's resulting in conflicts and students unrest.

International Journal for Innovation Education and Research

Female teachers play an important role in school management. However, their number in positions o... more Female teachers play an important role in school management. However, their number in positions of school headship is low. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of gender dynamics on the appointment of female teachers as secondary school principals in Makueni Sub-county, Makueni County, Kenya. The objectives were: to assess the influence of female teachers’ gender roles, self-perception, stereotyping and management training on appointment as secondary school Principals. The study was guided by The Pearson’s Theory of Gender Relations and Feminism Theory. Mixed methodology was applied and thus concurrent triangulation design was adopted. Qualitative data were analyzed thematically along the objectives and presented narrative forms. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively using frequencies and percentages and inferentially using linear regression analysis with the help of Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS Version 23) and presented using tables. The st...

The purpose of the study was to analyze the impact of gender mainstreaming environment in higher ... more The purpose of the study was to analyze the impact of gender mainstreaming environment in higher education institutions in Kenya. The objectives included;-to assess policy environment on gender mainstreaming in higher education in Kenya, to establish institutional environment in relation to gender mainstreaming in higher education in Kenya and to determine critical policy indicators in gender mainstreaming in higher education in Kenya. The study utilized an eclectic approach with a focus on descriptive survey design. The sample comprised three universities in western Kenya. The study participants comprised six deans of schools, nine heads of sections and 300 students. The study findings revealed that both the policy and organizational environment with regard to gender mainstreaming in higher education institutions in Africa still require amendments and strengthening of structures. Similarly, the study has emphasized the link between economic development and women's education. Th...

International journal for innovation education and research, 2020

Critical Analysis of the Provision of Guidance and Counseling in Primary Schools in Kenya: Opportunities and Challenges

Strategic Organizational Planning and Management

Fears, Challenges and Excitements of Female Fresher Vis a Vis Millennium Development Goal in Western Kenya

International Journal of Current Research

This study sought to establish the fears, challenges and excitements female freshers in public un... more This study sought to establish the fears, challenges and excitements female freshers in public universities in western Kenya with regard to the attainment of the millennium development goal no three “to promote gender equality and women empowerment”. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The study was carried out with the aid of a stratified random sample of 306 respondents drawn from the three Public universities in western Kenya, namely, Moi University, Maseno University and Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. This study established that female freshers encountered a myriad of challenges while at the university. Among the commonest challenges as agreed by the female freshers were how to choose friends, how to choose the right course of study when they enroll, how to manage time, how to focus on academic programs, establishing healthy relationships, peer influence, female freshers, use of personal finance, and drug/substance. Emerging from the findings is th...

Problems of Management in the 21st Century

This study assessed the effectiveness of the use of selected teaching/learning resources in the i... more This study assessed the effectiveness of the use of selected teaching/learning resources in the implementation of Inclusive Education (I.E) for Special Needs Education (SNE) learners in mainstream primary schools. Focusing on the organisational effectiveness of the school management in meeting the needs of Special needs Learners, research questions explored the following: the availability of the selected teaching/learning resources, effectiveness of the use of available teaching /learning for Inclusive Education, challenges in the use of available teaching/learning resources and possible improvements with regard to the implementation of Inclusive Education for Special Needs Learners in mainstream primary schools. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Out of 150 schools that had integrated Special Needs Learners in Bungoma Count, Kenya, 20% were stratified, proportionately and randomly sampled. Purposive sampling was used to obtain the participants; head teachers, regular, a...

An Assessment of School Management Decision-Making Practices and Its Influence on Students’ Unrest Management in Public Secondary Schools in Meru County of Kenya

Background of the Study: This study undertook a critical assessment of the influence of decision ... more Background of the Study: This study undertook a critical assessment of the influence of decision making leadership styles of the management in schools and its influence of students’ unrest management Meru County of Kenya. Study Objective: The study objectives were; to determine democratic leadership style, and its influence on students’ unrest management in Meru county of Kenya, to establish the influence of autocratic leadership style, and its influence of students’ unrests management in Meru County in Kenya, to examine influence of participative leadership style and its influence on students unrest management in Meru County of Kenya, and to establish the influence of management collaborative leadership style, and its influence on student unrests management in Meru County of Kenya. Methodology: The research was carried out using mixed methods design and the results showed that most principals used democratic and participative leadership styles and encourage teachers’ career growth....

