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    The effects of home environment on the academic performance of children in primary Schools in Nsambya Parish, Kampala District(Uganda)
    (2014-04-28) Tayebwa, Onesmus
    This study was carried out in Nsambya Parish in Kampala District. It attempted to establish the extent to which the home environment affects school achievement of a primary school child. The research questions used to guide the study were centered on the impact of socio-economic status and attitude of the parents on the performance of their children at school. The literature review availed a multiplicity of circumstances in the homes that had impact on children. Random sampling and stratified sampling were used to collect data. The sample was split into three strata drawn from the population under study: 90 respondents were parents; 90 were pupils and 30 were teachers. Questionnaires were administered to the pupils and teachers, and the interviews were conducted for parents. Data analysis was based on percentages. It was concluded that family size, socio-economic background, parents' attitude and education level of the parents affected the performance of the pupils at school. The data collection involved the use of a questionnaire questions. The research sought Children in Nsambya primary Schools.
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    The influence of sunday school on the spiritual development of children : Karinde Free Methodist Church
    (2014-04-17) Mattah, Nereah Adala
    The purpose of this research was to find out the extent to which the Free Methodist Church Sunday school has had an impact on the spiritual development of children of ages 6-14. The main areas of inquiry, which were foundational to this study, are the parents of the children aged between 6-14 and the Sunday school curriculum used in the Karinde Free Methodist Church. The instruments, which were formulated and used, included questionnaires for parents and teachers. The questionnaires consisted of closed-ended and open-ended questions. There were also interview questions for the children. The information gathered was analyzed and summarized by use of various tables and graphs where necessary. The findings of the study revealed the following about the Karinde Free Methodist Church Sunday school. The influence of the Sunday school in the learners' relationship with God was weak. Its influence on the children's relationship with other people was strong. It had very weak influence on the learners' relationship with nature (their environment). The regularity with whichlearners practiced lessons learnt about God was weak. Practice of lessons learnt about relating with other people was strong while practice of lessons learnt about nature was very weak. The writer recommends that the church considers training the Sunday school teachers thereby equipping them for the noble ministry to children and that the children be divided up in the Sunday school according to age groups to enable teachers minister adequately to them bearing in mind the unique characteristics of particular age groups. The church could draw a regular budget to equip the Sunday school with modem learning facilities. Parents ought to be more involved in the spiritual nurture of their children by going through the lessons learnt in Sunday school with them and helping them to apply the same in their lives.
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    Parents' involvement in the spiritual nurture of their children:a study of parents at Good Samaritan Africa Gospel Church
    (2014-04-15) Maritim, Gladys Cheptoo
    This was a descriptive study which sought to investigate the extent to which parents in Good Samaritan Africa Gospel Church are involved in spiritual nurture of their children. The research further investigated the challenges faced by parents as they attempt to perform spiritual nurture. This study was expected to throw light into the performance of parents and the challenges they face so that the Christian educators and leadership of the church may be able to know, help and guide the parents in the spiritual nurture of their children. Data was collected by use of self-administered questionnaires, which had both open and closed-ended questions. Two knowledgeable persons in the field of educational research tested the instrument for content validity after which a pilot testing was carried out at Karinde Free Methodist Church. Then the questionnaires were distributed to thirty parents. The collected data was analysed statistically and three null hypotheses were tested using the Chi-square test of independence at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that generally parents at Good Samaritan Africa Gospel Church are involved in spiritual nurture of their children regardless of gender, marital status and ages of the children. It was therefore recommended that further research be carried out to find out the children's perception of the spiritual nurture they obtain from their parents and its impact on their lives.
