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Platas, Linda M.; Perry, Lindsey; Piper, Benjamin; Sitabkhan, Yasmin; Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2022
Using a longitudinal data set, this paper examines to what extent school-entry (N = 553; mean age 6.32 years) early mathematics and literacy skills predict students' later achievement in a lower-middle-income country, Kenya. Controlling for socioeconomic status, intervention status, rural versus urban settings and parental literacy, the findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
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Cha, Jihae – Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2020
Building on the existing body of literature on academic motivation, this research examines various factors associated with the academic motivation of students living in refugee camps in Kenya. I employ self-determination theory and a sense-of-belonging construct to explore the academic motivation of these students who, despite the overwhelming…
Descriptors: Refugees, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries
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Matheka, Hyrine Mueni; Jansen, Ellen P. W. A.; Hofman, W. H. Adriaan – Perspectives in Education, 2020
Doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree holders are highly regarded in Kenya, especially in academia, and the Kenyan economy needs them to undertake administrative, research and innovation roles in academia and industry. However, attaining this qualification is arduous and Kenyan PhD programmes are characterised by low enrolment numbers, long degree…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Students, Student Motivation, Self Efficacy