A range of interest groups that exert power and authority over policy-making infl uences the poli... more A range of interest groups that exert power and authority over policy-making infl uences the policy process. These infl uences affect each stage of the process from agenda setting, to the identifi cation of alternatives, weighing up the options, choosing the most favorable and implementing it. Policy practices are not a rational search. A crucial aspect of all policy practice is specifi cally what and who is included. The style of policy discourses is overwhelmingly to talk as though that were not so; but as though the data were inclusive, the processes rational and the remedy simply knowledge-or research-based (Apthorpe 1986).The paper examines the dichotomy between educational policy making and implementation and focuses on the Policy evolution in Kenya . It examines a few models of policy implementation and shows the possible consequences of dichotomy and the importance of owning a policy. The paper concludes that Policy formulation and Implementation is a complex messy business ...

Impact of Gender Mainstreaming in Higher Education Institutions in Kenya

Abstract The purpose of the study was to analyze the impact of gender mainstreaming environment i... more Abstract The purpose of the study was to analyze the impact of gender mainstreaming environment in higher education institutions in Kenya. The objectives included;- to assess policy environment on gender mainstreaming in higher education in Kenya, to establish institutional environment in relation to gender mainstreaming in higher education in Kenya and to determine critical policy indicators in gender mainstreaming in higher education in Kenya. The study utilized an eclectic approach with a focus on descriptive survey design. The sample comprised three universities in western Kenya. The study participants comprised six deans of schools, nine heads of sections and 300 students. The study findings revealed that both the policy and organizational environment with regard to gender mainstreaming in higher education institutions in Africa still require amendments and strengthening of structures. Similarly, the study has emphasized the link between economic development and women’s educati...

Determinants of Loan Repayment Among Women-Owned Enterprise in Kenya

The world is in the midst of an information revolution in which the critical ingredients are know... more The world is in the midst of an information revolution in which the critical ingredients are knowledge and technology.Loan repayment is very crucial issue to the financial and non financial institutions.The book also elaborates on the various determinants of loan repayments which is vital to women entrepreneurs.These determinants are classified into three broad categories;first are the institutional factors secondly are the business factors and lastly are the entrepreneurial factors.The study findings revealed that the main factors affecting loan repayment includes social responsibilities such as the feeding of children, paying of rent, hospital bills, and the number of households members. The study recommended that the banking sector should review the interest rates, the terms and conditions, the loaning requirements and the repayment duration to help in timely repayment of available loans. The individuals seeking loans should be trained based on the proper loan management and util...

Globally, people with disabilities are among the poorest. Traditional development programs often ... more Globally, people with disabilities are among the poorest. Traditional development programs often fail to meet their needs for instance, by building new schools that are not accessible and in relation to resource provision, both human and material (UNESCO, 1993). The visual system can be justly considered as the dominant sensory modality in humans. Almost half the brain is devoted to sight, and about 70% of the total capacity of the brain devoted to processing sensory information is devoted to handling visual information. Studies of visual perception have revealed that there tends to be an antinational bias towards the visual modality (Shams, 2000). Less well known, perhaps, is that where there is conflict between visual inputs and other sensory inputs, either the overall perception is determined by vision, or else the nature of the perception in the other conflicting modality is modified by the visual information, rather than vice versa (Shore, et al., 2000). Article visualizations:

Children Rights to Education using ADDIE Model Approach in Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASAL), Kenyan Perspective

