• Participation of Kenyan Nomadic Pastoralists in Non-Formal Education 

  Ngugi, Margaret (Open Access Publishing Group, 2017)

  The desire for any government that values the economic growth of its country is to provide education to its citizens. Kenya has made innumerable efforts towards this end since independence. However, several decades down ...
• Parents as Participants in Their Children’s Learning: A Tall Order for Parents in Rural Kenya 

  Njeru, Margaret (International Literacy Association, 2015)

  The key to a successful educational experience begins with engaging parents, at home or at school, in their children’s education. Hernandez (2001, p. 76) noted that “generally speaking, parent involvement refers to activities ...
• Educating Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya 

  Jepkemboi, Grace; Jolly, Pauline; KaNesha, Gillyard; Lissanu, Lydia (Taylor & Francis, 2016)

  According to UNICEF, 13.3 million children (0–17 years) worldwide have lost one or both parents to AIDS. Nearly 12 million of these children live in sub-Saharan Africa. Together, with other children who have been severely ...
• Role of Community in the Management of Free Primary Education in Kenya 

  Serem, David K.; Kipkoech, Lydia Cheruto E. (Scholarlink Resource Centre Ltd, 2012)

  Free Primary Education (FPE) was introduced in all public schools in the Kenya in 2003 as a fulfillment of the campaign pledge by the NARC political party that won the 2002 General Elections. The study established that FPE ...
• Effects of Armed Ethnic Conflict on Education of Children and the Implication for Peace Education, a Case Study of Nakuru County, Kenya 

  Ngundo, Lucy Wangechi (Kenyatta University, 2013)

  The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of armed ethnic conflict on education of children and the implication for peace education in Nakuru County. The objectives were to find out peoples' experiences and ...
• Maternal Employment and Its Impact on Pre –Adolescent Social Adjustment in Selected Primary Schools in Nairobi 

  Mugambi, Doyne Kageni (Kenyatta University, 2009)

  The main purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of maternal employment on pre-adolescent social adjustment in Nairobi. It also investigated whether there was any gender difference in pre- adolescent social ...
• Parental Involvement in Primary Standard Three pupils’ Reading at Home in Igembe South Constituency, Meru county, Kenya 

  Kimathi, Hellen Kathure (Kenyatta University, 2014)

  Parents and schools play a fundamental role in assisting children to develop literacy skills. Studies internationally have proved that parental involvement in their children’s reading has a positive effect on children’s ...
• A Theoretical Approach to Curriculum Perspective in Parental Involvement and Education Knowledge Base in Central Kenya Conference Primary Schools 

  Gitonga, Dorcas Mukami (University of Eastern Africa, Baraton, 2016-07)

  This descriptive correlation study examined the level of parental involvement in type 1-6 of Epstein typologies and the level of parents’ education knowledge base in curriculum content and extracted from the mandated ...
• Influence of Child Labour on Access to Education of Children with Disabilities in Samburu County, Kenya 

  Japheth Mwebia, Ringera (Kenyatta University, 2017)

  This study sought to find out the influence of child labour on access to education of children with disabilities. It is widely acknowledged that child labour is detrimental to children’s school attendance, participation ...
• Parents’ Participation in the Boy-childs’ Education: A case of Class Three Children in Nyeri County, Kenya. 

  Maina, Anne Wanjiru (Kenyatta University, 2016-09)

  Reviewed literature indicates that parents, as the first teachers of their children, influence performance in children’s education especially when fathers are positively involved. Parents are the significant others from ...
• Determinants of Children’s Readiness for Grade One, in Kisii Central Sub-county, Kenya. 

  Moige, Omboga Nelliah (Kenyatta University, 2018-05)

  School readiness is a joint obligation between the family, school, and community. However, debates of readiness do not always consider the roles that families, school and child factors can and do play in supporting children's ...
• Mobile Pastoralists and Education: Strategic Options 

  Krätli, Saverio; Dyer, Caroline (International Institute for Environment and Development (UK), 2009)

  Learners from nomadic pastoralist communities face peculiar difficulties in accessing and continuing with education programmes whose designs suit sedentary communities. Standard curriculum delivery services which are ...
• Relative Contribution of Different Levels of Parental Involvement to Primary School Readiness in Preschool Pupils in Nairobi County 

  Mungai, David N. (International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2015)

  Recent developments have led to a lot of emphasis being placed on early childhood education. Massive growth has also occurred in this segment of the education sector. Emphasis continues to be placed not just on growth but ...
• Social Cultural Factors Influencing Appointment of Headteachers in Primary Schools in Eldoret East Sub-County, Kenya. 

  Suter, Esther J. (International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2017)

  Headteachers’ position is at the critical point of which all the mechanism of Education system: planning, delivery and management rest. The purpose of the study was to investigate social cultural factors influencing ...
• Critical Home-based Challenges Inhibiting Effective Participation of Pupils in Rural Public Primary Schools in Narok North Sub-County, Narok County, Kenya 

  Mwanik, Kantim; Orodho, John Aluko (International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2016)

  The thrust of this study was to examine the critical challenges inhibiting effective participation in education by pupils from rural public primary schools in Central Division, Narok North Sub-County, in Narok County, ...
• Barriers to Parental/Family Participation in the Education of a Child with Disabilities in Kenya 

  Odongo, George (International Journal of Special Education, 2018)

  In Kenya, the subject of parental participation has not received much attention in terms of research, and roles of parents in their children's education are not normally well defined (Njeru, 2015). Based on observations, ...
• The Role of Parental Leadership in Academic Performance: A Case of Pupils in the Free Primary Education Program in Kenya 

  Bellon, Emmanuel O.; Ngware, Moses Waithanji; Admassu, Kassahun (Sage, 2017)

  Abstract The study examines the combined effects of key elements in parental leadership on academic performance. In the wake of inadequate learning resources, parental leadership becomes an indispensable learning input ...
• The Role of Mass Media as a Socialisation Agent in Shaping Behaviour of Primary School Pupils in Thika Sub-County, Kenya 

  Mwangi, Esther W.; Gachahi, Michael W.; Ndung’u, Catherine W. (Modestum LTD, 2019)

  Children learn better when they socialise with items, tools and people in their environment. Provision of creative fun-filled environment boosts children’s learning. Lack of a good socialising environment may affect a ...
• Increasing Access and Participation of Pastoralist Communities in Primary Education in Kenya 

  Sifuna, Daniel N. (Springer, 2005)

  This study shows how the provision of educational facilities in Kenya since the colonial era has been skewed in favour of densely populated agricultural communities. It analyses interventions to redress the resultant ...
• Educational Marginalization: Examining Challenges and Possibilities for Improving Educational Outcomes in Northeastern Kenya 

  Okilwa, Nathern S. A. (The School of Education at Mercy College, New York, 2015)

  As a developing country in sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya has fared comparatively well in educating its young people. The new constitution of Kenya and various acts of parliament identify education as a fundamental human right ...

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