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This study aimed at establishing the relationship between Human resource and sustainability of public day secondary schools in Imenti North Sub-County, Meru County. The study had the following objectives; the influence of salary, management leadership, incentives, training and development and their relationship with sustainability of public day secondary schools in Kenya. This study sought to test the hypothesis that; salary, management leadership, incentives, training and development affect sustainability of free day secondary schools. The study adopted descriptive and explorative research design since its main aim is to explain human resource variables that affect sustainability of public day secondary schools in Kenya. The target population was 29 public day secondary schools in Imenti North sub-County. The respondents were selected using stratified random sampling to identify sample schools and simple random sampling to select respondents from the identified strata. The sample respondents comprised of 12 principals, 61 HODs and 136 teachers totaling 173 respondents. Data was collected using structured open ended, closed ended and unstructured questionnaire. Reliability was tested by test–retest method using Cronbach's alpha correlation coefficient which was used to test the correlations between the items. Correlation coefficient of above 0.7 was obtained and was deemed acceptable for the study. Data was analyzed by use of descriptive statistics and logistic regression. Descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression was used to test the cause and effect relationship between the dependent and independent variables under the study. All the hypothesis was tested at 5% level of significance or 95% confidence level. The analyzed data is presented in frequency tables, pie charts and bar graphs. It is expected that the results of the study will assist education stakeholders and the Ministry of education to address human resource challenges that affect sustainability of public day secondary schools in Kenya. JEL: J24, O15, H75, I25
East African Journal of Education Studies
Impact of High Teacher Turnover on Sustainability of Seventh-Day Adventist Secondary Schools in Western KenyaThis study sought to examine the impact of high teacher turnover on the sustainability of SDA secondary schools in the West Kenya Conference of Seventh Day Adventist Church. The study was underpinned by sustainability transformation in education theory which postulates the identification of sustainability strategies and action plans for implementation. The mixed methods research approach was adopted in this study. This study utilized the descriptive research design and was conducted in WKUC of the SDA church which covers a total of 15 out of 47 counties in Kenya. The population of the study included 159 teachers, 2085 students in 11 schools, and 11 principals. The sample size comprised 11 schools and 113 teachers, and 6 Directors of Education. The validity and reliability of the research instruments was ascertained. The test-retest and the split-half reliability were ascertained by use of the Cronbach Alpha Coefficient, and reliability of 0.7 and 0.65 was arrived at, respectively. S...
Educational Research and Reviews
An evaluation of factors that affect performance of primary schools in Kenya: A case study of Gatanga district2013 •
2020 •
Recently, the Kenyan government reaffirmed its commitment to enabling majority of its citizen's access to education through establishment of free primary education program and subsidizing secondary education. However, despite all these efforts, the education sector continues to face myriads of problems, major one being skewed performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) across the many regions of the country. Gatanga district in Central province is one of the many districts witnessing poor performance in KCPE over the last eight years. As such, this study was designed to find out the underlying issues leading to poor performance in KCPE in the district with special focus on all primary schools in the administrative unit. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The target population was primary schools in Kenya and the study population is public primary schools in Gatanga district. A census approach was...
US-China Education Review A
The Kenyan Education Curriculum: From Development to Sustainability2016 •
1. Background of the study According to the World Bank (2016a) numerous developing countries face common set of challenges in meeting the increasing economic and social demands of globalization. As a process of economic integration and market openness to external trade, globalization offers the possibility of accelerated economic growth. Yet to take advantage of the opportunities that globalization presents, countries must be able to increase their competitiveness by developing a competent and flexible workforce. The best known way of developing a well suited workforce to drive economic growth is by educating the population/citizens of a given country (UNDP, 2015).
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Free Primary Education has made many parents in Kenya of low level households to heave a sigh of relief. Majority of the Kenyan children before the advent of Free Primary Education were not able to access Primary Education due to the escalating cost of education. The Government in 2003 introduced free primary education to public schools in Kenya. However, according to the International Regional Information Network, (2003) public primary schools' resources have been over stretched with the increased number of enrolled pupils in schools and the level of performance has gone down. Therefore this study assessed the effect of free primary education on human resource performance in these schools. Specifically this study established the teachers' attitude and motivation in relation to human resource performance in schools establish the teachers' student ratio in relation human resource performance in schools and establish the challenges to teachers' management that affects ...
