This research looks at a group of students from Tumaini Children's Home in Nyeri, Kenya. The purpose of this paper is to explore why this particular group of students is so academically successful. Quantitative research was taken from the average 2013 test scores of Tumaini students who took the Kenyan Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam in comparison to the scores of students who are not residing in the orphanage. Qualitative research involves interviews from those students who live in Tumaini and interviews from adults who are closely connected to the orphanage. The purpose is to understand why the students are performing so well academically and what support they have created for themselves that allows them to do so.
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- Tooker, Amy Elizabeth (Author)
- Puckett, Kathleen (Thesis director)
- Cocchiarella, Martha (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- Division of Teacher Preparation (Contributor)