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Owuor, Fredrick Odinga (Daystar University School of Human and Social Sciences, October , 2022)[more][less]
Abstract: This study assessed parents’ involvement in the education of their deaf children, focusing on St. Anthony School for the Deaf in Webuye, Bungoma County, Kenya. The study’s objectives entailed determining the parents’ level of awareness of their involvement, establishing their level of involvement, assessing barriers to their involvement, and providing recommendations for improvement of their involvement in the education of their deaf children. The study employed a qualitative and quantitative research approach. The sample size was 33 deaf children, their parents, three teachers, and eight key informants. Focused group discussions (FGDs) and questionnaires were used for data collection. The collected data was coded and organized by utilizing an excel sheet. It was then analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 25, and presented in frequency tables, bar graphs, and pie charts. Qualitative data was organized into emerging themes for analysis. As per the findings of the study, 100% of parents considered themselves involved in the education of their deaf children. The level of parents’ awareness of their involvement in their deaf children’s education was limited, as only 20.7% of parents reported a high level of awareness. The major barrier to parental involvement was communication as most parents (82.3%) exhibited a limited understanding of Kenya Sign Language (KSL), thus unable to communicate with their deaf children. Other barriers included low awareness, distant special schools, and a heavy burden of paying school fees. Based on its findings, the study recommends direct investment towards the establishment of more deaf schools to reduce distance of access, improve KSL communication among children, teachers, and parents, increase government budgetary capitation for deaf children’s education, and raise awareness of education policies, programs, right to education, and roles of parents in the education of their deaf children Description: MASTER OF ARTS in Community Development URI: http://repository.daystar.ac.ke/xmlui/handle/123456789/4036 Files in this item: 1
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Njeri, Ann Catherine Kangangi (Daystar University School of Applied Human Sciences, October , 2022)[more][less]
Abstract: The main aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between destructive anger and academic achievement of students from selected public secondary schools in Ruiru sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to analyze the socio-demographic characteristics of students, to find out the prevalence of destructive anger among students, to investigate the correlation between destructive anger and academic achievement of students, and to examine the differences in expressing anger between boys and girls in selected public secondary schools in Ruiru sub-County. Two secondary schools were purposively selected to take part in this study. A sample of 201 respondents were recruited. Descriptive survey research design was used. The study found out that hostility had the strongest prevalence levels among students with a mean of 3.83 followed by Anger with a mean of 3.66, and then Verbal Aggression with a mean of 3.57. The study also found out that the mean academic performance of the respondents had been on a decline for the last 3 terms. Both verbal aggression and hostility were statistical predictors of academic performance (p=0.029 and p=0.006) respectively. There was a statistically significant positive relationship between gender and punching someone (r=0.142; p=0.044).; gender and crying as an expression of anger (r=-0.431; p=0.000); gender and walking off (r=0.147; p=0.037); while gender and eating a lot as an expression of anger (r=0.228; p=0.001). Among the study’s recommendations were that schools have the responsibility of detecting and regulating the emotions created by the adolescents, and that there is need for family and academic institutions to implements policies that will mitigate the prevalence of destructive anger among high school students. The study concluded that destructive anger is prevalent among secondary school students in Ruiru sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenya. Description: MASTERS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY URI: http://repository.daystar.ac.ke/xmlui/handle/123456789/4092 Files in this item: 1
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