This dissertation examines the early history of St. Patrick's High School, an all-boys Catholic secondary boarding school located in the west-Kenyan town of Iten. While an institutional history, this work is primarily concerned with people - the students, teachers, coaches, administrators, and staff who populated St. Patrick's during the 1960s and…

The work of sustaining academic success in the midst of increasing accountability mandates, dwindling resource allocations, and increasing student diversity can be daunting. However, research related to successful school leadership identifies four core practices; setting direction, developing people, redesigning the organization, and managing…

This study intended to investigate School based factors affecting girls' performance in mixed secondary schools. The objectives of the study were to determine school-based factors, which affect girls' academic performance (KCSE) in mixed secondary, to suggest the possible strategies to counter the school based factors which affect girls' academic…

Using the perspective of gender, this study examines the views of science and science-related careers held by students in Kenya. The study is directed at exposing the experiences that girls have of school science education within the historical and cultural context of Kenyan society. The rationale for the study draws on findings showing that…