School of Education: Recent submissions
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When Did God Create Hell?
(MCSER-CEMAS-Sapienza University of Rome, 2013)The concept of hell as a place for eternal punishment is a central theme in both Christianity and Islam. The followers of these religions believe that after the last judgment all wrongdoers (sinners) will be consigned to ... -
The Challenges of Anti-Corruption Initiatives: Reflections on Strategies of the Defunct Kenya’s Anti-Corruption Commission
(MCSER-CEMAS-Sapienza University of Rome, 2013-07)This paper is founded on the growing need to eradicate corruption in the society. The causes and effects of corruption, and how to combat it, are issues that are on the increase on national, regional and international ... -
Against Narration Sickness in Higher Education: Implications of Paulo Freire’s Banking Concept of Education on Achievement of University Education Objectives in Kenya in the light of the U Universities Act 2012
(2013)This paper discusses how a pedagogy void of narration sickness would be conducive for the achievement of objectives of education. According to Paulo Freire (2005), a careful analysis of the teacher-student relationship at ... -
Peace Education for Sustainable Peace and Development: A Case of Kenya
(Journal of Research in Peace, Gender and Development, 2012)A culture of peace will be achieved when citizens of the world understand global problems; have the skills to resolve conflicts constructively, know and live by international standards of human rights, gender and racial ... -
The impact of drug abuse awareness campaigns in Kenya
(2013)The study sought to find out the concept the youth, lecturers and parents had on drug abuse, their awareness of the type of the commonly abused drugs on the Kenyan market, the associated dangers and why drug abuse was on ... -
Critical analysis of the effectiveness of programmes and activities developed to improve educational access, quality and equity in Kenya
(2012-09)The declarations of the 1990 Jomtien World Conference on Education and the 2000 Dakar World Education Forum both emphasized that to achieve Education for All (EFA) by 2015 , in addition to increased access to education, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The Morphophonemics of Vowel Compensatory Lengthening in Ekegusii
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2013-09)Literature shows that not much is known about the prosodic systems in Ekegusii, a Bantu language spoken by about 2.2 million people in south western Kenya.This paper presents an analysis of vowel compensatory lengthening ... -
Development of Language Materials for National Development: A language Management Perspective
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2013-07)Learning resources need to be revised periodically to reflect the changing socio-cultural, economic, political and technological realities in the society. The current Primary English Syllabus was revised in 2002. Yet, ... -
Citation Practices in Selected Science and Humanities Dissertations: Implications for Teaching
(American Journal of Educational Research, 2013)The citation feature provides justification for arguments and demonstrates the novelty of one’s position in research writing. It shows how a piece of research arises out of, and is grounded in the current state of disciplinary ... -
Learning about Author Positioning in Written Academic Discourse
(Argentinian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2013-11)Graduate students are usually not sure of the appropriate stance to take in relation to their writing. Even style guides provide little information regarding authorial positioning in academic texts. This paper describes a ... -
Uncovering Cloze Testing Practices in Selected Practice Papers for Primary Schools in Kenya
(Lulu Press, 2016)Reading comprehension is probably the most prominently tested skill in upper primary classes in Kenya. Most test papers, for instance, comprise a fifteen-item cloze test, a fictional passage and a factual one both of which ... -
Textbook selection experiences among secondary school teachers of English in Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2013-12)Textbook development and selection in Kenya has undergone significant change in the last decade. The aim of this paper is to highlight the textbook selection guidelines laid down by the Ministry of Education, and to explore ... -
Relationship between Gender and Levels of Occupational Stress among Police Constables in Kisumu County, Kenya
(2014-11)Stress is a major global health challenge affecting the well-being of service providers especially those working in the human service sectors like; police officers, teachers, health care providers and media specialists. ... -
Academic Advising Needs among University Students in Kenya
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2012-07-01)It is not easy for the overburdened student counselors in universities to adequately address students’ needs in all areas. Hence, the establishment of academic advising Western countries and recently in some Kenyan ... -
Emerging Need for Academic Advising in Schools, Colleges and Universities in Kenya
(AESS Publications., 2013)It is not easy for the overburdened student counselors in schools, colleges and universities to adequately address students’ needs in all areas. This has led to the establishment of academic advising in Western countries ...
