School of Education, Humanities & Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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Roles of Local Governance Institutions and Promotion of Urban Agriculture Practices in Western Kenya
(International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 2020)The role of local government institution and especially institutional structures and political culture often shape government performance including livelihood supporting activities such as Urban Agriculture (UA). The ... -
Political Trends and Leadership Patterns in the Abagusii Community During the Decolonization Period from 1940-1963 in Kenya
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research, 5/12/2019)The history of the Abagusii has not been adequately examined by the previous scholars since most of the scholars who have ventured into this subject have done it at wider levels of global, continental, regional and/or ... -
Pedagogical Challenges in the Teaching and Learning of Oral Skills in English in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences, 2019-10)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 ... -
Pedagogical Challenges of Teaching Constructs in English in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences, 2019-10)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 ... -
Influence of Job Group on Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Secondary Schools
(Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences, 2018-03-17)Aim: To investigate the influence of job group on teachers’ self-efficacy in public secondary schools. Sample: The study population was 1790 teachers in 143 public secondary schools from which a sample of 327 teachers was ... -
Financial Management Challenges Facing Newly Appointed Headteachers in Public Day Secondary Schools in Siaya Sub County, Kenya.
(2018)The purpose of this study was to find out the financial management challenges facing newly appointed head teachers in public day secondary schools in Siaya sub-county, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to find out ... -
Relationship between Group Polarization and Attitude towards Work among Secondary School Teachers in Gucha Subcounty, Kenya
(2018-06)The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between group polarization and attitude towards work among secondary school teachers in Gucha Sub County. Objectives were: to find out the relationship between ... -
How Traditions On Newly Born Infants Influence Infant Mortality In Butula Sub-County, Busia County, Kenya
(Exclusive Journal Publishing House, 1/1/2020)In most developing countries of the world high infant mortality is still a major concern that has been recognized as an issue that warrants serious attention. In Kenya, cultural factors like emphasis on large families are ... -
The Unconscious Manifestations of the Image of Youth Characters in Phaswane Mpe’s Welcome to Our Hillbrow (2001) and NiqMhlongo’s After Tears(2007)
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2018-12)The image of youth characters portrayed in South African literature has traditionally focused on their manifest responses to the political issues of the different moments of the country’s history, with little attention on ... -
Nature and Trends of Rural Women’s Labour in Subsistence Agriculture During Colonial Period in Samia, Western Kenya
(International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 2018-09)While studies indicate that agriculture is the main source of income for rural households and the main occupation for women, it has been hypothesized that development process in rural areas has marginalized women in the ... -
Effects of Different Crops and Crop Farming Practices on Soil Degradation in Nyakach Sub-County, Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2019-05)ABSTRACT: Soil has influenced progression of civilization in many regions because it supports food production. Growth in world population has been met by intensification of soil utilization which in turn has caused diverse ... -
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 ... -
Kiswahili katika Kufundishia TEHAMA katika shule za msingi nchini Tanzania: Umuhimu na changamoto zake
(2015)Ulimwengu wa sasa wa utandawazi umesababisha kuzagaa kwa matumizi ya Teknolojia ya Habari na Mawasiliano (TEHAMA), hususani kompyuta na vitumi vyake. Kwa hali hiyo, maendeleo ya sayansi na teknolojia yamesababisha kuenea ... -
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 ... -
Multilingualism and language use patterns: Students attitude towards Kiswahili in Garissa Town, Kenya
(Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2015)This study investigated language attitudes of secondary school learners of Somali descent toward Kiswahili and their patterns of language use in various domains in a multilingual context as evidenced in Garissa Town. The ... -
Multilingualism and language attitudes: Students perceptions towards kiswahili in Mtwara Region of Tanzania
(Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013)The role of language attitudes on language choice, development and policy in multilingual societies cannot be over emphasized (Adegbija, 1994; Batibo, 2005). Monolingual speakers have only one attitude towards their language ... -
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 ... -
Implications of co-curricular activities on quality education in public secondary schools in Kenya
(Society for Science and Education, United Kingdom, 2017-01-25)The purpose of the study was to explore implications of co-curricular activities on quality education in public secondary schools in Kisii County, Kenya. The objective of the study was to establish the impact of co-curricular ... -
The Kisa verb phrase
(European Centre for Research Training and Development UK, 2015)The phrase is an important unit of analysis in the grammar of languages. Other than the syntactic level, the phrase is also studied at the phonological, morphological, semantic and pragmatic level. The literature on the ...
