Faculty of Education and Social Science(FESS): Recent submissions
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Education and poverty, relationship and concerns. a case for Kenya
(2011-12-01)Poverty has many dimensions and does not merely entail low levels of income or expenditure. According to Sen (1992), poverty is the lack of capability to function effectively in society. Inadequate education can thus be ... -
Poverty alleviation: the educational planning perspective
(Academic Journals, 2009-06-30)A well planned education system is expected to respond to the socio-economic needs as well as the political objectives of any country. Education contributes to poverty reduction by increasing the value of efficiency of ... -
Horrifying disasters in western Kenya impact on education and national development
(Academic Journals, 2008-05-07)The occurrence of natural disasters has shown a positive trend as annual incidents of disaster events have increased on the continent. Approximately two-thirds of the 3.3 million people in Western Kenya fall below the ... -
Study of the relationship between study habits and academic achievement of students: a case of Spicer higher secondary school, India
(Academic Journals, 2015-09)The studies on the correlation of academic achievement have paved way for control and manipulation of related variables for quality results in schools. In spite of the facts that schools impart uniform classroom instructions ... -
Access to basic education in Kenya: inherent concerns
(Academic Journals, 2007-10-30)Basic education being the minimum education that every Kenyan must have for progressive existence in society is a crucial factor. That is why Kenya subscribes to the international protocol that established Education for ... -
Gender disparity in education
(Oakland Books, 2004)Quality education is a fundamental right enshrined in the 1948 universal declaration of human rights. It is estimated that about 18% eligible children have never been enrolled in schools; about 62% of these eligible children ... -
Ambiguity in translation of metaphors: A case of Dholuo and Kiswahili
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2014)This study investigates ambiguity in the translation of Christian religious metaphors from Dholuo into Kiswahili through a pragmatic approach. Data is drawn from the sermons delivered in Dholuo and translated into Kiswahili. ... -
Evaluation of contextual teaching of Kiswahili proverbs in secondary schools in Kenya (Tathmini ya ufundishaji wa methali za Kiswahili kwa kutumia mbinu ya kimuktadha katika shule za upili nchini Kenya)
(Journal of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, 2016)The purpose of this research was to evaluate the contextual teaching of Kiswahili proverbs in secondary schools in Kenya. Despite the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (K.I.C.D) recommending in the revised syllabus ... -
Evaluation of contextual teaching of Kiswahili proverbs in secondary schools in Kenya
(Journal of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, 2015)The purpose of this research was to evaluate the contextual teaching of Kiswahili proverbs in secondary schools in Kenya. Despite the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (K.I.C.D) recommending in the revised syllabus ... -
The role of Kiswahili in enhancing the potential of science and technology
(The Journal of Pan African Studies, 2009-03)The 21st Century is widely considered to be the epoch of science and technology. Many institutions of higher learning, including Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology in Kenya, are developing academic ... -
Adult education learners’ recruitment: Challenges and prospects for re-engineered access to adult education in Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2009-07)A research survey was designed to investigate the factor affecting participation of illiterate adults in adult education in Kenya and suggests ways to improve on the literacy levels. From the findings it was established ... -
Performance differences and gender in Kiswahili creative writing: a case study of selected secondary schools in Nyamira County, Kenya
(The Journal of Pan African Studies, 2013-09-04)This study investigated comparative differences in performance among boys and girls in Kiswahili creative writing in selected secondary schools in Kenya. The study was carried out in Nyamira County in Kenya located at a ... -
Syntactic interference exhibited by secondary school learners of Kiswahili: a study of Sabaot first language speakers in Bungoma County, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2018-01-01)The purpose of this study was to investigate the syntactic effect Kisabaot, as L1 has on the learning of Kiswahili, as L2 language among Sabaot speaking students in Mt. Elgon Sub- county, in Bungoma county secondary schools. ...