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Research paper thumbnail of Decision Making as a Factor in Management Efficiency among Principals of Secondary Schools in Kenya

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014

Management of schools needs professionalism in the way decisions are made so as to cause effect t... more Management of schools needs professionalism in the way decisions are made so as to cause effect towards achieving the set goals and objectives. The right decision on the way to manipulate resources is very critical and therefore Principals in secondary schools have the duty to integrate a diversity of elements so as to make good decisions within their institutions. While systematic and good decisions may cause sanity in the way operations take place in schools, haphazard and autocratic decisions may destroy any developmental focus of the school. In the Kenyan school context, a number of disturbing events have been witnessed in schools which point to the way Principals of secondary schools make decisions and how effective the decisions they make aid in the management of the institutions. Often, the decisions which Principals of schools and who are assumed to have been trained make about their schools culminate into notable differences in the way the decisions impact on the development and performance of the schools. Poor decision making has caused unwarranted strikes that have seen the destruction of property and in some cases death in schools. This study sought to establish the need to retrain both the management and the administration of schools on how to make and implement sound decisions in their schools.

Research paper thumbnail of Mainstreaming Ethics in Higher Education: The Teacher: Between Knowledge Transmission and Human Formation, Vol. 2

Research paper thumbnail of Ubuntu and Community Life

Research paper thumbnail of Handbook of Research on Global Issues in Next-Generation Teacher Education

Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development, 2016

This chapter examines challenges the higher learning institutions offering blended learning progr... more This chapter examines challenges the higher learning institutions offering blended learning programmes in Tanzania face in enhancing student support services from administrative standpoint. Using interviews, documentary analysis, and observation as data gathering instruments, the chapter reveals that higher learning institutions face numerous student-support related challenges including poor Internet and narrow bandwidth, erratic electricity and lack of alternative power, computer illiteracy, scarcity of study materials including e-resources and the absence of affirmative institutional policies. The chapter contends that for blended learning programmes to remain viable, effective, and sustainable, students support services need to be carefully tailored and regularly evaluated. Further, thorough decisions need to be undertaken regarding the design and development of effective student support which are contextualised according to respective institutional needs.

Research paper thumbnail of Embracing Non-Violence as a Means of Building Just Social Structures in Our Public Universities: The Case of Kenyatta University

African Universities Education for Peace Proceedings of an International Conference held at The C... more African Universities Education for Peace Proceedings of an International Conference held at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi Kenya 13th - 15th May 2009

Research paper thumbnail of From Myth to Reason: The Story of the Origins of Philosophy and Its Relevance for the African Situation

African Christian Studies, 1991

The Journal of the Faculty of Theology, The Catholic Univesity of Eastern Africa,African Christia... more The Journal of the Faculty of Theology, The Catholic Univesity of Eastern Africa,African Christian Studies Volume 7 Number 4 December 1991

Research paper thumbnail of The secondary school and the challenges of democracy in Kenya

BASIC EDUCATION FORUM A publication of BASIC EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE for EASTERN AND Southern A... more BASIC EDUCATION FORUM A publication of BASIC EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE for EASTERN AND Southern Africa

Research paper thumbnail of Mainstreaming Ethics in Higher Education Research Ethics in Administration, Finance, Education, Environment and Law Vol. 1

Research paper thumbnail of Promoting Global Literacy Skills through Technology-Infused Teaching and Learning

The use of online methodologies to deliver coursework has become institutionalized in higher educ... more The use of online methodologies to deliver coursework has become institutionalized in higher education. There is an urgent need to move beyond the question of which delivery model is most effective: face-to-face, fully online, or blended, and switch the focus to teaching pedagogy and strategies that effectively engage students in the learning process. This chapter posits that student-learning outcomes are less dependent on delivery mode and instead dependent on a…

Research paper thumbnail of Keynote Address Conference on Education as a Tool for Evangelization and Development in the Modern World

Church & Development, Keynote Address Conference on Education as a Tool for Evangelization and De... more Church & Development, Keynote Address Conference on Education as a Tool for Evangelization and Development in the Modern World

Research paper thumbnail of Faculty Development in a Private University in Kenya: Faculty Perceptions on What Is and What Should Be

In a context where faculty development programs are non-existence, this study was conducted to ex... more In a context where faculty development programs are non-existence, this study was conducted to examine the possibility of establishing a faculty development program in a private university in Kenya. The study explored faculty views on what they envision would be the program’s goals and purposes and their work-related challenges. Data were collected from all full-time faculty using a survey instrument distributed through Survey Monkey. Findings show that junior faculty with limited work experience in arts and social sciences, business, and education were more positive about the program. The faculty were more likely to support the program if its goals and purpose focus on their career aspirations in terms of excellence in teaching and scholarship. Professional-related challenges identified relate to the need to develop skills to teach effectively, undertake and publish rigorous research, and secure competitive grants. The findings suggest that incipient faculty development programs wo...

