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Student leadership in selected public Universities in Kenya: disfranchised pressure groups or an integral component in University management?
(AJOL, 2008)
This paper was based on an exploratory study carried out on student leadership in three public universities in Kenya in 2004/2005 academic year. The study was premised on the challenges facing student leadership and the ...
Effect of streaming by gender on student achievement in mathematics in secondary schools in Kenya
(South African Journal of Education, 2008-11)
We present findings of a study carried out to determine the effect of streaming by gender on secondary school students' achievement in mathematics. In the study we analysed achievement scores on national examinations results ...
Relationship between type of school, principals’ management approaches and level of students’ discipline in public secondary schools in Nyandarua and Laikipia districts, Kenya.
(BACHUDO SCIENCE CO. LTD PRINTED IN NIGERIA, 2008)
Students’ discipline is critical to the attainment of positive school outcomes. Level of students’ discipline depends on whether the principal- as the chief executive of the school- enlists the support of teachers and ...
Student leaders in selected public universities in Kenya: A disenfranchised pressure group or a veritable integral in university management
(African journals online, 2008)
This paper was based on an exploratory study carried out on student leadership in three public universities in Kenya in 2004/2005 academic year. The study was premised on the challenges facing student leadership and the ...
In‐service training needs in an African context: a study of headteacher and teacher perspectives in the Gucha District of Kenya
(Taylor and Francis, 2008-08)
Improving the quality of teaching is an educational priority in Kenya, as in many developing countries. The present paper considers various aspects on in‐service education, including views on the effectiveness of in‐service, ...
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; ...
Sexual and demographic determinants for herpes simplex virus type 2 among fishermen along Lake Victoria, Kenya
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2008)
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and correlates of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) seropositivity among fishermen along the shores of Lake Victoria in Kisumu district, Kenya.
Methods: Sera from a random sample ...
Effects of floods on crop farming: a case study of Budalangi Division, Kenya
(International Journal for Disaster Management & Risk Reduction, 2008-07)
Floods are extreme weather events that occur when water rises to overflow on land that is not normally submerged. Flood is one the major natural disasters affecting man and his environment in Kenya, floods have been declared ...