Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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Stakeholder Perceptions on the Effects of Extra Tuition on Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Machakos County, Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2015)The study sought to establish stakeholder perceptions on effects of extra tuition on academic performance in secondary schools, Machakos County. The sample included 10 principals, 40 teachers and 40 parents Study findings ... -
Relationship between Teacher Counsellors’ Hours of Exposure to Training in Guidance and Counselling and Professionalism in Service Delivery in Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi, Kenya
(International Journal of Contemporary applied sciences, 2015)Guidance and counselling has been recommended and popularized by the government through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. Different Government of Kenya (GoK) reports have made recommendations aimed at ... -
The Congruence between Teaching and Learning! Exploration of the Relationship between Preschool Teaching or Instructional Methods and Mathematics Performance in Lower Primary Schools in Kenya
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2015)The obstacles and difficulties hindering good performance in mathematics by Lower Primary school children seem to originate from inconsistence of instructional methods applied by teachers at the level. These methods don’t ... -
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Community Support Grant (CSG) In Early Childhood Development & Education (ECDE) Centers in Embu West District, Kenya
(Educational Research International, 2015)This paper discusses findings of an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Community Support Grant (CSG) in Embu West District. The evaluation was done to evaluate the impact of Early Childhood Development & Education ... -
An Investigation into the Factors affecting the adoption of e-Learning in Public Secondary Schools in Makadara district, Nairobi County, Kenya
(Journal for Humanity Science and English Language, 2014)The main purpose of the study was to investigate the factors affecting adoption of e-learning in public secondary schools in Makadara District, Nairobi County. The specific objectives of the study were to establish the ... -
An Investigation into Factors Affecting University Employee Commercial Banks’ Borrowing: Case of Egerton University
(Journal for Humanity Science and English Language, 2014)The study was meant to examine the factors affecting borrowing amongst the employees of public universities in Kenya. The locality of the study was Egerton University. The objectives of the study were to identify the factors ... -
Causes of Occupational Stress in Relation to Level of Occupational Stress among Police Constables in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, 2014)Stress is a major global health challenge affecting the well-being of service providers especially those working in the human service sectors like; police officers, teachers, health care providers and media specialists. ... -
Home based Factors and Educational Wastage inPublic Secondary Schools in Machakos County
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2017)This study sought to determine the influence of school-based factors on educational wastage in public secondary school in Kathiani Sub-county, Machakos. A descriptive survey research design was use. The study was carried ... -
Language Games and Language Teaching in Kenya: The case of Kiswahili in Lower Primary
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2014)Many experienced textbook and methodology manuals writers have argued that games are not just time-filling activities but have a great educational value. W. R. Lee holds that most language games make learners use the ... -
The Factors Influencing the Teaching of HIV/AIDs Education in Public Primary Schools in Kisumu East District, Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2014)The purpose of this study was to establish factors that influence Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) curriculum teaching in public primary schools in Kisumu East district. HIV/AIDS ... -
Relationship between Gender and Levels of Occupational Stress among Police Constables in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Journal Of Humanities And Social Scienc, 2014)Stress is a major global health challenge affecting the well-being of service providers especially those working in the human service sectors like; police officers, teachers, health care providers and media specialists. ... -
An Investigation of Therapeutic Value of the Batsotso Mourning Rituals in Kakamega County, Kenya.
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2014)Every community in the world responds to death and loss in unique ways. Funeral customs and ceremonies vary across different cultures worldwide. The study aimed at establishing how these rituals contribute to the ... -
A Dialectical Justification of Inclusion of Ignorance in the Definition of Education
(2014)This paper entertains the notion that without their opposites, things, and by extension, human thought would not exist. Without its opposite aspect, each thing or thought loses the condition for its existence. Without life, ... -
The Extent of School Management Support of ICT Tools Integration in Teaching and Learning of Kiswahili Language in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
(Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, 2018-09)Integration of technology in education is considered all over the world as a strategy of transforming the quality of education. The purpose of the study was to establish the extent of school management support in ICT ... -
Application of Renewable Energies for Storage of Horticultural Produce in Marginal areas of Kenya
(2017)The objective of the research were to a prototype solar-charcoal cooler and test its performance in the temperature development and products storage ability. A prototype solar-charcoal cooler was developed at the Biomechanical ... -
Kinematics of Thermal Inactivation of Peroxidase and color Degradation of African Cowpea (vigna unguiculata) Leaves
(Institute of Food Technologists, 2015)Cow pea leaves form an important part of the diet for many Kenyans, and they are normally consumed after a lengthycookingprocessleadingtotheinactivationofperoxidase(POD)thatcouldbeusedasanindicatorforthepotential shelf ... -
Reducing Real and Reactive Power Losses in the Power Distribution System by DFIG Placement and Sizing Using Ordinary PSO and HGAPSO
(International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 2012)Due to the increased importance of DFIGs in optimization of real and reactive power losses and the maintenance of voltage profile, the general methods of DG placement and sizing in the existing literature cannot be ... -
Modelling Simulation and Optimal Sizing of a Hybrid Wind, Solar PV Power System in Northern Kenya
(ational Journal of Renewable Energy Research, 2016)Solar and wind, the most abundant renewable energy resources are still expensive to deploy and are unreliable as they are intermittent. It has long been postulated in open published literature that solar and wind have ... -
Optimal Under - frequency Load Shedding using Cuckoo Search with Levy Flight Algorithm for Frequency Stability Improvement
(International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 2015)Frequency stability in a power system is very important as it determines the synchronous speed of electrical machines. Therefore it should remain within acceptable limits even when the system is disturbed. In order to ... -
Optimal Under - voltage Load Shedding using Cuckoo Search with Levy Flight Algorithm for Voltage Stability Improvement
(International Journal of Engineering Science Invention, 2015)Voltage stability has become a serious threat of modern power system operation nowadays. To tackle this problem properly, load shedding is a countermeasure taken as a last resort. However, its consequences might result in ...
