Contact Details
Department of Educational Psychology
School of School of Education (MMUST)
P.O. Box 190-50100
Kakamega, KENYA
Office no. MEA Room 009 main campus/ Butula Study Centre
Kakamega-Webuye Road
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8628-7377
Researcher ID: AAL-1868-2021
Google Scholar: spw-xawAAAAJ
Dr. Ogutu J.P. Joel
Dr. Ogutu J.P. Joel is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Psychology and currently the Coordinator Butula Study Centre of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. He oversees the daily operations of the campus, supervises both academic and non-academic staff and reports to the Director in charge campuses. He teaches, advises, supervises and coordinates students on academic and research fields in the School of Education. His areas of academic and research interest are in the fields of Educational psychology, guidance, vocational psychology, mental health,self-efficacy and self-concept in psychology.
He has successfully partnered in research and appointed in thesis examination at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. He takes part in community service and outreach in providing mentorship, leadership and motivational talks to high school students.
He holds a PhD in Educational Psychology from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (2017), Med in Guidance and Counseling from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (2011), Bachelors of Education Arts from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (2009) and Diploma in Education from Kagumo College (1989)
He has successfully guided and supervised four (4) Masters Students.
His professional bodies and accreditations are;
1. A member of Kenyan Guidance, Counseling and Psychological Association. .
Some of his published works include: -
- Joel J.P. Ogutu, Edward Okaya Khasakhala. Nexus between Academic Motivation and Self-actualization among Students of Public Universities in Western Kenya. Published on 18th August 2023 in East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences. https://shorturl.at/pwO78
- TesarahO.Mwinami, Joel P. Ogutu, Edward O. Khasakhala. Effect of Rehabilitation on Drawings by Learners in Shikusa Borstal Institution, Kakamega County. Published on July 2023 in African Journal of Empirical Research. https://ajernet.net/ojs/index.php/ajernet/article/view/84/72
- Shayne Khavere,Joel P. Ogutu, Kennedy Bota, Students’ Perception of Teacher Classroom Effectiveness and Academic Achievement: A Case of Secondary School Students in Hamisi Sub-County, Kenya. Published on 19th July 2023 in African Journal of Empirical Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.4.2.8
- Ogutu, J.P. & Nanyama E. M. Response Behavior, Emotional and Psychosocial Adjustment of Adults to Covid-19 Pandemic Health Protocols in Western Region of Kenya” November, 2020 International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice under CARI Journals. Vol.2, No. 2, pp 45 - 59, 2020: ISSSN 2520- 0852
- Ogutu, J.P & Mukabi, B.N (2020) Analysis of Self Efficacy as Intervention Strategy in Management of Burnout Among Teachers in Busia County, Kenya International Journal of Education and Research, 8 (1), 1-14.
- Ogutu, J. P (2019) Contextualizing Psychotic Disorder as a Silent Epidemic: From Selected Kenyan Cultural Perspectives. International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Research, Vol.7, Sept/Oct2019 issue. Available at: http://ijmcr.com
- Ogutu, J P (2019). Learning environment, achievement motivation and career decision making among gifted secondary school students. American journal of education and learning. 4(1), 50-61.
- Ogutu, J. P, Odera P., & Maragia S, N.(2017). The Effectiveness of Peer Pressure on Students’ Career Decision Making in Secondary Schools in Kenya. International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies ISSN: 2455-1465 Vol, 3, (3)
- Ogutu, J.P (2017) Effects of Online Learning on Students with Disabilities in Public Universities in Kenya. 2017
- Ogutu, J. P, Odera P., & Maragia S, N.(2017). Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of Career Decision Making Among Secondary School Students in Busia County, Kenya. Journal of Education and Practice, ISSN: 2222-1735 Vol.8, No.11.
