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A Culture of Cooperation: Making the Journey the Destination
(VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden, 2002)This chapter subjectively examines the experience of five members of the Future of Education project group at the International Women's University (ifu). Their voices reflect the multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary, and ... -
Facing the challenges of e-learning initiatives in African universities
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007)This paper explores the possibility of bringing e-learning to African universities through collaborative networks of public–private partnerships. It is envisaged that this approach will solve the dual problem of ... -
The Relationship between Family Functions and Juvenile Delinquency: A Case of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya
(International Association of African Researchers, 2009)The incidences of juvenile delinquency have increased in recent years in Kenya. Most of the studies done on Juvenile delinquency have paid little or no attention to family functions as one of the possible causes. This ... -
An investigation of the relationship between test anxiety and academic performance in secondary schools in Nyeri district, Kenya
(Bachudo Science Ltd, 2009)The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between test anxiety and academic performance among students in Nyeri district, Kenya. The correlational study design was used. The study was carried out among ... -
The Politics of Education in Kenyan Universities: A Call for a Paradigm Shift
(Cambridge University Press, 2009)The winds of political change have been sweeping across Kenya for the last two decades. However, as many sections of society?the media, the church, civil society, and even ordinary people?take advantage of the unprecedented ... -
The politics of widowhood and re-marriage among the Luo of Kenya
(Philosophical Association of Kenya, 2009)This study utilises philosophical deliberation to analyse the psycho-social and emotional conflicts that arise out of widowhood practices in the Luo community of Kenya. Towards this end, it explores the attendant effects ... -
The authentic materials approach in the teaching of functional writing in the classroom
(2010)Students joining middle-level colleges, universities and the workplace have limited functional competency in English language. The teaching approaches and syllabi at institutions of learning do not give adequate attention ... -
Participatory decision making in secondary schools: case of students’ involvement in Mwala division, Kenya
(2010)The study was an investigation of the participation in decision making by secondary schools students in Mwala division, Mwala district. The purpose was to identify the key decision makers in Secondary schools and the extent ... -
FREE EDUCATION IN KENYA’S PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS Addressing the Challenges
(Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa, 2010)This study was designed to examine ways of overcoming the obstacles faced by FPE in Kenyan public schools. The study adopted ex-post factoresearch design. The target population of the study ... -
A study of the relationship between academic achievement motivation and home environment among standard eight pupils
(Academic Journals, 2010)The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between academic achievement motivation and home environment among standard eight pupils. The study was carried out on 235 standard eight Kenyan pupils from ... -
Students’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Methods Used to Enhance Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Nyahururu Division, Laikipia West District, Kenya
(International Association of African Researchers, 2010)Many methods are used to enhance discipline in secondary schools. Among them are corporal punishment, guidance and counselling, psychological punishment and suspension from school. The use of corporal punishment was banned ... -
Factors Affecting Guidance and Counselling Programme in Primary Schools in Nairobi Province, Kenya
(Global Journal of Educational Research, 2010)The objective of this study was to establish the factors that affect guidance and counseling in primary schools. Guidance and counseling seems not to be adequately helping pupils with physical and psychological problems ... -
An appraisal of the sources of language input in selected English lessons by teacher trainees in Kenya
(2011)Chomsky’s Language Acquisition Device (LAD) theory postulates that language acquisition and/or learning takes place when the learner is immersed in an environment where the target language is used. The linguistic environment ... -
Investigation of teaching the integrated topics on drug abuse in secondary school curriculum
(2011)The problem of this study was to investigate the teaching of the integrated topics on drug abuse in the secondary school curriculum as a strategy to wipe out the problem of drug abuse among ... -
Decentralization of education: the experience of Kenyan secondary schools
(2011)Kenya has undertaken several educational reforms since independence in 1963. Several committees, commissions and task forces have been set up over the years with the mandate to make suitable ... -
Influence of Ogiek’s Indigenous apprenticeship education of herbal medicine and cosmological related belief systems on sustainable environmental conservation of Mau Forest, Kenya
(2011)Traditionally, the Ogiek are hunter- gatherers and have distinctive histories of interaction with the natural environment.Over the years, the Ogiek have inhabited in the Mau Forest with little impact on the environment. ... -
Investigation of teaching the integrated topics on drug abuse in secondary school curriculum
(2011)The problem of this study was to investigate the teaching of the integrated topics on drug abuse in the secondary school curriculum as a strategy to wipe out the problem of drug abuse among students in Machakos District, ... -
The Effect of Inter-tribal Post Election Violence Conflict Trauma on Academic Performance among Secondary School Students in Mt. Elgon District, Kenya
(International Association of African Researchers, 2011)Inter-tribal conflict in Kenya has persisted for a long time and intensifies during elections. The inter-tribal conflict in 2007-2008 in Mt. Elgon District was apparently over land dispute between the Soy and Ndorobo clans ... -
The effect of academic advising on academic performance of university students in Kenyan universities
(International Association of African Researchers, 2011)Although academic advising in Kenyan universities exists, no research has been done to find out how it impacts on students’ educational and career goals. This research aimed at establishing the effect of academic advising ... -
THE EFFECT OF THE MATHEMATICAL SKILLS ACQUIRED IN WOODWORK ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS
(2011)Economic status of students, gender and family size have been found to affect students’ achievement in mathematics. However, there seems to be limited research on the effects of knowledge and ...
