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Quigley, Cassie F.; Che, S. Megan; Achieng, Stella; Liaram, Sarah – Environmental Education Research, 2017
Environmental education research (EER) rarely includes women's perspectives. This means that in environmental education research, an entire knowledge source is largely ignored. This study employed a methodology called Participatory Rural Appraisal, a methodology new to the field of EER, of Kenyan teachers from the Maasai Mara region to understand…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Educational Research, Females, Gender Differences
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Mukolwe, Joseph O.; Okwara, Michael; Ajowi, O. Jack – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
Worldwide, women representation in management and leadership positions is marginal. Despite immense academic advancement by women, few of them do advance to management positions. In Kenya, women make up a critical portion of human resource base. However, they are grossly underrepresented at leadership positions. This situation is reflected in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Women Faculty, Barriers
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Suter, Esther J. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
Headteachers' position is at the critical point of which all the mechanism of Education system: planning, delivery and management rest. The purpose of the study was to investigate social cultural factors influencing appointment of headteachers in primary schools in Eldoret East Sub-County, Uasin Gishu County. The target population comprised of 275…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Cultural Influences, Principals, Elementary Schools
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Muthoni, Njeru Idah; Otube, Nelly; Ondigi, Samson Rosana – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2016
This study investigated the factors that influenced low enrolment and retention rates of girls with disabilities in integrated primary schools. It further explored possible intervention measures that may be employed to mitigate the situation. The study was conducted in selected schools in Runyenjes (Embu East) and Manyatta (Embu North)…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Academic Persistence, Females, Disabilities
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Kisaka, Joseph – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The underrepresentation of girls in schools is a serious problem in many parts of the world and a serious one in Africa especially. In the wake of today's occurrences among them women becoming breadwinners because of incidences like divorce, education of girls is being considered equally important in any society in order to make them self-reliant.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disproportionate Representation, Females, Womens Education
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Foulds, Kim – Gender and Education, 2014
The discourse around development is full of buzzwords, including gender and a myriad of variants that underscore the importance of development policies addressing gender imbalances. Despite their prevalence in development policy and research, terminology related to gender is often used broadly, inappropriately, and without nuance. For…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Bias, Gender Discrimination, Textbook Content