School of Education, Humanities & Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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Long vowels and nasal-consonant sequences in Kisa
(Academic publication, 2018)Nasal Consonant (NC) sequences, in Bantu languages, and the long vowels preceding them remains a puzzle in Bantu literature and research. This paper provides a descriptively oriented analysis of the relationship between ... -
The Kisa Noun Phrase
(David publishing, 2015)The phrase is a significant unit of analysis in the grammar of any language. It is not only studied at the syntactic level but also at other levels of analysis-phonology, morphology, semantics, and pragmatics. Different ... -
Acquired Language Disorders as Barriers to Effective Communication
(Academic publication, 2015)Communication is a complex process that involves various fundamentals. It not only involves different elements but also entails speaking, listening, writing and reading. Effective communication can be curtailed by a number ... -
The contribution of the Church of God-Kenya teachings to people’s participation in poverty alleviation in Emuhaya District, Western Kenya
(AJP, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine the contribution of the CoG-K teachings to people‟s participation in poverty alleviation in Emuhaya District, Western Kenya Methodology: This study was a cross-sectional ... -
The logical status of the biblical book of Titus
(2017)The purpose of this article is to determine the logical status of the Biblical Book of Titus. It does this by exploring the philosophical problem of the definition of truth and how it is to be applied. It delves into St. ... -
Faith based oganizations and the theology of poverty and death in Vihiga County, Kenya.
(AJP, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the role of the Faith Based Organizations in alleviating poverty in Western Kenya. Methodology: This study is a cross-sectional research that sought to give an examining and ... -
The socio-economic challenges faced by Church of God-Kenya in poverty alleviation in Emuhaya District, Western Kenya.
(AJP, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the socio-economic challenges faced by CoG-Kenya in poverty alleviation in Emuhaya District, Western Kenya. Methodology: This study was a cross-sectional research that sought ... -
An analysis of secular alternatives to religion
(International Journal of Applied Sociology, 2012)Secular alternatives are not Religions in themselves, but they are presented as ideas or ideologies or lies to which man can commit himself so deepy & unreservedly that they replace religion in him. A person can opt for ... -
The success of Church of God-Kenya projects in poverty alleviation in Emuhaya District, Western Kenya
(AJP, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the success of CoG-Kenya projects in poverty alleviation in Emuhaya District, Western Kenya Methodology: This study was a cross-sectional research that sought to give an ... -
Historical survey of the concept of ecumenical movement its model and contemporary problems
(2012)The term “ecumenical” in theology today generally refers to the movement which seeks to achieve external unity among the world’s denominationally divined churches.The original meaning of the word (from oikeo:to dwell, ... -
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 ... -
Social media usage and academic performance in secondary schools, Kenya
(International Journal of Trend in Research and Development, 2016-12)The study surveyed the impact of social media on students’ academic performance in public day secondary schools. The study was conducted in Kisii County; Kenya where 1132 respondents, (students, teachers and principals) ... -
Secondary school internet and network usage policy and students’ learning outcome in public day secondary schools in Kenya
(HRMARS, 2017)The school network access should offer students with exceptional chances to obtain information, engage in discussion, and liaise with individuals, organizations and groups in the so as to increase skills, knowledge and ... -
Rethinking primary school mathematics teaching: a formative assessment approach
(Mount Kenya University, 2016)The performance of mathematics at national examinations at the end of primary is worrying all over the globe and researchers and scholars continue to examine how student’s achievement in the subject can be raised. Formative ... -
The place of ecology in academic performance as perceived by students in Nandi, Kenya.
(International Journal of Scientific Research in Education, 2016-06)This study determined the ecological factors, as perceived by students of high and low achieving schools that contribute to the academic achievement in Nandi Central district. We employed causal comparative research design ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Attendance dilemma and its consequence on the academic performance of student’s in public mixed secondary schools, Kisii, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies, 2017-01)The deteriorating academic performance of students in the various national examinations in Kenya in recent times provoked researcher to undertake this kind of study, to examined the school attendances patterns, causes of ... -
Application of the conceptual metaphor theory in the analysis of word metaphors: A case of Wamitilas plays
(Scholars Middle East Publishers, 2017)Metaphors are an ambiguous and complex genre in Kiswahili Literature which slips into the forms of other literary genres and figurative language. This is potrayed in their definitions and manner of classification. Although ... -
The historical Earth bank enclosures of Western Kenya
(Kenya Museum Society, 2009)An investigation into the distribution, design and origins of 'Gunda-Buche' -the Luo term for the bank-and-ditch enclosures unique to the northern Nyanza region of western Kenya. No archaeological work had been undertaken ...
