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Metacognitive Monitoring as Predictor of Mathematics Achievement among Students in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
(International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 2019)
This study investigated metacognitive monitoring as a predictor of mathematics achievement among students in public secondary schools in Kisii Central Sub County, Kenya. The study was guided by the Social Development Theory ...
Relationship between Goal-Setting and Mathematics Achievement among Students in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
(International Journal of Advanced and Multidisciplinary Social Science, 2019)
The purpose of this study was to investigate selected goal-setting as a predictor of mathematics performance among students in public secondary schools in Kisii Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study was guided by the Social ...
Land fragmentation and food security in Ugunja Sub-County, Siaya County, Kenya
(Global Society of Scientific Research and Researchers, 2016)
Globally, land tenure comes in different methods such as inheritance, renting, purchasing and land being offered as gift. Such practices have so far encouraged land fragmentation leading to small holdings which are ...
Our women must return home: Institutionalized patriarchy in colonial Central Nyanza District, 1945-1963
(Journal of Asian and African Studies, 10/22/2010)
Colonial policies and practices were very instrumental in the creation of the Luo Diaspora. This Diaspora extended far beyond the physical and cultural boundaries of Central Nyanza as was constituted by the colonial ...
Widow inheritance and HIV prevalence in Bondo District, Kenya: Baseline results from a prospective cohort study
(PLOS, 11/17/2010)
Background
Widow Inheritance is a widespread cultural practice in sub-Saharan Africa that has been postulated as contributing to risk of HIV transmission. We present baseline results from a study designed to investigate ...
Thinking Through the Crisis of Intra-Party Democracy in Kenya: Reflections on Kenyatta's KANU Leadership (1963-1978)
(Journal of Historical Studies, 2021)
Purpose: This paper explores the tripodic relation in Kenya from 1963 to 1978 between party leadership, intra-party crisis, and democratic consolidation. Methodology: It relies on the collection and analysis of primary and ...
Fundraising as a source of funding for public university libraries in Kenya
(Mousaion, 2016)
The aim of this study was to examine fundraising as a viable supplementary source of funding for
public university libraries in Kenya. Ideally, university libraries require sufficient funding in order
to play their role ...
Effect of Metacognitive Learning Strategies on English Language Performance among Students in Kenya
(International Journal of Learning and Change, 2022-06-15)
The study investigated the effect of metacognitive learning strategies on academic performance in English language among students in public secondary schools in Kenya. The study adopted Solomon four-group experimental ...
Home-Based Care Practices and Experiences Influencing Health-Seeking Behaviour among Caregivers of Children Diagnosed with Pneumonia in Endebess Sub-County, Kenya
(Journal of Global Health Reports, 2021)
Background
Pneumonia continues to be the second leading cause of both morbidity and mortality in
children under five years in Kenya. In part, the high burden of the disease arises from
delay and inappropriate health-seeking ...
Factors Influencing Parental Choice Between Private and Public Primary School in Homabay County,Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015)
Kenyan government launched Free Primary Education (FPE) in 2003 to make schooling affordable to all parents, but less attention has been paid to the quality assurance and equity of the education system. Studies have indicated ...