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Effects of Risk Identification Strategy in Supply Chain Operations on the Performance of a National Referral Medical Institution in Nairobi, Kenya
(International Journal of Science and Technology, 2019-08)A Medical referral institution plays a critical role in the management of health of people in any given country. An interruption in the supply of goods and services to such an institution may lead to inefficiency, ... -
Effects of team building amongst teaching staff on academic performance of secondary schools in Rarieda sub-county, Kenya
(Diva enterprises pvt. ltd., 2015)According to Kenyan Education Act (2012), Boards of Management are mandated to manage public secondary schools on behalf of the government. They are supposed to work closely and in concert with the school administration ... -
Effects of television on academic performance and languages acquisition of pre-school children
(IJERN, 2011-11)Pre-school children come into daily contact with various forms of mass media which influence their academic and social behaviour. Though television has been used to play a monumental role in promotion of education and ... -
Efficacy of peer counselling on emotional adjustment among orphaned learners in Kenyan schools
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2016)There has been an overwhelming rise in the number of orphans in Kenyan primary schools. The purpose of this study was to establish the efficacy of peer counseling on emotional adjustment among orphaned learners. The study ... -
Efficacy of peer counselling on emotional adjustment among orphaned learners in Kenyan schools.
(Scientific & Academic Publishing Co., 2016)There has been an overwhelming rise in the number of orphans in Kenyan primary schools. The purpose of this study was to establish the efficacy of peer counseling on emotional adjustment among orphaned learners. The study ... -
Ekegusii Subject and Object Markers: Affixes or Clitics?
(Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, 2019-06-28)Bantu languages are known for their agglutinative nature and complex verbal morphology. A single verbal complex has several affixes including the subject markers (SMs) and object markers (OMs). The precise status of the ... -
Emerging issues and suggestions in the management of transnational education
(Baraton Interdiscplinary Research Journal, 2015)Though Transnational Education (TNA) is historical, it has gained momentum under the auspice of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) administered by World Trade Organizations (WOT). Under this provision Higher ... -
Entrepreneurship, SMEs and management styles in Kenya
(2014)Sub-Saharan Africa in general and Kenya in particular, provide a challenging business environment. In this contribution the authors first present an overview of the economic, sociocultural and institutional hurdles for ... -
Equity in the distribution of HELB loans in Kenya in relation to students characteristics: an empirical analysis
(Academic Journals, 2007-08)Public funding of higher education in Kenya has gone through various stages all buffeted by myriad equity challenges. This prompted the government of Kenya (GoK) to create the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), through ... -
Evaluating language revitalization in Kenya: The contradictory face and place of the local community factor
(Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2008)As a result of the necessity to revitalize languages that have shown clear signs of endangerment, several proposals have been put forward by various studies (Paulston, 1994; Yamamoto, 1998; Landweer, 1998; Crystal, 2000; ... -
An Evaluation of How the SDA Christian Faithful Conceptualize the Changing Value of Chastity in Nyamira County, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2018-07)This paper is on a study that was carried out in the year 2017 on an evaluation of how the SDA Christian faithful conceptualize the changing value of chastity in Nyamira County, Kenya. This study was guided by Utilitarian ... -
An evaluation of secondary school principals’ perception of learning resources in free secondary Education era in Kenya
(Net Journals, 2013-10)This article reports on the findings from a quantitative research study on learning resources in Kenya’s secondary schools. The purpose of this study is to investigate the secondary school principals’ perception on the ... -
Evaluation of secondary school principals’ views on the use of untrained teachers in lesson delivery in a free secondary education system era in Kenya.
(IISTE, 2013)This article reports on the findings from a quantitative research study on the views of secondary school principals regarding the teaching competences of untrained teachers in free secondary schools in Kenya. Aim: To ... -
Evaluation of teacher factors associated with mathematics performance in primary schools in Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific Research in Education, 2012)The focus of this study was to investigate teacher-related factors associated with performance in mathematics in public day primary schools in Nandi Central district, Kenya. Seventy-four (74) mathematics teachers participated ... -
Evolutionary changes in thematic lyrics in songs with reference to the Akamba circumcision songs in Kenya
(MCSER Publishing, 2014-04)This study investigated changes of themes in Kamba circumcision songs with the aim of finding out the causes of these changes. The research was conducted at Nzyiitu, Kalimbui, Kaluilaa, Ngalange, Mwangea and Nzanzeni. The ... -
Examining Indicators of Contemporary Value of Chastity among SDA Families in Nyamira County, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2018-06)Chastity is central value in sustaining moral standards related to sexual actions and maintaining family constancy to facilitate societal perpetuation. Most traditional societies value virginity for girls, and fidelity in ... -
Examining the teaching and learning resources related challenges facing small and medium-sized public secondary schools in Kenya: A comparative analysis
(Net Journals, 2014-04)This article reports on the quantitative research survey findings regarding the challenges related to the teaching and learning resources affecting small and medium sized public secondary schools in Kenya. The aim of this ... -
Existing Household Solid Waste Source Separation Practices and their Contribution Towards Sustainable Solid Waste Management:
(World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024-01-06)Sustainable solid waste management is a global concern. An effective measure to improve the waste management levels and convert household solid waste into useful materials is to conduct source separation instead of just ... -
An exploration of extra linguistic factors of English – Kiswahili code switching in FM Industry in Kenya.
(Journal of Language Technology and Entreprenuership in Africa, 2009-03-26)The paper examines English and Kiswahili Code-switching (CS) in Kiss Fm and Easy Fm radio stations in Kenya.CS is a recently formed practice in Fm stations in Kenya. Liberalization of the air waves led to a shift in the ... -
Extrinsic Motivation Beliefs as Predictor of Students’ Achievement in Chemistry in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
(International Journal of Applied Psychology, 2018)The present study investigated the extent to which extrinsic motivation beliefs predicted academic achievement in chemistry among students in public secondary schools in Kenya. The study was guided by Eccles-Wigfield’s ...