School of Education and Social sciences: Recent submissions
Now showing items 21-40 of 173
-
RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES FACING RE-INTEGRATION OF WOMEN EXOFFENDERS IN NYERI COUNTY, KENYA
(2019-12)The comparative rate of women entering the formal correctional system and serving custodial sentences, both in prison and prison remand awaiting trial, is on the increase. This is accompanied by a similarly increasing ... -
Effects of External Circumstances on the Implementation of the Education Sector Policy on HIV and AIDS in Public Secondary Schools in Kajiado County
(2018-09-14)The effectiveness of an organization is reflected in its ability to not only formulate policy but also execute such policies. The Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MoEST) developed the Education Sector Policy ... -
Evaluation of Involvement of Faith Based Clubs in Management of Discipline among Learners. A case of Public Secondary Schools in Kiambu, Murang’a and Kirinyaga Counties, Kenya.
(2018-12-31)This paper evaluates the involvement of faith based clubs in management of discipline among learners in public secondary schools in Kiambu, Murang’a and Kirinyaga Counties, Kenya. Descriptive survey research design was ... -
Status of Integration of ICT in Internal Communication in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya: A Comparative Study of Boarding and Day Secondary Schools in the South Rift Region, Kenya
(2020-06-15)The increasing complexity of the world in the contemporary times requires schools to embrace use of technology in performing their functions. In response to the globalization and internationalization of education, schools ... -
Maongezi Katika Riwaya Za Kiswahili
(Karatina University, 2022-08-08)IKISIRI Makala hii inaangazia dhima ya maongezi katika riwaya ya Kiswahili. Riwaya ni mojawapo wa tanzu muhimu za fasihi ya Kiswahili ambayo inaendelea kukua kwa upande wa wahusika, dhamira, maudhui, mtindo na upeo. ... -
Retelling the Mau Mau Past from the Mbeere Perspective
(Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies, 2022)This article analyzes the contested historical narrative behind the Mbeere’s role in the Mau Mau movement. Specifically, it explores the role of memorialization and marginalization in reconfiguring this past. With respect ... -
Hadhira ya ushairi huru wa Kiswahili ni ipi ?
(Jarida la Mnyampala, 2021-10-20)Makala hii inaangazia mustakabali wa hadhira katika upokezi wa ushairi huru wa Kiswahili. Mwanzoni mwa miaka 1970, ushairi huu ulijitokeza kwa kasi na ulituhumiwa kwa kutozingatia arudhi za kimapokeo. ... -
Risk Factors associated with Intestinal Parasitic Infections on School Children in Thika District, Central Kenya
(African Journal of Health Sciences, 2015-10)The effective prevention and control of intestinal parasitic infections requires the identification of risk factors that contribute to their transmission, among high risk groups. Objectives: To determine the prevalence ... -
Local Perceptions of Droughts and Conflicts in Laikipia West Sub-County, Kenya
(Journal of Arts & Humanities, 2020-11)Laikipia West Sub County in Kenya experiences frequent droughts and conflicts. This study sought to analyse local communities’ perceptions of the relationship between drought and conflicts in Laikipia West Sub County, ... -
Physical Planning and Growth of Private Primary Schools in Kenya
(Journal of Management and Business Education, 2020-11)In Kenya, the number of private schools has increased more than four times since the introduction of the Free Primary Education (FPE) policy in 2003. The number of children attending private primary schools increased from ... -
GIS Analysis of Physical Accessibility to Food Markets in Tharaka Region of Kenya
(Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2020)In semi-arid rural Kenya, most households travel long distances to access food markets. This has negative effects on food consumption and the use of market facilities. Over70 % of farmers in Tharaka Constituency lack ... -
Who is Against Sino-African Relations? Evolving Perceptions on Chinese Engagement in Kenya
(Chinese Journal of International Review, 2020)Rise of China and increased Chinese engagement across the globe, have attracted mixed and varied reactions of approval and disapproval in a number of host countries. Against this background, this study brings into perspective ... -
Managerial Skills and Corporate Strategic Planning
(International Journal of Management Science and Business Administration, 2016)The aim of this study is to establish the relationship between managerial skills and corporate strategic planning. The study was premised on increased call to meticulous strategic planning in all organizations across all ... -
The effect of environmental change on sustainable energy in Olkaria geothermal and Kenya power station, Nakuru County, Kenya
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, 2020)Energy is one of the most important resources in the growth of an economy. The generation of power is key to the effectiveness of sustainable energy management. Energy production warrants production hence connected to ... -
Influence of Principals’ Collaborative Practices on Students’ Performance in Secondary Schools in Murang’a and Kirinyaga Counties, Kenya
(Journal of Education, 2019-11)Despite the fact that Kenyan children have more opportunities to attend school, there still remains large gaps in learning outcomes. This stagnation in learning is confirmed by results of national examinations including ... -
The Relationship between Psychosocial Preparation for Retirement and Quality of Life of Retirees in Kenya
(Research Publish Journals, 2016-09)As the Kenya government works towards improving the Quality of life (QoL) of all people, that of retirees requires special attention. This is because they have to undergo the retirement transition that significantly ... -
The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and its Application to the Utilization of Mobile Learning Technologies
(SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2017-02)Researchers have argued that inclusion of technologies in the teaching-learning places must be preceded by the user accepting the technology. Without this effort, the technologies remain abandoned or heavily underutilized ... -
A Categorization Strategy for Objects Metaphors in Ekegusii Pop Songs
(Refaad, 2019)The principle of Great Chain of Being Metaphor (GCBM) is normally resourceful in the analysis of metaphors. This is because the GCBM assigns a place for any phenomenon in the universe in a strict hierarchical system thus ... -
Relating Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Connectors
(2015)Coherence and cohesion are essential elements that a well-constructed written sentence or text should consist of. Connectors are usually used to indicate coherence and cohesion between units of a discourse. A sample of ... -
The Oscillating State’s Role in the Provision of Social Welfare Services in Kenya
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2016-05)The provision of social services in the global south has largely remained the role of governments with the private sector playing a peripheral role. At Kenya’s independence in 1963, provision of social services was solely ...
