Editon Consortium Journal of Curriculum and Educational Studies
The aim of this study was to find out the relationship between selected teaching cultures and aca... more The aim of this study was to find out the relationship between selected teaching cultures and academic achievement in the KCSE examination in secondary schools in Nakuru County, Kenya. This study was guided by the theories of educational productivity and organisational culture. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The target population was comprised of all KCSE 2021 candidates and all principals of secondary schools in the county. The study used an outlier approach and a multistage sampling technique. The sample size consisted of 2214 students and 80 principals of schools. The study found a positive relationship between teaching culture and student academic performance in both low and high-performing Kenyan schools. Low-performing schools show a moderately positive correlation (r = 0.450, p = 0.006), while high-performing schools exhibit a notably strong positive correlation (r = 0.846, p = 0.000). This suggests that the impact of teaching culture on student academic ach...
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This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Publ... more Abstract This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Public Mixed Day Secondary Schools in Nyamira North Sub-County, Kenya. Performance of the sub-county in KCSE has been dismal over time. The study was carried out amongst 857 parents of KCSE candidates and 22 head teachers of Public Mixed Day Secondary Schools in Nyamira North sub-county. The objective of the study was: To establish how parental occupation influences students’ academic performance in selected public mixed day secondary schools in Nyamira North Sub-County. The study adopted ex- post facto research design. Validity was established during piloting and through expert’s opinion, while reliability was obtained through test-retest methodology and cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.753 obtained. A randomly selected sample made up of 265 parents and 21 head teachers of Mixed Day Public Secondary Schools was used. Primary data were collected by use of questionnaires and interview schedules. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and non- parametric tests to establish relationships between variables. The analysis was done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 20. The study findings revealed that parental occupation did not affect performance in KCSE examination in 2010. Notwithstanding these finding, the study revealed that most parents were involved in manual low paying occupations which attracted low payments and thence limiting parental participation and input in the education of children. From these findings, the study recommends that: the Government of Kenya to consider coming up with policies that lead to the uplifting of the living standards of the parents; for instance creation of job opportunities, and capacity building. Parents should be involved in decision making in issues affecting their children. Finally, the findings may form a basis for policy formulation. KEY WORDS: Academic Performance Mixed Day, Parental Education.
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This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Pub... more Abstract
This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Public Mixed Day Secondary
Schools in Nyamira North Sub-County, Kenya. Performance of the sub-county in KCSE has been dismal over time. The
study was carried out amongst 857 parents of KCSE candidates and 22 head teachers of Public Mixed Day Secondary
Schools in Nyamira North sub-county. The objective of the study was: To establish how parental occupation influences
students’ academic performance in selected public mixed day secondary schools in Nyamira North Sub-County. The
study adopted ex- post facto research design. Validity was established during piloting and through expert’s opinion, while
reliability was obtained through test-retest methodology and cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.753 obtained. A randomly
selected sample made up of 265 parents and 21 head teachers of Mixed Day Public Secondary Schools was used. Primary
data were collected by use of questionnaires and interview schedules. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and
non- parametric tests to establish relationships between variables. The analysis was done using the Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS), version 20. The study findings revealed that parental occupation did not affect performance in
KCSE examination in 2010. Notwithstanding these finding, the study revealed that most parents were involved in manual
low paying occupations which attracted low payments and thence limiting parental participation and input in the
education of children. From these findings, the study recommends that: the Government of Kenya to consider coming up
with policies that lead to the uplifting of the living standards of the parents; for instance creation of job opportunities, and
capacity building. Parents should be involved in decision making in issues affecting their children. Finally, the findings
may form a basis for policy formulation.
KEY WORDS: Academic Performance Mixed Day, Parental Education.
The study endeavoured to investigate factors that cause dropout of secondary school students in K... more The study endeavoured to investigate factors that cause dropout of secondary school students in Kipkelion Sub County. The study was guided by social demand theory. The objective of the study was to identify factors that cause drop out in secondary schools in Kipkelion Sub County. The Study population comprised 1600 form 4 students and 25 head teachers in 25 secondary schools in Kipkelion Sub County. The sample size consisted of 343 students and 19 head teachers which were selected using both purposive and simple random sampling techniques. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics. Questionnaires and document analysis were used to collect quantitative data while interviews with the principals and sub county directors generated qualitative data. Validity of instruments was confirmed by involving experts. Reliability was determined by using parallel form technique and chronbach's alpha of 0.78 was obtained. It was established that despite the introduction of free...
