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Shakila Dada; Cathy Flores; Kirsty Bastable; Kerstin Tönsing; Alecia Samuels; Sourav Mukhopadhyay; Beatrice Isanda; Josephine Ohenewa Bampoe; Unati Stemela-Zali; Saira Banu Karim; Legini Moodley; Adele May; Refilwe Morwane; Katherine Smith; Rahab Mothapo; Mavis Mohuba; Maureen Casey; Zakiyya Laher; Nothando Mtungwa; Robyn Moore – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Over 8 million children with disabilities live in Africa and are candidates for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), yet formal training for team members, such as speech-language therapists and special education teachers, is extremely limited. Only one university on the continent provides postgraduate degrees in AAC, and…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Curriculum Development, Technology Uses in Education
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Jonyo, Dorothy Owuor; Jonyo, Bonn Odera – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2019
This is a conceptual paper which reviewed the role of secondary school heads in curriculum supervision and implementation in Kenya. The main objective is on the process of execution of the curriculum with a particular emphasis on the role of secondary heads in the supervision. The paper highlights the theory which curriculum is grounded and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Administrator Role, Principals
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Olkishoo, Reuben Sitonik; Gichuru, Francis Maina; Khayeka-Wandabwa, Christopher; Owaki, Methody Florian; Wamalwa, Stephen; Marinda, Pamela A.; Xu, Tianxi – Educational Process: International Journal, 2019
With Kenya having rolled out the Competence-Based Curriculum effective as from 2019, anchoring in it preschool education as an integral component, there is still a level of indistinctness as to the role of the preschool teacher in the core domains of curriculum development and reform. The perspective brings to light insights of preschool teacher…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Educational Change, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Implementation
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Inyega, Justus O.; Arshad-Ayaz, Adeela; Naseem, M. Ayaz; Mahaya, Evans W.; Elsayed, Dalia – FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 2021
This article presents a critical review of the education system and curriculum reforms in basic education in Kenya from independence in 1963 to date. It presents a philosophical and pragmatic basis for content review and the curriculum reform process. Data collection involved a critical review of relevant literature; including several curriculum…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Social Change
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Magoma, Charles M. – African Educational Research Journal, 2016
This paper used a desk review approach to deal with the shift towards and emphasis given to integration of curriculum content. The purpose of the paper is to bring out the meaning, rationale and arguments about the concept of curriculum integration. The discourse about curriculum integration is important to the policy makers, all those involved…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Implementation, Curriculum Development
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Kisirkoi, Florence Kanorio; Mse, Godfrey – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2016
Education in Kenya requires rethinking as the country faces the demands of educational and socio-economic transformation of the 21st century. One of the general objectives of primary education in Kenya states that primary education should provide the learner opportunities to acquire literacy, numeracy, creativity and communication skills. There is…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement, Outcomes of Education
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Bunyi, Grace W. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2013
Purpose: The paper sets out to analyse the quality education curriculum innovations that have been implemented in Kenya since independence in 1963. The purpose of the analysis is to assess the success and or failure of the innovations and determine the lessons learned that can inform future design and implementation of curriculum innovations…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Curriculum Implementation, Innovation
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Kobiah, Lydia Kanake – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Teacher empowerment has been the subject of considerable educational research in recent years, but the capacity of teachers in curriculum development especially in selection and organization of learning experiences has received limited empirical attention. The purpose of this study was to establish teachers' perspective towards their involvement…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Learning Experience, Secondary School Curriculum, Foreign Countries
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Syomwene, Anne; Kindiki, Jonah Nyaga – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This paper is a discussion of the relationship between women education and sustainable economic development in Kenya and its implications for curriculum development and implementation processes. The argument advanced in this paper is that the solution to the development problems in Kenya and other developing nations lies on women education.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Womens Education, Economic Development, Sustainable Development
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Kindiki, Jonah Nyaga – Educational Research and Reviews, 2009
The boards of governors (BOG) are legally mandated by the ministry of education under the education act Cap 211 to manage secondary schools in Kenya. Their immediate roles have not been defined in the laws and there are no standards that have been adopted to measure their effectiveness. This study investigates effectiveness of the BOG in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools