Influence of Academic Staff Involvement in Management on Turnover Intentions in Public Diploma Teacher Training Colleges in Kenya

The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of academic staff involvement in management on turnover intentions in PDTTCs in Kenya. Purposive sampling was used to select 4 PDTTCs, 4 college principals and 8 senior masters. Simple random sampling was used to select 430 academic staff members for the study. Data was collected using a questionnaire which had closed-ended (likert type scale 1-5) questions. Items from the main questionnaire were arranged and grouped according into specific research objectives. College principals and senior masters were interviewed in order to get in-depth information on turnover intentions among the academic staff in PDTTCs. The data was analyzed using Pearson correlation and simple linear regression. The study established that the academic staff members were less involved in the management which significantly contributed to turnover intentions. Keywords: Involvement in Management, Turnover Intentions, Influence, Academic Staf

Tutor Competence and its Effect on Quality of Teacher Preparation in Emerging Private Primary Teacher Training Colleges in Bungoma County- Kenya

Teacher quality is critical in the provision of quality education. Teachers are a country’s determinant of competitiveness and capacity to create more jobs and growth. They are important means of passing on values, skills, knowledge and attitudes required for democracy, citizenship, intercultural dialogue and personal development. Research has shown that teacher effect is much larger than the effect of school organization, leadership and financial conditions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the competence of tutors as a resource in effective teacher preparation. The research was carried out in eight private teacher training colleges in Western Province in Kenya. The study sample was selected through simple random and purposive sampling techniques. The sample size comprised of eight college principals and 43 tutors. Data was collected through questionnaires, interview and document analysis. The Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) was utilized in the analysis of descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages. The research established that incompetent teaching staff in the emerging private primary teacher training colleges had a negative impact on quality of teacher preparation. This factor continues to have negative effect on the quality of graduates produced. The study therefore recommended that, regular monitoring and evaluation audits should be conducted to ensure that these colleges conform to the set standards all the time. Furthermore there is need to constantly review and improve the quality of teacher training to be in tandem with the global trends. This will ultimately enhance preparation of teachers’ and minimize the quality inconsistencies in the private primary teacher training colleges. Key Words: Teacher Competence, Teacher Preparation, Teacher Qualit

Use of Conventional Teaching Resources in Secondary Schools in Bungoma County, Kenya

Education is core to national development as it provides the human resource and intellectual capital to drive economies. Attaining this hence requires meaningful and gainful learning through the incorporation of a range of instructional resources that help develop learners skills, attitudes and practical competencies required in the ever changing market economy. However, in spite of the various government interventions to increase access to education, empirical research evidence shows that students continue to perform dismally in both formative and summative evaluation. The paper therefore sought to determine the dynamics existing in the utilization of conventional teaching resources in secondary schools in Bungoma County. The paper was guided by the Cognitive Theory of Instructional as propounded by Jean Piaget that emphasizes the significance of instructional resources in the teaching and learning process. The paper adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population consisted of teachers and students from public secondary schools in Bungoma County. In order to have a representative sample, this paper employed stratified random sampling to select schools. Questionnaires, interview and observation schedules and document analysis were used as data collection instruments. Validity was established through expert opinion. Reliability was established through piloting. Data was analyzed using inferential and descriptive statistics. The findings showed that majority of teachers, students and principals were of the opinion that public secondary schools in Bungoma County had inadequate conventional instructional resources. It was further deduced that funding, number of students and teachers’ ease of use influenced the acquisition of conventional instructional resources in public secondary schools in Bungoma County. From the findings it was recommended that educational stakeholders should improve the quality of instructional through proper identification, selection and utilization of instructional resources. There is need for all stakeholders including the County Government, National Government and the Private sector to contribute financially and materially in the provision of conventional instructional materials and resources. Keywords:Convectional, education, teaching resources, teaching resources, utilization, DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/9-22-06 Publication date: November 30th 201

Effect of Learners’ Level of Utilization of Conventional Resources on Classroom Performance in Secondary Schools in Bungoma County, Kenya

Provision of quality education is a key concern for any nation. In Kenya, with the advent of Free Primary Education and Subsidized Secondary Education, schools are experiencing an upsurge in enrolment of students’ in both primary and secondary schools. This has put a strain on the existing facilities in the schools leading to the need to properly equip the schools to ensure provision of quality education. However with delayed capitation resulting from economic challenges schools face challenges concerning acquisition of instruction resources and this has consequences on students’ performance. There has been need to increase resources to match the rising students’ numbers but due to economic challenges, parity is missing effect of this is being seen in poor performance in examinations. There is need to establish how the utilization of the little available resources facilitate instructions and identification of strategies to enhance this process. The paper therefore sought to determine the effect of learners’ level of utilization of conventional resources on classroom performance in secondary schools in Bungoma County The study was guided by the Cognitive Theory of Instructions as propounded by Jean Piaget that emphasizes the significance of instruction resources in the teaching and learning process. Descriptive survey design was employed. The target population consisted of teachers and students from public secondary schools in Bungoma County. In order to have a representative sample, this study employed stratified random sampling to select schools. Questionnaires, interview and observation schedules and document analysis were used as data collection instruments.Descriptive and inferential data was analyzed using SPSS. The findings of the study showed that majority of the students asserted that their teachers had frequently assigned them with both class and take away assignments which enhanced their utilization of the available conventional resources. The paper concluded that the level of students’ utilization of conventional instruction resources was below the average mean, therefore a unit increase in the utilization of resource persons could improve students’ classroom performance. There was a significant relationship between teacher training and students’ classroom performance which directly influence students’ class performance. It was therefore recommended that principals and officials of the Ministry of Education should ensure regular supervision to enhance effective use of conventional instruction materials and resources in enhancement of classroom performance in public secondary schools in Bungoma County. Keywords: class room performance, conventional resources, Effect, learners’ level of utilization, secondary school DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-33-05 Publication date: November 30th 201

Impact of internship programme on the performance of public health care institutions

The study seeks to obtain the impact of internship programme on the performance of public health care institutions. Contextual factors are sought that influence the relationship, impact and effect between internship programme and performance of public healthcare institutions. The research design adopted is descriptive survey through both qualitative and quantitative data. This study is conducted in Kakamega County, western region of Kenya. The population of the study is 2225 with a stratified randomly selected sample of 444 respondents. Primary data is collected through questionnaires while secondary data is sourced from official hospital records, journals, text books and internet articles. Data is analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study concludes that internship programme influences performance of public healthcare institutions

Effect of General Computer Use on Secondary School Students' Performance in Biology Effect of General Computer Use on Secondary School Students' Performance in Biology

ABSTRACT Although knowledge of biology is important for the survival of humans, performance in the subject, both in pre-Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (pre-KCSE) assessment and national examinations in Vihiga county has always been below average. Several interventions have been put in place to rectify the situation but in vain. However, the effect of the general computer use has not been investigated. This study investigated the effect of the general computer use on secondary school students' performance in biology. This study used descriptive survey research design. The target population was secondary school biology students of Vihiga county. Data collection was by use of questionnaires, interviews, and document analysis schedule. Sampling was by multistage sampling, purposive sampling, stratified sampling, proportionate sampling and simple random sampling. Sample size was 1003 students. The collected data was analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages and means and inferential statistics such as Pearson's r, using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The significance level of the difference between the data was done at the alpha value of 0.05. This study found that there is no relationship between the general computer use and performance in biology