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Support to Children's Education in the Urban Slums of Nairobi: Community and Parents' Perceptions with an Expanded Phase of an Education Intervention Program
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Abuya, Benta A.; Wekulo, Patricia; Muhia, Nelson – Qualitative Research in Education, 2018
The objective of this paper is to examine the perceptions of community elders and parents on their roles regarding support to their children's education. Data come from the qualitative component of a baseline survey conducted in Korogocho and Viwandani, two urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. Data were collected in April-May 2016 through…
Descriptors: Slums, Urban Areas, Gender Differences, Parent Participation
Moderated Effects of Risky Behavior on Academic Performance among Adolescent Girls Living in Urban Slums of Kenya
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Ngware, Moses W.; Mahuro, Gerald M.; Hungi, Njora; Abuya, Benta; Nyariro, Milka P.; Mutisya, Maurice – Cogent Education, 2016
This paper examines effects of life-skills, mentoring, and counseling education intervention implemented among primary school attending girls aged between 10 and 19 years, living in Nairobi slums. We hypothesized that interaction between the intervention and aspiration, self-confidence and interest in schooling, mediates the impact of risky…
Descriptors: Females, At Risk Students, Preadolescents, Adolescents
State and District Implementation of the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program
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Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2015
This report examines state and school district implementation of the Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program, based on surveys of state EHCY coordinators and district homeless liaisons and analysis of extant data. The study included state and school district surveys to examine program implementation during the 2010-11 school year;…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Access to Education, Program Implementation, At Risk Students
Opinions of Michigan Citizens about Recommendations of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. A Summary. An Overview of Findings from a Statewide Public Opinion Survey of a Cross-Section of 400 Michigan Adults; Interviewed by Telephone, June 23-30, 1983.
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. Project Outreach. – 1983
Described in this synopsis are the results of a public opinion survey concerning Michigan citizens' attitudes toward findings of the final report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The survey was conducted during weekday evening hours between June 23 and 30, l983. A majority of respondents strongly favored most of the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
The DoDDS Class of 1982: Characteristics of Students Remaining in the Same High School, 1980-1982.
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Shavelson, Richard J. – 1985
The Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS) is a unified school district operating schools in 20 foreign countries. As part of its efforts to assess the educational and social development of its students, DoDDS participated in the longitudinal study, High School and Beyond. The purpose of the present study was to describe those DoDDS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Cognitive Tests, College Bound Students