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Relationship between cognitive engagement and academic achievement among Kenyan Secondary School Students
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2018-03-08)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between student cognitive engagement and academic achievement of secondary school students of Manga Sub County, Nyamira County, Kenya. The study was hinged on ...
African indigenous care-giving practices: Stimulating early childhood development and education in Kenya
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)
The indigenous communities in Africa, specifically Kenya, which is the focus of this article, had their own well-developed motivational systems that positively enhanced teaching and learning programmes in the community. ...
African Indigenous Care-Giving Practices: Stimulating Early Childhood Development and Education
(African Online Scientific Information Systems, 2016)
The indigenous communities in Africa, specifically Kenya, which is the focus of this article, had
their own well-developed motivational systems that positively enhanced teaching and learning
programmes in the community. ...
The study established the influence of parenting style on involvement in education of public preschool learner, in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted the Concurrent Triangulation design within the mixed methods approach. The target population was 3566 which was composed of 183 head teachers’ public primary school, 183 lead teachers of public Early Childhood Development Education and 3200 parents of top class in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted purposive and simple random sampling techniques to sample respondents. The ECDE parents were sampled using stratified random sampling technique. The sample size for the study was 462. This composed of 74 public head teachers, 74 lead teachers of public early childhood Development Education and 320 parents. The instruments used were questionnaires and interview schedule. The pilot study was done in two schools and test re-test method was used to determine the instrument’s reliability and a Cronbach alpha co-efficient of 0.804 was reported. Validity was ensured through expert judgment by my supervisors. The researcher utilized thematic analysis. Inferential statistics such as ANOVA and post Hoc tests were used to analyze quantitative data. The study found out that authoritative parents were more involved in the education of their children. The study recommended that, parents should come up with the best child rearing practices that enhances parental involvement in the education of preschool learner performance.
(IJERN, 2016)
The study established the influence of parenting style on involvement in education of public
preschool learner, in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted the Concurrent
Triangulation design within the mixed ...
Psychoticism as a Correlate of Involvement in Risky Sexual Behavior Among Students in Secondary Schools in Nyakach Sub-County Kisumu County, Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2018-03-27)
Risky sexual Behavior is a common habit among young people in the world, but its relation with Psychoticism has not been explored exhaustively, especially in Kenya. The study aimed at establishing correlation between ...
Parental Acceptance-Rejection and Child Prosocial Behavior: Developmental Transactions across the Transition to Adolescence in Nine Countries, Mothers and Fathers, and Girls and Boys
(American Psychological Association, 2018)
Promoting children’s prosocial behavior is a goal for parents, healthcare professionals, and
nations. Does positive parenting promote later child prosocial behavior, or do children who are
more prosocial elicit more ...