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Relationship between meta-cognitive learning skills and academic performance among orphaned secondary school students of Kenya.
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2016)
The study investigated the relationship between meta-cognitive learning skills and academic performance among orphaned secondary school students of Kenya. The research was informed by Social Cognitive Theory. This study ...
Head teachers’ Supervision of Curriculum Implementation: Implications on Provision of Quality Secondary Education in Kenya
(Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2016-01-18)
This study sought to find out how the head teachers’ supervision of curriculum implementation influences provision of quality education in Kisumu East Sub-County Secondary schools, Kenya. The study population consisted of ...
The influence of students’ interpersonal nature on adjustment to loss and grief on Kenyan orphaned Secondary school students
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2015-07-03)
The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of students’ interpersonal nature on adjustment to Loss and Grief on
orphaned Kenyan secondary school students.The study was informed by Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory ...
Differences in School-readiness among Pre-school Children in Rural and Urban areas of Kisumu County, Kenya
(ResearchGate, 2021)
This study compared primary school preparedness of urban and rural preschool children in
Kisumu county, Kenya. Children were assessed on their level of learning and development in
the following domains: pre-academic ...
Social adjustment of Kenyan orphaned grandchildren, perceived caregiving stresses and discipline strategies used by their fostering grandmothers
(Psykologiska institutionen, Göteborgs universitet, 2004)
The aim of the thesis was to examine whether experienced stress, adjustment of orphans and discipline strategies used by 328 grandmothers were linked to disruptions in life courses that occurs when children are orphaned ...
Adolescents’ cognitive capacity reaches adult levels prior to their psychosocial maturity: Evidence for a “maturity gap” in a multinational, cross-sectional sample.
(Educational Publishing Foundation, 2019-02)
All countries distinguish between minors and adults for various legal purposes. Recent U.S.
Supreme Court cases concerning the legal status of juveniles have consulted psychological science
to decide where to draw these ...
Childrearing violence and child adjustment after exposure to Kenyan post-election violence.
(Educational Publishing Foundation, 2014-01)
This study examines parents' and children's exposure to short-term political violence and the relation between childrearing violence and child adjustment following widespread violence that erupted in Kisumu, Kenya after ...
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. ...
Cross‐cultural effects of parent warmth and control on aggression and rule‐breaking from ages 8 to 13
(Wiley, 2020)
We investigated whether bidirectional associations between parental warmth and behavioral control and child aggression and rule‐breaking behavior emerged in 12 cultural groups. Study participants included 1,298 children ...