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Teacher Factors Influencing Students' Academic Achievement in Secondary Schools
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
This study investigated the relationship between selected teachers’ demographic characteristics and
classroom instructional practices and students’ academic achievement in selected secondary schools
in Nyandarua County. ...
An analysis of how post-colonial educational policy implementation in higher education has contributed to soci-economic transformation of Kenya
(2002)
Planners attempting to influence the course of a country s educational development can expect to corifront a wide variety of problems which are sometimes difficult to formalize. Many of these challenges involve the most ...
Influence of Institutional Support on Lecturers' Preparedness for E-learning at the University of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)
Institutional support is an essential antecedent for lecturer’s preparedness for e-learning. The purpose of this study
was to determine the influence of institutional support through appropriate training programs and ...
The implications of decentralised teacher recruitment in public secondary schools in Kisumu District Kenya
(2002)
Decentralization of teacher recruitment in Kenya was as a result of World Bank/IMF policies, which support projects that guarantee direct net economic returns by productivity and indirect returns or externalities. The ...
The effect of witchcraft practices on education in public secondary schools in Mwingi District, Kenya
(2002)
Witchcraft continues to dominate the minds of many teachers and students especially during moments of crisis when they are looking for the answers to vexing issues. They go back to traditional way of explaining misfortunes ...
The politics of secondary school education in Western Kenya: Factors behind the establishment of friends school Kamusinga, 1950-1957
(2002)
This paper discusses the educational activities of the Friends African Mission (F.AM) in Western Kenya during the colonial period. The paper analyses the politics that surrounded the establishment of the Friends Secondary ...
Financing secondary education in Nairobi province through the constituency bursary fund: Accessibility, coping with deficits and effectiveness of its management
(2002)
The need for secondary education financing has been growing since independence, due to persistence of household poverty in the country. Since its inception in 1988, the bursary scheme for secondary education was managed ...
Challenges facing performance of Local Authorities in Kenya: a case of Matuu Town Council
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
The need to have local authorities that are well managed cannot be overemphasized. Well functioning local authorities that delivers quality public services consistent with citizen preferences while managing fiscal resources ...