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Direct linkBellon, Emmanuel O.; Ngware, Moses Waithanji; Admassu, Kassahun – Education and Urban Society, 2017
The study examines the combined effects of key elements in parental leadership on academic performance. In the wake of inadequate learning resources, parental leadership becomes an indispensable learning input for children's academic performance. The discourse utilized data collected from 2005 to 2010 in a longitudinal study involving 1,549…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Leadership
Moyi, Peter – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2017
In Kenya, policies to increase access to quality education have largely focused on reducing rural/urban, gender, and income inequality. Yet, many children do not attend or fully participate in school because they have physical and mental disabilities. The goal of this paper is to examine school enrollment, attendance, and primary school completion…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Attendance, Elementary School Students, Access to Education
Aura, Lillie Josephine; Venville, Grady; Marais, Ida – Issues in Educational Research, 2016
This paper presents results of an investigation into the relationship between Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) and English literacy skills. It is derived from research undertaken towards an MEd degree awarded by The University of Western Australia in 2011. The study employed a correlational survey strategy. Sixty upper primary deaf students from four…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sign Language, Language Skills, English (Second Language)
Mburu, Samuel – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2017
To throw light on the challenge of providing education to pastoral households in the context of social and economic change, this study investigates the effects of herd migration on child schooling in Northern Kenya. Specifically, the analysis uses both household panel data and community-level focus-group data to identify the barriers to schooling,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Animals, Attendance Patterns, Age Differences
Download full textMuthima, Ndirangu Wahome; Udoto, Maurice O.; Anditi, Zephania O. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The Free Primary Education (FPE) programme was commissioned in Kenya in January 2003 to provide basic education to all children of school going age and to ease the burden of cost sharing from the parents. However, even though the public primary school class teachers were to shoulder the greatest responsibility in the implementation of this…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Facilities, Educational Quality
Simba, Nicholas Odoyo; Agak, John Odwar; Kabuka, Eric K. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
In Muhoroni Sub-County, Kenya, pupils' academic performance has received little attention in relation to discipline. The objectives of this study were to determine the level of discipline and extent of impact of discipline on academic performance among class eight pupils in the sub-county's public primary schools. The study adopted descriptive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Discipline
Rwaimba, Samuel Muthomi – Online Submission, 2016
This was a descriptive survey study design which sought to establish the school based factors that affect the learning of Kenyan Sign Language in primary schools for learners with hearing impairment in Embu and Isiolo counties in Kenya. The target population was all teachers teaching in primary schools for learners with hearing impairment in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sign Language, Elementary School Students, Deafness
Kamau, Joyce – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
Children with physical challenges have developmental needs and rights like other children and due to their exceptionality they call for more attention in provision of adequate quality mobility and educational resources to enhance their holistic development. However, it is apparent that provision of resources to children with physical challenges…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Child Development, Foreign Countries, Special Schools
Alampay, Liane Peña; Godwin, Jennifer; Lansford, Jennifer E.; Bombi, Anna Silvia; Bornstein, Marc H.; Chang, Lei; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Giunta, Laura Di; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Malone, Patrick S.; Oburu, Paul; Pastorelli, Concetta; Skinner, Ann T.; Sorbring, Emma; Tapanya, Sombat; Tirado, Liliana M. Uribe; Zelli, Arnaldo; Al-Hassan, Suha M.; Bacchini, Dario – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2017
There is strong evidence of a positive association between corporal punishment and negative child outcomes, but previous studies have suggested that the manner in which parents implement corporal punishment moderates the effects of its use. This study investigated whether severity and justness in the use of corporal punishment moderate the…
Descriptors: Punishment, Justice, Incidence, Child Behavior
Chirchir, Reuben – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The success of any school depends among others on the social capital including teachers, students, parents and other stakeholders who support the business of imparting knowledge. Satisfied and committed teachers impact both on individual student performance and general academic standards of the school. The study explored job satisfaction among…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Social Capital, Questionnaires, Elementary School Teachers
Ngware, Moses Waithanji; Abuya, Benta; Oketch, Moses; Admassu, Kassahun; Mutisya, Maurice; Musyoka, Peter – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2015
This paper presents the experiences and lessons learnt during the design and implementation of the randomized impact evaluation (IE) of a reading to learn (RtL) intervention in early primary grades. The study was to assess the impact of RtL on literacy and numeracy among pupils in low-performing districts in East Africa. The intervention was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcome Measures, Intervention, Reading Instruction
Mbach, Florence; Oboka, Wycliffe; Simiyu, Ruth; Wakhungu, Jacob – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Education was identified as the critical means of achieving behaviour change in and out of the classroom in order to prevent and mitigate the spread of HIV and AIDS among the youth. This study sought to investigate the constraints during HIV and AIDS curriculum implementation, the study was guided by social cognitive approach theories, survey and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Health Education, Curriculum Implementation, Elementary School Curriculum
Muchanje, Peter N.; Njuguna, Felicita W.; Kalai, Jeremiah M.; Bironga, Sophia M. – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
The study sought to determine the influence of gender, Teachers Service Commission (TSC) adherence to career progression policy guidelines and tutors' exposure to professional development on career progression of tutors in primary teachers training colleges in Kenya. This study was a descriptive survey with 264 tutors randomly sampled from eight…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Schools of Education, Career Development, Performance Factors
Lang'at, Edwin K. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Purpose and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers' self-perceived readiness to teach school-based HIV/AIDS Awareness and Prevention education in Kenyan primary schools based on their knowledge, attitudes and instructional confidence. This research utilized a non-experimental quantitative approach with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Readiness, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Examining Factors Contributing to Indiscipline in Primary Schools in Nyeri Central Sub-County, Kenya
Kagoiya, Patrick; Kagema, Njogu – Pedagogical Research, 2018
School discipline is a core indicator of school effectiveness. Learner management is crucial and educational researchers need to focus on factors leading to indiscipline in schools. Guided by Planned Behaviour Theory that explores on guidance, counseling and good classroom management the study used the survey research design to sample 91 teachers…
Descriptors: Discipline, Behavior Problems, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes
