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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 ...
The Relationship between Anxiety Levels and Academic Achievement among Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Lang’ata District, Kenya
(MCSER Publishing, Rome-Italy, 2014-05)
The study investigated the relationship between anxiety levels and academic achievement among students in selected secondary schools in Lang’ata district, Kenya. The study adopted an ex-post facto design and the sample ...
Effects of Communication Impairments on Knowledge Acquisition
(2014-10)
Knowledge acquisition is facilitated through communication and communication occurs through language.
However, in individuals with communication impairments, effective communication is adversely tempered with.
This implies ...
Adolescent resilience, social support and drug abuse a case of Koboko District, West Nile, Uganda
(Basic Research Journal and Review, 2014)
The study investigated the relationship between social support, resilience and drug abuse. A correlation research design was used, and adolescents between the age group of 14-23 years in four secondary schools in Koboko ...
Intensity of farmland cultivated and soil bulk density in different physiographic units in Nyakach district
(Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, 2014)
A number of scholars agree that frequent cultivation raises soil bulk density through compaction and destruction of soil structure. However, no research has been conducted to establish how the intensity of farmland cultivated ...
Swahili military terminology: A case of an evolving non-institutionalized language standard
(Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2014)
Kiswahili, like all languages, is dynamic. It evolves to accommodate economic, scientific, technological and social changes. Such changes are evident in Kiswahili military terms. The changes can be traced back to the 16th ...
Effects of physiographic units on the relationship between cropping frequency and level of soil erosion in Nyakach District, Kenya.
(International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, 2014)
A number of scholars agree that farms which are cropped more frequently tend to exhibit lower levels of soil erosion than those that are cropped less frequently or left fallow. However, the effects of physiographic units ...
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 ...
Framing the urban hustler: space and identity discourse in Kenyan popular music
(Journal of Pan African Studies, 2014)
Rapid urbanization in Africa has visited myriad challenges upon the inhabitants. This has led to the perception of African urban spaces as largely dysfunctional. However, this essay illustrates the existence of an intricate ...
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 ...