Faculty of Education and Social Science(FESS): Recent submissions
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Contribution of microfinance in enhancing food access and coping strategy in aids-affected households in Kakamega county, Kenya
(African Scholarly Science Communications Trust (ASSCAT), 2017)Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) pandemic increases a family’s food insecurity by reducing the family’s ability to produce food, which compromises their output and income. This reduces their food availability, ... -
Socio-economic factors and orphan migration in Kisumu district, Kenya
(2015)The growing numbers of AIDS orphans continues to present unprecedented socio-economic challenge to policy makers and institutions that assist them. Orphan migration, though driven by socio-economic necessity, has had ... -
Instructional practices in biology and their influence on student performance in secondary schools in Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, 2017)Performance in Biology in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examinations (KCSE) has been below expectations, and has continued to cause concern to educators and the general public. In the past five years, performance ... -
Factors that influence teachers’ perception towards the implementation of strengthening mathematics and science in secondary education (smasse) programme in Bungoma
(Kenya, 2017)Dismal performance in Mathematics and Science subjects poses a challenge towards realization of the Kenya National development goal of industrialization by the year 2020. The government of Kenya in liaison with the Japanese ... -
Impact of internship programme on the performance of public health care institutions
(Global Journals Inc. (USA), 2012-10-29)The study seeks to obtain the impact of internship programme on the performance of public health care institutions. Contextual factors are sought that influence the relationship, impact and effect between internship ... -
Tutor competence and its effect on quality of teacher preparation in emerging private primary teacher training colleges in Bungoma county-Kenya
(2013)Teacher quality is critical in the provision of quality education. Teachers are a country’s determinant of competitiveness and capacity to create more jobs and growth. They are important means of passing on values, skills, ... -
Communication constraints faced by staff in Kenyan public universities
(2013-03)This study sought to investigate effective communication constraints faced by staff in public universities. The study location wasin Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Kenya. The study sample ... -
Effect of peer teaching among students on their performance
(2016)Mathematics is a key subject in the school curriculum and is considered as critical filter for learners’ career choices. However, over the years mathematics has been one of the poorly performed subjects in the Kenya Certificate ... -
Origin and development of key religious organizations in Kenya: their influence on curriculum implementation in public secondary schools
(2018-05)Historically, religious organizations in Kenya have had great influence on education. Their participation has been viewed by stakeholders as either positive or negative. The objective of this study was establish the ... -
The influence of communication channels on management practices in Kenyan public universities
(2013)This study was conducted at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. It was guided by communication model as propounded by Shanon and Weaver (1949). This study was designed to investigate the influence of ... -
Land use systems and distribution of tichoderma species in Embu region, Kenya
(2007)The distribution of Trichoderma species in soils of Embu region in relation to land use practices was investigated. The study area was chosen because of its significant land use intensification. Soil washing and dilution ... -
An analysis of non-formal curricular activities in Mumias sub-county, Kenya
(Human resource management academic research society, 2013-09-01)The presence of non-formal curricular activities in schools and the availability of resources that promote the same are indicators of possible implementation of NFCAS. Hence the focus of this study was to analyze the ... -
Study methods for improving quality learning and performance in higher education
(Academic Journals, 2010-12-30)Education is an investment to development and poor study methods should not compromise the mandate of higher education institutions to generate, preserve and disseminate knowledge and produce high quality graduates. ... -
The adequacy of instructional materials and physical facilities and their effects on quality of teacher preparation in emerging private primary teacher training colleges in Bungoma county, Kenya
(2013-01)The research was carried out in eight private teacher training colleges in Western Province in Kenya. The study sample was selected through simple random and purposive sampling techniques. The sample comprised of eight ... -
Towards equitable access to continuing professional development programs by secondary school managers in Kenya.
(2016)Guided by the Learning Organizations’ theory of Peter Senge (1990) this paper sought to determine the extent to which the senior managers and the Heads of department of secondary schools participated in Continuing ... -
Does student loan amount affect choice of program of study? evidence from privately sponsored undergraduate helb loan recipients in public universities in western kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2017)This study sought to establish the effect of HELB loan amount on the choice of program of study by privately sponsored undergraduate students in public universities in Kenya. The study was conducted with the aid of a ... -
Contribution of continuing professional development for school managers on teacher management competencies of secondary school managers in Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2016)Guided by the Learning Organizations’ theory of Peter Senge (1990) this paper sought to determine the difference between the contribution of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) on the teacher management competencies ... -
The perception board of management (BOM) on the appropriate competencies in strategic plan formulation processes in public secondary schools in Kenya
(IJEART, 2018)— Strategic plan is an important management tool as it provides a roadmap towards achievement of institutional goals and objective. The main aim of the study was to determine the appropriate BOM competencies in strategic ... -
Challenges facing provision of integrated education for the disabled child in Webuye division, Bungoma east district Kenya
(2009-01-01)The foundation of present day special education in Kenya dates as far back as 1968 when the government published sessional paper NO. 5 on special education. The paper laid out a public policy framework for children with ... -
An investigation to the efficacy of free primary education in withdrawing and maintaining children from child labour in Kiambu district, Kenya.
(2010-12-20)It is estimated that about 250 million children aged between 5-14 years were working world wide by the year 2006, at least 120 million were working full time and close to 80 million in hazardous work. These are children ...