Effects of Mentoring and Inculcating Life Skills to University Students: A Case Study of Daystar University, Pre-University Programme

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dc.contributor.authorOlumbe, Roseline
dc.contributor.authorKiarie, Martha
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-06T10:19:19Z
dc.date.available2024-09-06T10:19:19Z
dc.date.issued2011-07
dc.descriptionConference Paper
dc.description.abstractDaystar University was established in 1974 in Kenya and was later chartered in 1994 by the Kenyan government.1 The University’s mission is “… to develop managers, professionals, researchers and scholars to be effective, Christian servant-leaders through the integration of Christian faith and holistic learning for the transformation of church and society in Africa and the world.”2 In line with her mission, the institution admits only born-again students to her various programs. Most of her graduates are in different job-markets transforming the society within which they exist. The institution runs various programs at the Pre-University, diploma, undergraduate, masters and doctoral level. This paper will be limited to the Pre-University program at Daystar University. Action research was used to establish the efficacy of mentoring and imparting lifeskills to school leavers enrolled in a two-semester bridging program. The aim of the program is help students bridge their grades and also to adjust to university life. During the survey, it was noted that mentoring and Life Skills education helped the students boost their self-esteem, improve their leadership skills, cope with university life and achieve academic excellence. The researcher therefore believes that mentoring and teaching of Life Skills is very important in the teaching-learning process. As a result, it is her recommendation that all institutions of higher learning need to lay down structures and offer mentoring to their students. In addition, these institutions need to streamline Life Skills education into their curricula.
dc.identifier.citationOlumbe, R., & Kiarie, M.W. (2011). Effects of Mentoring and Inculcating Life Skills to University Students: A Case Study of Daystar University, Pre-University Programme
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/5073
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectLifeskills
dc.subjectUniversity students
dc.subjectDaystar University
dc.subjectServant Leaders
dc.subjectChristian Faith
dc.titleEffects of Mentoring and Inculcating Life Skills to University Students: A Case Study of Daystar University, Pre-University Programme
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