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Wairimu, Mburu Josephine; Macharia, Susan M.; Muiru, Ann – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study investigated the relationship between parental involvement and the self-esteem among adolescents in secondary school students in Kieni West District in Nyeri County. It was guided by Self Determination Theory (SDT) by James William and Baumrind Theory of Parenting Styles by Diana Blumberg Baumrind. Some of the gaps identified in the…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Self Esteem, Adolescents, Secondary School Students
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Yuvaci, Ibrahim; Demir, Selçuk Besir – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This paper is aimed to determine the relation between reading comprehension skill and TEOG success. In this research, a mixed research method, sequential explanatory mixed design, is utilized to examine the relation between reading comprehension skills and TEOG success of 8th grade students throughly. In explanatory sequential mixed design…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Asian History
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Kurgat, Joyce J. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of the study was to find out the administrative support factors that determined the re-admission of teenage mothers in secondary schools in Kenya. The objectives that guided the study were: to determine the role of head teachers in implementing re-admission of teenage mothers, to determine the material support given to teenage mothers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Administrator Role, Adolescents, Early Parenthood
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Aruan, Susan A.; Okere, Mark I. O.; Wachanga, Samuel – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this study was to establish the extent to which biology scientific creativity skills are influenced by the students' culture and gender in Turkana County. A mixed method research design was used. This involved cross sectional survey and ethnographic study. The target population comprised all form three students in sub county schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biology, Creativity, Science Process Skills
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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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Akbasli, Sait; Sahin, Mehmet; Yaykiran, Zeliha – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Mathematics and Science classes in schools have become a focus to be considered in terms of educational systems and administration around the world in the last decade. Related to the mentioned classes, there are many benefits that lead students to academic success. In the recent years, educators have found that there are so many different factors…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Science Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Tests
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Rizwan, Sidra; Khan, Rehana Masrur – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
In order to prepare the upcoming generation to handle the sophisticated skills required to contribute to a knowledge-based society, the teachers need to be more successful with the learners having varied needs and learning styles. Development of teachers on the basis of professional standards is part of a broader movement for the assurance of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Quality
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Gudu, Benter Oseno – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
There is a general public concern in Kenya that majority of Form Four school leavers lack communicative and linguistic competence and thus cannot sustain conversation in English language without occasionally code switching to "Sheng" or Kiswahili. This study sought to find out the classroom activities used by teachers to promote…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Skills, Sampling, English (Second Language)