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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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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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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
Aurah, Catherine Muhonja – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Within the framework of social cognitive theory, the influence of self-efficacy beliefs and metacognitive prompting on genetics problem solving ability among high school students in Kenya was examined through a mixed methods research design. A quasi-experimental study, supplemented by focus group interviews, was conducted to investigate both the…
Descriptors: Genetics, Science Education, Problem Solving, High School Students
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Jagero, N.; Ayodo, T. M.; Agak, J. A. – Africa Education Review, 2011
This paper examines the cost effectiveness of educating boarding and day secondary students in Kisumu district in Kenya. The research designs used in this study were descriptive survey and casual comparative designs. The population consisted of five head teachers, 140 form four teachers and 609 form four students. Saturated and systematic random…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Boarding Schools, Day Schools, Foreign Countries
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Runo, Mary; Kargu, Geoffrey; Mugo, John K. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2010
The study aimed at finding out whether teachers can identify the courses of reading disabilities in learners. It intended to establish whether teachers have adequate knowledge of identifying learners with reading disabilities, determine the proportion of non-readers in grade five. It also investigated the existing methods and materials teachers…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Questionnaires, Interviews, Foreign Countries