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Research Project Report Submitted In Partial Fulfillment For The Requirements Of The Degree Of Master Of Arts In Project Planning And Management

Students in institutions of higher learning encounter challenges in their dairy living which leaves many of them devastated, not able to make realistic academic choices and unable to cope with life. Guidance and counselling services are usually provided in public and private universities in Kenya. These services are meant to promote the students well being within a learning set up. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of guidance and counselling services on...

This study set out to determine the effect of colour in computer graphics designed instructional materials on students’ academic performance in fine arts in private secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. A simple random sample of 60 SS II fine arts students from two private secondary schools was used for the study. These two schools were purposively selected from five private secondary schools that offer fine arts at SS II class. The non randomized control group pre-test-post-test...

This study is about perceptions of students, teachers and school heads over the roles of school inspectors in primary schools located in Morogoro Municipality. The study was conducted in Morogoro Municipality. It was guided by the following objectives; examining the perceptions students have over the school inspectors in primary schools in Morogoro Municipality. Secondly, investigating the perceptions of teachers over the school inspectors in primary schools in Morogoro Municipality; and...

Master of Education (Early Childhood Studies) in the School of education, Kenyatta University, 72P. December 2014. LB 2840 .N9

School  Safety  is  an  integral  and  indispensable  component  of  the  teaching and learning  process.  Indeed no meaningful  teaching and  learning  can take place  in an  environment  that is  unsafe and  insecure  to  both  learners  and  staff.  It is therefore important that educational stakeholders foster safe and secure school environment (Republic of Kenya, 2008). In an apparent response to tragedies that hit schools in the last decade, Ministry of Education (MOE) introduced a...

In Kenya, many teachers have been elevated to leadership positions without much formal training leading to mismanagement of schools hence poor students’ performance and disappointing results. The kind of leadership style adopted by a leader greatly determines the nature of performance in national examinations. Experience in Kenya reveals that many schools that were once effective in academic performance have lowered their standards due to poor leadership while others have greatly improved...

In this article, the author narrates and reflects on challenges that she has faced throughout her academic journey from being a school learner and a university student to a teacher and a teacher educator - challenges that she attributes mainly to her limited communicative competence in English. This reflective examination of her experiences is informed by Bourdieu's (1991) cultural capital theory (CCT), specifically the concepts of habitus, field and linguistic capital. The author argues...

A Dissertation submitted to the school of psychology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of degree of Master of Arts in counseling Makerere University

The major thrust of the study reported in this paper was to examine the cost-saving measures employed by school managers to make education affordable in public Secondary Schools in the study locale of Kisumu West District. The objective was to establish the extent to which these strategies had   reduced the cost of subsidized secondary education to become affordable to all, especially among students from poor backgrounds. The study was premised on Cost Effectiveness Analysis based on the...

Higher education institution is like any other business institutions where the management need to understand its customer needs and wants in order to remain competitive. Past literature has highlighted the importance of understanding motivational factors among undergraduates at the higher education institution as this will affect their future. Even though there were studies undertaken to explore these undergraduate’s motivational factors, less is known about the minority group of Zambia...

This study investigates parental attitude towards sex education at the lower primary level of education in Ghana.In all 100 parents ranging from 20 to 60 years, with diverse socio-economic backgrounds consisting of 64 males and 36 females where sampled for the study.Out of this number, 63% reside in urban areas, whereas 37% reside in rural areas.The results indicate that about 58% of parents have an unfavourable attitude towards sex education in lower primary schools.Unsurprisingly, all the...

The study investigates the influence of motivation on the job satisfaction of teachers. The population of the study was Junior High School teachers in the Accra metropolis. The sample was drawn on two hundred Junior High school teachers in Accra with diverse socio-cultural backgrounds. A convenience sampling technique was used to select the teachers. The ages of the teachers range between twenty and sixty years and more than half of the teachers who participated in the study are trained...

The basic idea of the school feeding programme is to provide children in public primary schools and kindergartens in the poorest areas of the country with one hot, nutritious meal per day, using locally-grown foodstuffs. This study seeks to assess the impact of the school feeding programme in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District in the Central Region of Ghana from the perspective of teachers including head teachers. A descriptive survey design was used for the study, and data were obtained...

The Constitution promulgated on August 27, 2010 divides the territory of Kenya into administrative units called counties as it did away with the provinces. One of the objectives of such devolution is to promote social and economic development as well as the provision of proximate and easily accessible services, including education, throughout the country. Among others, the Constitution holds that every child has the right to free and compulsory basic education. However, historically, there...

Africa has a shared history and the common challenges of slow economic growth, and inadequate response to the issues facing the continent that include youth unemployment, food insecurity, environmental degradation and conflict. The provision of relevant and quality education is considered key to responding to these challenges and improving the livelihoods of millions of Africans. As a result, African nations are now emphasizing the importance of higher education, scientific research and...