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Capacities and governance in Kenya: Lessons in technology transfer
(Springer, Cham, 12/4/2013)First, the authors set the scene by exploring the main lines of the present development debate. They take a nuanced stand, not only looking at failures of Western development initiatives, but also going into the internal ... -
Capacities, development and responsible innovation
(Springer, Cham, 5/1/2015)Moral aspects of capacity building as part of responsible innovation deserve a more central place in the development debate and research. This comes to the fore in the capacity to deal with project implementation and the ... -
A case of a mother tongue and another mother tongue in school: efforts at revitalization of Olusuba language of Kenya
(Association of Third World Studies. Inc., 2010)An alarming decline in the number of languageshas been reported in variousscholarlyworksaroundthe world.' The concernover the disappearance of languages could actually be dated back to the 5th Century.' In the case of ... -
A Catalogue and Inventory of Cultural Heritage Sites, Artifacts and Features in Kisumu City and its Environs in Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(ResearchGate, 2020-11)Most of the cultural heritage sites, artifact and features are under constant threat from human activities and natural processes. Oral traditions of these sites are under threat. This threat is occasioned by the lack of ... -
Causes of women marginalization and its effect on their performance of socio-spiritual roles in christian churches in Kisii Central Sub-County, Kenya
(Scholars Middle East Publishers, 2017-06)The aim of the study was to find out the causes of Lay women marginalization as they perform socio-spiritual roles in Christian churches in Kisii central sub county in Kenya and their effects to the Christian churches. The ... -
Challenges faced by learners with emotional and behavioural difficulties in accessing the regular curriculum in inclusive schools in Siaya County, Kenya
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Challenges Faced by Principals in Managing Teachers Employed by Board of Management in Public Secondary Schools in Bondo Sub-County, Kenya
(Journal of Education and Practices, 2021-12)Principals are professionally trained as teachers yet they carry out management roles of teachers employed by Board of Management (BoM) thus assume the role of human resource managers. Multiplicity of principals’ roles ... -
Challenges faced by the school administration while carrying out various welfare practices on secondary school teachers in Bondo sub-county, Kenya
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2015)The study sought to determine the teaching staff welfare practices and their effect on work performance of secondary schools teachers in Bondo Sub-County. The study was necessitated by discrepancy in work performance out ... -
Challenges Facing Integrated Household Garbage Disposal For Garbage Management In Kisii Town, Kenya
(International Journal of Geography, Geology and Environment, 2019-06)Factors that mostly affected household garbage management were; inadequate garbage disposal facilities in town and residential areas whereby 87% agreed and 13% disagreed (M=3.41, SD, 0.965), lack of enough damp sites ... -
Challenges Facing The Gifted and Talented Learners With Hearing Imparment in Inclusive Education Programmes in Kenya
(Asian Journal of Science and Technology, 2019-01)Inclusive education programmes for learners with special needs and disabilities are advocated for by international and national policy documents. However the existence of the gifted and talented learners who are hearing ... -
Challenges in achieving effective recruitment of secondary school teachers in Kenya
(GARPH, 2013-03)This article reports on findings from a quantitative research study on recruitment of teachers in Kenya’s secondary schools. Purpose: To identify issues and challenges facing school-based recruitment of secondary school ... -
Challenges in achieving effective school leadership and management in Kenya: A case of the role of BOGs and PTAs in the Kisii County
(GARPH, 2013-01)Board of governors (BOGs) and parent teacher association (PTAs) can rightly be described as the life blood of a school. They constitute an important component of the school leadership, management and governance structure. ... -
Challenges in teacher recruitment and distribution in public secondary schools in Butula Sub-County
(SAVAP Internation, 2016-09)In Kenya, weaknesses in human resource planning has affected training and deployment of teachers and thus distorted their distribution and utilization. In Butula Sub-County, there is uneven distribution of the teacher ... -
Challenges in the use of School Readiness Screening Tool for learners with special needs
(SAVAP International, 2015-06)The School Readiness Screening Test Tool is important because it is used by Educational Assessment and Research Centres; Professionals in the Educational Assessment Centres determine school placement and intervention ... -
Challenges in the use of school readiness screening tool for learners with special needs
(Educational Research International, 2015-06)The School Readiness Screening Test Tool is important because it is used by Educational Assessment and Research Centres; Professionals in the Educational Assessment Centres determine school placement and intervention ... -
Challenges on implementation of art and design curriculum in secondary schools in Kenya
(Academic Research International, 2013-09)Art and Design Curriculum contributes immensely in all areas of the society such as Social/cultural, Economic, Political, Utilitarian, Communication and Personal expression. This subject interlocks strongly within the ... -
Choice Shifts in School Disciplinary Decision Making: Analysis of Age Differences of Panel Members
(The Open Psychology Journal, 2020-03-30)Background: Decision making is critical to each organization and it requires the ability to find a possible balance between risky and cautious decisions. The Kenyan secondary schools are mandated by the Ministry of Education ... -
Co-wife Bonding in Sue Nyathi’s the Polygamist (2012) and Lola Shoneyin’s the Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives (2010)
(The International Journal Of Humanities & Social Studies, 2017-02)This paper explores the portrayal of co-wife bonding and its impact in polygamy in Sue Nyathi’s The Polygamist (2012) and Lola Shoneyin’s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives (2010) (hereafter referred to as Polygamist ... -
Collaboration conflict management strategy: A solution to secondary schools‟ Unrests in Kenya.
(International Journal of Trend in Research and Development, 2016-12)The study assessed strategies for effective management of conflicts in public secondary schools and averting school unrest amongst students as perceived by principals, school board of management and students in Kenya. A ... -
Communicating through service charter to enhance delivery of immigration services in
(2014)This study sought to establish the role played by communication in the on-going reform programmes in Kenya’s public sector and, particularly, in the immigration department. In particular, it has investigated the function ...
