TRENDS IN MATTERS EDUCATION

The free education policy in Kenya: A critical review by:  EUNICE GATHONI                                ABSTRACT Reforms in the education sector are necessary for any country as they enhace quality of learning outcomes.This can only be made possible through targeted   and specific policies that are well thought out through the collaboration of all stakeholders;especially the government agencies.This article review looks into a major policy change in Kenya that is meant to reform the basic education offered in primary schools. It looks at a paradim shift, from a fee-paying system to the introduction of Free Primary Eduction (FPE). This was neccesiated by the need to improve quality and access to the target population.Educational reforms are beneficial in a country if the reforms benefit the intended target group. Immediately after independence,the newly formed   government   then ...

  Abstract The school is an organization, which is an institution that brings together human and physical resources to achieve its objectives through defined policies and programs. It may be defined as “a place where organizational learning is built in order that collaboration, knowledge, creativity and teamwork processes have a collective meaning and valued” Layton (1991). Additionally, schools may be defined as organizations where individual abilities are constantly grown to produce results, Peter.S (1990). Hanover looks at school improvement ‘as a systematic way of planning school improvement and tracking it over time’ Ontario Ministry of Education (2000). Going by this definition, a   school improvement   plan may thus be looked at “as a roadmap setting out the changes a school needs to make in order to improve on the students’ achievement, showing how and when these changes will be made” North Carolina Department of public instruction,( 2013). Looking into this...

  Factors affecting implementation of curriculum innovation in my context   Change is continuous and oftentimes, it is meant to bring growth and change. Curriculum change means infusion   Some difference to give a new direction or position. In   curriculum innovation, this may mean change to its philosophy, through aims and objectives, revision of Content, methodologies and evaluation methods. .The education systems has been subjected to waves of reform initiatives for the past two decades or so and my context is no different. Governments come and go and with them, education policies keep on changing and so does the curriculum. However as   Moffett (2000) contends, history of reform has proven to be counterproductive. Elmore (2007) agrees that, despite the amount of money and effort poured into reform efforts, sustainability has been elusive. “Historically, teachers have become numb to the panoply of change initiatives” (Hargreaves, 2005).So, the effort an...

                              Journal Review Curriculum Development: Teacher involvement in Curriculum Development by Ayesh Merfat. Review by : Eunice Gathoni                                                       Name:Eunice Gathoni                             Student Number:R1809D6255530                            Course: Fundame...

  7           2 nd Essay Assignment               Name of the institution: Unicaf University   Course: Teaching and Learning Management   Unit code: UU- EDU-710-ZM-23455   Student’s name: Eunice Nyakio Gathoni   Students number: R1809D6255530   Name of the supervisor: Charles B.W. Prince   Date of submission:8th March,2021.                       TABLE OF CONTENT ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………….4 KEY WORDS……………………………………………………….......5 INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………5 1.1Initiative………………………………………………………….….6 1.2Implementation………………………………………………………6 1.3Sustainability…………………………………………………………7 CONCLUSION………………………………………………………….8 REFERENCES………………………………………………………….9                             Abstract The main aim of this article is to highlight a proposed plan for change proce...