Browsing by Author "Kinuva Wanjiru"

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Challenges of Quality Instruction in Higher Education
(Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies, 2025-06-18) Kinuva Wanjiru; Wonget Lydia; Ntayia Leonard
Kinuva & Kariuki’s 2018 Save Mentorship Model
(IOSR Journal of Humanities And Social Science, 2020-07-20) Kinuva Wanjiru
Background: Mentoring is vital because it makes it possible for mentees to gain knowledge and skills from mentors in order to enhance their psychosocial well-being. Self-esteem and connectedness are two important measures of psychosocial health. The SAVE mentorship model was developed for a quasi-experimental study. The study titled “Effectiveness of Adult Male Participation in Formal Mentorship on Male Youth Self-esteem and Connectedness” was conducted at Kiserian Town of Kajiado County in Kenya. Method: Three mentorship models were analytically reviewed but none was found suitable for the study. Self awareness was promoted throughout the mentoring process for both the mentors and mentees. Self-awareness is crucial for both the mentor and mentee as it fosters growth. Appropriate selection and matching helped to create a mentorshipThe mentors were assessed for their experience in mentorship and for coaching in readiness for the speed mentorship. Because their experiences wereinsufficient, they were coached.After this the process of mentorship commenced. Evaluation was conducted at the end of the process to determine whether the mentorship process was successful and if transference of learning had taken place. Results: the study‟ findings were positive. The mentorship was successful. Coaching the mentors on self awareness and on social skills was helpful for them and their mentees. The self-esteem and connectedness of the mentees increased significantly. The mentors and mentees agreed there was need for follow-up. Conclusion: Formal mentorship works in enhancing psychosocial well-being. SAVE mentorship model helped in making the mentorship process have a flow and enable monitoring and evaluation.
The Impact of Adult Male Participation in Formal Mentorship on Male Youth Connectedness as Influenced by Age and Cultural Background of Mentee
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE, 2020-05-05) Kinuva Wanjiru
The study from which this article is drawn employed a quasi - experimental design with a control group in determining the effectiveness of adult male participation in formal mentorship on male youth self-esteem and connectedness. This article addresses the impact of age and cultural background of male youth on the effectiveness of formal mentorship. The study involved 52 male youth and 13 adult male mentors. These participants were selected from Kiserian town in Kajiado North and Kajiado West constituencies of Kajiado County. The 52 mentees were aged between 15 and 23 years from different cultural backgrounds in Kenya who live in Kiserian Township. After mentorship, the male youth connectedness mean subsequently went up from 29.31 (moderate connectedness) to 38.12 (high connectedness). This is a difference of 8.81 points in improved male youth connectedness. The hypothesis stating that male youth connectedness as enhanced through mentorship is significantly refereed by their age (F (2, 23) =.275, p =.762) and cultural background (F(7,18) =1.102, p =.403) was therefore rejected at α =0.05. This is because the connectedness increase was not statistically significant across the male youth ages and cultural background. This article therefore concludes that a mentee’s age and cultural background may not significantly impact on the effectiveness of mentorship on their connectedness. Recommendations are therefore made for adult male mentors to pay attention to coaching male youth on social skills that will enable them to make, keep and utilize healthy value-based relationships for their psychosocial wellbeing.