University of Nairobi Journal Titles: Recent submissions
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Mathematical Competitions in Africa: Their Prevalence and Relevance to Students and Teachers
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Mathematical competitions feature in most developed countries as a part of the secondary school experience, but to a lesser extent in developing countries. In this paper we investigate how widespread these competitions are ... -
Influence of the pH of anthocyanins on the efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The influence of the pH of anthocyanins on photovoltaic performance in dye-sensitized solar cells has been investigated. Anthocyanins were extracted from crushed leaf stocks of Manihot esculenta Crantz (Cassava plant) using ... -
Effect of Competitive Advantage on the Relationship Between Strategic Leadership and Performance of International Non-governmental Organizations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In developing countries, International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) have taken active and complementary roles in sustainable human development. Despite the role of INGOs in development, the issues of sustainability, ... -
Rules of Engagement: Factors Influencing Employees Engagement in Insurance Companies
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Organizations are striving to find better ways of engaging their employees since many organizations have realised that workers are the most imperative resource for achieving their goals. Several research studies have been ... -
“Yes Man Syndrome”: a Preferred Ploy of Ingratiation
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Finding out which of the dimensions of ingratiation has more effect on the target person is the objective of the study. The basic aspect to effective ingratiation is the exact approach used to increase liking. Literature ... -
Evaluating Aflatoxin Contamination Control Practices Among Smallholder Maize Farmers in Kilifi County, Kenya: a Poisson Regression Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2023-03)Aflatoxin contamination remains a major global food safety challenge, with serious impli- cations on agriculture and public health. Kenya has frequently experienced outbreaks of acute and chronic aflatoxin poisoning over ... -
Conglomeratin: a New Antibacterial Flavonol Derivative From Macaranga Conglomerata Brenan (Euphorbiaceae)
(University of Nairobi, 2022)A new prenylated kaempferol, conglomeratin (1), alongside 7 known compounds including flavonoids (2 and 3), ellagic acid derivatives (4 and 5), triterpenoids (6 and 7), and a coumarin (8)were isolated from the leaves ... -
Adequacy Assessment of Government’s Budgetary Allocations for the Provision of Lecture Halls in Nigeria’s Federal Universities
(UON, 2017)The purpose of this study was to assess the adequacy of federal government’s budgetary allocations on the provision of lecture halls for undergraduate students in federal universities in North-Central Zone of Nigeria. Apart ... -
Preparedness of public secondary schools in integration of information communication technology in teaching-learning process in Nyeri South District Kenya
(UON, 2015)The advances in technology world over are taking place at a very alarming rate. All sectors of production are impressing technology in their service delivery and since education plays a major role in all aspects of ... -
We Asked the Experts: The Tropical Surgeon: Everywhere in Chains But Not Imprisoned
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Surgical practice in the tropics very much reminds one of the famous quote attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau: ‘‘Man is born free, but he is everywhere in chains’’. The numerous and onerous challenges of tropical ... -
Preparedness of Secondary School Management in the Planning,Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation of School Projects in Gucha District, Kenya
(UON, 2014)Infrastructure developments in schools are a major factor towards realization of the Kenya’s vision 2030. Different stakeholders sponsor various school constructions; building of class rooms, school halls, laboratories, ... -
School feeding program and pupils' participation in primary schools in Kenya. A study of Taita Taveta and Nairobi Districts
(UON, 2013)Provision of education is a major component in the realization of the Kenya's vision 2030. There are however challenges of equity for every citizen to participate towards the envisaged developments as a result of poverty ... -
Water and the UN sustainable development goals
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Water is essential for life, but we need to balance human needs with those of the environment on which we depend for our wellbeing, our health and much of our wealth. Not all of us are lucky enough to have access to ... -
Social-Cultural Impact of Bead work in East Africa: the Nexus between the Dinka, Samburu & Masaai Ethnicities
(UON, 2020)Beadwork has been practiced in Africa and worldwide for centuries. In East Africa, different communities made beads from a wide range of materials available to them. This materials range from black coral collected from ... -
Co-design: Catalyst for Inclusion in the Design Process
(UON, 2021)Older persons are considered custodians of culture and the knowledge they possess need to be preserved for posterity. Is there a good approach to extract this knowledge and package it for posterity? This paper is an analysis ... -
Emerging Forms of Violence in Universities and Campus Safety Initiatives: A case of Kenya
(UON, 2018)Violence has become a global issue of concern whether it is in society, in general; or specifically in or against educational institutions. Recent observations show that learning institutions have become violent places ... -
Influence of teaching experience on pupils’ performance at Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination in English subject in Kenya
(UON, 2019)Teaching experience is a repository of competencies and knowledge skills acquired by a classroom teacher in the field of teaching and assessing learner performance in formative and summative examinations. In the realm of ... -
Teacher qualification, experience, capability beliefs and professional development: Do they predict teacher adoption of 21st century pedagogies?
(UON, 2020)The primary objective of the study is to unravel the role played by selected teacher variables in adoption of 21st century pedagogies in Kisii County, Kenya. We hypothesized that there is no statistically significant ... -
Pre-service Science Teachers’ Integration of Constructivist Ideas in the Lecture Method
(university of Nairobi, 2021)The teaching and learning of science subjects at secondary schools in Sub-Saharan Africa is currently dominated by application of the lecture method in delivering learning material. In the Lecture Method, the teacher ...
