Faculty of Education (FEd): Recent submissions
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Chrian religious education in Kenya: A historical and social-cultural perspective
(School of education, 2005)The main purpose of this article is to present the historical and social cultural perspectives of Christian Religious Education in Kenya in the context of the subject's mission of being substantive and functional in ... -
Areas of parent and adolescent conflict in Onitsha, Anambra state, -Nigeria
(School of education, 2005)The purpose of this study is to highlight the areas of parent-adolescent conflict ,as identified by parents and adolescents. The sample for the study consisted of 330 respondents. This was made up of 100 parents and 230 ... -
Education as a strategy for development in the 21st century
(School of education, 2005)As the wave of change sweeps across the world today, each country strives to put in place mechanisms for coping with the transformations that affect development. Kenya, like any other developing country in the world, ... -
The effect of witchcraft practices on education in public secondary schools in Mwingi District, Kenya
(School of education, 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
(School of education, 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 ... -
An analysis of students' participation and attitudes towards environmental education in Siaya District, Western Kenya
(School of education, 2002)The study investigated outcomes of the implementation of environmental education ,.particularly student participation and attitudes towards Environmental Education in secondary schools in Siaya District of Western Kenya. ... -
The implications of decentralised teacher recruitment in public secondary schools in Kisumu District Kenya
(School of education, 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 ... -
An assessment of the contribution of education to entrepreneural development in Kenya: The case of the Kenya institute of management
(School of education, 2002)This paper discusses the research that was carried out to assess the usefulness of the educational solutions that were adopted to respond to government policy of enhancing entrepreneurial development. The main argument of ... -
Financing secondary education in Nairobi province through the constituency bursary fund: Accessibility, coping with deficits and effectiveness of its management
(School of education, 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 ... -
The influence of technology transfer on organizational performance: A study of medium and large manufacturing firms in selected industries in Kenya
(School of education, 2002)This article is based on findings of the doctoral thesis by the same author, which sought to assess the effect of technology transfer on organizational performance. The author studied medium and large manufacturing firms ... -
An assessment of the contribution of education to entrepreneural development in Kenya: The case ot the Kenya institute of management
(School of education, 2002)This paper discusses the research that was carried out to assess the usefulness of the educational solutions that were adopted to respond to government policy of enhancing entrepreneurial development. The main argument of ... -
Metaphysical influence on time keeping by teachers for better performance of examinations in Kenya
(School of education, 2002)Adherence to teaching time according to school timetables by Kenyan teachers in both primary and secondary schools is problematic. The problem of investigation is why teachers keep or do not keep teaching time. Teachers ... -
Stress as a health issue among university students: Implications for counselling services
(School of education, 2002)University education is fundamental in the training of skilled manpower that is essential in a country's development. Skilled manpower enables a country to provide basic social, economic, health, physical and cultural ... -
The status of drug addiction rehabilitation programmes in Kenya: A case study Asumbi treatment centre
(School of education, 2002)Alcohol and Substance Abuse has increased greatly globally resulting in increased numbers of drug addicts. The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of the rehabilitation programmes for drug addicts at the ... -
Factors influencing participation rates in public primary schools in Rangwe division of Homa-Bay district, Kenya
(School of education, 2002)According to education sector report (2007: 12), the primary school completion rate (PCR) has grown from 52.5 % in 2001 to 67.4 % in 2005. The primary net enrolment rate (NER) similarly increased from 82.1 % in 2004 to ... -
An analysis of the factors that influence teacher attrition in both public and private secondary schools in Kisumu city, Kenya
(School of education, 2002)The Kenyan government froze teacher recruitment in 1998 due to high expenditure in the education sector and subsequently lifted the ban in 2001 but on re¬placement basis. By 2002 the shortfall of teachers had risen to ... -
Challenges of continued civil strife on the education system in Somalia
(School of education, 2002)This paper examines the effects of war on an education system with specific focus on Somalia. It is a known fact that wars have very devastating effects on human life in all aspects. In most cases the education system is ... -
Factors influencung implementation of the integrated english curriculum in public secondary schools in Kanduyi division, Bungoma south District, Kenya
(School of education, 2002)The teaching of English using the integrated approach at secondary school has been an issue of concern to both linguists and literary scholars as well as educators for quite some time now due to poor performance of students ... -
The implementation of the universal primary education(UPE) policy in Kenya (1974 to 2000)
(School of education, 2002)Universalization of primary education has been a global issue since early 1960's. It has also received such great attention particularly in developing countries that governments feel threatened when they do not talk about ... -
Factors that influence learners' perceptions on affordability of the distance learning program at the University of Nairobi, Kenya
(School of education, 2002)The demand for university education has increased rapidly in the past four decades. Distance Learning (DL) emerged strongly to address challenges spurred by the rising demand for university education. The B.Ed (Arts), by ...