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Muthoni, Muturi Phyllis – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
A major concern on microcredit repayment remains a major obstacle to the Micro Financial Institutions (MFIs) and Financial Intermediaries (FIs) in Kenya. The health of MFI sector in Sub Sahara Africa (SSA) is a cause of concern due to the increased portfolio at risk (PAR). This region records the highest risk globally with its PAR 30 greater than…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics, Credit (Finance), Loan Default
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Muthoni, Muturi Phyllis – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
A major concern on microcredit repayment remains a major obstacle to the Micro Financial Institutions (MFIs) and Financial Intermediaries (FIs) in Kenya. The health of MFI sector in Sub Sahara Africa (SSA) is a cause of concern due to the increased portfolio at risk (PAR). This region records the highest risk globally. Its PAR 30 is greater than 5…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Loan Default, Credit (Finance), Comparative Analysis
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Odongo, Alice Atieno; Aloka, Peter J. O.; Raburu, Pamela – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The present study sought to establish the influence of parenting styles on adolescent academic achievement in day secondary schools in North Rachuonyo Sub-County, Kenya. Baumrind's theory of parenting style informed the study. The Concurrent Triangulation Design was used. The target population comprised 2409 day secondary students registered for…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Academic Achievement, Secondary School Students, Parent Influence
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Anyieni, Abel G.; Areri, Damaris K. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Past research have pointed out that excellent strategies have been written but extremely small have been accomplished in their implementation. It has additionally been proposed that only 10% of formulated strategies are successfully implemented. However, crafting the best strategy is not the end in itself but the ultimate result will only be…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Program Implementation, Secondary Schools, Foreign Countries
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Mungai, David N. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Recent developments have led to a lot of emphasis being placed on early childhood education. Massive growth has also occurred in this segment of the education sector. Emphasis continues to be placed not just on growth but also on quality of the educational experiences that children are exposed to. In Kenya reports continue to emerge of pupils in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Parent Participation
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Wanjala, Martin – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This paper reports finding of the study that sought to ascertain the extent of ICT-pedagogical integration in mathematics instruction among secondary school teachers in Kenya. Information was sought on professional development experiences and needs in computer technology use in mathematics instruction, the type of computer software used in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Technology Integration, Mathematics Instruction
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Silyvier, Tsindoli; Nyandusi, Charles – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of teacher characteristics on their competence in developing resilience in vulnerable primary school children. A descriptive survey research design was used. This study was based on resiliency theory as proposed by Krovetz (1998). Simple random sampling was used to select a sample size of 108…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Characteristics, Resilience (Psychology), Elementary School Students