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School of Graduate Studies
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KIBABII UNIVERSITY
School of Graduate Studies
Student’s Name : Wandili Austin Murambi
Curriculum implementation is a process of putting agreed plans, decisions and ideas into action by the concerned educational parties. The government of Kenya introduced the implementation of computer studies curriculum in 1996. In the present dynamic world Computer studies becomes an essential subject for students in all learning levels. However, only a few schools registering a low number of candidates offer Computer studies at KCSE examinations and worst of all is the varied performance registered nationally and more so in Bungoma County. This study therefore purposed to evaluate the resources influencing Computer studies curriculum implementation in public secondary schools in Bungoma County, Kenya.
Student’s Name : Nasiali Ebby Vakhoya
The list of countries with declining performance in Biology is on the rise. In Kenya, despite the popularity of Biology as witnessed by the increasing yearly enrolment learners, attainment in test scores and national examinations has persistently been dismal. Quality education involves the process of teaching and learning which largely depends on the Instructional Interaction Patterns used. Performance of learners in Biology in Kakamega Central Sub County has been below average as compared to the neighboring Sub Counties of Butere and Mumias West. Studies have been carried out on the general causes of poor performance in Biology in Kenya.
Student’s Name : Wanyonyi Wanjala
The study sought to determine the influence of Parental engagement on Students’ Academic Performance in Public Day Secondary schools. Specifically, the study intended to examine the extent to which home based parental engagement influences students’ academic performance in public day secondary schools in Bungoma County; to determine the extent to which school based parental engagement influences Students’ academic performance ; and to determine the influence of school-community partnerships on students’ academic Performance. The study was guided by the Theory of Parental Involvement, as espoused by Hoover Dempsey and Joyce Epstein.
Student’s Name : Mark Kipngetich Tum
Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) have gained prominence as tools for enhancing decision-making and institutional performance in educational settings. Despite the potential benefits, implementing EMIS in Technical and Vocational Educational Training (TVET) institutions, especially in resource-constrained areas like Trans Nzoia County still faces challenges. The purpose of the study was to investigate the selected factors influencing the implementation of Education Management Information Systems in TVET institutions in Trans-Nzoia County.
Student’s Name : Peter Khisa Sikuku
Delocalisation of teachers in Kenya came into effect in 2018 when long serving head teachers, and later deputy head teachers were transferred to stations outside their home counties. These involuntary transfers were followed by numerous detestations and some teachers actually quit the profession because of reasons the employer failed to listen to, such as age, health conditions and family matters. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of delocalisation on job satisfaction of delocalised head teachers in public primary schools in Bumula Sub County, Bungoma County
Student’s Name : Clare Nasambu Wanyama
In recognition of the importance of achieving high completion rates, the Kenya government adopted legislation requiring that all learners completing the primary cycle must mandatorily transit to the secondary level. This legislation was famously referred to as the 100% transition policy. The purpose of this study was to determine how the implementation of the Kenya government policy of hundred per cent transition impacted on resources that are key to achieving education objectives in public secondary schools.
Student’s Name : Clare Nasambu Wanyama
As part of their managerial assignments, Principals are expected to play a central role in enhancing teacher job satisfaction so as to achieve the desired results. The study sought to establish the principal’s role in teachers’ job satisfaction in public secondary schools in Bungoma South Sub-County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were, to examine the relationship between the principal’s recognition of teachers performance and teachers’ job satisfaction in public secondary schools in Bungoma South Sub- county, to establish the relationship between the principal’s support of teachers welfare and teachers’ job satisfaction in public secondary schools in Bungoma South Sub-County and to determine the relationship between the principal’s support for curriculum implementation and teachers’ job satisfaction in public secondary schools in Bungoma South Sub-County, Kenya.
Student’s Name : Dindi Anthony Nakhumwa
Inequality in the distribution of teachers among schools and regions has been caused through teacher transfers. In order to better understand the factors influencing teacher transfer intentions in Merti’s public primary schools, the current study examined those elements. The goals were to evaluate the influence of teacher attributes on transfer intentions in public primary schools in Merti sub-county, determine the influence of perceived security on transfer intentions in public primary schools in Merti sub-county, and look into the influence of work environment on transfer intentions in Merti sub-county.
Student’s Name : Nyongesa Mary Naliaka
Delivery of efficient and effective services while upholding the values and ethics of management has continued to be a major concern to the education sector of any government. The performance of managers has become a common phenomenon locally and worldwide especially in developing countries like Kenya. Teachers Service Commission introduced PCs system in 2016 where teachers in public secondary schools and principals agree on what to be accomplished for effective delivery. With performance contracting, it was expected that the school administrators would mobilize the available resources with transparency and integrity towards the realization of the goals of the school that is academic performance. It is however worrying that the performance of Rachuonyo East Sub County secondary schools in KCSE has still been low despite these government interventions and policy.
