[George Erick Omondi]

in reply to: Module 2, Session 4: EPE resources’ assessment #5679

How to avoid plagiarism is very key especially in this era of technological advancement.

[George Erick Omondi]

in reply to: Module 1, Session 4: National Policies #5474

In Kenya, the policy documents include:
1. Commission for University Education: Universities Standards and Guidelines 2014.
2. The Kenya National Qualifications Framework (KNQF).

The Commission for University Education Universities Standards and Guidelines 2014 states that “a charter shall be the full accreditation status of any University in Kenya.” The KNQF is “constituted of principles and guidelines by which records of learner achievement are registered to enable national recognition of acquired skills and knowledge thereby ensuring an integrated system that encourages life-long learning.”

[George Erick Omondi]

in reply to: Module 1, Session 3: Models of supervision #5370

There are several models of supervision indeed. The most common one I have encountered is co-supervision. In my opinion, it is the best because it allows supervisors with the same methodological expertise to guide the student. As a result, the output is certainly devoid of errors.

[George Erick Omondi]

in reply to: Module 1, Session 2: Supervision with a humanizing pedagogy #5366

The PowerPoint presentation on Working towards social inclusion: A humanizing pedagogy provides critical insights on postgraduate supervision. It discourages making overall and uniform assumptions on entry behaviour of postgraduate students and recommends an objective and context based view of the abilities of postgraduate students. Most importantly, it recognizes that postgraduate students are social beings with different abilities and thought patterns. They should therefore be humanized; the supervisor needs to get to the point of understanding the reasons the student is unable to do what he or she expects hence devise an action plan to ensure the candidate continues with studies without unfair exclusion.

[George Erick Omondi]

in reply to: Module 1, Session 2: Variables and dynamics in the supervision process #5363

Gender plays a role in supervision process. The societal construction of what it means to be male and female makes it easier for a male candidate to undertake postgraduate studies than females. At postgraduate level, the society in Africa, for instance Kenya, expects the lady to be married and incase the female is married, she has several duties to undertake caring for the husband and children. A case in point is when a postgraduate student gave birth, her research work had to stop for six months to allow her recover and bring up the baby. Postnatal complications also came in. This resulted in the delay of her academic progress for close to one year.

Regarding socioeconomic class, postgraduate students from financially stable backgrounds tend to complete their studies in time. On the other hand, those without sufficient finances are usually challenged because they cannot sit examinations without completing semester fees, neither can they purchase some of the materials required for their research work.

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