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INTERSECTIONS OF KNOWLEDGE, POWER AND RESISTANCE IN THE POETRY OF MAYA ANGELOU
(Machakos University Press, 2022-02)
Guided by hermeneutics, intersectionality and Mikhail Bakhtin’s concept of dialogism, the study investigated manifestations of knowledge, power and resistance as motifs in Maya Angelou’s poetry. Hermeneutics was used in ...
ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY, STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES AS PREDICTORS OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG STUDENTS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES IN CENTRAL REGION, KENYA
(Machakos University Press, 2022-01)
Poor performance has been reported in Kenya's Public Primary Teacher Training Colleges from 2014 onwards. The goal of this study was to see if there was a link between students' Academic Self-efficacy, Stress and coping ...
INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ BEHAVIOUR IN MACHAKOS SUB-COUNTY, MACHAKOS COUNTY, KENYA
(Machakos University Press, 2022-03)
Social media is one of the most used interactive communication tools in the current world. Almost every person of above ten years is operating an account of any social media platform. The purpose of the study was to establish ...
A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED POLITICAL SPEECHES OF PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA AND THE FORMER PRIME MINISTER, RAILA AMOLLO ODINGA
(Machakos University Press, 2022-02)
Political discourse is one of language domain that has attracted the interests of researchers for a long while. This is because political discourse is a complex human activity that deserves critical study particularly ...
EFFECTS OF PRINCIPALS’ ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES ON TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KATHIANI SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(Machakos University Press, 2022-01)
School principals’ administrative practices are an important management function in relation to obtaining, developing and motivating the human resources required by a school to achieve its objectives. The effectiveness of ...
INFLUENCE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON EMPLOYEES’ PRODUCTIVITY, DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL REGISTRATION BUREAU, NAIROBI COUNTY
(Machakos University Press, 2022-02)
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence human resource practices on the employees’ productivity, department of National Registration Bureau Nairobi County.National Registration Bureau (NRB) department is ...
INFLUENCE OF PRINCIPALS’ INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISORY PRACTICES ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MASHURU SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(Machakos University Press, 2022-03)
This study was set to establish the influence of principals’ instructional supervisory practices on students’ academic performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in public secondary schools in Mashuru Sub-County, ...
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MACHAKOS COUNTY, KENYA
(Machakos University Press, 2022-04)
Academic performance trend in K.C.S.E. in Machakos County has been on a declining trend in the recent past , hence the need for the study. The aim of the study was to establish the influence of Human Resource Management ...
ANALYSIS OF SMALLHOLDER TOMATO FARMERS AWARENESS AND ADOPTION OF ICT-BASED PEST INFORMATION SERVICES IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF KENYA
(Machakos University Press, 2022)
Tomato is a widely consumed vegetable in Kenya and globally. It is an essential
source of nutrients, income and employment. Pest infestation is one of the major
challenges in tomato farming that leads to low- and ...
ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION IN WATER, SOIL AND VEGETABLES IN TWO URBAN STREAMS IN MACHAKOS MUNICIPALITY, KENYA.
(MksU Press, 2022)
Presence of heavy metals in our environment is of great concern since the heavy metals
bio-accumulate in food chains posing harmful health effects to humans who are
consumers of food grown in such environments. This study ...