Browsing by Author "Oundo, Monicah Buyatsi"

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Effectiveness Of Guidance And Counselling Services On Development Of Students Academic Competence. A Comparative Study Of Public And Private Universities In Kenya
(2014) Nyaga, Veronica K.; Oundo, Monicah Buyatsi; Kamoyo, John Mwithalii
Students in institutions of higher learning encounter challenges in their dairy living which leaves many of them devastated, not able to make realistic academic choices and unable to cope with life. Guidance and counselling services are usually provided in public and private universities in Kenya. These services are meant to promote the students well being within a learning set up. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of guidance and counselling services on development of students’ academic competence in public and private universities in Kenya. The study employed ex post facto casual comparative design. Quantitative data was collected by use of a questionnaire that was administered to 369 third and fourth year full-time undergraduate students enrolled in three public and three private universities in Kenya. In addition, qualitative data was collected through an interview conducted among ten (10) student counsellors and a focus group discussion involving thirty six (36) peer counsellors from the universities studied. Purposive, proportionate and stratified random sampling techniques were used to select the respondents. t-test was used to test the significance and determine whether to reject or accept the study hypotheses. All tests were based on the 0.05 level of significance. An analysis of the findings indicated significant differences in the effectiveness of guidance and counselling services on development of students’ academic competence between those enrolled in public and private universities. The findings showed that through effective guidance and counselling services, students in private universities had better growth in the academic competence than those enrolled in public universities. The findings also indicated no significant gender differences in effectiveness of guidance and counselling services on students’ development of academic competence in both public and private universities. It was recommended that the university authorities should establish clear policies that would improve and strengthen guidance and counselling services to make them effective for the attainment of students’ academic competence.
Influence of School Factors on Development of Academic and Moral Competence of Secondary School Students’ in Embu West District, Kenya
(Center for Promoting Ideas, USA, 2013-11) Mureithi, Mary Murangi; Nyaga, Veronica K.; Barchok, Hillary K.; Oundo, Monicah Buyatsi
Schools are expected to holistically develop learner’s competence. However, the academic and moral competencies of students have not been achieved. Therefore this study aimed at investigating the influence of school factors on development of academic and moral competence of secondary school students’ in Embu West District, Kenya. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The target population was 6500 students and 277 teachers in 26 secondary schools in the District. Data was collected using three sets of questionnaires. The findings indicated the following factors as influencing students’ academic competence; teacher motivation, teaching and learning resources, syllabus coverage, free interaction between students and teachers, absenteeism of teachers and participation in academic forums. Factors found to influence students’ moral competence include; punctuality of teachers, teacher commitment, guidance and counselling programs, competent school administration, friendly interaction between teachers and students, clear rules and regulations and the integrity of the teacher.
Selected Factors Contributing to Alcoholism Among Secondary School Students in Mwimbi Division, Kenya
(2014) Munyua, Millicent Makena; Nyaga, Veronica Karimi; Oundo, Monicah Buyatsi
Alcoholism has devastating effects especially on students’ academic achievement and future career prospects. Therefore, this study sought to determine the factors contributing to the high rate of alcohol consumption among secondary school students in Mwimbi Division, Kenya. The study employed the descriptive survey research design on a sample size of 320 Form three students from secondary schools within Mwimbi division. Questionnaires were utilized as research instruments for collecting the necessary data while data analysis was carried out using SPSS version 14.0. The study findings indicated that pertinent factors including stress, alcoholic background, lack of religious morals, excess pocket money, broken families, low price of alcohol, availability of alcohol, peer influence and unpleasant school condition contributed to alcoholism among secondary school students. Hence, to mitigate alcoholism among students, it was recommended that school conditions be improved, parents desist from providing excessive pocket money to students, the government to regulate the sale of alcohol and religious institutions to make efforts in instilling religious values among the students.