Faculty of Education (FEd): Recent submissions
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Social factors affecting the acceptance of breast Cancer screening: a case of women at the Nairobi City Park Market
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2013)Cancer is the leading cause of death in economically developing countries and breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women in both developed and developing nations. Statistics in Kenya show that about 50 Kenyans ... -
Impact of the government subsidized community support grant on pre-school teachers motivation; Bungoma north district Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Education Communication And Technology, 2012)Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres comprise one of the immediate social and physical environments influencing children's development (Essa, 2003). The ECD centers are made up of personal qualities of the people ... -
Disaster Awareness And Preparedness Of Secondary Schools In Homa Bay County, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Education, CEES, 2013)The study examined disaster awareness and preparedness of secondary schools in Homa Bay County. The study objectives were to identifying types of disasters found in secondary schools, establishing levels of disaster ... -
The influence of information and communication technology infrastructure and competence of lecturers on their preparedness for electronic learning: the case of the University of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Education, CEES, 2012)This study was conducted to identity infrastructural and skill gaps, as well as training and support needs among lecturers at the University of Nairobi, which should be addressed to improve their preparedness to function ... -
Career aspirations and expectations of secondary school students of the 8-4-4 system of education in Kiambu, Kajiado and Machakos districts, Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Education and External Studies, 2012)The research reported here was conducted in Kenya among a sample of secondary school students from Kiambu, Kajiado and Machakos districts. The major objective for the study was to assess the effects of a vocationally and ... -
The role played by men in influencing female circumcision among the Meru of Kenya
(University of NairobiInstitute of African Studies, 2003-09)The purpose of this study is to establish whether men play any role in influencing women undergo clitoridectomy,a cultural practice that has persisted in Meru despite massive campaign against it by various women leaders ... -
Reading to learn in the content areas
(2006)The purpose of this qualitative case study research was to investigate reading to learn with specific focus on Elimu teachers college in Kenya. The significance of this study lies in the fact that reading to learn is ... -
Conceptualization and operationalization of the right to a fair trial in Criminal Justice in Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Law, 2013)This thesis explores issues concerning the conceptualization and renationalisation of the right to a fair trial in the Kenyan criminal justice system. In particular, it looks at how and why there have been many difficulties ... -
Gedachtnis und Genozid im zeitgenossischen historischen Afrika-Roman
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, 2013-03)Remembrance and Genocide in the Contemporary German historical Africa-Novel In view of the role that literature plays in the remembrance of the Holocaust and in consideration of post-colonial approaches to interpreting the ... -
The response of the Arab - Swahili of Mombasa to Western Education, 1875 - 1939
(University of NairobiCollege of Education and External Studies, 2012-05)This thesis discusses the response of the Arab-Swahili of Mombasa to Western education between 1875 and 1939. The main focus is on a constellation of factors that determined the response-namely, economic, political, ... -
Factors that limit practical work in secondary science education in Lang'ata division in Nairobi west district Kenya
(School of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi, 2012)The central problem of this study is that despite the critical role of science education in promoting technology development, students' performance in these subjects is quite dismal. Factors leading to this dismal performance ... -
Institutional factors influencing pupils' performance in Kenya certificate of primary education in public primary schools in Keiyan division of transmara west district, Kenya
(School of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi, 2012)The purpose of this study was to examine the institutional factors influencing pupil performance in KCPE in Keiyan Division of Transmara West district, Kenya. The study investigated the relationship between headteachers ... -
Factors influencing teachers' implementation of Kiswahili curriculum in public primary schools in Kiambaa division, Kiambu east district, Kenya
(School of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi, 2009)The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the teachers' implementation of the Kiswahili curriculum in public primary schools in Kiambaa division of Kiambu East district. The study used descriptive ... -
Kenya education staff institute (KESI) in-service programmes as perceived by secondary school headteachers: a case study of Kitui district
(School of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi, 1998)After the attainment of political independence in Kenya in 1963, the government, policy makers and leaders at all levels expressed the need for provision of adequate education in order to make the policy of Africanisation ... -
The analysis of pronominals and anaphors in dholuo: a government and binding approach
(University of Nairobi.school of Education, 1989)This work is an attempt to apply and test Chomsky's three Binding conditions on Dholuo constructions. Therefore it marks an attempt to test the possibility of a Universal Grammar (UG) suggested by Chomsky (1981). Chapter ... -
Effects of computer assisted instruction on the teaching of geography in Kenyan secondary schools
(Dept. of Educational Communication and Technology, University of Nairobi., 2003)This study looked into the use of computer as an instructional resource at the secondary school system in Kenya. Several researches on computer-assisted instruction (CAI) have been carried out in the developed countries ... -
Language and Gender: A Case Study in Social Semiotics of the Lexicon of the Gikuyu Language
(University of Nairobi.College of Education and External Studies, 1998)This study examines the place and role of language in gender in a social semiotic framework. It studies the extent to which the lexicon in Gikuyu language is sexist. The study achieves this through a computer-based corpus ... -
Kenya Secondary School Christian Religious Education: quantitative and qualitative investigation of teachers and students attitudes-Phd. Thesis:
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A survey of factors influencing girls' attitude towards secondary education in Wajir district, Kenya
(School of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi, 2010)The aim of this study was to investigate the factors influencing girls' attitude towards secondary education in Wajir District. The research objectives included establishing how availability of learning facilities at ... -
The impact of adult education on women small scale entrepreneurs in Embakasi division of Nairobi province
(School of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi, 2007)The main purpose of this study is to find assess the impact of adult education on Women Small Scale Entrepreneurs (WSSE) in Embakasi division of Nairobi Province. The study sought to fulfil three main objectives, namely, ...
