Conferences: Recent submissions
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Water, sanitation and hygiene policies and their effects on participation in basic education in Bungoma County, Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Adequate access to water hygiene and sanitation is every human’s and child’s right. Water, sanitation and hygiene do not reflect policies aspirations and are not adequate to pupils needs, affecting their health, well-being ... -
Influence of career progression onretentionamong the academic staff in public diploma teacher training colleges in Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of career progression on academic staff retention in PDTTCs in Kenya. The study employed ex post facto research design to test the statistical relationships. ... -
Perceptions of teachers of English language towards the role of departmental collaborative supervision on their professional development in secondary schools in Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)This paper highlights the results of a research conducted in Bungoma County, Kenya between 2015 and 2016. The purpose of this study was to investigate the Perceptions of Teachers of English language towards the role played ... -
Challenges and mitigation measures on feeding programmeof vulnerable learners in early childhood development centres: a case of Kisumu Central Sub-County, Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Early childhood education is an important stage in learning since it forms the foundation in which knowledge acquisition is laid. Its success is emancipated in the completion of the approved course by the learners; however, ... -
Determinants of academic performance of girls in secondary schools in Mt. Elgon Sub County, Bungoma County Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Education of girls is critical for sound economic development of any country. Despite this realization, there has been an outcry about the participation and academic performance of girls in secondary schools in Mount Elgon ... -
Teacher preparedness and use of instructional resources in implementing early childhood development education curriculum in Bungoma County, Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)This paper reports finding of a study that sought to analyze the teacher preparedness and use of the instructional resources in ECDE centers in Bungoma County in Kenya. The study sought to establish the attitude of teachers ... -
Mindfullness-based intervention in school: challenges for future research
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Adolescent is a period in which increases in numerous emotional and behavioral problems can occur.One of the risk factors contributing to this growth in psychological problems, is increased exposure to life’s stressors ... -
Achieving competences for sustainable development and sustainability: analysis of the role of transformative learning at university level
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Kenya’s education system has often been criticized for its inability to prepare learners for their lives out of school and even out of university. In particular, the graduates from our universities are criticised by the ... -
Performance contracting in public secondary schools in Trans-Nzoia county, Kenya: an assessment of gains and pains of the system
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)The purpose of the study was to assess the gains and pains of performance contracting in public Secondary Schools in Trans-Nzoia County. The study was prompted by the persistence about signing of PCs by teachers in Kenya, ... -
A cross platform algorithm for learning management systems
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Technological ubiquity has proliferated in our midst to the extend it is part of our daily lives; academics not exempted. The needs for connectivity, convergence of technological infrastructure and cross platform ... -
Influence of inclusive education management on performance of learners with disabilities in regular primary schools in Sabatia sub-county, Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Inclusive Education aims at transforming schools and learning centres to cater for all school going children without discrimination in line with the EFA goal and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) No. 2 of Universal ... -
Domain-specific beliefs of biology teachers about the subject on the integration of technology in instruction in secondary schools in Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)This paper focuses on the domain-specific beliefs of biology teachers about the subject and its instruction and the effect of these beliefs on the integration of ICT in instruction in secondary schools in Kenya. Information ... -
The balance between entrepreneurial motive and provision of quality education by managers of private primary schools: A case of kitale municipality schools
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)The purpose of this study was to establish “the balance between entrepreneurial motive and provision of quality education by managers of private schools” from which little research has been undertaken. The study adopted ... -
Creative approaches to higher education training for sustainable quality university education and knowledge management for sustainable development in Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Education is a key for better life and effective foundation for smooth operations of person’s lifetime. In the recent times university education is becoming irrelevant for hiring the individuals, in organizations and ... -
Relevance of academic research on management practice
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)‘A university is a place in which the intellect may safely range and speculate… it is a place where inquiry is pushed forward, … discoveries verified and perfected… and error exposed’ (Henry Newman,1852). Can academic ... -
Changamoto zinazowakumba vijana katika tamthilia ya Kitumbua kimeingia mchanga
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Katika ulimwengu wa sasa, kuna mabadiliko chungu nzima yanayoshuhudiwa duniani kote yanasababishwa na masuala anuwai kama vile maendeleo ya kiteknolojia pamoja na utandarithi yanayoathiri pakubwa maisha ya vijana. Hapo ... -
A discourse analysis examining how gender information is communicated through Kipsigis secular songs
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Since immemorial among African communities, songs have been used to relay information to the society. Secular songs have a significant influence on the way gender information is communicated in the society. However, little ... -
The cultural view and complexities of gender mainstreaming in newly established universities in Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)This paper critically examines the concept of gender mainstreaming and raises questions about a series of category construction in debates and discussions. Discussions on gender, given its basis in identity politics, have ... -
Bukusu cultural ideas, values and practices on reproductive health
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)This study sought to determine the attitude of the Bukusu Roman Catholic Christians towards the use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies through getting views from the Bukusu elders, clergy, and the health providers from ... -
Comparative analysis of social issues facing heroic characters in the Utendi Wa Mikidadi na Mayasa and Utendi wa Kalevala
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Poetry as a genre in literature has been a very important aspect in the study and analysis of Swahili language, since it was among the first works to be put in writing. Presence of epics in African region has generated a ...