School of Education, Humanities & Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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Principals’ Related Factors Influencing Creation of Professional Learning Communities in Public Secondary Schools
(JOOUST, 2022)This study examined principals’ related factors influencing the creation of professional learning communities in public secondary schools in Kenya. The objectives of the study were; First, to establish principals’ professional ... -
Assessment of University Biology Teacher Education Programme With Regard to Classroom Practice in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)Performance in Biology in KCSE examination has been low in recent years despite various interventions by government and other stakeholders. The contribution of Biology Teacher Education (BTE) programme is not clear. The ... -
Environmental Imperialism in Africa: Eco-Critical Illumination of the Darker Side of Resource Exploitation in Anglophone Literary Texts
(JOOUST, 2022)A significant element of globalization today is capitalism, which focuses on political and economic subjugation as well as ecologies as the basis for human survival. Therefore, this study investigated how selected literary ... -
Relationship between Selected Support Staff Motivational Practices and Students Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2021)This study was motivated by a number of Schools that use many resources in motivational practices on support staff yet good academic results are still a challenge. Despite other studies focusing on motivation of teachers ... -
Relationship Between Selected Support Staff Motivational Practices and Students Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2021)This study was motivated by a number of Schools that use many resources in motivational practices on support staff yet good academic results are still a challenge. Despite other studies focusing on motivation of teachers ... -
Parental Involvement in Pre-Primary Education as a Predictor of Acquisition of Basic Literacy Competencies among Pre-Primary Children in Kenya
(2021-08)Early Childhood Development (ECDE) is the bedrock of formal education systems in developed and developing countries alike, including Kenya. Parental involvement in a child's education is regularly related with a positive ... -
Determinants of Academic Performance of Chemistry in Secondary School Education in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)Academic performance of Chemistry in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams is lagging both in Bondo Sub County and in Kenya. Despite the interventions by the Ministry of Education such as in-servicing Science ... -
Factors Affecting the Implementation of Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development Policy in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2021)Many civilizations in the twenty-first century are undergoing significant educational changes, such as teacher performance assessment. Teachers in Kenya conduct performance appraisals in accordance with the rules of the ... -
Influence of Induction Practices On Service Delivery by Newly Employed Teachers in Primary Schools
(JOOUST, 2022)Globally studies have affirmed that newly employed teachers require meaningful support during their first year of service in the development of professional identity and construction of professional practice. The support ... -
Determinants of Academic Performance of Chemistry in Secondary School Education in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)Academic performance of Chemistry in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams is lagging both in Bondo Sub County and in Kenya. Despite the interventions by the Ministry of Education such as in-servicing Science ... -
Motivational Beliefs as Predictors of Students’ Achievement in Chemistry in Public Secondary Schools
(JOOUST, 2018)One of the major millennium goals of republic of Kenya is to be industrialized by year 2030 and this can be achieved by promoting science subjects of which chemistry is one of the core subjects. However, the performance ... -
Effects of Formative Assessment Classroom Teaching Strategy (Facts) on Mathematics Academic Achievement and Effective Learning in Public Primary Schools in Nandi County, Kenya
(2015)The focus of the study was to determine the effects of teaching strategy called ‘Formative Assessment Classroom Teaching Strategy ( FACTS) on primary school mathematics academic achievements and effective learning ,more ... -
A Description of Olusuba Morphophonology: Towards Preservation of an Endangered Language
(JOOUST, 2019)Language plays an important role in cultural preservation, linguistic diversity, cultural identity, accumulated wisdom and some knowledge embedded in it. A language is in danger when it is on the brink of losing these five ... -
Pedagogical Challenges in the Teaching and Learning of Oral Skills in English in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2019)Oral skills in English are taught and examined in Kenyan secondary schools with the purpose of developing fluency and accuracy in speech communication. However, majority of students do not attain intelligibility at the ... -
A comparative study of contemporary East and West African poetry in English
(WIREd, 2012)Modern African poetry in English is a product of a number of literary traditions broadly categorised as either „indigenous‟ or „alien‟ to Africa. Working on the premise that these vary from one region to another, this study ... -
Group polarization in decision making: a study of selected secondary school disciplinary panels in Rongo District of Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2012-08)Behaviour problems have been on the rise in Kenyan schools for some time now. Various maladaptive behaviours found among school children include bullying, vandalism, stealing, alcohol and drug abuse, truancy, not completing ... -
Quality of education offered to children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in the era of free primary education (FPE) in rural Kenya: Perspectives of educationists, teachers and parents
(Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)The education of children with special educational needs (SEN) has been a focus of international inquiry. There is a strong advocacy for the inclusion of children with SEN in regular schools although this remains contentious ... -
Women academics' careers in Kenya
(Lancaster E prints, 2010)This thesis examined the experiences of women academics in relation to their family contribution, educational experiences and, factors that motivated them towards academia, while highlighting strategies that they have ...