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    Perception of Parents on Children's Ministry at KCC
    (2014-04-14) Mwenegamba, Philip
    This study was to find out parents' perception on the relevance of the children's curriculum whether it was achieving the mission statement of Karen Community Church. It was a survey study which was carried out at Karen in Nairobi, Kenya. The data was collected using a questionnaire which composed of open-ended and closed-ended questions. The questionnaire measured the opinion by using the Likert Scale with summated ratings to determine the parents' opinions. The sample of 20 parents was drawn from Karen Community Church. The study was to find out the curriculum's relevance to realization of the mission statement. This came because it had been found that there is high drop out rate in the youth ministry when in children's ministry numbers are good. This high drop out rate looks contradictory to the mission statement of the church which is to build a community, so why is it that there is drop out? Therefore, the parents were to give the opinions if the curriculum was really offering what the mission statement of the church is stating. The mission statement aims at building a community of people who are knitted together and rooted in Christ. The question was: why was it that in the upper classes of children's ministry and the youth ministry numbers were lowering? It was appropriate to look at what the curriculum was delivering. The results of the study showed that some parts of the curriculum, goals, objectives and methods were perceived as relevant but the content was not. This is an area whereby the curriculum has to be revisited and retailored. From the study it was recommended that: 1). K.C.C. should put a time interval when the curriculum for children's ministry has to be evaluated to see its relevance and adjust where necessary. 2). Since the program activities split the opinion of parents, it is recommended to revisit them to make them more relevant to K.C.C. mission statement. 3). Since the content was perceived inadequate, it is recommended that K.C.C. education desk should develop a curriculum with relevant content in line with clear goals. 4). Since the methods were perceived relevant, it is recommended that they should be maintained for teaching. IV
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    Teaching The Concept of Salvation To Children of Five To Twelve Years Old
    (2014-04-14) Wawire, Pius M
    The purpose of this research was to study the biblical basis of teaching the concept of salvation to children of ages five to twelve years old, and to find out the teaching methods that will facilitate the learning of this concepts, with the intention of making recommendations towards improving children's ministry at the Kenya Assemblies of God church, Bahati. The main areas of inquiry which were foundational to this study are, children's church workers and precedents derived from the review of related literature. Two instruments, a questionnaire and interview questions were formulated. The questionnaire consisted of closed-ended and open-ended Questions. The information gathered were analyzed and summarized by use of various tables and graphs where necessary. The findings of the study revealed the following about children's ministry at the Kenya Assemblies of God church, Bahati: 1. The church of the Kenya Assemblies of God, Bahati has a strong children's ministry programme but there is a need for the leadership to set well defined goals which should be made known to every worker in the Children's church. 2. There is an intentional effort on the part of workers in the children's church to teach the concept of salvation to children. The children demonstrated their level of comprehension as they answered the questions in the interview. Due to the cognitive difference between children of five to seven and eight to twelve, the teaching methods will vary. The former understand and retain biblical information in story form, hence the teacher should learn how to effectively use story telling method. The latter can understand ideas and specific topics and can recall factual content Hence the teacher must learn to use a variety of teaching methods including storytelling. 3. Though the teachers are aware of many other teaching, methods apart from drama, Bible study projects, skits, general singing, puppets, and Bible games, they should be trained to use other teaching methods. The writer recommends that the leaders set clearly defined goals for the children's church, teachers training on how to use teaching methods relevant to cognitive level of the child and that teachers be trained in understanding children cognitive development
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    Parents' perception of their involvement in the spiritual nurture of their children at Karinde Free Methodist Church
    (2014-04-14) Uyambaje, Therese G.
    The purpose of this grounded study was to understand and explain parents' perception of their involvement in the spiritual nurture of their children of six to twelve years of age. It explored parents' understanding of the Biblical teachings and their application to the same as well as factors hindering their involvement in the spiritual development of their children. Data collected was by means of interviews with six parents who were handpicked among the nine parents. These parents are members of Free Methodist Church/ Karinde. The research findings revealed the following results: • There is a need for children of six to twelve years of age to grow spiritually because it is a Biblical mandate. • The Bible is the basic tool for spiritual nurture of children. • Prayer, obedience to God and to the people, reading the Bible, teachings on the goodness of the church, respect to God and parents are the things the parents teach their children to help them grow spiritually. • Home is the place whereby this spiritual growth takes place, though it is done occasionally. • Parents' past spiritual experiences (both positive and negative) serve as motivating factors for them to nurture their children spiritually. • Factors that hinder parents from being fully involved in nurturing their children spiritually include: lack of quality time, lack of consistency, forgetfulness and the feeling of inadequacy. From the findings, some recommendations were proposed to the parents, the ministers of the church, and the Sunday school teachers in understanding the need of helping the children of six to twelve years old to develop spiritually, with a view of helping them better fulfill their God-given responsibility so that these children can embrace Christ Jesus as their Savior and become His disciples.