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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 ...
Actualizing Free Primary Education in Kenya for Sustainable Development

Mathooko, Mbatha (The Journal of Pan African Studies, 2009)

The right to education is one of the basic human rights stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948. In Kenya, this right has recently been livened through the launch of the Free Primary education program ...
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 ...
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 ...
Can Free Primary Education Achieve Universal Primary Education? A Study of the Intersections of Social Exclusion, Gender and Education in Kenya

Obiero, Judith A. (University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2012)

The adoption of Free Primary Education in 2003 has expanded access to millions of children in Kenya. However, large numbers of children are still out of school. The majority of the out-of-school children belong to ethnic ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Parental Involvement in Homework and Primary School Academic Performance in Kenya

Manasi, Echaune; Ndiku, Judah M.; Sang, Anthony (International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2015)

The factors associated with students’ academic performance may have been addressed but the impact of parental involvement continues to be a significant issue. Some schools in Kenya post poor results amid claims that parents ...
Provision of Education to the ‘Hard to Reach’ Amidst Discontinuity in Nomadic Communities in Kenya

Ayiro, Laban P.; Sang, James K. Arap (Lehigh University, 2015)

This study explores why nomadic children in the counties of Turkana and West Pokot are left behind in the primary education process despite free primary education (FPE), and considers the variables that contribute to high ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Extent to Which Parental Involvement Influences Transition of Pupils from Lower to Upper Primary in Manga District Schools

Abaya, Charles Mang’era; Nyaboga, Evans Nyagaka; Osero, Peterson Ondieki; Geta, Thomas Omao (Conscientia Beam, 2017)

The purpose of this study was to find out the extent to which parental involvement influences transition of pupils from lower to upper primary in Manga district schools in Nyamira County, Kenya. The objective of the study ...
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 ...
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 ...

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