Rights-based approaches are a recent phenomenon in the education sector. Without learning, educat... more Rights-based approaches are a recent phenomenon in the education sector. Without learning, education fails to keep its promise of eliminating extreme poverty and creating a shared opportunity and wealth for all this was observed by the world Development Report of 2018. The purpose of the study was to develop a practical approach of Analysis of the situation, Design of content, Development of resources, Implementation of the model, and Evaluation (ADDIE) model of knowledge delivery that is relevant and practical oriented for the provision of basic education ensuring the achievement of the children’s’ right in Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASAL) region in Kenya- based on the German model of Learner-centered approach to learning. The study aimed at establishing the effects of hunger on the delivery of education in the ASAL region of Kenya, determining the challenges encountered in the provision of education within the ASAL regions and the possible use if the ADDIE model in the implementati...

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS BDS Business Development Services CNGOs Credit Non-Governmenta... more LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS BDS Business Development Services CNGOs Credit Non-Governmental Organizations EPS Earning Per Share EVA Economic Value Added GDP Gross Domestic Product HDI Human Development Index MDG Millennium Development Goals MEZOs Microenterprise Zones MFIs Micro Financial Institutions MVA Market Value Added PCA Principal Component Analysis ROE Return on Equity ROI Return on Investment SBOs Small Business Owners SMEs Small and Medium Enterprises SPV Special Purpose Vehicles UNDP United Nations Development Programme xiii US/USA United States/United States of America WBL Women Business Leaders WLCBMEs Women-led Community-based Micro-enterprises xiv DEFINITION OF TERMS Business Model: A business model describes the rationale of how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value, in economic, social, cultural or other contexts, (Abraham, 2012) Community-based Microenterprises: Community based enterprises are enterprises that use business to improve the life of a community. They are different from private enterprise because their business activity is undertaken as a means of achieving community benefit, not private gain (Klein, 2008). Micro-enterprise: Refers to any entity engaged in an economic activity irrespective of its legal form which has employees ranging from 5-20 (Yan, 2009). Organizational Performance: The ability of an organization to measure its achievement by using its financial ratios as a result of strategic management practices (Hur, 2007). Strategic Interventions: These are actions performed to bring about change. A wide range of intervention strategies exist and they are directed towards various types of difficulties (Bakar et al., 2011). Strategic Management Practices: These are habits, customs, routines and methods at an organization as relates to strategic management (Frank, 2011).

REFORM AGENDA AND EDUCATIONAL POLICY IN KENYA: CIRCA 21st CENTURY

Problems of Education in the 21st Century

This study examined the reform Agenda and the educational policy in Kenya with regard to the seco... more This study examined the reform Agenda and the educational policy in Kenya with regard to the secondary school sector in Eldoret municipality. The study was based on the social systems theory as advanced by Newstrom (1993). The research adopted an exploratory survey design. The target population was the principals in secondary schools, the student governing council, teachers and parents. The sample was selected using proportionate stratified random sampling and purposive sampling. Data was collected by use of questionnaires, interview schedules, and observation schedule. Descriptive statistics, (percentages, frequency distribution tables and graphic representations) were used in data analysis and interpretation of data. The significance of the study lies in the fact that reform agenda in education with regard to educational policy is aimed at creating equal opportunity for all learners in Kenya. The study findings revealed that the education opportunities at secondary school level ar...

East African Journal of Education Studies

This paper looks at the contribution of instructional resources towards the performance of girls ... more This paper looks at the contribution of instructional resources towards the performance of girls in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination mathematics in girls’ secondary schools in Baringo Central. Based on Hanushek, education production function theory, the instructional resources were considered critical inputs for ensuring the output (examinations performance in mathematics by girls’ students) is attained. The study targeted mathematics Heads of Department, mathematics teachers and girls enrolled in 6 girls’ secondary schools in Baringo Central Sub County, Kenya. A sample of 6 HODs, 18 mathematics teachers and 166 girls were selected to participate in the study. The research found out that all respondents said that adequate provision of infrastructural and educational resources did have a significant effect (p<0.05) on girls’ performance in mathematics in the six public secondary schools. Schools that had inadequate learning resources performed poorly compared to those th...