This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Public Mixed ... more This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Public Mixed Day Secondary Schools in Nyamira North Sub-County, Kenya. Performance of the sub-county in KCSE has been dismal over time. The study was carried out amongst 857 parents of KCSE candidates and 22 head teachers of Public Mixed Day Secondary Schools in Nyamira North sub-county. The objective of the study was: To establish how parental occupation influences students’ academic performance in selected public mixed day secondary schools in Nyamira North Sub-County. The study adopted ex- post facto research design. Validity was established during piloting and through expert’s opinion, while reliability was obtained through test-retest methodology and cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.753 obtained. A randomly selected sample made up of 265 parents and 21 head teachers of Mixed Day Public Secondary Schools was used. Primary data were collected by use of questionnaires and interview schedules. Data ...
Page 1. 2010/ED/EFA/MRT/PI/26 Background paper prepared for the Education for All Global Monitori... more Page 1. 2010/ED/EFA/MRT/PI/26 Background paper prepared for the Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2010 Reaching the marginalized Educational Marginalisation in Northern Kenya Sara Jerop Ruto, Zipporah Nyamauncho Ongwenyi and John Kabutha Mugo 2009 ...
... 2004 Factors Affecting Sexual Behavior among Luo Adolescents in Nairobi Paper presented at ... more ... 2004 Factors Affecting Sexual Behavior among Luo Adolescents in Nairobi Paper presented at the Population ... of 'tribe' and 'tribalism' are understood as a form of human social organization ... permanent political integration, and defined by traditions of common descent, language ...
... status, the Japanese study also points to the continuing importance of family background whic... more ... status, the Japanese study also points to the continuing importance of family background which ... and Relationships between a Ugandan Pupil's Feelings about Himself, Socio-Economic Status and ... Even though the social prestige of a school did not correlate significantly with ...
Editon Consortium Journal of Curriculum and Educational Studies
The aim of this study was to find out the relationship between selected teaching cultures and aca... more The aim of this study was to find out the relationship between selected teaching cultures and academic achievement in the KCSE examination in secondary schools in Nakuru County, Kenya. This study was guided by the theories of educational productivity and organisational culture. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The target population was comprised of all KCSE 2021 candidates and all principals of secondary schools in the county. The study used an outlier approach and a multistage sampling technique. The sample size consisted of 2214 students and 80 principals of schools. The study found a positive relationship between teaching culture and student academic performance in both low and high-performing Kenyan schools. Low-performing schools show a moderately positive correlation (r = 0.450, p = 0.006), while high-performing schools exhibit a notably strong positive correlation (r = 0.846, p = 0.000). This suggests that the impact of teaching culture on student academic ach...
Abstract
This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Publ... more Abstract This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Public Mixed Day Secondary Schools in Nyamira North Sub-County, Kenya. Performance of the sub-county in KCSE has been dismal over time. The study was carried out amongst 857 parents of KCSE candidates and 22 head teachers of Public Mixed Day Secondary Schools in Nyamira North sub-county. The objective of the study was: To establish how parental occupation influences students’ academic performance in selected public mixed day secondary schools in Nyamira North Sub-County. The study adopted ex- post facto research design. Validity was established during piloting and through expert’s opinion, while reliability was obtained through test-retest methodology and cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.753 obtained. A randomly selected sample made up of 265 parents and 21 head teachers of Mixed Day Public Secondary Schools was used. Primary data were collected by use of questionnaires and interview schedules. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and non- parametric tests to establish relationships between variables. The analysis was done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 20. The study findings revealed that parental occupation did not affect performance in KCSE examination in 2010. Notwithstanding these finding, the study revealed that most parents were involved in manual low paying occupations which attracted low payments and thence limiting parental participation and input in the education of children. From these findings, the study recommends that: the Government of Kenya to consider coming up with policies that lead to the uplifting of the living standards of the parents; for instance creation of job opportunities, and capacity building. Parents should be involved in decision making in issues affecting their children. Finally, the findings may form a basis for policy formulation. KEY WORDS: Academic Performance Mixed Day, Parental Education.
