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Taarab or Songs of Abuse?: Verbal Duels in East Africa in Muziki: Journal of Music Research in Africa
(Journal of Music Research in Africa, 2012-01-09)For long, it has been believed that song of abuse, as it has come to be called, is a preserve of west African communities. Early inroads into this oral subgenre were made by scholars who, more often than not, hailed from ... -
Taking advantage of development opportunities offered by Chinas aid entry in Africa’s market as balancing the act to Western aid
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2013-12)There is rich evidence that foreign assistance in the development of economies of Africa is widespread. Africa receives a greater share, at 36%, of total global aid to than any other part of the world. Over the past four ... -
TCP IP header attack vectors and countermeasures
(Science publishing group, 2017-02)The TCP IP header has security vulnerabilities that make it prone to numerous kinds of attacks such as TCP SYN flooding, TCP RST, source quench, TCP session hijacking, TCP sequence number prediction, port scanning, CHARGEN ... -
Teacher commitment and mathematics performance in primary schools: A meeting point!
(International Society for Development and Sustainability, 2012)This study examined the phenomenon of teacher commitment and its relationship with pupil’s academic performance in primary school mathematics. The study was conducted in western region of Kenya where 280 class 8 pupils and ... -
Teacher Parenting Administration: Implication on Pupils’ Academic Performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in Hamisi Sub-County, Vihiga County, Kenya
(International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences, 2016-11)The purpose of this study was to explore the Implication of Teacher Parenting Administration on Pupils’ Academic Performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in Hamisi Sub-County, Vihiga County, Kenya. A descriptive ... -
Teacher self-perceptions of effectiveness: a study in a District of Kenya
(Taylor and Francis, 2009-03)Background and purpose: The paper reports a study of the perceptions of teachers in secondary schools in the Gucha district of Kenya of their own effectiveness, the structure of their self-perceptions, variations in ... -
Teacher self-perceptions of effectiveness: a study in a district of Kenya
(Routledge, 2009-03)Background and purpose: The paper reports a study of the perceptions of teachers in secondary schools in the Gucha district of Kenya of their own effectiveness, the structure of their self-perceptions, variations in ... -
Teacher Training and Implementation of Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development Policy in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
(Asian Basic and Applied Research Journal, 2021-03-25)The present study examined the relationship between teacher training and the implementation of Teacher Performance appraisal and development policy in public secondary schools in Kenya. The study employed the use of ... -
Teachers; role in implementation of daily living skills curriculum for learners with mental challenges
(The International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention, 2016)The role played by teachers in the implementation of activities of daily living skills especially on learners with mental challenges cannot be overemphasized. Despite the government efforts to develop Daily Living Skills ... -
Teachers` gender and primary school pupils` achievement in mathematics in Kenya
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2013)This descriptive causal comparative study examined the relationship between teacher’s gender and in primary schools pupils’ performance in mathematics in Kenya. The study objective was to investigate the effect of teachers’ ... -
Teachers’ lack of deeper analytical reflections: who is to blame?
(2011-12)Reflective practice through journal writing is among the concepts that are introduced to teachers by my institution during the six-month long Certificate in Education Programmes (CEPs). The objective is to enable teachers ... -
Teachers’ perceptions towards the teaching of economics in secondary schools: implications on the business studies curriculum in Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Research & Development, 2013-09)Since the inception of the 8-4-4 education system in Kenya, Economics has been offered as a distinct and optional subject in secondary school. This curriculum design might have had a negative effect on student choice of ... -
Teaching and Learning strategies used in the implementation of inclusive education in primary schools in Kenya
(International Journal of Current Research, 2015-12)The term inclusive education has come to refer to a philosophy of education that promotes the education of all pupils in mainstream schools. Under the inclusion model, students with special needs spend most or all of their ... -
Teaching Load as Classroom Based Predictor on Quality Academic Achievement among Girls in Mathematics as a Subject in Secondary Education in Kisumu County
(American Research Journals, 2018)The education of females has a profound effect on national development as lack of their education has been linked to poor sanitation and high illiteracy rate. As the world grows even more dependent on technologically driven ... -
Team building and academic performance by public secondary schools in Rarieda sub-county, Kenya
(International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences, 2015-01-22)The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of team building on academic performance by public secondary schools in Rarieda Sub-County. The objectives of the study were to: determine the team building activities ... -
Technical and vocational skills competitiveness as a determinant of demand for technical and vocational training among the youth in Kajiado County, Kenya
(African Journal of Education and Practice, 2017)Purpose: The study sought to investigate skills competitiveness as a determinant for the demand for technical and vocational training among the youth in Kajiado County. Methodology: The study used a mixed method design ... -
Technical efficiency in public hospitals in Kenya: a two –stage data envelopment analysis
(International Journal of Economics and Finance, 2018-05-10)The paper uses the DEA technique to estimate efficiency scores in Kenyan public hospitals and then applies the Tobit regression to study inter-hospital variation in the scores. The DEA analysis reveals that small hospitals ... -
Technical Efficiency of Cricket (A. domesticus and G.bimaculatus) Production: A Cobb-Douglas Stochastic Frontier Approach
(Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, 2018-11)Technical efficiency measures the effectiveness of an enterprise given the available resources at disposal and how well it transforms these resources to get maximum output. This study therefore investigated the technical ... -
Technical Efficiency of Cricket (A.domesticus and G. bimaculatus)Production: A Cobb-Douglas Stochastic Frontier Approach
(Premierpublishers, 2018-11)Technical efficiency measures the effectiveness of an enterprise given the available resources at disposal and how well it transforms these resources to get maximum output. This study therefore investigated the technical ... -
Technological tools for sustainable development in developing countries: The example of Africa, a review
(Elsevier, 2017-10)Abstract The development of Africa including industrialization such as chemical production, urbanization, agriculture, waste disposal, and electric power generation has a direct and diverse effect on the environment. These ...