Dropout among Male Pupils in Primary Schools of Igembe District, Kenya

Muthaa, George M.; M’muyuri, Misheck Mutuma; Bururia, David; Mwenda, Eric Elias

doi:10.4236/ce.2013.43026

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“…Dropping out for whatever reason was considered unacceptable. This contradicts Muthaa and Bururia (2011) who assert that the high drop-out rate for boys at primary school level in Igembe, Meru County, was attributed to their participation in circumcision and the miraa trade. The contradiction in study finding could be attributed to the differing cultural background of the two study locales.…”

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Teachers Perceptions of the Influence of Male Circumcision on academic performance of the Boy Child in Baringo County, Kenya.

Betty Tikoko

2021

Kabarak j. res. innov.

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This paper investigated teachers’ perceptions of the influence of male circumcision on academic performance of the boy child in Baringo County, Kenya. Circumcision is considered an important rite of passage among the Tugen people residing in the County. Every year during the December holidays, all male boys undergo the traditional rite. The influence of this rite on academic performance of the boy child has not been investigated yet from anecdotal evidence, it has been known to affect class attendance and discipline of the boy child and in some cases leads to drop out as the initiates are considered adults who may marry and start families. Teachers are important stakeholders who hold key information on the influence of this rite of passage on the academic performance of the boy child and it was considered necessary to obtain their views. This was done by means of a self administered questionnaire. The target population was the teachers from Baringo County who attend part- time holiday tuition at a local university. 10 teachers were sampled. Frequencies and percentages were obtained. Results indicated that pupils academic performance and discipline was affected by the circumcision ceremonies. However, teachers did not support the view that pupils should drop out of school to get married nor should they be given special treatments because of their new status.

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Teachers Perceptions of the Influence of Male Circumcision on academic performance of the Boy Child in Baringo County, Kenya.

Betty Tikoko

2021

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“…The limited existing research from Kenya that mentions the boy child explicitly, rather than boys generally, tends to take the claim that “the boy child has been neglected” at face value (Chang’ach 2012; Karioki and Thinguri 2015; Muthaa et al 2013). For example, one paper on school drop-out among boys in western Kenya is titled “An Unfinished Agenda: Why Is the Boy Child Endangered?” (Chang’ach 2012).…”

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A Discursive Spectrum: The Narrative of Kenya’s “Neglected” Boy Child

Pike

2019

Gender & Society

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In this article, I examine a narrative that on the surface could be backlash to gender equality efforts: that after years of policy attention to girls, Kenya’s “boy child” has been neglected. Through a content analysis of Kenyan online newspaper texts spanning the past two decades, I chart the evolution of this discourse, finding that it was present as early as 2000, intensified around 2010, and began to produce concrete actions around 2013. I argue that the narrative is a reaction to expanded women’s rights, but not always in the sense of negative backlash. Some boy child claims-makers were indeed concerned with a decline in men’s power. However, others, mostly women, used the boy child narrative to redirect attention to issues that profoundly affect the well-being of women such as violence and the struggle to find a partner. These results point to the value of a discursive spectrum approach for analysis of potential backlash to gender equality as well as discussions around policy attention to boys and men.

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“…Foster (2008) reports that the persistence of the attitude-achievement gap in African American and Latino students' beliefs and behaviours concerning academic achievement and the limited success of programmes supporting higher education for economically disadvantaged, minority students has been referenced as "paradoxical" by many researchers in the past years. It is acknowledged that education plays a key role in human development through the process of empowering people to improve their well being and participation in national building (Muthaa, M'muyuri, Bururia, and Mwenda, 2013). In Africa, Evoh (2007) notes that secondary education has continued to face several setbacks.…”

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Relationship between Cognitive Engagement and Academic Achievement among Kenyan Secondary School Students

Wara¹,

Aloka²,

Odongo³

2018

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between student cognitive engagement and academic achievement of secondary school students of Manga Sub County, Nyamira County, Kenya. The study was hinged on the Self Determination theoretical perspective. The mixed methods approach was employed, and within it, the concurrent triangulation design was adopted. From the target population of 1750 form four students, 35 Principals and 35 Guidance and Counselling teachers, 312 students (out of 316 expected), 11 Principals and 11 Guidance and counselling teachers were randomly sampled for the study. Questionnaires were used to collect data from the students, while interview schedules were used to collect data from Principals and Guidance and Counselling teachers. The validity of the research instruments was determined by experts from the department of Psychology and Educational Foundations of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology. Reliability was ascertained by the internal consistency method using Cronbach’s alpha, and a reliability coefficient of r above 0.7 was obtained for the questionnaire. Inferential statistics from quantitative data were analyzed using Pearson’s Product correlation and regression analysis with the aid of the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 22. Qualitative data from interviews were analyzed thematically. The study revealed that cognitive engagement was a significant predictor of academic achievement among secondary school students studied (r=.376, N=312, p =.01. The study recommended that school based teacher counsellors should utilize cognitive behavioural therapy techniques during counselling sessions with students in school in order to enhance cognitive engagement.

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Dropout among Male Pupils in Primary Schools of Igembe District, Kenya

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Teachers Perceptions of the Influence of Male Circumcision on academic performance of the Boy Child in Baringo County, Kenya.

Teachers Perceptions of the Influence of Male Circumcision on academic performance of the Boy Child in Baringo County, Kenya.

A Discursive Spectrum: The Narrative of Kenya’s “Neglected” Boy Child

Relationship between Cognitive Engagement and Academic Achievement among Kenyan Secondary School Students

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