Browsing Doctor of Philosophy Theses and Dissertations by Title
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A Participatory Model for an Enhanced Adoption of ICT Innovations by Smallholder Farmers
(JOOUST, 2022)Agriculture has been identified as the main source of livelihood for a large population in Africa, with over 80% of farmers being smallholder farmers. However, despite a large group of smallholder farmers being involved ... -
A Participatory Model for an Enhanced Adoption of ICT Innovations by Smallholder Farmers
(JOOUST, 2022)Agriculture has been identified as the main source of livelihood for a large population in Africa, with over 80% of farmers being smallholder farmers. However, despite a large group of smallholder farmers being involved ... -
Pedagogical Challenges in the Teaching and Learning of Oral Skills in English in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2019)Oral skills in English are taught and examined in Kenyan secondary schools with the purpose of developing fluency and accuracy in speech communication. However, majority of students do not attain intelligibility at the ... -
Perceived Effectiveness of Selected Education Stakeholders' in the Enhancement of Students' Academic Performance in Public Mixed Day Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2020)The government of Kenya provides trained teachers, allocates financial resources, establish Quality Assurance Directorate and facilitates in-service training for principals and teachers. However, with all these measures ... -
Perceived Parental Nurturing Practices as Predictors of Behavioural Adjustment among Pupils in Primary Schools
(JOOUST, 2018)Globally, students' indulgence in behaviour problems has been a threat to the serenity, peacefulness, and tranquility enjoyed by members of families, schools and communities. Therefore, students' behavioural maladjustment ... -
Perception of cervical cancer patients on their health related quality of life and palliative care needs in Jaramogi Oginga Odinga teaching and referral hospital in western Kenya
(School of Health Sciences, 2016-05)Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among female worldwide and causes approximately 275,000 deaths annually worldwide. In Kenya, cervical cancer is the leading female cancer yet, eighty percent of reported cases ... -
Perception of Selected Stakeholders on Contributions of Principals Towards School Plant Management in Secondary Schools.
(Jooust, 2019)Provision, adequacy, utilization and management of educational facilities largely determine the quality and standards of education offered in a school yet there has been tremendous growth in students' ... -
Perceptions and Impact of Strategic Planning on the Performance of Sugar Companies in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2017)Although an organization may formulate a comprehensive strategic plan, the extent to which it is successfully implemented will influence organizational performance. This study sought to establish the ... -
Perceptions of Occupational Health Compensation and Safety Practices on Employee Performance in Construction Firms
(JOOUST, 2021)Construction firms play a fundamental role in infrastructural and economic development of any nation. Employee Performance in the firm is therefore critical. Available statistics indicate that Occupational Health Compensation ... -
Perceptions of Stakeholders on Implications of School Culture on Students' Academic Performance on Public Boarding Secondary Schools
(JOOUST, 2018)The quality of students' performance remains a top priority for educators who for a long time have been interested in exploring variables contributing effectively for quality of achievement of learners. Public boarding ... -
Perceptions on causes of poor academic performance amongst selected secondary schools in Kericho sub - county.
(JOOUST, 2014)The purpose of this study was to determine perceptions of causes of poor academic performance in secondary schools amongst selected secondary schools in Kericho sub-county. Specifically the study; was to; determine ... -
Perspectives of parents and teachers on inclusion of learners with mental challenges in selected public primary schools in Rarieda sub county, Siaya County, Kenya
(School of Education, 2016-05)The effect of parental and teachers attitude towards the inclusion of mentally challenged learners could not be over emphasized. Despite the Worlds Education for All and Kenyan government current policy of Free Primary ... -
Perspectives on Principals’ Influence on Integration of Information Communication Technology in Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)Global reforms in education have been geared towards infusing ICT in the curriculum in educational institutions. Locally, one of the Kenya national goals of education as espoused in 2016 National ICT Policy and the Vision ... -
Political Parties and Transition to Democracy :
(JOOUST, 2017)This study has looked at intraparty politics in Kenya through different transitional periods of democracy since 1921. It is premised on the fact that. in as. much as intra-party democracy is a desirable ... -
Predictive Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Western Kenya
(JOOUST, 2018)Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or liver cancer is a malignant cancer of the liver. It is a global public health problem which is often ignored, under diagnosed or diagnosed late when patients already have severe symptoms. ... -
Predictors of Adjustment among Re-admitted Teenage Mothers in Secondary Schools
(JOOUST, 2017)Teenage motherhood is a worldwide problem with 36.4 million girls giving birth before the age of 18 years in developing world. Kenya faces a similar problem with the youngest mother in Siaya County giving birth at 13years. ... -
Preparation, Characterization, Optimization and Pre-Clinical Evaluation of Selected Anti-Malarial Drugs Encapsulated into Different Nanocarriers
(JOOUST, 2015)Artemisinin and its derivatives have proved to be very effective against malaria parasites although it has the short falls of low solubility, poor bioavailability and short half-lives. Instead of discarding these drugs it ... -
Principals’ Related Factors Influencing Creation of Professional Learning Communities in Public Secondary Schools
(JOOUST, 2022)This study examined principals’ related factors influencing the creation of professional learning communities in public secondary schools in Kenya. The objectives of the study were; First, to establish principals’ professional ... -
Provider value perception in co-creation, ecotourism offering development and classification at Dunga Beach in Kisumu County, Kenya
(JOOUST School of Spatial Planning and Natural Resource Management, 2016-05)This study aimed at exploring how providers perceive and create value for themselves in experiential value co-creation, in tourism new offerings development and how their perceptions of intrinsic offering attributes can ...