Abstract
This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Pub... more Abstract
This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Public Mixed Day Secondary
Schools in Nyamira North Sub-County, Kenya. Performance of the sub-county in KCSE has been dismal over time. The
study was carried out amongst 857 parents of KCSE candidates and 22 head teachers of Public Mixed Day Secondary
Schools in Nyamira North sub-county. The objective of the study was: To establish how parental occupation influences
students’ academic performance in selected public mixed day secondary schools in Nyamira North Sub-County. The
study adopted ex- post facto research design. Validity was established during piloting and through expert’s opinion, while
reliability was obtained through test-retest methodology and cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.753 obtained. A randomly
selected sample made up of 265 parents and 21 head teachers of Mixed Day Public Secondary Schools was used. Primary
data were collected by use of questionnaires and interview schedules. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and
non- parametric tests to establish relationships between variables. The analysis was done using the Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS), version 20. The study findings revealed that parental occupation did not affect performance in
KCSE examination in 2010. Notwithstanding these finding, the study revealed that most parents were involved in manual
low paying occupations which attracted low payments and thence limiting parental participation and input in the
education of children. From these findings, the study recommends that: the Government of Kenya to consider coming up
with policies that lead to the uplifting of the living standards of the parents; for instance creation of job opportunities, and
capacity building. Parents should be involved in decision making in issues affecting their children. Finally, the findings
may form a basis for policy formulation.
KEY WORDS: Academic Performance Mixed Day, Parental Education.
The study endeavoured to investigate factors that cause dropout of secondary school students in K... more The study endeavoured to investigate factors that cause dropout of secondary school students in Kipkelion Sub County. The study was guided by social demand theory. The objective of the study was to identify factors that cause drop out in secondary schools in Kipkelion Sub County. The Study population comprised 1600 form 4 students and 25 head teachers in 25 secondary schools in Kipkelion Sub County. The sample size consisted of 343 students and 19 head teachers which were selected using both purposive and simple random sampling techniques. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics. Questionnaires and document analysis were used to collect quantitative data while interviews with the principals and sub county directors generated qualitative data. Validity of instruments was confirmed by involving experts. Reliability was determined by using parallel form technique and chronbach's alpha of 0.78 was obtained. It was established that despite the introduction of free...
This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Public Mixed ... more This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Public Mixed Day Secondary Schools in Nyamira North Sub-County, Kenya. Performance of the sub-county in KCSE has been dismal over time. The study was carried out amongst 857 parents of KCSE candidates and 22 head teachers of Public Mixed Day Secondary Schools in Nyamira North sub-county. The objective of the study was: To establish how parental occupation influences students’ academic performance in selected public mixed day secondary schools in Nyamira North Sub-County. The study adopted ex- post facto research design. Validity was established during piloting and through expert’s opinion, while reliability was obtained through test-retest methodology and cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.753 obtained. A randomly selected sample made up of 265 parents and 21 head teachers of Mixed Day Public Secondary Schools was used. Primary data were collected by use of questionnaires and interview schedules. Data ...
Page 1. 2010/ED/EFA/MRT/PI/26 Background paper prepared for the Education for All Global Monitori... more Page 1. 2010/ED/EFA/MRT/PI/26 Background paper prepared for the Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2010 Reaching the marginalized Educational Marginalisation in Northern Kenya Sara Jerop Ruto, Zipporah Nyamauncho Ongwenyi and John Kabutha Mugo 2009 ...
... 2004 Factors Affecting Sexual Behavior among Luo Adolescents in Nairobi Paper presented at ... more ... 2004 Factors Affecting Sexual Behavior among Luo Adolescents in Nairobi Paper presented at the Population ... of 'tribe' and 'tribalism' are understood as a form of human social organization ... permanent political integration, and defined by traditions of common descent, language ...
... status, the Japanese study also points to the continuing importance of family background whic... more ... status, the Japanese study also points to the continuing importance of family background which ... and Relationships between a Ugandan Pupil's Feelings about Himself, Socio-Economic Status and ... Even though the social prestige of a school did not correlate significantly with ...
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This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Public Mixed Day Secondary
Schools in Nyamira North Sub-County, Kenya. Performance of the sub-county in KCSE has been dismal over time. The
study was carried out amongst 857 parents of KCSE candidates and 22 head teachers of Public Mixed Day Secondary
Schools in Nyamira North sub-county. The objective of the study was: To establish how parental occupation influences
students’ academic performance in selected public mixed day secondary schools in Nyamira North Sub-County. The
study adopted ex- post facto research design. Validity was established during piloting and through expert’s opinion, while
reliability was obtained through test-retest methodology and cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.753 obtained. A randomly
selected sample made up of 265 parents and 21 head teachers of Mixed Day Public Secondary Schools was used. Primary
data were collected by use of questionnaires and interview schedules. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and
non- parametric tests to establish relationships between variables. The analysis was done using the Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS), version 20. The study findings revealed that parental occupation did not affect performance in
KCSE examination in 2010. Notwithstanding these finding, the study revealed that most parents were involved in manual
low paying occupations which attracted low payments and thence limiting parental participation and input in the
education of children. From these findings, the study recommends that: the Government of Kenya to consider coming up
with policies that lead to the uplifting of the living standards of the parents; for instance creation of job opportunities, and
capacity building. Parents should be involved in decision making in issues affecting their children. Finally, the findings
may form a basis for policy formulation.
