Tag: Public Schools
Influence of Examination Setting Practices on the Academic Performance of Public Secondary School in Hargeisa Region, Somaliland

Influence of Examination Setting Practices on the Academic Performance of Public Secondary School in Hargeisa Region, Somaliland

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Renson Evayo, Mary Mugwe Chui & Josephine KirimiSchool of Education, Mount Kenya University, KenyaEmail: rensonevayo@gmail.com Abstract: Hargeisa region in Somaliland has students’ performance at subpar, with low grades reported in national examinations. According to a report by the Somaliland Ministry of Education (2019), out of 8,787 students who took the National Form Four examination, 37%…

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Influence of Supervisory Strategies on Performance of Teachers: An Empirical Study of Secondary Schools in Mandera West Sub-County, Mandera County, Kenya

Influence of Supervisory Strategies on Performance of Teachers: An Empirical Study of Secondary Schools in Mandera West Sub-County, Mandera County, Kenya

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Abdi Mohamud Ali & Mary MugweSchool of EducationMount Kenya University, KenyaEmail: mohamudabdi500@gmail.com Abstract: There have been controversies regarding the effectiveness of teachers through the Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC), which is a teacher management body in Kenya. This dates back to early 2021 when the TSC launched training on teacher professional development and, consequently, began enrolling…

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Comparison of English Reading Comprehension Level Between Primary Three Learners of Public and Private Schools: Case of TTC Nyamata Demonstration Schools. Enabling and Hindering Factors

Comparison of English Reading Comprehension Level Between Primary Three Learners of Public and Private Schools: Case of TTC Nyamata Demonstration Schools. Enabling and Hindering Factors

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Rodrigue Karamage – University of RwandaPatrick Ujwiga Anguru – University of RwandaBarnabas Muyengwa – Nyamata Teacher Training CollegeEmail: karamagerodrigue@gmail.com Abstract: Literacy in reading is essential for all learning and achievement in life, particularly in the information age. According to a National Examination and School Inspection Authority (NESA) report, the primary three learners in Rwanda do…

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Does Stakeholders’ Security Planning Influence Security Management Outcomes? Empirical Evidence from Public Secondary Schools in Mandera County, Kenya

Does Stakeholders’ Security Planning Influence Security Management Outcomes? Empirical Evidence from Public Secondary Schools in Mandera County, Kenya

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Abdi Haji Daud, Dr. Ruth Thinguri and Dr. Mary MugweDepartment of Educational Management and Curriculum StudiesMount Kenya University, Nairobi – KenyaEmail: risanhaji@gmail.com Abstract: Mandera County in Kenya is bordering Ethiopia and Somalia. These places have been continuously attacked by Al Shabaab radicals from Somalia and the Ethiopian pastoralists practicing cattle stealing. Safety of the instructors…

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An Assessment of Managerial Challenges Facing Heads of Schools on Provision of Quality Secondary Education in Public Schools in Bukoba District, Tanzania

An Assessment of Managerial Challenges Facing Heads of Schools on Provision of Quality Secondary Education in Public Schools in Bukoba District, Tanzania

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Sweetbert Scallion & Felista TangiSt. Augustine University of TanzaniaDepartment of Education FoundationsEmail: sakorzy@gmail.com & felistatangi@gmail.com Abstract: This study assessed managerial challenges facing heads of schools on the provision of quality secondary education in public schools in Bukoba district of Tanzania. The study was guided by three objectives: to explore the managerial challenges heads of schools…

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Teacher-Pupil Ratios and Pupils’ Retention Rates versus Academic Performance in the Context of Free Primary Education: Empirical Evidence from Public Primary Schools in Lunga Lunga Subcounty, Kenya

Teacher-Pupil Ratios and Pupils’ Retention Rates versus Academic Performance in the Context of Free Primary Education: Empirical Evidence from Public Primary Schools in Lunga Lunga Subcounty, Kenya

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Esther Syokau Mutinda and Prof. Pamela OchiengDepartment of Educational Management and Curriculum StudiesMount Kenya University, KenyaEmail: esthersyokau8@gmail.com Abstract: When National Rainbow Coalition government in Kenya came into power in 2002 and subsequent Jubilee government in 2013, pupils’ enrolment in primary school has been increasing every year. However, there has been contradicting studies on the influence…

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Teacher Working Conditions and Job Commitment: Empirical Evidence from Public Primary Schools in Vihiga Sub County, Kenya

Teacher Working Conditions and Job Commitment: Empirical Evidence from Public Primary Schools in Vihiga Sub County, Kenya

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Gregory Kinyaga Kisamba, Dr. Jane Amunga and Dr. Risper WatindiDepartment of Educational Management and Curriculum Studies,Mount Kenya University, KenyaEmail: kinyagagregory@yahoo.com Abstract: Job commitment is a very significant value for both the employer and employee since this has an impact to the organization’s characteristics. According to Vihiga Sub County Education office (Kenya), (2021) statistics showed that…

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