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Mbiriru, M. W. N. K. – 1983
The introductory chapter provides an overview on mathematics instruction in Kenyan schools. A survey was conducted largely in the Kigumo division in Murang'a District Central Province to determine problems affecting mathematics instruction in Junior Secondary classes and measures to improve standards. Respondents were 20 head teachers not…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Mathematics Curriculum
Peer reviewedCleghorn, Ailie – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 1992
Reports on an ethnographic study of primary level science classes in Kenya where English is the government-mandated language of instruction. Finds that important ideas were conveyed more easily when teachers did not adhere to the policy of English-only instruction. Concludes that the importance of sociolinguistics in instructional processes should…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Developing Nations, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
