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Article Title: The Impact of Secondary School Teachers' Attitudes and Challenges on the Teaching and Learning of History and Government in Wareng District, Kenya
by Zipporah Jerotich Ruto and Agumba M. Ndaloh

Abstract:
This paper examines the influence of teachers' attitudes, among other challenges, on the teaching and learning of History and Government in secondary schools based on a study in Wareng District in the North Rift of Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive design, using a population that comprised History and Government teachers of selected secondary schools in the region. Simple and stratified random sampling techniques were used to select a sample of 120 respondents. Questionnaires, interview and observation schedules were used to collect data, and data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results confirm the relationship between attitude and teachers activities. The findings show that the attitude of teachers towards the subject affects their interests, pride, preference in the subject, and allocation of time for the subject, use of instructional materials in teaching, catering for individual learner differences in class and generally enhancing the achievement of objectives of teaching and learning of the History and Government subject in secondary schools. There is therefore need for teachers to develop a positive attitude towards the subject. The study is significant to scholars and other readers as it lays emphasis on importance of the History and Government subject in the social, political and academic development of the learner. This will create a positive perception of the subject by the teachers and learners and enable them to appreciate the subject just as they do with sciences and technical subjects. It will also make teaching of the subject more effective and efficient.

Keywords: impact, secondary school teachers, attitudes, teaching, learning, history, government, Kenya

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