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IT Education and Workforce Participation: A New Era for Women in Kenya?

Mbarika, Victor W. A.; Payton, Fay Cobb; Kvasny, Lynette; Amadi, Atieno (Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2007)

While Sub-Saharan African women have historically assumed the roles of both housewives and subsistence farmers, they have had few opportunities to participate in the modern economies of the region. However, this trend is ...
A Technical and Vocational Teacher-Training Curriculum

Kerre, Bonaventure W. (Springer, Dordrecht, 2009)

Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) are fundamental human rights, as articulated in Articles 23 and 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations, 1948) which relate to the right to ...
Home Science Education in Kenya: The Need for Review

Nyangara, Karen Nyambura; Indoshi, Francis Chisikwa; Othuon, Lucas O. (International Research Journals, 2010)

While Home Science education in Kenya has been reviewed each time there has been a commission of inquiry into the curriculum in Kenya, the framework, and therefore, the methodology for review have remained relatively ...
The Future of Clothing and Textiles in Kenyan Secondary Schools

Serem, Dorcas J.; Mukwa, C.; Kafu, P.A. (Karachi : Pakistan Home Economics Association., 2010)

The aim of this study was to investigate the attitude of Home Science students and teachers towards Clothing and Textiles in Home Science discipline of the secondary school curriculum. Home Science is one of the technical ...
Impact of Educational Policy Changes on Home Science Education in Secondary Schools in Kenya: 1981 to 2005

Nyangara, K. N.; Indoshi, F. C.; Othuon, L. O. (Academic Journals, 2010)

Home science is a pre-vocational subject in the Kenyan secondary school curriculum. It is designed to equip the learner not only with theoretical concepts, but also with skills that may lead to self-employment. However, ...
Factors Influencing Students Career Choices among Secondary School students in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya

Quinter, Migunde; Edwards, Kochung (Scholarlink Research Institute Journals, 2011)

Career choice is a complex decision for students since it determines the kind of profession that they intend to pursue in life. As students try to make career choice while in secondary school, they face problem of matching ...
Representation of Women in Top Educational Management and Leadership Positions in Kenya

Amondi, Osumbah B. (Advancing Women in Leadership, 2011)

The purpose of the study was to investigate factors causing under representation of women in top educational management and leadership positions at the Ministry of Education headquarters in Kenya. Descriptive survey design, ...
Challenges Facing Technical Training in Kenya

Sang, Antony K.; Muthaa, George M.; Mbugua, Zacharia K. (Scientific Research, 2012)

Technical education is necessary if Kenya is to industrialize by the year 2030. Relevant skills have to be given in Technical training institutions. The training in T.T.Is should therefore be market driven. The current ...
Gender and Students’ Perceptions of Career Aspirations in Secondary schools

Obura, Caroline Atieno; Ajowi, Jack Odongo (MCSER-CEMAS-Sapienza University of Rome, 2012-11)

Enrolment in courses leading to certain careers like engineering, architecture and technology in Kenya, revealed that female students were underrepresented in these courses. Males dominated inmost courses except in education, ...
Attitudes of Students Toward Studying History and Government in Some Selected Secondary Schools in Mosocho Division, Kisii County.Kenya.

Nyamwembe, Eric Osoro; Ondigi, Samson; Kiio, Mueni. (www.iiste.org, 2013)

The purpose of this study was to investigate students’ attitudes towards studying History and Government in selected secondary schools of Mosocho division, Kisii County. The study was conducted in both purposively and ...
Where to Vocational Education in Kenya? Is Analysing Training and Development Needs the Answer to the Challenges in this Sector?

Ngure, Susan W. (Journal of Education and Vocational Research, 2013)

This paper examines training and development (T&D) systems in the technical, vocational education and training (TVET) in Kenya. It is in response to the Kenya Vision 2030 document that identifies TVET as the anchor of its ...
Do Entrepreneurial Skills Acquired from Technical Subjects help secondary school graduates in self-employment in kenya?

Kikechi, Werunga; Owano, Alice; Ayodo, T.M.O; Ejakait, Epari (Contemporary Research Center CRC Publications, 2013-08)

We ran logistic regression on a data from a sample of 186 teachers and 393 secondary school graduates in order to explore the relationship between entrepreneurial skills acquired by graduates from technical subjects taught ...
Factors Influencing Choice of Technical Subjects among the Secondary School Graduates in Kenya

Kikechi, Werunga; Owano, Alice; Ayodo, T. M. O.; Ejakait, Epari (International Journal of Innovative Research & Development, 2013-11)

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 ...
The Relationship between Technical Subjects and Type of Self-employment Engaged in by Secondary School Graduates in Kenya

Werunga, Kikechi; Owano, Alice; Ayodo, T.M.O; Epari, Ejakait (Indian Journals, 2014)

Provision of technical subjects in secondary schools, in part, is aimed at assisting the graduates who miss out on higher education to easily transit to the world of work and more so in self-employment. This study thus ...
The Status of School Libraries in Kenya: The Case of Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi County

Mutungi, Benjamin; Minishi-Majanja, Mabel; Mnkeni-Saurombe, Nampombe (Unisa Press, 2014)

In order for school libraries to contribute sufficiently to better information skills development and the creation of a culture of lifelong learning among students, they require backing through well-articulated policies ...
Proposed Interventions for the Technical Industrial and Vocational Enterprise Training (TIVET) Sector in Kenya

Maringa, Maina (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia, 2014-06)

This paper presents a brief overview of TIVET in Kenya (history and present), the laws governing TIVET, and its structure and challenges today. A robust review of various relevant concepts that are in use in TVET is presented ...
Role of Secondary School Career Guidance on Achieving National Manpower Development in Kenya

Ombaba, Samson; Keraro, F.N.; Sindabi, A.M.; Asienyo, B.O. (Innovative Space of Scientific Research Journals, 2014-07)

Students in secondary schools need career guidance to make informed career choices which will contribute to the skilled manpower needs of the economy. This study investigated the role of secondary school career guidance ...
Impact of Performance Contracts on the Utilization of Teaching and Learning Resources in Technical Institutes in Kenya

Mosomi, Biutha Manwa; Kindiki, Jonah N.; Boit, John M. (Academic Journals, 2014-10)

Performance contracting has been acclaimed as an effective and promising means of improving the performance of public enterprises as well as government departments. The government of Kenya introduced performance contract ...
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 (International Journal of Business Administration, 2015)

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 ...
Teacher Factors Influencing Effective Implementation of Artisan and Craft Curriculum in Community Colleges in Kenya

Kigwilua, Peter; Githinji, Joyce (Global Society of Scientific Research and Researchers, 2015)

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 ...

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