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27Mar 2019 EFFECT OF GIRLS ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE IN CHEMISTRY IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NANDI NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA. Bitok Norah Jelimo , Lusweti Kituyi and Waswa Peter. University of Eldoret, Kenya.

The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between students' perception of their school's teaching and learning interactions and KCSE performance in public secondary schools of Kibwezi Sub -County, Makueni County.A descriptive survey design was used targeting all principals, heads of curriculum departments and KCSE graduates in the 61 secondary schools in Kibwezi Sub-County, Makueni County.Stratified sampling was used to select 12 schools, comprising 6 schools from the top...

IntroductionTraditional approaches to teaching and learning of Visual Arts have been challenged by new and innovative approaches based on the latest advances in computer and information technology.During the last few years, computer technology has been adopted in many areas such as business, entertainment, governance and education across the world.The global adoption of computers has been the landmark on the educational scene for the last few years (Albirini, 2006).Harvey (1993) envisaged...

Background: Sexual health interventions against sexual contraction and transmission of HIV in most developing countries such as Zambia, are often biased towards heterosexual sexual health interventions.This act tends to exclude minority sexual groups such as men who have sex with men whose existence could affect the transmission and spread of the virus.This paper therefore sought to present an analysis of the exclusion of sexual minorities in sexual health education interventions in...

The current study investigated learners views towards the teachers' switching to the mother tongue in English as a foreign language (EFL) classes in secondary school in Algeria. It aimed at shedding some light on learners’ views towards the teachers’ switching to the mother tongue and different functions of code-switching (CS). A total of 120 secondary school learners participated in the study. The study concluded that learners have positive views toward the teachers' use of their mother...

In the global world, with the increasing convenience of technology and its augmentation in the interconnectedness with human interaction, it is becoming possible that traditional bullying have turned digital, making cyberbullying a form of bullying that is novel and challenging.Despite this growing concern, there is a paucity of studies investigating this phenomenon among Nairobian adolescents, therefore this study was undertaken to establish the prevalence of cyberbullying behaviors in...

The aim of the research was to find out the relationship between employee relations and the employee performance in technical training institutes in Kenya. One of the HRM practice that is key to overall performance of an employee and at large the employer is employee relations. This consists of all those areas of human resource that involve relationships with employees directly or through collective agreements where trade unions are recognized. It embraces interrelationships, both formal and...

The major purpose of this study was to explore the social studies teachers’ perceptions and understandings of citizenship education in primary schools in Botswana. The study adopted a post colonial lens by using the notions of the pedagogy of imperialism and contrapuntal criticism to interrogate the teachers’ perceptions of citizenship education. The study was qualitative in nature and employed the naturalistic inquiry paradigm. Qualitative methods were used to collect data. Data were...


 
 
 The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of women with disabilities living in an inclusive community setting in Mutorashanga, Mashonaland West province in Zimbabwe. An inclusive community setting is one that aims to remove exclusionary practices within the community system and promote community systems that accept all people irrespective of their difference. Inclusive community practices on their own are not uniquely designed for people with disabilities,...


 
 
 The main focus of this study was to explore the experiences of Zimbabwean teachers ‟s in the teaching of sex education to learner‟ learners with mental retardation. A constructivist lived experience perspective underpinned this research, in which multiple case studies were used to interact with the participants on their experience in teaching sex education to learners with mental retardation. Five participants (3 males and 2 females) all teachers were purposively sampled...

Background: The profession of Nursing has been at the forefront of patient safety taking special attention to the training and education of its workforce. Internationally, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) has been tackling this issue with force since it established that Patient safety is fundamental to quality health and nursing care Aim: To study the impact of a design propose program for nurses about patient safety and evaluate the impact of it on nurses knowledge. Methodology:...

Visual impairment in childhood has implications in all aspects of the child’s development. It posses educational, occupational and social challenges, with affected children being at risk of behavioral, psychological difficulties, impaired self-esteem and poor social integration. Moreover, visual problems are an important contribution to poor school performance. Visual problems are known to deteriorate and become visual impairments if they are not identified and treated early. Despite this...

Heart disease is one of the leading chronic conditions posing a major and growing threat to the public. Studies on quality of care given to patients with heart diseases in Nigeria are not available. The purpose of this study was to explore healthcare professionals' perception of quality of care of patients with heart disease at a tertiary hospital in Nigeria.A mixed method design was utilized in this study. Twenty eight healthcare professionals consisting of cardiologists, nurses,...

Globally, there exist bursary schemes that are in place to enhance access and equity in the provision of education to the disadvantaged. In Kenya, there have been bursary schemes that enhances access and equity in the provision of secondary school education.With Siaya County’s 16% of the population having secondary school education, below the neighbouring Kisumu county’s 25%, Vihiga county’s 20% and Kakamega county’s 19%, coupled with inequity in bursary distribution, the County Government...

The family provides support in the care of their ill members and suffers some burden during caregiving. This study assessed the burden of family caregivers and associated factors in an ophthalmic clinic situated in a university teaching hospital in southwest Nigeria.This was a descriptive cross-sectional study where consenting family caregivers of ophthalmic patients completed a semi-structured questionnaire containing information on their socio-demographic characteristics and caregiving...

IntroductionEducation in a broad sense is a process by which an individual acquires many physical and social capabilities demanded of him by the society in which he is born to function.In an ideal sense, it is an agent of change, the single most significant complex of socio control tools for national development is found in the educational system be it formal or informal.All seem not to be well with teachers' job performance in Ekiti state.Thus the poor performance of teachers in the areas...

Education is increasingly recognised as very important to national development and one of the best investments one can make for purposes of self actualisation and meaningful participation in one's community.In a fast developing nation as Nigeria, it is recognised as an important medium for imparting knowledge, skills and techniques for preparing citizens for change and transition, and for instructing members of any society in the accepted norms, values and practices (Omolewa, 1981).It...