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Madara, Diana Starovoytova; Cherotich, Sharon – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Gender-related challenges in learning technical courses are universal phenomenon. These challenges could restrain female students from achieving their fullest potential. The main focus of this study, therefore, is to examine self-recognized challenges faced by undergraduate female students in pursuing engineering at the School of Engineering…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Engineering Education, Barriers
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Starovoytova, Diana; Namango, Saul – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study is a fraction of a larger research on cheating in exams at the School of Engineering (SOE). The study design used a descriptive survey approach and a document analysis. A designed confidential self report questioner was applied as the main instrument for this study, with the sample size of 100 subjects, and a response rate of 95%. The…
Descriptors: Cheating, Ethics, Student Behavior, Undergraduate Students
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Madara, Diana Starovoytova; Namango, Sitati – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
There is overwhelming evidence that females are underrepresented in engineering worldwide, and Kenya is not an exception. Recent study at School of Engineering (SOE), Moi University (MU) established that engineering parity ration was found to be 1.68 %, meaning that for every 59 students admitted to MU there was only one student admitted to SOE.…
Descriptors: High School Students, Females, Student Attitudes, Engineering
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Ogutu, Joel Peter; Odera, Peter; Maragia, Samuel N. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The most common constrain to career progression among youth in Kenya is the inability to make informed career decisions. Majority of high school students suffer from excitement for attaining university degree self-actualization rather than taking up career that enhances development of talents and skills that are job market driven. This study aimed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Predictor Variables, Secondary School Students
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Kagoiya, Patrick; Kagema, Njogu – Pedagogical Research, 2018
School discipline is a core indicator of school effectiveness. Learner management is crucial and educational researchers need to focus on factors leading to indiscipline in schools. Guided by Planned Behaviour Theory that explores on guidance, counseling and good classroom management the study used the survey research design to sample 91 teachers…
Descriptors: Discipline, Behavior Problems, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes
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Joseph, Gathua; Muthee, Jessica; Murugami, Margaret; Tekle, Tesfu – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Identification process is an important element of behavior disorder management in schools. For proper behavior management teachers need to identify learners with behavioral disorders in order to design intervention programs befitting their educational needs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze the intervention strategies teachers…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Intervention
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Muthomi, Rintaugu James; Muthee, Jessina – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The aim of this study was to analyse predictors of behaviour change among children at risk in juvenile rehabilitation centres within Nairobi County, Kenya. The target population was all the children and managers of Juvenile rehabilitation Centres in Nairobi County. This consisted of 380 boys, 160 girls, 8 managers in Kabete and Getathuru, and 4…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Child Behavior, At Risk Persons