Doctor of Philosophy Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Classroom Based Variables as Predictors of Test Scores in Mathematics among Girls in Public Secondary Schools in Kisumu County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2021)There exists long standing challenge of low test scores among girls in mathematics at secondary school level in Kenya. A number of studies both quantitative and qualitative have attempted to find out causes of this challenge. ... -
Psychosocial Experiences of Students with Nocturnal Enuresis in Public Boarding Secondary Schools
(JOOUST, 2021)The role played by psychosocial experiences on students with nocturnal enuresis in any learning environment cannot be overemphasized. Nocturnal enuresis is a common problem globally among students in secondary schools. ... -
Perspectives on Principals’ Influence on Integration of Information Communication Technology in Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)Global reforms in education have been geared towards infusing ICT in the curriculum in educational institutions. Locally, one of the Kenya national goals of education as espoused in 2016 National ICT Policy and the Vision ... -
Principals’ Related Factors Influencing Creation of Professional Learning Communities in Public Secondary Schools
(JOOUST, 2022)This study examined principals’ related factors influencing the creation of professional learning communities in public secondary schools in Kenya. The objectives of the study were; First, to establish principals’ professional ... -
Assessment of University Biology Teacher Education Programme With Regard to Classroom Practice in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)Performance in Biology in KCSE examination has been low in recent years despite various interventions by government and other stakeholders. The contribution of Biology Teacher Education (BTE) programme is not clear. The ... -
Perceptions of Occupational Health Compensation and Safety Practices on Employee Performance in Construction Firms
(JOOUST, 2021)Construction firms play a fundamental role in infrastructural and economic development of any nation. Employee Performance in the firm is therefore critical. Available statistics indicate that Occupational Health Compensation ... -
Contribution of Institutional Mechanisms to Livelihood Dynamics of Artisanal Fishing Households on the Shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)The need for sound institutional approach is more relevant especially where the global fish resources are dwindling and livelihoods are being lost as a result of overexploitation. In many cases, livelihoods of small-scale ... -
Environmental Imperialism in Africa: Eco-Critical Illumination of the Darker Side of Resource Exploitation in Anglophone Literary Texts
(JOOUST, 2022)A significant element of globalization today is capitalism, which focuses on political and economic subjugation as well as ecologies as the basis for human survival. Therefore, this study investigated how selected literary ... -
Norms and Numerical Radii Inequalities of Derivations Induced by Orthogonal Projections
(JOOUST, 2022)Properties of derivations that have been studied by different mathematicians include norms, numerical ranges, spectra and positivity. However, norms and numerical radii inequalities of derivations induced by orthogonal ... -
Relationship between Selected Support Staff Motivational Practices and Students Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2021)This study was motivated by a number of Schools that use many resources in motivational practices on support staff yet good academic results are still a challenge. Despite other studies focusing on motivation of teachers ... -
Assessment of Cricket Species Composition, Feed Substrates, Optimal Temperature and Nutritional Content of Edible Cricket Scapsipedus Icipe
(JOOUST, 2020-12)The increasing human population in the world has led to a widening gap between the production and consumption of animal proteins. Livestock protein production is hindered by the scarcity of arable land, climate change, ... -
Relationship Between Selected Support Staff Motivational Practices and Students Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2021)This study was motivated by a number of Schools that use many resources in motivational practices on support staff yet good academic results are still a challenge. Despite other studies focusing on motivation of teachers ... -
Parental Involvement in Pre-Primary Education as a Predictor of Acquisition of Basic Literacy Competencies among Pre-Primary Children in Kenya
(2021-08)Early Childhood Development (ECDE) is the bedrock of formal education systems in developed and developing countries alike, including Kenya. Parental involvement in a child's education is regularly related with a positive ... -
A Participatory Model for an Enhanced Adoption of ICT Innovations by Smallholder Farmers
(JOOUST, 2022)Agriculture has been identified as the main source of livelihood for a large population in Africa, with over 80% of farmers being smallholder farmers. However, despite a large group of smallholder farmers being involved ... -
Assessment of Effectiveness and Sustainability of the Midwifery Practice Model at the Primary Healthcare Level of the Health Systems
(JOOUST, 2022-03)A midwifery practice at the basic health facilities ensures that skilled care is available during pregnancy, labour and child birth as well as post-natal care of both mother and baby at the households. However, in Kenya ... -
Determinants of Academic Performance of Chemistry in Secondary School Education in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)Academic performance of Chemistry in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams is lagging both in Bondo Sub County and in Kenya. Despite the interventions by the Ministry of Education such as in-servicing Science ... -
Contribution of Briquetting as a Means of Energy Recovery to Reduce Municipal Solid Waste and Specific Greenhouse Gases
(2021)Valuable energy resources are lost through poor Municipal Solid Waste management. Disposed organic waste fractions biodegrades emitting greenhouse gases such as methane gas into the atmosphere. World over, these increasing ... -
Influence of Business Networks on The Relationship Between Microfinance Services and Performance of Microand Small Enterprises in Kisumu County, Kisumu County Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022-01)Most of the MSEs are stagnating, retrogressing to micro status or closing after few years of operation. Therefore the ability of MSEs to grow depends highly on their potential to invest in restructuring and innovation; all ... -
Risk Behaviors Associated with Antiretroviral Non-adherence and Hiv-1 Drug Resistance Mutations among Injecting Drug Users
(JOOUST, 2022)The introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has resulted in improved treatment outcome and survival rate in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients but the success of these drug regimens is challenged by ... -
Modeling the Impact of Geographic Inequalities on the Utilization of Maternity Health Services
(JOOUST, 2021)According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the high number of maternal deaths in some areas of the world reflects subnational inequities in access to maternity health. In Siaya County, Kenya, an estimated 34% of ...
