https://kerd.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/81 2026-08-25T09:02:25Z https://kerd.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1560 Tourism Related Socio-Economic Activities and Pupils Academic Performance in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education: In Narok West Sub County, Kenya Morompi, Ole Masago Tourism related practices have been taking place across the world at all tourists’ attraction points as it is a resource for economic and social benefits. Tourism visitors’ interaction with parents, teachers and pupils was expected to have a negative influence on pupils’ academic performance in KCPE in Narok West Sub County. The purpose of this study was to find out the influence of tourism related socio-economic activities on pupils academic performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) in Narok West Sub County. The study used descriptive survey research design. There are 81 public pry schools doing KCPE in Narok West Sub County with a total population of 1,720 class 8 pupils. A sample of 30 percent of both the schools and class 8 pupils was purposively and randomly selected respectively to get 24 public pry Schools with a population of 587 class eight pupils who were further subjected into a selection of 176 pupils, 24 head teachers and 24 BOM Chairpersons to make a total of 224 respondents who were selected to participate in the study. The study used pupils, teachers and pupils questionnaires and interview schedules for teachers, and parents to collect data. Descriptive statistics was used. The results showed that poor pupils’ academic performance in KCPE was attributed to social issues brought about by tourism activities such as indiscipline, substance abuse, pregnancy, perceived gender roles, family breakups and lack of interest in school. The results implied that besides the benefits of tourism in improving the livelihoods of the communities through employment, purchase of their artwork and other economic support benefits, tourism activities have many challenges that influence the social well-being of the community and hence it affects the academic performance of the learners who are unable to complete schooling or take school seriously because of the handouts they get from the tourists. It was found that most pupils follow tourists and engage in various activities for the purpose of getting money to support themselves and their families. The researcher established that there was influence of tourism related socio-economic activities on pupils academic performance in Narok West Sub County therefore, the researcher recommends that the schools board of management (BOM) committees to address tourism related socio-economic barriers to education by ensuring that pupils, teachers and parents are sensitized on the impact of tourism interaction on pupils academic performance. The study also recommends, the schools BOMs should enhance guidance and counseling in their schools so as to address the tourism related socioeconomic challenges facing the pupils such as absenteeism from attending learning lessons as a result of child labor. This will increase pupils’ participation in school thereby enhancing their academic performance. A PhD Thesis submitted to Maasai Mara University 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://kerd.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1539 A Comparative Study of the Influence of Head Teachers Management Styles on Pupils Performance in K CPE in Public and Private Primary Schools in Nakuru Municipality, Kenya Shibo, Margaret Nekesa The purpose of this study was to compare the influence of management styles of head teacher’s on pupils’ performance in private and public primary schools in Nakuru municipality at Kenya Certificate of Primary Education level. The population comprised of teachers and head teachers in public primary schools. The study adopted the ex post facto survey research design and used a sample size of 70 primary schools in which 70 Head teachers and 70 teachers were interviewed. The respondents were selected using simple random sampling technique. Data for the study was collected by use of questionnaires and interview schedules. The study collected both qualitative and quantitative data. Data collected was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 17. The results were presented by descriptive statistics. The study findings revealed that most public primary schools were using democratic and participatory leadership styles as opposed to private primary schools, which were mainly using autocratic leadership style; private primary schools were performing better than Public primary schools in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) in Nakuru municipality; most teachers in both private and public primary schools were not comfortable with the prevailing / current leadership styles and administration standards, and negatively related this with student performance. The findings further revealed a positive Spearman rank correlation between school mean mark and team working spirit r(62)=0.078) p>0.05; and a positive Spearman rank correlation between school mean mark and adequate reading materials r(62)= 0.094) p>0.05. Although the two correlations were not significant. Following these findings, the study recommends that the Ministry of Education, school governing bodies, and concerned stakeholders should consider mobilizing and allocating resources geared towards mitigating the impediments to the effectiveness of primary school leadership styles. An article published in International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://kerd.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1533 Resource Management Challenges and Learners Academic Performance in National Examinations: What are the coping strategies in Public Primary Schools in Makindu District, Makueni County, Kenya? Mutungwa, Joseph Mutisya; Orodho, John Aluko The gist of the study was to examine the challenges and main coping strategies on resource management and academic performance amongst primary schools in Makindu District, Makueni County, Kenya. The study was premised on Hunts (2007) theory on project management. A descriptive survey design was adopted. A combination of Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were s used to draw 25 head teachers, 200 teachers and 25 chairpersons of Parents Teachers Association (PTAs), yielding a total sample of 250 respondents. Interview schedules and questionnaires were used to collect data from chairpersons and headteachers/teachers, respectively. The study established that the various resource management challenges were: inadequate funding by the Government through the Ministry of Education, overstretched physical facilities as well as inefficient utilization of the available physical and human resources in schools. In addition, there was a positive and significant correlation between the effectiveness of resource management strategies and learners’ academic performance in national examination. The researcher recommended that schools managers should involve teachers and learner in decision making process and management strategies that enhance learners academic performance in national examinations in the study locale of Makindu District, Makueni County, Kenya. An Article published in Journal of Education and Practice 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://kerd.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1526 Home-Based Factors Influencing Performance of Pupils on Transition from Lower Primary to Upper Primary in Ekerenyo Division, Nyamira County, Kenya Osero, Peterson Ondieki; Abobo, Francis; Orodho, John Aluko This study examined home-based factors influencing the performance of pupils on transition from lower to upper primary in public schools in Ekerenyo Division. The study adopted descriptive research design. The target population was all teachers and education officers in the division from which a sample size 109 respondents were obtained. The main data collection instruments were questionnaires, interview guides and observation checklist. The study revealed that the main home-based factors such as poverty, drug abuse, language barrier, parent involvement and HIV and AIDS were the major variables influencing performance of pupils on transition from lower primary to upper primary in Ekerenyo Division, Nyamira County, Kenya. It was recommended that concerted efforts among categories of stakeholders particularly parents should be encouraged to enable them provide basic needs at home and monitor their children’s education as they progress to higher levels of education An article published in Research in Humanities And Social Sciences 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z