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In Kenya there are concerns about teacher retention. Various research done have found out that school performance is directly linked to the quality and quantity of teacher remuneration. Teachers’ job satisfaction and performance is dependent on incentives to teachers. Data recorded in various District Education Offices indicate that... Continue Reading

Poor performance and fluctuation of results in humanities subjects examination  results has been witnessed in Kenya and the rest of the world over the recent past;  this can be partly attributed to how the subjects is taught, negative attitude toward  the subjects and teaching and learning resources used. The purpose of the study was  to... Continue Reading

The principal’s role is to promote academic performance. The success or failure of a  school is usually attributed to the principal. He or she is the pivot around which  many aspects of the school revolve, being the person in charge of every detail of  running the school, be it academic or administrative. Schools can make a difference  to... Continue Reading

The Kenyan government, in collaboration with other education stakeholders, has done a  lot to improve retention and access in the Kenyan schools. However, the situation has not  improved much in the schools within Lake Victoria islands of Suba district. The present  study investigated the strategies head teachers employ to improve retention in... Continue Reading

The Kenya Government established the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in 2003,  within auspices of Social Dimension of Development Programme (SDDP) aimed at  channeling resources to local levels for poverty reduction and regional development. The  CDF provides funding to various community-based projects such as construction of  schools,... Continue Reading

The study sought to investigate the extent and effect of implementation of gender  mainstreaming policy in public secondary schools in Msambweni Sub – County in Kwale  County, Kenya. Anecdotal reports alleged that in most public institutions in the country,  gender stereotyping was still rife and persons of one gender still predominantly held... Continue Reading

Gender parity in education is much treasured by many countries around the world, thus its realization is high on the agenda of many governments, Kenya included. Despite the Kenya government’s immense effort to eliminate gender disparity in education, girls in Murang’a South sub-county continue to perform poorer than boys. This study... Continue Reading

The performance of English in lyego location, Kangema division, Kenya is way below  expectation of the education officials, board of governers, teachers and parents.  English is a core subject and compulsory in the Kenyan system of education. It is,  therefore, necessary to pass in English for one to be absorbed in the colleges/university or ... Continue Reading

The study sought to asses s the effec t of m o th e r tongue and s tudents' academic performance in English language in selected secondary schools in Wajir District , K en ya. The study was conducted in five sc hool s .  The specific interest areas on the philo so phy and under s tanding of education by diff e rent scholars were reviewed... Continue Reading

Child abuse is the physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment of a child It's categorized into  four: neglect, physical abuse, psychological or emotional abuse and sexual abuse. According to  various researches on the causes, impact and prevention of child abuse, It was discovered that  there exists a difference between pupils academic... Continue Reading

The study about causes of street children was carried out.  The objectives of the study were to find out the major causes of street children in Kibera  Suburb, problems faced by street children, out street children survive on the street and what  has been done to reduce these problems.  The methods used to collect data were:- observation,... Continue Reading

The study dwelt into the effectiveness oflearning materials, on the academic performance of  young learners in pre-school. The study aimed at examining the effect of introducing the  learning material as opposed to cases where teachers go to class with their notes without  physical examples. A test was used as a research instrument to measure... Continue Reading

The purpose of this study was to establish the problems of early childhood care and  education in Namanga Primary School Kajiado Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate some factors responsible for poor  early childhood care and education in Namanga Primary school.  The methods used for data collection was questioners to... Continue Reading

For a number of years pnmary schools in Siongiroi zone have not been  performing very well. The researcher wanted to investigate if school feeding  programmes will improve pupil's academic performance. In the study, the  researcher employed descriptive design. Therefore simple survey or poll for the  purpose of describing attitudes, beliefs... Continue Reading

The study on 'Leadership Styles and Students' Unrest in Selected Schools in was canied  out in Makindye Division, with specific aims of finding out the causes of students' unrest  and its impact in order to address the problem. The study was comprehended through  review ofliterature from previous scholars who added quality to the findings of... Continue Reading

This research study was intended to analyze the impact of HIV/Aids on the education  sector in Kenya . All relevant information related to this particular research was revisited  andre used. The study used both qualitative and quantitative research design. This enhanced the  researcher to obtain a better understanding of the implications of... Continue Reading

Recent research statistics has shown that the free primary education introduced in the  year 2003 had lead to a large influx of pupils into primary schools. Kenyans cannot  afford to complacent about it, thus their arises an immediate need to conduct an  investigation on the issue of academic performance on the influx of pupils. The study... Continue Reading

Motivation represents the outcomes of several behavioral inputs such as  attitude and learning, and it is an important concept receiving  considerable attention from academics, researchers and practicing  managers. This study was carried out to assess how motivated teachers  were to impart effectively knowledge and skills to learners in... Continue Reading

The research is carried out on the causes of school drop out in Bugoye  Sub County Kasese District. There has been a marked increase in the  number of dropouts in Uganda and majorly in Bugoye Sub County. This has been associated with various factors as bad peer groups,  mistreatment of children, economic factors and diseases. Various  efforts... Continue Reading

The research sought to investigate whether parents' socio economic status can affect  the academic performance of the students in Kosirai division in Nandi District. The main aim of this study is to establish the main course of poor academic  performance among the students in Kosirai Division. The low grades at times relate  to parents' socio... Continue Reading

The purpose of the study was to investigate the importance or playing 011 the early childhood  education in Wenje Division. Tana River District. Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the profile of the respondents in  regards to: age. gender and acade111ic level. to  investigate the i111portance ot· playing in  regards... Continue Reading

Through the efforts made by the research in trying to establish the causes of child labour, the research  used questionnaire method to collect the data. The data was collected from different people distributed  allover the division who were the respondents. The findings of the research were as follows:  Children in Likoni division engage in... Continue Reading

The research on the impact English language as a mode of Instruction to the Academic  performance in Funyula division, Samia District. The study focused on how English  language influences the pupils’ performance in other subjects in primary schools,  classifying the different mother tongues in relation to English language towards the ... Continue Reading

In the current National Development Plan 2006 2010, the government is committed to  providing efficient and affordable education. It intends to improve access, quality, relevance and  management of secondary education. To achieve this one on the strategies is to encourage the  effective provision of learning aids for secondary schools. In order... Continue Reading

The Abstract contains a brief account of what is contained in every chapter  in this paper. Chapter one contains the problem and its scope, the theory, statement of  the problem, objectives of the study, research questions and significance of  the study.  Chapter two contains the literature review which gives background  information on the... Continue Reading