Peter Aloka

Peter Aloka holds his PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of the Western Cape. He is currently a senior lecturer at the Wits School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He has published widely and supervised several postgraduate students.

Publications

Student Stress in Higher Education
Peter Aloka. © 2024. 287 pages.
In the realm of higher education, the journey to academic success is often accompanied by an array of challenges, particularly in the form of stress and its profound impact on...
Mental Health Crisis in Higher Education
Peter Aloka. © 2024. 443 pages.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a sudden transition from traditional face-to-face instruction to online and blended learning. The repercussions of this seismic change have...
Academic Stress and Its Management Strategies Among University Students
Sylvester J. O. Odanga. © 2024. 17 pages.
University students are under a lot of academic stress. This chapter presents exact sources, effects, and management strategies for academic stress using Lazarus...
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...
Adaptive Coping Mechanisms for Stressors Among Students
Rosemary A. Olendo. © 2024. 18 pages.
Stressful situations subject students to either fight or flight in response. Avoidance techniques are those methods that draw the person away from the cause of stress. The...
Coping With Exam Stress Among Students at Universities
Rosemary A. Ogada. © 2024. 19 pages.
Examination stress among students of all cadres is a reality that examination administering bodies have had to deal with over the years. This study reviewed existing literature...
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...
Well-Being and Mental Health Initiatives for Students in Universities
Peter Aloka, Justine Momanyi Omare, Emmily Achieng Owuor, Calvince Okongo, Joshua Owino. © 2024. 13 pages.
There are increased mental health and well-being concerns among students at universities worldwide. By adopting a conceptual review of literature, this chapter analyzed...
The Benefits of Self-Talk and Imagination for Your Mental Health and Happiness Adolescence in Higher Education
Vijendra Nath Pathak, Prattusha Chatterjee. © 2024. 16 pages.
In the contemporary, fast-paced world, adolescents are confronted with unparalleled challenges and pressures to excel. The core objective of this chapter is to furnish readers...
Student Well-Being in Higher Education Institutions
Peter Jo Aloka. © 2024. 583 pages.
Higher education institutions grapple with a pressing challenge: the well-being of their students. Amidst the transition to university life, students face a myriad of stressors...
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...
Factors Impacting Student Well-Being and Coping Tactics
Peter Jo Aloka. © 2024. 623 pages.
Higher education institutions grapple with a pressing challenge: the well-being of their students. Amidst the transition to university life, students face a myriad of stressors...
Exploring Risk Factors of Well-Being of Students in Universities: From an Integrative Literature Review Perspective
Peter Jo Aloka, Nzukiso Mnyamana, Calvins O. Okongo, Remi Orao. © 2024. 20 pages.
In order to highlight risk factors of well-being among students in higher education institutions, such as stress, anxiety, and depression (SAD), transition to university...
Protective Factors of Well-Being Among Students in Higher Education Institutions: From a Systematic Literature Review
Peter Jo Aloka, Lilian Zindoga, Lazarus Millan Okello, Remi Orao. © 2024. 20 pages.
Several issues affect students in higher education institutions including pressure of studies, cost of education, inadequate sleep, and stress. While mobile learning offers some...
Familial Factors Impacting the Well-Being of Students at Universities
Dan O. Okita. © 2024. 24 pages.
The well-being of students encompasses their overall state of physical, mental, emotional, and social health and functioning within the context of their academic pursuits and...
Institutional-Based Factors Influencing the Wellbeing of Students in Universities
Jeniffer O. Birech, Pamela A. Onyango. © 2024. 26 pages.
The well-being of students in the university environment continues to draw global attention. Well-being is not only happiness but also satisfaction; it is a condition of being...
Factors Impacting Students' Well-Being and Possible Intervention Strategies in Kenyan Universities
Samson Barongo, Cynthia Mwau, Howard Omukami. © 2024. 20 pages.
There has been a sharp increase in the issues affecting university students in both local and global contexts. Here, local and global contexts can be defined by considering...
Stress Among the Undergraduate Students in Public Universities in Kenya
Peter Omae Onderi, Samson N. O. Moracha, Christine Mwajuma Opondo, Justine Momanyi Omare. © 2024. 24 pages.
Stress is an emotional feeling of tension. Stress is the body's reaction to a challenge or demand. The arising struggles of life in developing countries of the world has led...
Impact of Social Media on Student Wellbeing in Kenyan Universities
Peter Omae Onderi, Moses Oginda. © 2024. 26 pages.
Students who spend much of their time on social media are likely to struggle with time management and become less productive in their studies due to distractions by constant...
Financial Well-Being of Students at Higher Education Institutions: A Study of Northern Zone, Tanzania
Kennedy Omondi Otieno, Loishiye Lengaram Saiteu. © 2024. 24 pages.
The study investigated the relationship between financial well-being of students and grade point average (GPA) scored. The study adopted sequential explanatory design. A sample...
Handbook of Research on Coping Mechanisms for First-Year Students Transitioning to Higher Education
Peter Aloka, Kananga Robert Mukuna. © 2023. 488 pages.
Transitioning from secondary to higher education is not a natural step for many first-year students in higher education institutions. There is a considerable difference between...
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...
Risk Factors for the Adjustment of First-Year Students: Literature Review
Janet Auma Odhiambo, Peter Aloka, John Agwaya Aomo. © 2023. 18 pages.
This chapter analyzes the key arguments as explored by previous researchers on coping strategies applied by first-year students transitioning to institutions of higher education....
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...
Barriers to Work Wellness Among Academic Staff in Higher Education Institutions
Peter Aloka. © 2022. 21 pages.
It is expected that academic staff should focus not only on the knowledge they are retaining, creating, and sharing, but also ensure their wellness is taken care of, as these...
Students' Self-Directed Learning Techniques and Attitudes Toward Online English Language Learning
Peter Aloka. © 2022. 16 pages.
The chapter analyzed published studies on self-directed learning and attitudes toward online learning of English as a foreign language in classrooms. By adopting a conceptual...
Social Impact of Digital English Language Learning Environments
Peter Aloka. © 2022. 19 pages.
The chapter analyzed opportunities and challenges of engaging in fully online teaching. The opportunities for online learning include personal enabler factors; use of...