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Differences in Pupils\ Motivation to Learn Mathematics by Gender and Class Level among Upper Primary School Pupils in Kericho Municipality, Kenya

Ng'eno, JK; Changeiywo, J (Journal of Technology and Education in Nigeria, 2005)

Mathematics is considered a very important indicator for selection and placement. Though mathematics is important many school pupils perform poorly in national examination. Education in Kenya is largely examination oriented ...
Impact of Gender and Socio-Economic Factors on Learning Achievements in Primary Education in Kenya: Empirical Evidence

Onsomu, Eldah N.; Kosimbei, George; Ngware, Moses W. (Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)

Gender and socio-economic background of a pupil have a link to school opportunities and achievement. However, their effects vary across cultures and environments. This paper examines gender parity in primary schools in ...
Exploring Sexuality Education and the Burdened Teacher: A Participatory Approach in a Rural Primary School in Kenya

Kiragu, Susan Wanjiru (Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2007)

Twenty-five years since the onset of HIV/AIDS, young people aged 15–24 now make up half of new HIV infections. This paper advocates for comprehensive sexuality education as an effective panacea to reverse this, with teachers ...
Whose Gender?: Exploring Representations in Kenyan Social Studies Textbooks

Foulds, Kim (eScholarship.org, 2009)

One of the United Nations’ (UN) eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aims ensure that all boys and girls complete a full course of primary schooling by 2015. Highlighting the need to educate girls, the UN asserts that ...
Femininity and Masculinity in English Primary School Textbooks in Kenya

Kobia, John M. (Language Society and Culture, 2009)

School textbooks as important mass media and gender socialization agent play a crucial role in determining the pupils’ worldview of female and male gender in the society. Gender responsiveness is one of the emerging issues ...
Disparities in the System: The Effects of Free Primary Education (FPE) on the Quality of Education in Nairobi’s Public Schools.

Chuck, Adrienne (2009)

In 2003, the Kenyan government implemented Free Primary Education on a nationwide scale. Since then, the policy has received both support and disapproval from the public. Although many analyses have examined the impacts ...
Kenya's HIV/AIDS Education Sector Policy : Implications for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children and the Teaching of HIV/AIDS Education

Ruto, Sara Jerop; Chege, Fatuma N.; Wawire, Violet K. (International Cooperation in Education, 2009)

This paper results from a study conducted in 2005-2006 on the 2004 HIV/AIDS Education Sector Policy. It investigates the practical implications of the policy document in addressing provisions related to orphaned and ...
Teachers’ and Caregivers’ Perceptions of Gender Differences in Educational Experiences of Children Affected by Parental AIDS in Western Kenya

Jepkemboi, Grace; Aldridge, Jerry (Academic Journals, 2009)

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to describe the perceptions of teachers and caregivers concerning gender differences in the educational experiences of children influenced by the HIV status of their parents ...
Gender and Regional Disparities in Enrolment and Academic Achievement in Kenya: Implications for Education Planning

Amunga, Jane; Amadalo, Maurice Musasia; Maiyo, Julius (Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2010)

According to the requirements of the educational millennium development goals, countries are supposed to ensure that by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike complete a full course of primary education and eliminate ...
Women’s Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Obstacles Facing Women and Girls Access to Education: the Case of Kenya

Johannes, Eliza (Kenya Scholars and Studies Association (KESSA), 2010-12)

Today, many African nations and international communities have committed themselves to eliminating gender and education disparities by the year „2005‟. I ask my self-how are rural African women included in these policies ...
What explains gender gaps in math achievement in primary schools in Kenya

Ngware, Moses W.; Ciera, James; Abuya, Benta; Oketch, Moses; Mutisya, Maurice (APHRC, 2011)

In Kenya, girls are persistently outperformed by boys in math national examinations. This paper aims to improve our understanding of class¬room-based gender differences that may lead to differential in opportunity to learn ...
Socio-Cultural and Economic Factors Affecting Primary Education of Maasai Girls in Loitokitok District, Kenya.

Anastasia, Nkoyiai; Teklemariam, Amanuel A. (Washington State University Press, 2011)

This research investigated socio-cultural and economic factors affecting formal education of the Maasai girls at primary school in Loitokitok District, Kenya. Although the government of Kenya has put efforts to improve ...
Guiding and Counselling Pupils in Kenyan Public Primary Schools: Headteachers and Teacher Counsellors Role Perception and Experiences

Njoka, Evangeline Wanjira (Kenyatta University, 2011)

The purpose of this study was to determine the role perceptions of head teachers and the teacher counselors in the guidance and counseling of pupils in public primary schools of Embu District, Kenya as well as determining ...
The Continua of Identities in Postcolonial Curricula: Kenyan Students’ Perceptions of Gender in School Textbooks

Kim, Foulds (Elsevier, 2012)

The roles of textbooks in postcolonial states is increasingly complicated, even more so when engaging a gendered analysis. This is in large part due the pressure national education ministries face considering the demands ...
Influence of Gender Disparity on the Management and Provision of Free Primary and Secondary School Education in Kisumu County -Kenya.

Nyaegah, Dr. John Ouru; Onsarigo, Clare (www.gjmst.com,, 2012)

History of education reveals that gender-mainstreaming has been such a problematic issue to handle, especially in relation to school factors and home backgrounds. Enrolment of girls in schools compared to that of boys has ...
Effects of Gender Role Portrayal in Textbooks in Kenyan Primary Schools, on Pupils Academic Aspirations

Mburu, David N. P; Nyagah, Grace (PEC, 2012)

The researcher aims to investigate the effect of gender role portrayal in selected textbooks in Kenyan primary schools on pupils’ academic aspirations. The study explored participants’ perceptions of what academic levels ...
The Gender Education Poverty Nexus: Kenyan Youth's Perspective on Being Young, Gendered and Poor

Chege, Fatuma N.; Arnot, Madeleine (Taylor & Francis, 2012)

This article argues that the role of education within the gender–poverty debate needs to be reconceptualised. It stresses the importance of conceptualizing the gender–education–poverty nexus as a cluster of complex interactive ...
Determinants of Female Students’ Performance in Primary Schools in Loitokitok District of Rift Valley Province, Kenya

Yara, Philias Olatunde; Ndirangu, Joshua Peter (Centre for Promoting Ideas, USA, 2012)

The study looked at the factors that determine female students’ performance in selected primary schools in Loitokitok District of Rift Valley Province, Kenya between 2009 and 2010. The study adopted the survey design of ...
Selected Factors Affecting Girls’ Participation in Primary School Education in Kenya

Kipkulei, Benjamin C.; Chepchieng, Micah C.; Chepchieng, Mary J.; Boitt, Lydia M. (Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2012)

The girl child participation in primary school level of education has become a real concern in all nations of the World particularly in the developing countries of the Sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya included. Girl child education ...
Determinants of Female Participation in Primary Education: A Study of Kwale and Taita Taveta Districts, Kenya

Juma, Magdaline N. (Kenyatta University, 2012)

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that determine female participation in primary education in Kwale and Taita-Taveta District of the Coast Province of Kenya. The study was based on a conceptual framework ...

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