Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2009

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of teacher mentoring on the classroom practices of lower grade primary school teachers in Kwale County, Kenya

Daniel Ngaru Muraya
  • Daniel Ngaru Muraya
  • Aga Khan Foundation East Africa, P. O. Box 40898, 00100, Nairobi Kenya.
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Esther Nyaguthii Wairimu
  • Esther Nyaguthii Wairimu
  • Aga Khan Foundation East Africa, P. O. Box 40898, 00100, Nairobi Kenya.
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  •  Received: 01 April 2020
  •  Accepted: 08 July 2020
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

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