Mary Ooko

Mary Ooko is the Director of distance learning education at University of Pretoria. She holds PhD in Education.

Publications

Proactive and Preventive Adjustment Mechanisms to Stress Among University Students
Proactive and Preventive Adjustment Mechanisms to Stress Among University Students
Peter Aloka, Mary Atieno Ooko, Remi Orao, Tom K. O. Onyango, Emmily Achieng Owuor. © 2024. 14 pages.
Students in universities experience numerous stresses from varied sources. Stress makes students develop poor mental health, which eventually may lead to adverse effects in their...
Maladaptive Coping Mechanisms to Stress Among University Students From an Integrative Review
Maladaptive Coping Mechanisms to Stress Among University Students From an Integrative Review
Peter Aloka, Mary Ooko, Tom K. O. Onyango, Remi Orao. © 2024. 17 pages.
Adjusting to new academic environments in universities remains a critical challenge for students. Stress derives from a stressor, an event or occurrence affecting one's life...
Teacher Self-Efficacy in Managing Diverse Classrooms
Teacher Self-Efficacy in Managing Diverse Classrooms
Peter J. O. Aloka, Mary Ooko, Pamela Awuor Onyango, Jeniffer Kosgey Birech. © 2024. 14 pages.
This chapter analysed teacher self-efficacy in inclusive education. Social cognitive theory was adopted to inform this chapter. The results in the chapter indicate that most...
Expectations, Culture, and Adaptation to Higher Education Institutions by First-Year Students
Expectations, Culture, and Adaptation to Higher Education Institutions by First-Year Students
Peter Aloka, Christine Mwajuma Opondo, Mary Ooko. © 2023. 20 pages.
This chapter analyzed expectations, culture, and adaptation to higher education institutions by first-year students. By adopting a conceptual review as framework, data were...
Self-Regulated Learning and Student Success, Retention, and Engagement in Online Courses
Self-Regulated Learning and Student Success, Retention, and Engagement in Online Courses
Peter Aloka, Mary Ooko, Pamela Atieno Ooko, Pamela Onyango. © 2023. 18 pages.
This chapter analyzes self-regulated learning and student success, engagement, and retention in online learning contexts. The conceptual literature review was adopted as the...