KEY WORDS: Academic Performance Mixed Day, Parental Education.
This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Public Mixed Day Secondary
Schools in Nyamira North Sub-County, Kenya. Performance of the sub-county in KCSE has been dismal over time. The
study was carried out amongst 857 parents of KCSE candidates and 22 head teachers of Public Mixed Day Secondary
Schools in Nyamira North sub-county. The objective of the study was: To establish how parental occupation influences
students’ academic performance in selected public mixed day secondary schools in Nyamira North Sub-County. The
study adopted ex- post facto research design. Validity was established during piloting and through expert’s opinion, while
reliability was obtained through test-retest methodology and cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.753 obtained. A randomly
selected sample made up of 265 parents and 21 head teachers of Mixed Day Public Secondary Schools was used. Primary
data were collected by use of questionnaires and interview schedules. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and
non- parametric tests to establish relationships between variables. The analysis was done using the Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS), version 20. The study findings revealed that parental occupation did not affect performance in
KCSE examination in 2010. Notwithstanding these finding, the study revealed that most parents were involved in manual
low paying occupations which attracted low payments and thence limiting parental participation and input in the
education of children. From these findings, the study recommends that: the Government of Kenya to consider coming up
with policies that lead to the uplifting of the living standards of the parents; for instance creation of job opportunities, and
capacity building. Parents should be involved in decision making in issues affecting their children. Finally, the findings
may form a basis for policy formulation.
KEY WORDS: Academic Performance Mixed Day, Parental Education.
This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Public Mixed Day Secondary
Schools in Nyamira North Sub-County, Kenya. Performance of the sub-county in KCSE has been dismal over time. The
study was carried out amongst 857 parents of KCSE candidates and 22 head teachers of Public Mixed Day Secondary
Schools in Nyamira North sub-county. The objective of the study was: To establish how parental occupation influences
students’ academic performance in selected public mixed day secondary schools in Nyamira North Sub-County. The
study adopted ex- post facto research design. Validity was established during piloting and through expert’s opinion, while
reliability was obtained through test-retest methodology and cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.753 obtained. A randomly
selected sample made up of 265 parents and 21 head teachers of Mixed Day Public Secondary Schools was used. Primary
data were collected by use of questionnaires and interview schedules. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and
non- parametric tests to establish relationships between variables. The analysis was done using the Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS), version 20. The study findings revealed that parental occupation did not affect performance in
KCSE examination in 2010. Notwithstanding these finding, the study revealed that most parents were involved in manual
low paying occupations which attracted low payments and thence limiting parental participation and input in the
education of children. From these findings, the study recommends that: the Government of Kenya to consider coming up
with policies that lead to the uplifting of the living standards of the parents; for instance creation of job opportunities, and
capacity building. Parents should be involved in decision making in issues affecting their children. Finally, the findings
may form a basis for policy formulation.
KEY WORDS: Academic Performance Mixed Day, Parental Education.
This study examined the influence of parental occupation on academic performance in Public Mixed Day Secondary
Schools in Nyamira North Sub-County, Kenya. Performance of the sub-county in KCSE has been dismal over time. The
study was carried out amongst 857 parents of KCSE candidates and 22 head teachers of Public Mixed Day Secondary
Schools in Nyamira North sub-county. The objective of the study was: To establish how parental occupation influences
students’ academic performance in selected public mixed day secondary schools in Nyamira North Sub-County. The
study adopted ex- post facto research design. Validity was established during piloting and through expert’s opinion, while
reliability was obtained through test-retest methodology and cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.753 obtained. A randomly
selected sample made up of 265 parents and 21 head teachers of Mixed Day Public Secondary Schools was used. Primary
data were collected by use of questionnaires and interview schedules. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and
non- parametric tests to establish relationships between variables. The analysis was done using the Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS), version 20. The study findings revealed that parental occupation did not affect performance in
KCSE examination in 2010. Notwithstanding these finding, the study revealed that most parents were involved in manual
low paying occupations which attracted low payments and thence limiting parental participation and input in the
education of children. From these findings, the study recommends that: the Government of Kenya to consider coming up
with policies that lead to the uplifting of the living standards of the parents; for instance creation of job opportunities, and
capacity building. Parents should be involved in decision making in issues affecting their children. Finally, the findings
may form a basis for policy formulation.
KEY WORDS: Academic Performance Mixed Day, Parental Education.