Browsing by Author "Ogochi, George"

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    An assessment on the strategies employed by county government in pregnancy prevention among secondary school girls in trans mara West sub-county, Kenya.
    (OSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS, 2024-06-29) Julius, Nyambutora; Ogochi, George
    In Sub-Sahara Africa and many other developing countries, girls and women are losing the battle for equal access to secondary education. Among the factors attributed to this scenario is teenage pregnancy. It is in line with this state of affairs that this study sought establish the strategies employed by county government in pregnancy prevention among secondary school girls in Transmara west sub-county. This study was guided by the social theory of feminism which involves a range or a continuum of political and theoretical feminist positions. The study utilized the mixed methodology approach and concurrent triangulation research design. The study targeted 337 respondents. For the purpose of getting a representative sample, the researcher stratified the schools into school types. All the four girls schools were purposively selected while five (50%) mixed secondary schools were selected using simple random sampling. Piloting was carried out in Transmara East Sub- County in order to establish reliability, validity, dependability and credibility. Reliability of research instruments were ensured through a test-re-test method. The research instruments were given to experts in the field of educational management in Mount Kenya University in order to ensure validity of the instruments. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistical techniques while inferential statistics were presented using the Coefficient Correlation. It was expected that the study unraveled the redress mechanisms in prevention of early teenage pregnancies among secondary school girls in Transmara west sub-county. Strategies employed by the students, County government strategies, national government strategies and community strategies positively and significantly influence pregnancy prevention.
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    An Assessment On The Strategies Employed By County Government In Pregnancy Prevention Among Secondary School Girls In Transmara West Sub-County, Kenya.
    (IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, 2024-06) Nyambutora, Julius; Ogochi, George
    In Sub-Sahara Africa and many other developing countries, girls and women are losing the battle for equal access to secondary education. Among the factors attributed to this scenario is teenage pregnancy. It is in line with this state of affairs that this study sought establish the strategies employed by county government in pregnancy prevention among secondary school girls in Transmara west sub-county. This study was guided by the social theory of feminism which involves a range or a continuum of political and theoretical feminist positions. The study utilized the mixed methodology approach and concurrent triangulation research design. The study targeted 337 respondents. For the purpose of getting a representative sample, the researcher stratified the schools into school types. All the four girls schools were purposively selected while five (50%) mixed secondary schools were selected using simple random sampling. Piloting was carried out in Transmara East Sub- County in order to establish reliability, validity, dependability and credibility. Reliability of research instruments were ensured through a test-re-test method. The research instruments were given to experts in the field of educational management in Mount Kenya University in order to ensure validity of the instruments. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistical techniques while inferential statistics were presented using the Coefficient Correlation. It was expected that the study unraveled the redress mechanisms in prevention of early teenage pregnancies among secondary school girls in Transmara west sub-county. Strategies employed by the students, County government strategies, national government strategies and community strategies positively and significantly influence pregnancy prevention.
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    An exploration of stakeholders’ collaboration in the management of conflict in secondary schools in Narok county, Kenya.
    (Mount Kenya University, 2016-10) Ogochi, George
    Collaboration by all stakeholders in education could drastically reduce conflicts being continuously witnessed in the education sector in Kenya. These conflicts have led to undesirable results like teachers‟ strikes, sit-ins, go-slows, students‟ unrests among others. Thus the main purpose of this study was to explore stakeholders‟ collaboration in conflict management in secondary schools in Narok County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to establish the frequency of peace building meetings and their effect in conflict management in secondary schools in Narok County, explore the role of litigation in conflict management in secondary schools, determine how mediation contributes to conflict management in secondary schools, establish the contribution of negotiation on conflict management in secondary schools in Narok County and determine the role of arbitration on conflict management in secondary schools in Narok County. The study was guided by the Stakeholders‟ theory and Interest-based Relational Approach. The study adopted the mixed methodology and an exploratory design. A sample of 467 respondents were selected from the population who included: secondary school principals, teachers, students, BOM members, PA officials, sponsors, ministry of Education officials, teachers unions‟ representatives and TSC officials in Narok County. Stratified random sampling was used to select the respondents in the study. Purposeful sampling was used to select principals, BOM, PA and sponsors from the schools sampled. Validity was established by requesting two supervisors and other experts to indicate whether each item in the research tools was relevant or not. The calculated validity index was 0.76 making the instruments valid since it is more than 0.7 threshold. Reliability was established by use of Test-Retest method and trustworthiness through dependability and reliability. The research tools were piloted in two schools not included in the study but with similar characteristics with the target population. Data collection method involved use of questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions. Data analysis was facilitated by use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Descriptive statistics in form of frequency distribution, percentages, means and standard deviations were used and data presented in form of graphs and tables. Inferential statistics was in form of Pearson‟s product moment correlation coefficient, ANOVA, Regression Analysis and Chi-square test. Thematic content analysis was used for qualitative data. The results were analysed, discussed and recommendations made. This study revealed that negotiation and mediation had the highest approval by stakeholders. Litigation was not preferred as method of conflict management. This study, therefore, concludes that stakeholders‟ involvement in conflict management brings about better results that are able to create stability and cohesion among stakeholders in schools. It is therefore recommended that peace building, negotiation and mediation be utilized first in conflict management.
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    Influence of Schools’ Management Financial Preparedness on the Implementation of Competence Based Curriculum in Public Primary Schools in Kirinyaga West Sub-County, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
    (International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 2022) Momanyi, Erick Mayienda; Thinguri, Ruth; Ogochi, George
    The competency-based curriculum (CBC) is presently being implemented in public primary schools in Kenya. Yet, empirical evidence indicates that schools’ management faces a lot of challenges, hence making it very difficult for the implementation of the new programme. The study sought to explorethe influence of schools’ management financial preparedness on implementation of CBC in Kirinyaga west subcounty, Kirinyaga County, Kenya.The study was anchored on Curriculum Implementation Theory, Theory of Organizational Readiness for Change, and Kurt Lewin Change Management Model. The study adopted mixed method approach, which allowed concurrent triangulation of data where both quantitative and qualitative methodologies were used. Target population comprised 68 headteachers, 1,020 teachers, 15, 500 CBC pupils and 4 sub-county education officials totaling to 16,592 respondents. Yamane Formula was used to sample 399 respondents that were identified using purposive and stratified random sampling techniques. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data from teachers whereas an interview guide was used to collect qualitative data from head teachers and subcounty education official. Quantitative data was organized and processed descriptively and inferentially using SPSS (version 23) and presented using frequency tables. Linear regression was carried out under inferential statistics. Qualitative data was analyzed using thematic content analysis technique and presented using narratives. All research protocols were observed throughout the study, including obtaining all relevant authorizations and observing respect for the participants. The study established that schools’ financial preparedness has significant influence on the implementation of the CBC in public primary schools in Kenya. The study recommended that there is need for the government to provide enough financial resources for implementation of the CBC. School managers should be trained on how to mobilize financial resources to complement government efforts.