Perceived Inter-Parental Conflict and Academic Achievement Motivation among Form Three Students’ In Ruiru Sub-County (Published)
This paper is part of a study that was conducted in Ruiru Sub-County. The aim of the study was to examine the extent to which perceived inter-parental conflict influence academic achievement motivation among form three students. Three theories guided the study namely; Martin Seligman’s Learned Helplessness Theory, Urie Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory and Grych and Finchams’s Cognitive Contextual Framework Theory. The study employed mixed method research design on a sample of 281 students, 7 guidance and counseling teachers and 10 parents. The target population comprised form three students, guidance and counseling teachers and parents of the students. Purposeful sampling was used to select the guidance and counseling teachers and parents while proportionate stratified sampling technique was used to select schools from 13 public and 18 private schools in the sub-county as well as to from which the students were randomly selected. Data was collected using four instruments: Children Perception of Inter-parental Conflict Questionnaire (CPIC) and Academic Motivation Survey (AMS) for Students, interview schedule for seven guidance and counseling master/mistress and focus group discussion for ten parents. Data analysis was then done using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient (r) was used to establish the relationship between perceived inter-parental conflict and academic achievement motivation at 0.05 significance level. The results provided evidence that there was a significant relationship between inter-parental conflict and students’ academic achievement motivation in qualitative data. A major implication and recommendation of the study was that, teachers, parents and all stakeholders in education should work together in creating conducive school and home environments for the development of academic achievement motivation. New intervention should be devised to make inter-parental conflict less afflicting to the children.
Keywords: Academic Achievement Motivation, Form three students, Inter-Parental Conflict, Perception, Ruiru Sub County
Appraisal Practices In Pre-Tertiary Institutions: Evidence from Appraisees (Published)
Performance appraisal is regarded as an important tool that enhances improvement in staff performance and institutional efficiency and productivity. It has consequently become a routine practice for administrators and authorities of institutions. The study set out to examine teachers’ knowledge on rationales for performance appraisal, their perception of the practice, their attitude towards its implementation and their concerns about it. The descriptive study employed a questionnaire as a data collection tool. The data was analysed descriptively and the results are presented in means and standard deviations. The results showed that the teachers had little knowledge on the objectives for conducting performance appraisal. Again, they held a negative perception about it and also had an unfavourable attitude towards it. The study also unveiled concerns that the participants had about performance appraisal, which need to be addressed to enhance its implementation. Recommendations have been proffered for policy and practice.
Keywords: Appraisal Results., Challenges, Objectives, Perception, Performance Appraisal, attitude
Ambulatory Health Care Staffs’ Perception of the Influence of Training on Performance (Published)
Organizations invest in improving skills, competences, and knowledge of employees to enable them do better on their jobs. Investing in people development is crucial for bolstering organizational performance. Training assumes great significance in the healthcare industry as personnel need to update their skills, understanding of health needs of patients and to offer quality healthcare services to patients. The researchers set out to explore healthcare staffs’ perception of the influences of training on performance.
Keywords: Healthcare staff, Perception, Training