Browsing by Author "Edabu, Paul"

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    Effectiveness of Industrial Attachment Exposure in Developing Trainees’ Employability Skills from TVET Institutions in Nairobi County
    (East African Journal of Education Studies, 2022-07-28) Mwaura, Alex Njogu; Mugwe, Mary; Edabu, Paul; Thinguri, Ruth
    Lack of relevant and adequate data on the effectiveness of industrial attachment exposure and employability skills of trainees in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in Nairobi and the mismatch of skills needed by labour market and those acquired by TVET trainees. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of industrial attachment exposure in developing the employability skills of trainees in TVET institutions in Nairobi County. The study was guided by the Skills Acquisition Theory and adopted the mixed research methodology. Researcher used the concurrent triangulation design. The target population was 3,940 participants which included 3,480 trainees, 174 liaison officers, 261 trainers and 25 supervisors. The sample size was 230 participants. These were:180 trainees, 20 liaison officers, 10 industry supervisors and 20 trainers. Random sampling was used to select the trainees and the trainers, while purposive sampling was used to select the liaison officers and the industry supervisors. Questionnaires were used to collect information from the trainees and liaison officers. Interview guides were administered to the industry supervisors, while focused group discussion was used to collect information from the trainers. Questionnaires were used for data collection and were content and face validated, then their reliability was determined using Cronbach’s alpha. Alpha value of 0.800 was achieved and the tools were judged reliable. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics (the Chi-square test) and presented in tables, frequencies, percentages. Qualitative data was presented thematically through narrative and analysis. Findings from the study established that industrial attachment exposures influenced the development of employability skills. The study thus recommended harmonization on the level of skills exposure during attachment with TVET programmes/course content. The study further recommended the need for TVET institutions and the industries to work together to strengthen skills exposure in line with industrial attachment general guidelines.
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    Influence of Students Leaders’ Selection Criteria on Management of Student Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Tigania West Sub-County, Kenya
    (East African Journal of Education Studies, 2023-06-19) Itamunya, John Mburung’a; Edabu, Paul
    he success of the teaching-learning process in school is dependent upon the quality of students’ discipline. However, indiscipline among students is on the rise in public secondary schools. The issue of student strikes, fear of examinations, leading to cheating and the burning of school property has become one of the serious problems being faced by the country’s school principals. In light of this, the study sought to investigate selection criteria for the management of student discipline in public secondary schools in Tigania West Sub-County, Kenya. The study is based on Douglas Murray McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y. The research employed a descriptive survey study. The population of the study consisted of 10 principals, 44 teachers and 80 student leaders to a total of 134 respondents, stratified random sampling was used to categorise schools into four: mixed day schools, boarding boys, boarding girls, and mixed boarding schools. Then 30% of principals were selected, while other categories were 10% each. The main research instrument was a questionnaire. The researcher piloted the questionnaires in one public secondary school, and the test-retest technique was used to assess the reliability of the research instrument. Quantitative data collected was analysed with the aid of the statistical package for social sciences version 21 to get the percentages and generate tables, charts, and figures for interpretation. The study established that the selection is mainly based on the academic performance and discipline of the individual, and this allows the selection of disciplined individuals with academic merit and good personality as leaders. The study concluded that the selection of student leaders by involving both teachers and students could enhance the ability of student leaders to promote student discipline. The study recommends that the selection of student leaders should involve both teachers and students in a democratic manner to avoid any disruption of academic work due to students feeling short-changed.