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Comparing Executive Functioning in the School Readiness of Hungarian and Kenyan Preschoolers
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Amukune, Stephen; Józsa, Gabriella; Józsa, Krisztián – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2023
Cross-national comparisons represent an avenue for investigating milestones achieved by one region that can help improve standards in another country. This study compares the development of executive functioning in Hungarian and Kenyan preschoolers as they prepare for school readiness. The study's cross-sectional design entailed sampling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Executive Function, School Readiness
An Exploration of Life Skills Programme on Pre-School Children in Embu West, Kenya
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Gatumu, Jane Ciumwari; Kathuri, Wilfred Njeru – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2018
The Life Skills Programme, which is one of the newest programmes in the Kenya Preschool educational system was explored to establish the impact it had on the lives of preschool children in Embu West, Kenya. A primary school that is perceived as having well-disciplined children was purposively selected. The sample consisted of 39 students, 43…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
Implementation of Early Childhood Development Education Service Standard Guidelines on Physical Facilities in Public and Private Early Childhood Education Centres Kakamega County, Kenya
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Sitati, Emmily M.; Ndirangu, Mwangi; Kennedy, Bota; Rapongo, George S. – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
In 2006, the Kenyan Ministry of Education (MoE) developed an early childhood development education (ECDE) service standard guidelines to guide the ECDE stakeholders in provision of early childhood education (ECE) programmes. The study sought to investigate the implementation of the ECDE service standard guidelines on provision of physical…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Program Implementation, Foreign Countries, Child Care Centers
Perceptions of Teachers on the Ban of Corporal Punishment in Pre-Primary Institutions in Kenya
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Mwai, Beth Kirigo; Kimengi, Isaac Njuguna; Kipsoi, Emmy Jerono – World Journal of Education, 2014
The purpose of the study was to investigate perceptions of teachers on the ban of corporal punishment in pre-primary institutions. The objectives of the study were to investigate teachers' attitudes towards corporal punishment ban in pre-schools and to establish whether the level of education of teachers had an influence on the use of corporal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Punishment, Preschool Education, Teacher Attitudes
The Congruence between Teaching and Learning! Exploration of the Relationship between Preschool Teaching or Instructional Methods and Mathematics Performance in Lower Primary Schools in Kenya
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Bonface, Kamau; Thinguri, Ruth W.; Koech, Peter K.; Ngaruiya, B. N. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The obstacles and difficulties hindering good performance in mathematics by Lower Primary school children seem to originate from inconsistence of instructional methods applied by teachers at the level. These methods don't agree with the ones initially applied by the children's teachers at preschool level. The effect of that could result in denying…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Teaching Methods, Primary Education
Effectiveness of Early Childhood Education Programme in Preparing Pre-School Children in Their Social-Emotional Competencies at the Entry to Primary One
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Kariuki, Mary W.; Chepchieng, Micah C.; Mbugua, Stephen N.; Ngumi, Owen N. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2007
The foundation of an individual's optimum or less than optimum development is laid down during the early years of life, particularly during the age between birth and six years. This age covers pre-school education. This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of Early Childhood Education programme in preparing Pre-school children in…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Preschool Teachers, Focus Groups, Preschool Children