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Tea production, processing and marketing in Kenya is under management of two sectors.The two sectors include; Kenya Tea Development Agency which manages approximately six hundred thousand small scale farmers and multi-nationals sector for example Uniliver/Lipton teas, James Finlay's and George Williamson holdings manage privately plantations and estates of tea.The volume and frequency of plucking tea leaves enhances net revenue for small scale tea farmers in Kenya.The main objective was to...

Following the adoption of the recommendations of the 1999 Presidential Commission of enquiry into Education and Training, the Ministry of Education, Sport, Art and Culture in the year 2005 came up with the Director Circular Minute Number 23 which sought to strengthen and institutionalize guidance and counseling in all schools. This circular minute laid the foundation for information, framework and policy implementation guidelines towards the institutionalization of guidance and counseling...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between social support, social adjustment, academic adjustment and academic performance among college students in Tanzania. The sample of this study comprised 405 students, and 12 staff from the College of Business Education and the Institute of Finance Management in Dar es Salaam. Correlational research design was used to determine the relationships among variables. The study had five objectives, and inferential statistics...

The purpose of this study was to find ways of helping teachers to manage HIV positive pupils in primary schools. It was motivated by the fact that, teachers have no resources on which to rely for the management of HIV positive pupils in their classrooms. HIV/AIDS campaigns centered on awareness, preventive measures and have nothing on teachers’ care of HIV positive pupils. Teacher education curriculum and the primary school curriculum are silent on the care of HIV positive pupils. The study...

Depression among adolescents is an uncommon and frequently unrecognized issue in pediatrics. Children and adolescents however suffer from both depression and associated symptoms.The study was carried out among adolescents in secondary schools from two states; Enugu and Ebonyi metropolises within the age range of 9-18 in Enugu metropolis. The instrument employed for data collection was a structured self-administered questionnaire developed from the Goldberg Depression Questionnaire, a...

Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is not a cure for human immune deficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), but rather it is used for optimal suppression of the viral load to an undetectable serum level, hence it remains a palliative measure to improve the quality of life and longevity by impeding the rate of disease progression. Objective: The objective was to evaluate the level of adherence, the prevailing contributory factors to adherence as well as...

In a highly competitive environment, Distance Education Institutions are expected to develop business strategies and frameworks for sustainability. One of such viable strategies is the value chain analysis. The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which distance education institutions in Nigeria apply the process of value chain analysis in the sustainable management of their programmes. Three research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted the...

The study was designed to determine the prevalence of intestinal helminthes parasite of Nursery and Primary schools pupils in Uga, Anambra State. A total of 416 stool samples were examined using the direct faecal smear method and formal ether concentration techniques. Well-structured questionnaires were administered to the pupils with the help of their teachers. Out of the 416 pupils examined, (44.71%) harboured intestinal helminthes parasites. The parasites isolated were Hookworm (21.8%),...

The Kenya Government recognizes the role of peace in socio economic development as emphasized in the national anthem while the national goals of education endeavour to promote national unity, sustainable development, peace, respect for diversity, international consciousness among others. The Kenya vision 2030 underscores the need for peace and respect for human life through education and training. The study sought to establish whether there are any objective(s) in the secondary school...

The study sought to determine the extent and manner in which teachers provided individual attention to learners in classrooms in selected primary schools in Mpongwe District in Zambia. The objectives that guided the study were to; determine whether teachers provided individual attention to learners in classrooms, ascertain the extent to which pupils were involved in the classrooms and assess the methods teachers used in addressing individual needs of learners. A descriptive research design...

Learning Chinese as a second language is a hot and rising issue all around the world.Although the teaching and learning of Chinese as a second language is getting a lot of support from the Chinese government， through the establishment of Confucius Institutes which are aimed at the spreading and the promotion of Chinese language and culture.The spreading of Chinese language and culture is still facing a lot of challenges due to cultural differences.If the teaching and learning of Chinese...

This study used ex-post facto and correlation survey to investigate the influence of marital status, family size and type on academic performance of senior secondary students in Adamawa State. The population of the study consisted of 8,548 students in class 2 in 2012/13 to 2013/14 academic sessions. A total sample of 900 students was drawn from the population using multi-stage random sampling technique to respond to the instrument for data collection for the study. The instrument was a 40...

The degree of attention given to women leadership in Education in Kenya has increased considerably in the recent years especially after the government introduced the affirmative action for both girls and women in education and employment in support of Millennium Development Goals, World Conventions, the Kenya Vision 2030 blue print for economic development and the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. In spite of all that, women are still underrepresented in leadership. Therefore, this paper presents...

This study aimed at finding out the perceptions of secondary school mathematics teachers who had attended in - service training under Secondary Science Mathematics Teachers’ programme. A mixed methods approach was used in this study and data was collected us ing a survey questionnaire and focus group discussion. Findings from this study indicate that most teachers perceive the programme to have positively impacted on their teaching skills i.e. towards the implementation of the main...

This study investigated the availability and utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) facilities by Teacher Educators for effective teaching and learning in Nigerian Universities, using descriptive survey research design. The research findings indicated that ICT have great impact on teaching and learning in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Also the introduction of ICT makes learning so interesting for the students. T he findings also revealed that ICT facilities which...