Journal of Education
Board of Managements’ Initiatives Influencing Quality Education in Secondary Schools in Kajiado, Kenya2017 •
The purpose of the study was to investigate the initiatives of the Board of Management that influences the provision of quality education in secondary schools in Kajiado West-sub County, Kajiado County. The study employed a descriptive survey design since the data to be collected required a quantitative and qualitative approach. The study targeted 42 public secondary schools in Kajiado County. Sixteen schools (16) were randomly selected from a pool of 42 schools in Kajiado County. Census technique was used to select 16 principals from selected schools. Further, simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 108 BoM from a total of 272 Board of Management members. Result findings showed that management of physical resources, teachers’ professional development influences provision of quality education. Based on research finding it can be concluded that involving Board of Management initiative in the management of physical resources, teacher professional development in...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Influence of Top Management Commitment on the Performance of County Secondary Schools in Nairobi City, Kenya2022 •
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478)
Sustainability strategies and performance of public universities in KenyaThe current operational setup in Kenya’s Universities is a turbulent one and highly competitive market condition. To ensure survival and sustainability, public universities require to adopt and implement competitive strategies. Many scholars have investigated sustainability efforts by Universities in pursuit of performance, however, it is still not clear how sustainable strategies have the greatest influence on the performance of Public Universities. Thus, the study set to establish the influence of sustainability strategies on the performance of Public Universities in Kenya. The study was anchored on resource-based theory. To achieve the objectives, the study was anchored on a pragmatic philosophy and mixed research design with a target population of 234 University top managers. Primary data was collected using a 5 point Likert-type questionnaire and an interview guide. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that sustainability strategie...
DANUBE: Law, Economics and Social Issues Review
Is the Czech Republic a Welfare State?2019 •
Is the Czech Republic a welfare state? This question is to be answered through this article, whose purpose is to classify Czechia into one of the types of the welfare state. The introduction of the article describes the creation of the welfare state and the main factors influencing its origin. The article also describes the characteristic features of the welfare state and presents its typology. The section entitled “The Czech Republic and the welfare state” expounds on the constituent stages of development of the Czech social policy until the present day. The article concludes with the comparison of some aggregate indicators and characteristics of social policies found in Sweden, Germany and the United Kingdom with similar indicators from the Czech Republic; this basis forms the assignment of the Czech Republic to one of the types of the welfare state.
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Extensão Rural: práticas e pesquisas para o fortalecimento da agricultura familiar - Volume 2
A Educação Nos Assentamentos Rurais Da Microrregião De Andradina2010 •
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
The bright choroid plexus on MR: CT and pathologic correlationE-Jurnal Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Udayana
Pengaruh Pendidikan Kewirausahaan, Motivasi Dan Lingkungan Terhadap Minat Berwirausaha Mahasiswa Pada Universitas DI Kota DenpasarJournal of The Electrochemical Society
Operando Acoustic Monitoring of SEI Formation and Long-Term Cycling in NMC/SiGr Composite Pouch Cells2020 •
Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
Structural Characterization of Mg2CoH5-based Nanocomposites for Hydrogen Storage2014 •
2017 •
Laboratory Animals
Effects of repetitive sevoflurane anaesthesia on immune response, select biochemical parameters and organ histology in mice2003 •
2021 •
Environment Protection Engineering
Improvement of atypical ground water conditioning processes2009 •
Journal of clinical and laboratory medicine
Evaluation of Lab Request and Report Formats Completeness and its Advantage for Both Health Professionals and Patients in a Health Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia2019 •
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
When an Institutional IT Renews a Connected Vehicle Ecosystem: Evidence from the trust-mediator Role of Blockchain Technology *2021 •
Effects of extraction techniques on antioxidant and antibacterial activity of stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) leaf extracts
Effects of extraction techniques on antioxidant and antibacterial activity of stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) leaf extracts2023 •
International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology
Speed dependent rolling resistance evaluation of a twin roller chassis dynamometer for heavy-duty vehicles1999 •
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