https://kerd.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/167 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:21:52 GMT 2026-08-10T05:21:52Z https://kerd.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1404 The Influence of Teachers Characteristics on Attitudes towards Agriculture in Secondary Schools in Baringo County, Kenya Cheplogoi, Shadrack K; Khaemba, Ongeti E; Waiganjo, Mary M; Kirui, Viola C This study examined influence of Teachers characteristics on attitudes towards agriculture in secondary schools in Baringo North sub county, Kenya. Descriptive survey design was used. Self-administered questionnaire were distributed to 12 respondents selected randomly from a population of 50 teachers across secondary schools in the sub county. The results of the study were presented by way of frequency tables and percentages. The study concluded that teacher’ characteristics except academic qualification does not influence their attitudes towards agriculture. A research article in International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Tech Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://kerd.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1404 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://kerd.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1337 Teacher Factors Influencing Effective Implementation of Artisan and Craft Curriculum in Community Colleges in Kenya Kigwilua, Peter; Githinji, Joyce The study examined the influence of teacher factors to effective implementation of Artisan and Craft courses in community colleges in Nairobi, Kajiado and Machakos counties, Kenya. Three teacher variables- teacher qualifications, teaching experience and levels of motivation were studied. The study adopted the mixed methods research design. The sample comprised 24 Artisan and Craft teachers and four directors of community colleges. The study triangulated questionnaires and interview guides which were content-and face-validated and reliability determined using Cronbach’s alpha. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics while qualitative data were analyzed and presented in form of narratives and direct quotations. The findings showed that teacher qualifications, teaching experience and teacher motivation had a high influence on the implementation of Artisan and Craft curriculum. Based on the findings, the study recommends employment of more qualified teachers, adoption of effective teacher motivation strategies and capacity building for teachers to ensure effective implementation of Artisan and Craft curriculum. Moreover, further studies on a wider geographic spectrum or a replication of this study in other parts of the country are recommended. A research article in American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://kerd.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1337 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://kerd.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1333 Factors Influencing Choice of Technical Subjects among the Secondary School Graduates in Kenya Kikechi, Werunga; Owano, Alice; Ayodo, T. M. O.; Ejakait, Epari Provision of technical subjects in secondary schools is part of an effort by the Kenya government to equip secondary school graduates (SSG’s) with technical and entrepreneurial skills. This is aimed at assisting the graduates who miss out on higher education to easily transit to the world of work. We ran a Multinomial logistic regression (MLR) on a data from a sample of 186 teachers and 393 SSG’s (SSG’s) in order to determine the factors influencing the choice of technical subjects among the SSG’s in Kenya. The study was carried out in Mombasa and Bungoma counties with the SSG’s of 2009, 2010 and 2011.We established that; school type, gender, parents’ occupation, the school location and whether students are told the subject objectives or not were the main driving factors that influenced the choice of technical subjects at school level. We recommend that adequate academic and career guidance and counseling should be given to students before they select subjects in schools. Efficient guidance and counseling departments should therefore be set up in schools to render appropriate academic and career counseling services to students. A research article in International Journal of Innovative Research & Development Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://kerd.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1333 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z https://kerd.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1000 Effect of Organizational Structure on the Delivery of Quality Education in Public Technical and Vocational Education Institutions in Kenya Walala, Sawega James; Waiganjo, Esther Wangithi; Njeru, Agnes The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of organizational structure on the delivery of quality education in public technical and vocational education institutions in Kenya. The study adopted Survey research design while target population was 689 employees in the Ministry of Educations’ Directorate of Technical Education, National Polytechnics and Technical Institutions. Simple random, stratified and purposive l sampling techniques were used to select 11 managers in Directorate of Technical Education, 15 administrators from National Polytechnics and other technical institutions, and 220 instructors from technical institutions. Data was collected using structured questionnaires and interview schedules. Data was analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively using the statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 17.0. Descriptive and inferential statistics and content and analyses were used for specific data. The analysis was further amplified by subjecting selected results to graphical and tabular techniques. The study established that the structure of the institutions was both inclusive and bureaucratic with a few being described as flexible. The management of the institutions was responsible for the implementation of the educational reforms. However, special groups were charged with responsibility of spearheading the change process. The organizational structure was directly linked with the quality of education as was demonstrated by the regression analysis. This relationship was however, not very strong. The study recommended that technical educational institutions should be structured to suite the particular reform process for effectiveness and achievement of desired results so as to enhance the quality of technical education An Article Published in International Journal of Business Administration Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://kerd.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1000 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z