Constraints to the Principals’ Instructional Quality Assurance Role in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya

African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, Vol. 2, 2015 Author: Justina Ndaita, Faculty of Education, Kisii University College, Eldoret – Kenya | Email: ndaitaj@yahoo.com Abstract The principal’s role is a significant factor in determining the overall quality and effectiveness of many schools worldwide. However, the full realization of their role is often than not […]

Teacher and Parental Factors Influencing Students’ Academic Achievement: Kenya’s Private Secondary School Context

African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, Vol. 2,  2015 By Anthony M. Wanjohi, Projects and Research Unit, Kenya Projects Organization, P.O. Box 8076 – 00200, Nairobi – Kenya | Email: wanjohi@kenpro.org Abstract Today, more than ever, education is understood as the passport to economic survival, yet its quality is ever threatened by not only […]

Approaches to Guidance and Counselling and its Benefits to Youth: Kenyan Urban Experience

African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, Vol. 1, 2015 < Author: George G.  Chiiran, Managing Director, Going Green on Sustainability, P.O Box, Nairobi, Kenya | E-mail: gitsz2002@gmail.com > Abstract: The role of Guidance and Counselling in society today is a vital tool for the empowerment and liberation of youth. However, its benefits in […]

The Process of Developing a School Improvement Plan: Situation Analysis, Data Collection, Analysis, Interpretation and Reporting Processes

Africa Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2014 Anthony M. Wanjohi <Managing Director, Kenya Projects Organization, P.O Box, 3029-00200 – Nairobi, Kenya | E-mail: wanjohi@kenpro.org | Website: www.kenpro.org > Magdalene A. Dimba <Head of Academic Programmes, The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, P.O. Box 62157 – 00200 Nairobi | Email: magdalenedimba@gmail.com> […]

Challenges of Managing Resistance to Change in Kenya’s Securities Industry: Lessons from a Developing Economy

African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, Vol., 2, 2015 Author: Julia Kendi Muriithi   <Department of Commerce and Economics, School of Human Resource Development, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology- Mombasa Campus, P.O Box 31-00600, Nairobi- E-mail: kendiblanche@gmail.com> Fred Mugambi Mwirigi <Director, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Mombasa Campus, P.O […]

African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, Volume 1, 2014

EDITOR’S NOTE: Greetings to you all! The African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences is a scholarly  peer reviewed online quarterly journal.  The journal critical contribution is skewed to bridging the research gap in the fields of Education and Social sciences in Africa’s context. We are approaching the final quarter of the year and […]

Role of Head Teachers in Human Resource Management in Public Primary Schools in Suba Sub County

African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 1,  2015 Author: Hosea M. Mugera, School Director at St. Marks Academy – Kenya. P.O Box 282 – 00517, Nairobi, Kenya | E-mail: hoseabin@gmail.com Abstract Best practices in human resource management are the hallmark of success in any progressive organization. However, the extent to which effective […]

Influence of Strategic Institutional Parameters on the Growth of Academic Institutions in the Context of One Selected Public University in Kenya

African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, Vol. 1, 2014 Mercy Chizi Mwadziwe <Department of Commerce and Economics, School of Human Resource Development, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology- Mombasa Campus, P.O Box 31-00600, Nairobi- E-mail: mmerceme@gmail.com > Fred Mugambi Mwirigi <Director, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Mombasa Campus, P.O Box 81310-80100, […]

The Plight of Youth in the 21st Century: Key Issues and Interventions in a Developing Economy’s Perspective

African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2014 [Author: Anthony M. Wanjohi, Project & Research Director, Kenya Projects Organization,   P.O Box 8076 – 00200, Nairobi – Kenya | Email: wanjohi@kenpro.org | Site: www.kenpro.org] Abstract: The issues surrounding youth are as old as humanity. However, the issues facing youth in the […]