School of Education, Humanities & Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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Influence of teacher performance appraisal on effectiveness in curriculum evaluation in Kenyan public secondary schools.
(De Gryter, 2017-11)The objective of the study was to establish the impact of Teachers Performance Appraisal(TPA) policy on effectiveness in curriculum evaluation in public secondary schools in Kenya. The study employed a Correlational research ... -
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; ... -
Factors limiting female access to science related programmes in technical training institutions in Nyanza region, Kenya
(MCSER-Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research, 2015)The low enrolment of female students in science related courses in tertiary institutions in Kenya has been in the public domain for some time and it is of concern to education policy makers. Women’s equal enrolment with ... -
Application of the vitality test on small languages: The case of Suba in Kenya
(2013)As yet, there is no conclusive framework with which the state of the world’s languages may be assessed, even when the literature features a strong constellation of the factors1 that underlie language loss or maintenance. ... -
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 ... -
Feature correspondence amongst Dholuo coronals
(International Journal of Social Science and Technology, 2016)This paper discusses the nature of correspondence amongst Dholuo coronals. This can be approached in two ways, either as feature spreading or feature agreement which seem to be controversial in literature. Dholuo coronal ... -
Influence of principals’ performance in training teachers in Information Communication Technology on usage of ICT for teaching and learning in secondary schools
(International Journal of Education and Researc h, 2018-08)The focus of this study was to investigate how principals’ performance of leadership roles influenced usage of ICT for teaching and learning in secondary schools. The objective of the study was to analyze the influence ... -
Aspects of Dholuo coronal harmony
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, 2016)Coronal harmony in Dholuo refers to the co- occurrence restriction on dental and alveolar obstruents and nasals. The purpose of this paper is to describe and explain coronal harmony as it manifests in Dholuo. This involves ... -
Investigating tasks and teaching methods for adult Somali refugees at a London Esol centre
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research, 2013-09)The influx of Somali refugees in the United Kingdom (UK) renders the country as the biggest host to one of the largest and longest established Somali communities in Europe. The fact that the refugees arrive in the UK with ... -
Influence of introversion personality trait on social adjustment among re-admitted teen mothers in Kenyan Secondary schools
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2016)Teen motherhood is a major concern in the world. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of extroversive personality traits on social adjustment among secondary school re-admitted teen mothers in Rarieda ... -
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 ... -
Gender and students’ perceptions of career aspirations in secondary schools
(MCSER-CEMAS-Sapienza University of Rome, 2012-11)Enrolment in courses leading to certain careers like engineering, architecture and technology in Kenya, revealed that female students were under represented in these courses. Males dominated in most courses except in ... -
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 ... -
Inculturating the Gusii concept of religious offering in catholic liturgy: Perspectives from the catholic diocese of Kisii, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2018-09)Formal Catholic worship is known as celebration of the Lord’s Supper, popularly known as The Mass. This liturgy has three parts; the Introductory Rights, the Liturgy of the word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist. This study ... -
Leadership styles of headteachers and their impact on students’ academic performance in secondary schools, Nyamaiya Division, Nyamira District, Kenya
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research, 2013)The nerve centre of this study was that despite the critical role played by the head teacher in secondary school management, students’ academic performance has persistently been poor. Factors leading to this dismal performance ... -
Successful contextual technology transfers and determinants of culture
(Springer, Dordrecht, 2013)Why do so many projects in which technology transfer is involved, fail? This chapter analyzes this problem and offers an alternative for well-intended but unreflected ways of dealing with technology transfer. The authors ... -
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 ... -
Mathematics education and use of mathematical language in enhancing understanding of mathematics in secondary schools.
(Mathematics education and use of mathematical language in enhancing understanding of mathematics in secondary schools., 2012-04)There are many factors attributed to the poor performance of mathematics at high school level, for example, students‟ attitude to mathematics, low cognitive abilities, poor teacher-student relationships, poor study ... -
Influence of school-based income generating projects on students’ retention rate in secondary education in Kenya
(Journal of Educational Policy and Entrepreneurial Research, 2016)The purpose of the study was to find out influence of school based income generating projects on retention rate in secondary education in Kisii County. The objectives of the study were to: find out various income generating ...
