First-year students at universities continue to experience adjustment challenges which are an indication of low academic buoyancy. Academic buoyancy is a student's ability to succeed amidst academic difficulties and setbacks in academic settings. This study examined the gender differences in academic buoyancy among first-year undergraduate…

This study sought to examine the impact of attitudinal adaptation on academic achievement among boys and girls in boarding secondary schools in Meru County in Kenya. The descriptive survey research design was adapted for the study whose sample size was 384 students, school counsellors and deputy principals in the boarding secondary schools. The…

Funding from the Bernard van Leer Foundation was used to conduct this longitudinal study in the Embu District of Kenya to compare the academic performance of children cared for by preschool teachers who had received different levels of training. Participating in the study were children from 18 preschools who were followed into primary school. In…