Research paper thumbnail of Decision Making as a Factor in Management Efficiency among Principals of Secondary Schools in Kenya

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014

Management of schools needs professionalism in the way decisions are made so as to cause effect t... more Management of schools needs professionalism in the way decisions are made so as to cause effect towards achieving the set goals and objectives. The right decision on the way to manipulate resources is very critical and therefore Principals in secondary schools have the duty to integrate a diversity of elements so as to make good decisions within their institutions. While systematic and good decisions may cause sanity in the way operations take place in schools, haphazard and autocratic decisions may destroy any developmental focus of the school. In the Kenyan school context, a number of disturbing events have been witnessed in schools which point to the way Principals of secondary schools make decisions and how effective the decisions they make aid in the management of the institutions. Often, the decisions which Principals of schools and who are assumed to have been trained make about their schools culminate into notable differences in the way the decisions impact on the development and performance of the schools. Poor decision making has caused unwarranted strikes that have seen the destruction of property and in some cases death in schools. This study sought to establish the need to retrain both the management and the administration of schools on how to make and implement sound decisions in their schools.

Research paper thumbnail of Mainstreaming Ethics in Higher Education: The Teacher: Between Knowledge Transmission and Human Formation, Vol. 2

Research paper thumbnail of Ubuntu and Community Life

Research paper thumbnail of Handbook of Research on Global Issues in Next-Generation Teacher Education

Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development, 2016

This chapter examines challenges the higher learning institutions offering blended learning progr... more This chapter examines challenges the higher learning institutions offering blended learning programmes in Tanzania face in enhancing student support services from administrative standpoint. Using interviews, documentary analysis, and observation as data gathering instruments, the chapter reveals that higher learning institutions face numerous student-support related challenges including poor Internet and narrow bandwidth, erratic electricity and lack of alternative power, computer illiteracy, scarcity of study materials including e-resources and the absence of affirmative institutional policies. The chapter contends that for blended learning programmes to remain viable, effective, and sustainable, students support services need to be carefully tailored and regularly evaluated. Further, thorough decisions need to be undertaken regarding the design and development of effective student support which are contextualised according to respective institutional needs.

Research paper thumbnail of Embracing Non-Violence as a Means of Building Just Social Structures in Our Public Universities: The Case of Kenyatta University

African Universities Education for Peace Proceedings of an International Conference held at The C... more African Universities Education for Peace Proceedings of an International Conference held at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi Kenya 13th - 15th May 2009

Research paper thumbnail of From Myth to Reason: The Story of the Origins of Philosophy and Its Relevance for the African Situation

African Christian Studies, 1991

The Journal of the Faculty of Theology, The Catholic Univesity of Eastern Africa,African Christia... more The Journal of the Faculty of Theology, The Catholic Univesity of Eastern Africa,African Christian Studies Volume 7 Number 4 December 1991

Research paper thumbnail of The secondary school and the challenges of democracy in Kenya

BASIC EDUCATION FORUM A publication of BASIC EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE for EASTERN AND Southern A... more BASIC EDUCATION FORUM A publication of BASIC EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE for EASTERN AND Southern Africa

Research paper thumbnail of Mainstreaming Ethics in Higher Education Research Ethics in Administration, Finance, Education, Environment and Law Vol. 1

Research paper thumbnail of Promoting Global Literacy Skills through Technology-Infused Teaching and Learning

The use of online methodologies to deliver coursework has become institutionalized in higher educ... more The use of online methodologies to deliver coursework has become institutionalized in higher education. There is an urgent need to move beyond the question of which delivery model is most effective: face-to-face, fully online, or blended, and switch the focus to teaching pedagogy and strategies that effectively engage students in the learning process. This chapter posits that student-learning outcomes are less dependent on delivery mode and instead dependent on a…

Research paper thumbnail of Keynote Address Conference on Education as a Tool for Evangelization and Development in the Modern World

Church & Development, Keynote Address Conference on Education as a Tool for Evangelization and De... more Church & Development, Keynote Address Conference on Education as a Tool for Evangelization and Development in the Modern World

Research paper thumbnail of Faculty Development in a Private University in Kenya: Faculty Perceptions on What Is and What Should Be

In a context where faculty development programs are non-existence, this study was conducted to ex... more In a context where faculty development programs are non-existence, this study was conducted to examine the possibility of establishing a faculty development program in a private university in Kenya. The study explored faculty views on what they envision would be the program’s goals and purposes and their work-related challenges. Data were collected from all full-time faculty using a survey instrument distributed through Survey Monkey. Findings show that junior faculty with limited work experience in arts and social sciences, business, and education were more positive about the program. The faculty were more likely to support the program if its goals and purpose focus on their career aspirations in terms of excellence in teaching and scholarship. Professional-related challenges identified relate to the need to develop skills to teach effectively, undertake and publish rigorous research, and secure competitive grants. The findings suggest that incipient faculty development programs wo...