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The enjoyment of human rights largely depends on the level of awareness of what these rights are and how to enforce them. Human rights education (HRE), therefore, is crucial in ensuring that people are empowered to access the rights to which they are entitled. There have been several programmes and plans of action aimed at HRE at international level, but 20 years after the advent of a new democratic and constitutional dispensation in South Africa, the level of public awareness in the country...
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Existing research shows that life skills are an important part of education and serve the purpose of complementing the hard and academic skills that young people get in university. This research met its crucial aim through an embedded mixed methodology research which used qualitative method research primarily with quantitative techniques allowing for description of the target sample population. This was a case study of the International Youth Foundation Passport to Success Pilot Program in...
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Effective teachers use a range of assessment data to differentiate the curriculum as needed and engage learners in purposeful learning through a range of media and resources. Therefore, for the agriculture teachers to be effective they must be accorded emotional, administrative and technical support. The purpose of this study was to identify institutional factors influencing effective teaching of agriculture subject in public secondary schools in Tharaka Nithi County. The study targeted a...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of pupils’ socio-economic background on academic achievement in KCPE in public primary schools in Chuka division of Meru South District, Kenya. The specific objectives were to determine social, economic, and cultural factors that affect pupil’s performance in KCPE and establish measures that could be put in place to improve pupils’ performance in KCPE in public primary schools in Chuka division. The study covered a period of one month...
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The purpose of this field report is to describe children's lived experiences of coping with increasing exposure to natural hazards in Zimbabwe. Using a phenomenological approach, our team interviewed 40 children, 8–18 years old. The capacity of children to cope with increasing natural hazards in their environment was based on their ability to adjust their normal lives. Children relied on extraordinary activities to respond to the disaster impacts. These included: accepting government...
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This paper examines the current status of basic education in Kenya. First, a review of the progress made in expanding access to both primary and secondary education is made, and the access gains are evaluated against the poor quality and the persistent inequalities. Specifically, it is argued that measurement of quality in education must supersede inputs to education, to consider the learning outcomes at every level. In analysing inequality, the variables geographic regions, socio-economic...
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Compensation plays an important role in determining employees' job satisfaction.According to Bozeman & Gaughan (2011), the perception of being paid what one is worth predicts job satisfaction.Teachers in Kenya have always downed their tools lamenting about their compensation which raises concern about their job satisfaction.However it is not clear the influence compensation has on teachers job satisfaction to cause the many stand offs.This study therefore sought to establish the effects of...
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A Thesis Submitted In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For Award Of The Degree Of Master Of Education In The School Of Education Of Kenyatta University