Browsing by Author "Kavulya, Joseph Muema"

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Challenges in the Provision of Library Services for Distance Education: A Case Study of Selected Universities in Kenya
(African Journal of Library and Information Science, 2004-06-04) Kavulya, Joseph Muema
With the increasing popularity of distance education, focus has turned to the role of libraries in the distance learning process. It is widely agreed that like their campus-based counterparts, distance education learners need adequate library services if they are to gain quality education. This paper examines the efforts being made by Kenyan university libraries to fulfil the information needs of the distance education students in their respective institutions. It concludes that although efforts have been made, there is room for improvement through adequate planning, financing and especially through collaboration between information personnel and those who design and implement such distance education programmes.
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(2025) Kavulya, Joseph Muema
Evaluation of Training Programmes: A Review of Selected Models and Approaches
(Finesse Publishing Ltd, 2021) Kitivo, Ezekiel M.; Kavulya, Joseph Muema
Evaluation is a critical requirement of any programme implementation process. It is estimated that over the last fifty years, over sixty models or approaches of evaluation have been developed. The main objective of this paper is to review selected evaluation models with the view to distinguish their underlying assumptions and processes and assess their strengths and weaknesses and implications for application. Specifically, the paper examines first, the various definitions of educational evaluation to clarify understanding of the concept and secondly, it explores the role and benefits of evaluation in the successful implementation of educational programmes. Thirdly it reviews three commonly used approaches to educational evaluation namely: - Context, Input, Process and Product (CIPP) Evaluation Model; The ConsumerOriented Model, and the Utilization-Focused Evaluation Model. The paper argues that models of evaluation are critical in programme implementation. It concludes that educators need be versatile with various approaches to evaluation and apply them with due consideration to the given circumstances. It recommends the need to carefully select an evaluation model that fits a given situation in programme implementation.