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Relationship between Psychosocial Dynamics and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students: A Comparative Study between Murang'a and Kirinyaga Counties, Kenya
(Journal of Arts and Humanities, 2019-09-19)Numerous psychosocial variables influence students’ academic performance in secondary schools in the world and Kenya in particular. The psychosocial dynamics such as family supportiveness, school conduciveness and self-efficacy ... -
Effectiveness of School Boards in Managing Financial and Human Resources in Public Primary Schools in Nyeri County, Kenya
(Journal of Arts & Humanities, 2019-06-22)In Kenya, educational reforms have resulted in Boards of Management replacing School Management Committees in overseeing the operations of basic education institutions. Boards of Management are charged with the mandate of ... -
Analysis of Corruption Risky Areas in Public Secondary Schools in Nyandarua and Nakuru Counties in Kenya
(American Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research (AJHSSR), 2020)Citizens and stakeholders in education continue to express great concerns regarding the escalating cases of academic dishonesty, misappropriation and misuse of resources in education in the world and Kenya in particular. ... -
The Media of Washatiyah Dakwah in Quranic Exegesis Study
(Budapest International Research and Critics Institute-Journal, 2020-03)Food waste occurs when food is ready for consumption but not consumed. Food waste has considerable social, economic and environmental impacts. Even though it has become a global concern, no comprehensive studies on food ... -
Influence of Sense of Belonging to a School on Learners’ Loneliness in Single Gender and Co-Educational Institutions in Murang’a County, Kenya
(Budapest International Research and Critics in Linguistics and Education (BirLE) Journal, 2020-05)The influence of the sense of belonging to school on learners’ loneliness in single gender and co-educational schools in the world and Kenya in particular is not clearly known and documented. Available ... -
Challenges Faced by Student Leaders in Managing Student Affairs in Public Universities in Kenya
(International Journal of Education & Literacy Studies, 2019-01)Effective management of student affairs in public universities continue to pose a major challenge to university administrators and student leaders in many parts of the world including Kenya. Public universities are perpetually ... -
Relationship between the roles of Students’ Councils in Strikes Management Strategies: Case of Public Secondary Schools in Central Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2019-09)The ministry of education has compelled public secondary schools to constitute students representative councils in order to involve learners in decision making process and to provide a forum for students’ voice in school ... -
When two Horses Become Minji na Ndengũ (Peas and Green Grams): A Cognitive Integration Analysis of Blended Idioms of Political Campaign in Kenyan Newspapers
(Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019-07)Political campaigns are emotive activities that rely on language to attract the attention of the public. In fact, electioneering periods in Kenya are heavily laced with idiomatic expressions such that one would be required ... -
Cutting with Words: Kick out Corruption with Swahili Proverbs
(African Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (AJHSS), 2019)Corruption is a thorny issue that has (and still) is being discussed by the people and features prominently in social media: not a single day passes without it being mentioned either openly or in secrecy. In Kenya and in ... -
Traffic Police Corruption, Vehicular Emissions and Disease: The Case of Kenyan Smoking Vehicle
(African Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (AJHSS), 2019)In its Global Corruption Barometer of 2010/2011 and in a study of ten countries of the world, Transparency International (TI) describes corruption as an overwhelming tragedy that has infiltrated the global society. However, ... -
Institutionalization of Corruption in Kenya: A Review of Disintegration of the Moral Fabric
(African Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (AJHSS), 2019)Institutional corruption is a term that was coined by Dennis F. Thompson in 1995 and has since been used by scholars to analyze the seemingly increasing trend of systematically using public offices to influence outcomes ... -
Police Corruption and Canada’s Distinction
(African Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2019)Corruption in policing is a topic for renewal, in any country, as the growing challenges and opportunities of advancing technology and Internet access, changing police science and the ever-evolving relationship of police ... -
The Yoruba Philosophy of Law and the Challenge of Corruption in Nigeria
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (AJHSS), 2019)One of the challenges confronting nation-building in Africa today is the incessant, destructive social forces and corruption in particular. The mechanism of accountability and transparency has been perverted not only by ... -
Rent-seeking and Taxation Pilfering in Kenya: Impact on Post-colonial Economy
(African Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (AJHSS), 2019)Kenyans have witnessed taxation injustice since the colonial period. At the onset, colonial taxation in Kenya materialized as an instrument of submission, governance and of economic exploitation. It is through taxation ... -
A Review of the Changing Nature of Corruption in Post-independent Kenya
(African Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (AJHSS), 2019)Corruption continues to be a major challenge to Kenya’s socio-economic and political development. Corruption has undergone a metamorphosis over the years. In the 1960s and 1970s, corruption was referred to in terms of “ten ... -
Euphemistic Sugarcoats of Bribe in Dholuo: A Cognitive Integration Model
(African Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (AJHSS), 2019)The supposition by cognitive linguists that certain language data requires analysis above conventional provisions of grammar is the take-off point in the studies exploring the relationship between cognition and language. ... -
Role of Lifeskills Education in the Prevention of Corruption in Kenya
(African Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (AJHSS), ISSN:2307-2164 Volume 1 Issue 1, 2019, 2019)Eradication of corruption in the public sector has remained an elusive challenge to most countries in the world especially Kenya. The menace has continued to ravage the economies, compromise service delivery to the citizens ... -
Access to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitary Facilities and Pupil Participation in Education in Public Primary Schools in Kenya: A Case of Gichugu Constituency, Kirinyaga County
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2019)Provision of safe water for consumption and appropriate sanitation facilities have variously been advocated as critical forerunners to pupil participation in primary school education. However, these facilities are not ... -
Effectiveness of Counselors in Managing Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya: Case of Mt. Kenya East Selected Counties
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2019-09)Various innovative approaches to shaping of students’ discipline have been introduced in schools since the banning of corporal punishment; one such strategy is the involvement of school counselors as an alternative to ... -
Challenges Facing Technical Training Institutes in Kenya: A Case of Nyeri, County
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2019-09)Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) was deemed as a key ingredient for Kenyans Economic development by offering mid-level technical managers for industrial transformation. The purpose of this study was ...
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