Use of Clinical Supervision Cycle in the Assessment of Teacher Trainees in Physical Education in Kenya: A Study of Teacher Colleges in Rift-Valley Zone

The neglect of primary school physical education calls for effective supervision of pre-service teachers for them to engage in effective teaching when they graduate. The purpose of this research was to investigate the use of clinical supervision of pre-service teachers in physical education during teaching practice assessment. Clinical Supervision Model by Cogan and Goldhammer guided the study. Mixed-methods approach and descriptive survey research design were used. There were 233 respondents who took part in the study comprising student teachers, tutors and physical educators. Simple random, stratified and systematic samplings were used. Tools used were questionnaire, interview guide and observation schedule. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential (?2) statistic. It emerged that the clinical supervision cycle was not used in the supervision of teacher trainees. The study concluded that the trainees were denied appropriate supervision. The study recommends that the Directorate of Quality Assurance and Standards (DQAS) initiate the use of Clinical Supervision Cycle in assessment in Kenya. Key words - Clinical supervision, physical education, pre-service teacher, supervisor, teaching practice (TP), teacher trainee

Factors Affecting Effective Succession Management in the Civil Service in Kenya: A Case of Ministry of Water and Irrigation

Effective succession management can play a very important role in ensuring positive growth in an organization. However, in Kenyan context especially in the civil service this issue has received less attention from past researchers hence the need to undertake this study. Organizations all over the world are faced with succession challenges prompted by, among other factors; demographic shifts, stagnation in one level in employment and effects of natural attrition. The affected institutions respond by instituting necessary succession management measures aimed at ensuring availability of capable human resources for consistent service delivery. The Kenya Civil Service faces career succession and stagnation management problems manifested by the ageing Civil Servants with an estimate of 58% of the total workforce aged thirty five years and above. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors affecting succession management in the civil service. This study was carried out in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation headquarters in Nairobi. The target population was 300 civil servants in the middle and senior management level (job groups K and above) in the ministry of water and irrigation headquarters. Seventeen percent (17%) of the target population were sampled for the purpose of this study. The data had been analyzed using quantitative methods that involve simple descriptive statistics based on frequency tables and percentages and SPSS package for data analysis. The study has revealed that there is lack of effective succession management in the ministry of water and irrigation. Succession management initiatives were reported to be inconspicuous and incongruous owing to the fact that majority of the human resource management functions are performed by external agencies namely the public service commission of Kenya and Directorate of personnel Management. The Ministry should explore the possibility of forming a succession management committee to streamline succession issues and make provisions for outgoing officers to pass-on special skills to the likely successors in programmes akin to apprenticeships. It is also recommended that human resources managers should be empowered to carry out comprehensive Human resource management functions in their respective ministries Keywords:Succession Management,Stagnation,Civil service,Apprenticeships,Human Resources,Keny

Teaching of Physical Education Course as a Fundamental Right of Students in Secondary Schools in Kenya: A Study of Bomet District

The purpose of this study was to assess the gap in policy between the promise and reality in physical education in secondary schools in Bomet District - Kenya. The objective was to establish the extent to which the teaching of physical education formed a fundamental right for students in secondary schools. Biological Sciences Curriculum Study model guided the study. This study utilized descriptive survey method of research. Sampling designs used were simple random, purposive and stratified random sampling. Questionnaire, interview guide and observation schedules were used to collect data and a total of 281 respondents took part in the study. Data analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statistics. It was found that the students were denied their right to be educated physically in secondary schools in Bomet District. This research recommends that the Directorate of Quality Assurance should deploy specialist physical educators to district levels that are responsible for the periodic supervision and evaluation of physical education in secondary schools. Key word: Physical educatio

Assessment of Socio Demographic Characteristics on Uptake of Tuberculosis Screening by Community Members in Meru County, Kenya

The trend in tuberculosis in Kenya is worrying. TB is the fourth leading cause of death. In 2015 81,518 cases of TB were identified and treated. The Kenya prevalence survey of 2015-2016 found that estimated prevalence is 558/100,000 way above the WHO estimate of 233/100,000. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of socio- demographics characteristics on tuberculosis screening among community members in Tigania East of Meru County. The study design used was cross-sectional survey and targeted 440 household drawn from the five wards randomly and proportionately selected. Key informant interviews and focus group discussions were used to collect qualitative data. Qualitative data was analysed thematically. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics using SPSS version 26. The study found out that there were statistically significant association between TB screening and religion (X2 =13.103, df 3; p value=0.004,), monthly income (X2 =14.970, df 6; p value=0.020. The study concluded that religion and monthly income of community members of Tigania East were associated with TB screening. Keywords; Socio demographic, Uptake of TB screening, Community members. DOI: 10.7176/JBAH/10-22-05 Publication date: November 30th 202