School of Education: Recent submissions
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Perceptions of stakeholders on influence of induction on newly qualified secondary school teachers’ performance in curricular and co-curricular activities in Awendo sub-county,Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Induction of Newly Qualified Teachers (NQT) is a requirement by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). Its intent is to enhance NQTs professional competencies. Worldwide studies have revealed that teachers who are inducted ... -
Perspectives on Contribution of the Catholic Church to Management of Public Catholic Sponsored Secondary Schools in Kisii Central Sub - County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The Kenya’s Basic Education Act 2013 empowers religious sponsors to participate in appointment of principals, provision, of instructional, financial and infrastructural resources to the schools they sponsor. In Kisii Central ... -
Mediating Role of Career Self-Efficacy Belief in The Self-Esteem and Career Choice Behavior Relationship Among Secondary School Students in Migori Sub County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Students’ levels of decisiveness in career choices have generally been an issue of concern to many education stakeholders. Studies show that 63% of students who joined public universities in Kenya, through Kenya Universities ... -
Influence of Concept Mapping Teaching Strategy on Secondary School Students’ Acquisition of Life Skills Through Christian Religious Education Curriculum in Ndhiwa Sub-County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Christian Religious Education (CRE) is a carrier subject of Life Skills (LS) content in Kenyan secondary schools. The teaching of CRE is to enable the learner to acquire and develop a sense of self- respect and respect ... -
Stakeholder’s Perceptions on Co-Curricular Activities Effectiveness and Challenges in Enhancing Student Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Awendo-Rongo-Uriri Sub-Counties, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Management of student discipline remains a major challenge in schools worldwide. In Awendo, Uriri and Rongo Sub-counties, despite the existence of co-curricular activities and their emphasis for use alongside guidance and ... -
Factors and Strategies Influencing Female Principals’ Stress and its Effect On Students’ Academic Performance in Rachuonyo North and Homa-Bay Sub Counties, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Principals play a pivotal role in performance of students in secondary schools. In many instances this calls for high professional and societal demands; and expectations. As a result, principals experience stress. Studies ... -
Influence of Constituency Development Fund on Access, Equity And Quality of Secondary Education in Public Schools in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Countries all over the world use devolved funding to finance education in terms of construction of schools, paying school fees for the needy through bursary and developing school infrastructure. Studies in United States ... -
Differentials in Student Academic Achievement: A Hierarchical Linear Modelling of Primary School Effects in Mumias and Kuria East Sub-Counties, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Spurred by the Coleman Report of 1966 on the Equality of Educational Opportunity in the US, the past five decades have seen rapid expansion in academic achievement surveys albeit fraught with mixed findings and interpretation. ... -
Influence of Physical Punishment and Mental Harassment Ban on Student Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Ugenya, Gem and Siaya Sub-Counties, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The Kenya government banned Physical Punishment (PP) and Mental Harassment (MH) in schools as stipulated in the Basic Education Act 2013. This was as a result of the recommendations of the Task Force on Student Discipline ... -
Analysis of Mediated Instructional Strategies in Literacy Skills Acquisition Among Pupils With Cerebral Palsy in Special Schools in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Learners with Cerebral Palsy (LCP) experience difficulties in acquiring literacy skills. This has adversely affected their academic performance. A baseline survey conducted in 2013 in 3 special schools in Kisumu, Kiambu ... -
Teacher Management Related Factors Influencing Teacher Stress and its Effect on Student Academic Performance In Public Secondary Schools in Kakamega North Sub-County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Studies worldwide have revealed that teachers do experience stress which affect their performance. Moderate stress has been found to enhance performance of workers whereas low and high stress characterized by boredom, ... -
Assessment of Teachers’ Involvement in the Implementation of Inclusive Education Practices in Regular Primary Schools in Siaya County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Learners with Cerebral Palsy (LCP) experience difficulties in acquiring literacy skills. This has adversely affected their academic performance. A baseline survey conducted in 2013 in 3 special schools in Kisumu, Kiambu ... -
Assessment of English Functioning Level of Class Three Prelingually Deaf Learners in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Learners acquire language when they are taught at their functioning levels. Class III Prelingually Deaf learners in Kenya are taught English at Class III level. Evaluation tests have indicated they are not functioning at ... -
Evaluation of Audiological Rehabilitation Status Among the Hard of Hearing Learners in Primary Schools for the Deaf in Western and the Lake Region, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The primary effect of hearing loss is inability to hear sound and communicate orally particularly for those who are Hard of Hearing (HoH) and whose primary mode of communication is spoken language and lip-reading. Such ... -
Influence of Selected Factors on Students’ Academic Performance in Secondary Education in Kakamega County, Kenya
(2017)Studies worldwide have revealed that student, teacher, principal, school and government policy factors influence performance of students in academics. In the years 2012 and 2013 the Kakamega County posted a mean of 5.23 ... -
Relationship Between Teacher Work-Place Conditions and Teacher Transfer Intention in Public Secondary Schools in Mbita and Suba Sub-Counties, Kenya
(2016)Teacher transfer intention threatens staffing. In USA, between 2001 and 2010, teacher transfer requests were at an average of 13%, 19% in Lesotho and 3.1% in Kenya. In Mbita and Suba Sub-counties public secondary schools, ... -
Factors Affecting Provision of Vocational Rehabilitation and Job Placement Services for Learners with Intellectual Disabilities in Nyanza Region, Kenya
(2017)Access to vocational rehabilitation and job placement are the most promising paths for individuals with intellectual disabilities to realize more productive lives. Despite the crucial role played by vocational rehabilitation ...