Student’s Name : Khaemba Lorna Nanjala
National Educational Management Information System (NEMIS) is the integrated Education Management Information System used in schools in Kenya for overall management of education. Through NEMIS precise and up-to-date information about students is provided to various users. The study’s primary goal was to investigate the influence NEMIS on Secondary school administration in Bungoma County, Kenya specifically three objectives were considered; to determine the influence of NEMIS students’ enrolment on secondary school administration records in Bungoma County, Kenya. To assess effect of NEMIS infrastructure availability on secondary administration records in Bungoma County, Kenya. To assess the influence of NEMIS awareness on secondary school administration records in Bungoma County, Kenya.
Student’s Name : Immaculate Amusugut
This study investigated community involvement in school management and academic performance of public day secondary schools in Bumula sub county, Bungoma county, Kenya. The study focused on community involvement in provision of school infrastructure, involvement in resource mobilisation, involvement in student discipline and involvement in decision making on academic performance of public secondary day schools in Bumula Sub County, Bungoma county, Kenya.
Student’s Name : Atitwa Domitila
The principal of a school plays a very important role in shaping and maintaining the students’ discipline in the school. He/she determines the behavioral pattern of the school community. The principal influences the teachers, members of the support staff, parents and students. How teachers handle issues of students’ discipline in any given school is believed to be influenced by the principles and anticipations of the principal of the school. The purpose of the study was to investigate the principals’ leadership styles and their influence on students’ discipline in public secondary schools in Teso North Sub- County.
Student’s Name : Julius Wanyonyi Namaulula
The academic performance in national examinations in Bungoma East Sub County for the past five consecutive years is below average. This is reflected in KCSE performance as revealed by mean scores of 3.4595, 3.5530, 3.7344, 3.5570 and 3.4093 for the years 2018 to 2022 respectively (Bungoma East SCDEs office). Teacher performance appraisal has been conducted over time with a view of enhancing teacher service delivery and consequently academic performance. The almost flat trend performance in KCSE examinations over the same period of time could be indicative of inefficiencies in teacher performance appraisal processes. Teacher Performance appraisal has not impacted positively on teacher service delivery and hence poor academic performance in the past five years.
Student’s Name : Beverly Nelima Simiyu
The Ministry of Education developed the Inclusive Education Policy document in order to provide a framework for the planning and implementation of Special Needs Education devoid of all barriers that inhibit access to quality and relevant education. The purpose of this study was to examine school factors influencing access to inclusive education in public primary schools in Trans Nzoia County, Kenya.
Student’s Name : Wanjala Reuben Samuel
Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) has been highlighted as a priority area for Human Resource Development (HRD) in order to promote Kenya’s development goal. However, the ability to meet Kenya’s Human Resource Development requires excellent training to enable trainees to successfully go through and complete the training process. The availability and extent of usage of institutional resources is at the center of determinants of quality of and successful performance, failure of which may see the country fail to fulfill the needs of growth of her Human Resource base. This is the basis for the evaluation of the influence of utilization of institutional resources on trainees’ performance in public technical and vocational education and training institutions.
Student’s Name : Protus Wanjala Telewa
The frequent occurrence of student unrest has often resulted in frequent destruction of school property and loss of life in some incidences. The study was designed to look at the influence of school-community relations on student unrest in public secondary schools in Trans-Nzoia West sub-county, Kenya.
Student’s Name : Wanyonyi Protus Nyongesa
There has been an increase of indiscipline cases in secondary schools country wide. In some instances, students’ unrest and strikes have been witnessed. This has been happening despite the enactment of Students’ Council in 2009 as a way of managing students’ discipline. In light of this problem, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of students’ council practices in managing Students’ Discipline in Secondary Schools in Tongaren Sub County, Kenya.
Student’s Name : Evanson Cheloti Wanjala
COVID-19 crisis forced Education Systems worldwide to find alternatives to in-person Management. As a result, digital management of students’ academics was used on an unprecedented scale. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of digital platform on the management of students’ academics in public universities in western Kenya.
Student’s Name : Noah Munda Majele
Ingawa kuna tafiti nyingi ambazo zimefanywa kuhusu mofofonolojia ya lugha mbalimbali, tafiti hizo zimechambua, kuchanganua mifanyiko na kulinganisha mofofonolojia ya lugha moja na nyingine bila kuzingatia mchango wa mofofonolojia ya lugha moja kwa lugha nyingine. Utafiti huu ulipambanua mchango wa mofofonolojia ya Kiduruma kwa ujifunzaji wa sarufi ya Kiswahili kwa shule za msingi katika kaunti ya Kwale.
Student’s Name : Bulowa Johnson Majimbo
The educational performance of a learning institution is crucial in the attaining educational goals. Thus, the provision of quality education and subsequent high academic performance in school is inevitable for the realization of millennium development goals and the vision 2030. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of school based factors on academic performance in public secondary schools in Trans-Nzoia County in Kenya.
