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Item Teacher Motivation Factors Influencing School Management Practices in Public Secondary Schools in Machakos County, Kenya(KCA University, 2016) Mutua, Jacqueline M.The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of teacher motivation factors on school management practices in public secondary schools in Machakos county Kenya. The specific objectives were to find out how teacher motivation factors which include desire for professional growth, monetary reward, welfare of students and attainment of school goals influence school management practices in public secondary schools in Machakos County; The findings of the study may be of importance to the ministry of education as they might get to know the effect of teacher on school management practices in public secondary school in Kenya. The study targeted 212 schools, 212 principals and 986 teachers. The study was guided by Goal setting theory by Locke(1986). The study adopted a descriptive survey. The study used mixed methodology to gather information. The study employed stratified sampling technique to sample 21 schools, purposive sampling to sample 21 principals and simple sampling technique to sample 99 teachers. The study findings found out that job satisfaction affects employee motivation. From the findings of the study, it was concluded that job satisfaction, reward systems, professional development and work situational factors affect employee motivation. The study recommends that schools should ensure that the school environment is conducive for teachers to ensure their motivation and satisfaction with their jobs. This can be achieved by ensuring that there are adequate teaching and learning resources. The study finally recommends that another study be done in other districts on the effect of school leadership style on teacher motivation which was not the concern of the study.Item Investigating the Causes of Pupils Dropout in Public Primary Schools in Imenti North Sub County, Meru County, Kenya(KCA University, 2016) Thiruane, Rhoda K.Education plays a key role in human development through the process of empowering people to improve their well being and participation in national building. Dropout however, poses a serious threat to gains in education despite the government emphasis on Education for All (EFA) by this year (2015). The purpose of this study was to investigate the causes of pupils’ dropout in public primary schools of Imenti North Sub-County. The objectives of the study were to determine the influence of socio-economic factors, school based factors and pupil characteristics on dropout in public primary schools in Imenti North Sub-County. The study used descriptive survey design targeting 59 head teachers and 671 teachers from all the 59 public primary schools in Imenti North Sub-County. Stratified random sampling was used to select 18 schools, 18 head teachers and 108 teachers. The study used questionnaires on teachers and head teachers to collect information on dropout. Data was analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Findings were presented using frequency tables and bar graphs. This study established that low socio-economic status, poor school performance, drug and substance abuse, peer pressure among others contribute to pupil dropout. Poverty leading to financial problems was also cited as a cause of primary school dropout. The study recommends that the government should take stern measures against traders who employ children to pave way for these children to go to school. Head teachers should come up with school policies for drug free learning environment and the administrators to play an active role in enforcing the policy. A similar study should be carried in other sub counties that were not covered by the study. Similar studies should be carried out among other students groups like high school students.Item Factors Influencing Curriculum Development in Meru University of Science and Technology, Meru County, Kenya.(KCA University, 2018) King'au, Lucy N.The general objective of this study was to analyse the factors that influence curriculum development in Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST), Meru County, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were; to establish the relationship between cultural values and curriculum development, to establish the influence of political factors and to determine the influence of technological factors on curriculum development in the University. The study was based on the actor network theory developed by Callon (1986) and Latour (1988). A correlational research design was used to assess the relationship between the variables in the study. The target population for this study comprised of eighteen chairpersons of academic departments and full time lecturers in the University. All the chairpersons of departments were selected through purposeful sampling for the study. Stratified random sampling was used to select fifty nine out of the total one hundred and eight lecturers. Questionnaires were used to collect data from the respondents, while document analysis was used to obtain secondary data from Senate Board minutes. Data collected was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The analysed data was presented in percentages and frequency tables. Inferential statistics were used to describe the relationships between the independent variables and the dependent variable. Findings of the study established that there was a relationship between cultural values and curriculum development and that political and technological factors influence curriculum development to a large extent in MUST. The study recommended that curriculum developers need to consider these three factors when developing new curriculum or reviewing an existing one. The findings of the study may be useful to academic departments in universities, curriculum development policy, non-governmental organizations, and research scholars.Item School Based Factors Influencing Performance in Public Day Primary Schools in Miriga Mieru East Division, Imenti- North District, Meru County, Kenya(KCA University, 2016) Njeru, Hellen M.Poor performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in some regions of Kenya has been attributed to various factors which differ depending on the region under study as well as the school. Performance in Miriga Mieru East Division in Meru County Kenya has been dismal in the recent past. The purpose of the study therefore was to investigate the influence of school based factors on performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Examination in Miriga Mieru East Division, Imenti North District. The objectives of the study were to determine the influence of learning resources, school physical facilities and human resource on academic performance in K.C.P.E in public day primary schools. This study was guided by systems theory input-output model developed by Ludwig Van Bertalanfly in 1956. According to the theory, an organized enterprise does not exist in a vacuum in which it is established, and the inputs from the environment are reserved by the organization which then transforms them into outputs. As adapted in this study, the students (inputs) are admitted into the primary school from different social-economic backgrounds. The target population for the study was the 27 public day primary schools in Miriga Mieru East Division. The study employed a descriptive survey design. This design was the most appropriate for this study because the researcher sought information from respondents regarding their opinion of the performance and how it has been influenced by the school based elements. When they get into the school system, the management of the school transforms them through the process of teaching and learning and the students output is seen through their academic performance. A simple random sampling technique was used to sample 11 out of the 27 schools. In every school, purposive sampling technique was used to sample the head teachers in every school visited. Four pupils two from class eight and 2 from class seven and three teachers who teach class eight pupils were sampled randomly from each school. Questionnaires were used as instruments for data collection. Two public day primary schools from Miriga Mieru West Division were used for pilot study to test validity and reliability. The researcher visited the sampled schools and administered the questionnaires to the head teachers, teachers and pupils. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics (frequencies and percentages). The research findings show that the schools in the division have adequate resources but the performance was still below average. Human resource was inadequate. The study recommends that more teachers to be employed, inservice programmes for both the head teachers and teachers through the ministry of Education, parents to be fully involved in school programs and a study to be carried out to establish the external factors influencing performance in the same division.