Name: Simon Muhoro Gathua

Title/Qualification: M. Ed

Department: Physical Education Exercise and Sport Science

Designation/Position: Lecturer

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Contact Address: 1506 -10100 Nyeri

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 Area of Specialization:

- Adapted Physical Education

- Motor Development and learning

Research Interests:

- Adapted Physical Education

- Motor Development and learning

Publications

Referred Journals

• Teaching Physical Education to the Physically Disabled. Volume 1 No. 1 of the African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD).

Research

• The Female athlete
• The effect of an eight week training program on the self-concept of physically handicap secondary school students.
• Instructional problems constraining the Teaching of Physical Education to the Physically Handicapped pupils in Kenyan special primary schools for the Physically Handicapped
• An evaluation study of the pilot phase of project on integrating family life education in programmes for men, and youth. 1992
• School Wastage in Kenya: A study of factors affecting wastage in Baringo and Kibera 1992
• The Effect of Different Types as well as Duration of warm-up on Swimming Performance. 1994
• The Education and Employment opportunities for the Mentally Handicapped in Kenyan Primary schools 1995

Conferenced/Workshops/Seminars Attended

Conferences Attended

• 2^nd International Conference on Physical Activity and Sports for Health and Development in Africa (PASHDA) 21^st to 23^rd Sept 2016
• 4^th International Conference of the African Sports Management Association 4^th to 6^th April 2019
• 17^th Biennial International Conference of the International Society for Comparative Physical Education and Sports (ISCPES) 6^th to 8^th June 2010
• World Under 18 Athletics Championship Pre – Games International Symposium 10^th – 11^th 2017
• 6^th Biannual Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance (AFAHPER-SD) Scientific Conference 9^th -11^th November 2005

Workshops Attended

• Kenyatta University/ IPC – Sports Science committee Workshop 13^th to 15^th May 2011
• Adaptation of Syllabuses to Suit Learners with Special Needs
• TIVETA Development and Evaluation of the CBC curriculum in October and November 2019