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Motivational Factors for Substance Abuse Among Secondary School and University Students in Kenya: The Way Forward
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2013)
Substance abuse is becoming an increasing problem in Kenya. A number of studies carried out in the country show that almost every Kenyan youngster at one time or another experiments with substances, especially beer and ...
Relationship between Gender and Levels of Occupational Stress among Police Constables in Kisumu County, Kenya
(2014-11)
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. ...
The Impact of Year of Study, Gender and Academic Performance on Students’ Perception on Academic Advising in Kenyan Universities
(2013)
A sample of 187 university students (53, 41 and 93 first, second and third year respectively) participated in this study. No significant relationship (r = 0.138) was found between the rate at which students seek academic ...
Emerging Need for Academic Advising in Schools, Colleges and Universities in Kenya
(AESS Publications., 2013)
It is not easy for the overburdened student counselors in schools, colleges and universities to adequately address students’ needs in all areas. This has led to the establishment of academic advising in Western countries ...
Academic Advising Needs among University Students in Kenya
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2012-07-01)
It is not easy for the overburdened student counselors in universities to adequately address students’ needs in all areas. Hence, the establishment of academic advising Western countries and recently in some Kenyan ...
Effectiveness of Coping Training Programme in Enhancing Psychosocial Adjustment for Persons Living with HIV/AIDs in Nakuru North District, Kenya
(2012-02-02)
This was an experimental study which assessed the effectiveness of a coping training programme in enhancing psychosocial adjustment among persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Nakuru North Distrct, Kenya. A sample of 60 ...
Textbook selection experiences among secondary school teachers of English in Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2013-12)
Textbook development and selection in Kenya has undergone significant change in the last decade. The aim of this paper is to highlight the textbook selection guidelines laid down by the Ministry of Education, and to explore ...
Learning about Author Positioning in Written Academic Discourse
(Argentinian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2013-11)
Graduate students are usually not sure of the appropriate stance to take in relation to their writing. Even style guides provide little information regarding authorial positioning in academic texts. This paper describes a ...
The Morphophonemics of Vowel Compensatory Lengthening in Ekegusii
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2013-09)
Literature shows that not much is known about the prosodic systems in Ekegusii, a Bantu language spoken by about 2.2 million people in south western Kenya.This paper presents an analysis of vowel compensatory lengthening ...
