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Perception of Students and Staff on Determinants of Performance in Science Laboratory Technology in Institutes of Technology in Southern Nyanza Region, Kenya
(International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 2012-10)Science Laboratory Technology training is considered pivotal to Kenya’s economy, as it is increasingly seen as a vehicle through which the country will build a competitive workforce for key industries within priority sectors ... -
Perceptions of Socio-Economic and Educational Factors affecting Marriage Instability: A case Study of Oyugis Town, Kenya
(International J. Soc. Sci. & Education, 2016)The breakdown of marriage unions in Kenyan society is a serious problem as is evidenced by increased marital violence, high divorce rates, numerous separations and other family problems. Even then people are still ... -
Political Clientelism and Sustainable Development: A Case of Kenyan Forest Policy
(Igi Global Disserminator of Knowledge, 2018)This chapter examines the dilemmas faced by policy makers and bureaucratic executives in implementing sustainable development policy objectives. The dilemma stems from the fact that while on the one hand, implementation ... -
Positive sanctions on children's social development: an analysis of the influence of rewards in children social development in Kuria East sub-county, Migori county, Kenya
(2021-11)Children social development is the foundation for holistic learning. Many countries including Kenya have adopted uptake of positive sanction methods in form of rewards to promote children social development as advocated ... -
Principals’ Leadership Style and Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in HomaBay County, Kenya
(Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2016)The thrust of this study was to examine the effects of principals’ leadership styles on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Homabay County, Kenya. This study was based on combinations of modified ... -
Reducing Gender Differences in Achievement in Biology through Concept Mapping Strategy
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Relationship between emotional intelligence and suicidal behaviour among secondary school students in Kitutu Central Sub-County, Kisii County, Kenya
(International Journal of Educational Policy Research and Review, 2018-07-16)Looking at the increasing trend of suicide in learners globally, the present study is an attempt to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and suicidal behaviour among secondary school students in ... -
Relationship between goal setting and learners' perceptions of school academic environments.
(2020-12-07)The core mandate of educational institutions is to offer quality education to learners. As such academic goals are set to guide teaching and learning processes which is expected to take place in a conducive school environment. ... -
Relationship between goal setting and learners’ perceptions of school academic environments
(International journal of research in education and psychology (IJREP), 2021-01-01)The core mandate of educational institutions is to offer quality education to learners. As such academic goals are set to guide teaching and learning processes which is expected to take place in a conducive school ... -
The Relationship Between Level of Students’ Participation in Games Programs and Academic Achievement in Rongo Sub-County Secondary Schools
(Research Journal of Education, 2018)The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between the level of students’ participation in games programs and academic achievement in secondary schools in Rongo Sub-County. The study adopted descriptive ... -
Relationship between Locus of Control of Employees’ Psychological Motivation with Organizational Commitment in Rongo University, Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Education and Psychology, 2020)In this world of on-going organizational transformation, the psychological contract between the employers and the employee is open to violation. It is imperative that senior managers, as change agents, have a good ... -
Rethinking University Education: A Navigation in the Emerging Knowledge Economy in Africa
(Journal of Education & Human Development, 2014)Globalization has placed organizations everywhere in new and different competitive situations where knowledgeable, effective behavior has come to provide the competitive edge. This paper makes important contributions to ... -
Role of Educational Investment on Economic Growth and Development in Kenya
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2016)The Government of Kenya spends 30% of its budget on education. It is commonly assumed that education has an important positive effect on economic growth, but to date the evidence for this assumption has been surprisingly ... -
Role of principals’ promotional opportunities on retention: Case of secondary school teachers in Homa Bay County, Kenya
(Education Research Journal, 2018)The study investigated the role of principals’ promotional opportunities on retention: case of secondary school teachers in Homa Bay County, Kenya. Two sets of questionnaires were used; one for the school principals and ... -
School environmental factors influencing academic performance in secondary schools
(International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning, 2020)Academic performance for a long time now has been recognized as an important output of any educational system. This success can be realized if the learning environment is conducive and supportive. Learning environments ... -
School measures used by principals to control teachers attrition in Rangwe Sub-County, Homa Bay County, Kenya
(International Journal of Educational Policy Research and Review, 2018-06-21)School motivational rewards by secondary school principals have become an important aspect in controlling teachers’ attrition from one particular school to the other through transfer requests in Kenya. Teachers have the ... -
School organizational factors as predictors of student achievement: Principals’ perspective
(International Journal for Educational and Vocational Studies, 2021-02-20)This study aimed to deepen our understanding of how school organization factors can be used to predict students’ academic performance. In particular, factors examined were leadership skills, nature of students, ... -
Science Epistemological Beliefs from the Perspective of Culture and Gender in Co-Educational Secondary Schools, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2020)The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of culture and gender on the development of science epistemological beliefs among co-educational secondary schools in Kisii and Homa-bay counties in Kenya. The study ... -
Science Process Skills in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Biology Practical Examinations
(2013-10)The purpose of the study was to determine the science process skills included in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) biology practical examinations in Kenya for a period of 10 years (2002- 2012). Ex-post ... -
Secondary School Teachers’ Perceptions of a Biology Constructivist Learning Environment in Gem District, Kenya
(International Journal of Educational Research and Technology, 2013)This study investigated the teachers’ perceptions of actual and preferred constructivist biology learning environment. The study adopted a survey design. Data were collected from a sample of 41 biology teachers from Gem ...