Student’s Name : Violet Namenge Juma
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health organization (WHO) on 11th March 2020. Therefore, being declared a global emergency, had undergone various mutations, therefore its effect on education was far reaching. The purpose of the study was to establish the COVID-19 effects on Education system in secondary schools in Kakamega County. The objectives of this study were: to establish COVID-19 effects on curriculum delivery in secondary schools in Kakamega county, to examine COVID-19 effects on learner progress in secondary schools in Kakamega County, to determine COVID-19 effects on students’ fee payment in secondary schools in Kakamega County and to analyse COVID-19 effects on students’ discipline in secondary schools in Kakamega County.
Student’s Name : Kapchanga Martin
There seem to be variances in terms of school development of most public secondary schools in Kenya despite there being a policy establishing Boards of Management charged with the responsibilities such as setting vision, establishing goals, developing policies, allocating resources and ensuring accountability. Schools as learning institutions have set goals and performance standards which they aspire to achieve and therefore school management becomes the key aspect through which these goals can be achieved for enhanced development.
Student’s Name : Vincent Nick Otuma Wesaya
Mathematics is considered a difficult school subject by majority of learners. For many students, mathematics is a series of hurdles and challenges-a task made with continued failure and seeming irrelevance in spite of the value that mathematics plays in society. Studies have investigated factors that contribute to low performance of mathematics but little research has been done on factors that influence understanding of mathematics concepts. This study explored learners ‘proficiency in mathematical language and their conceptual understanding of mathematics in secondary school in Bungoma County, Kenya.
Student’s Name : Wasike Nekesa Lillian
Current and emerging technology is forcing teachers to rethink how best to prepare learners for the 21st Century’s demands and challenges and meet the global quality education threshold. Additionally, the recent COVID-19 pandemic and unsatisfactory performance in languages in national examinations have occasioned the need for this study. This study sought to investigate the application of blended learning in learners’ acquisition of English language skills in national and extra-county schools in the Western region of Kenya.
Student’s Name : Titus Sifuna Munene
Instructional resources are meant to build the teaching and learning capacity by creating the suitable conditions for learning. These resources make teaching and learning easier and invoke curiosity, which triggers learners to carry out different tasks to solve diverse problems and progress in various domains. Instructional Technologists propose a wider range of stimulating and exciting materials to be used in teaching to ensure that learners are actively involved in the learning process.
Student’s Name : Zeddy Chepkoech Maritim
Discipline is an important component of behaviour as it defines the character of a human being. In Kenya, a lot of effort has been put by stakeholders to instill discipline among students in secondary schools but cases of indiscipline are still on the rise. The purpose of this study was to find out the determinants of students’ discipline in secondary schools in Bungoma County. The objectives of the study were to: determine the influence of parental involvement on students’ discipline, establish the influence of principals’ supervisory practices on students’ discipline, find out the influence of strategies applied by the guidance and counseling department on students’ discipline, and determine the influence of school culture on students’ discipline in secondary schools in Bungoma County.
Student’s Name : Phaustine Barasa
Education is an equalizer. In an effort to ensure that the populations in Kenya especially children from very poor households access education and better the quality of their lives, the Kenya government developed and operationalized the free day secondary education in enhancing learners’ retention. Thus, learner retention is a major indicator of institutional success. In these regard, majority of parents take their children to schools with the goal of completion. These implies that effective involvement of parents in the education of their children in schools is critical.
Student’s Name : Obore Assumpta Nekesa
Education is acknowledged as a fundamental human right all throughout the world, and Kenya agrees. Investments in education can promote economic growth, increase productivity, aid in the development of the nation and society, and lessen social inequality. The sector of education with the quickest growth is currently secondary education, which was previously undervalued. Increased secondary education accessibility may affect welfare. People with a secondary education are less likely to experience poverty than people with less education.
Student’s Name : : Nicholas Barasa Oroni
This study set out to explore the Trainers’ competence and skills acquisition among Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Trainees in Bungoma County, Kenya. Specific objectives of the study were to; establish the extent of TVET trainer’s pedagogical competence, examine the extent of TVET Trainers’ competence in knowledge of subject content, determine the relationship between Trainers ‘competence in knowledge of subject content and acquisition of skills among Trainees in TVET, ascertain the relationship between Trainers’ pedagogical skills and acquisition of skills among Trainees in TVET and establish the challenges facing provision of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in BungomaCounty, Kenya.
Student’s Name : Kataka Margaret Nyilile
The leadership tactics used by principals determines academic accomplishment. Principals are under pressure to plan and raise academic performance in their particular schools in the modern era of accountability and worldwide competition. The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between principals’ leadership strategies and their relationship with girls’ academic achievement. The study was conducted in Bungoma County and targeted the girls ‘only public secondary schools.
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BUNGOMA – KENYA
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