Faculty of Education (FEd): Recent submissions
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A cost-benefit analysis of substituting bamboo for tobacco
(Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2009)This study examines the benefits and costs of farming bamboo as a substitute for tobacco in South Nyanza, Kenya. Using primary data, the study applied the framework of cost benefit analysis to analyze the cost and benefits ... -
Human capital formation and family size choice in Kenya
(School of Education, University of Nairobi, 2007)Planners in many developing countries, including Kenya, are aware of the high population growth rate and its negative impact on human capital accumulation. When population growth is not checked its consumption component ... -
Challenges facing the use of information management systems in the management of secondary schools in Lurambi division of Kakamega central district republic of Kenya
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2009)At the second World summit on the information Society (Tunis 2005), Kofi Annan reminded us that we are living in a World of rapid change where technologies playa multitude of roles. How we tap this technology's potential ... -
An analysis of the role of family and institutional care on education of orphans
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2009)The objective or this study was to ascertain the role played by family based care and institutional care in the education of schooling orphans. This research explored two care support mechanisms and their coping capacities ... -
Challenges facing small scale business growth and survival:The case of Chloride Exide Battery/Solar dealers around Mt. Kenya East Region
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2009)This research is to a large extent concerned with the challenges facing small scale business growth and survival. The author briefly outlines the challenges that small scale enterprises face throughout the developing ... -
Causes of teacher turnover in Catholic Church managed secondary schools in Meru diocese, Kenya
(College of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi, 2009)The purpose of this study was to investigate the causes of teacher turnover in catholic managed secondary schools in Meru diocese. Five research questions were formulated to guide the study. The study employed descriptive ... -
Effects of hidden costs of education on participation rates in public primary schools in Marafa Division, Malindi District
(College of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi, 2009)This study assessed the effects of hidden costs of education on participation rates or pupils in public primary schools in Marafa division of Malindi district. The study was based on the fact that despite the government's ... -
The factors that influence utilization of functional literacy skills among adult education learners in Naivasha District, Rift , Valley Province, Kenya
(College of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi, 2009-06)The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influence the utilization of functional literacy skills among adult education learners in Naivasha District of Rift Valley Province, Kenya. The study adopted ... -
Factors influencing participation of students in public secondary schools in Marakwet District, Kenya
(College of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi, 2009)The main purpose of this study was to assess the factors influencing participation of students in public secondary schools in Marakwet district. The researcher's target population comprised of twenty six secondary schools ... -
Factors influencing headteachers' role in administration of public secondary schools in Nakuru district, Kenya
(Department of Education-administration and planning, 2009)The study endeavoured to identify factors influencing headteachers' role in administration of public secondary schools in Nakuru district. It sought to establish how demographic factors, size of the school, location ... -
A study of teachers' perceptions on supervisory duties of public primary schools headteachers in Ol-Joro-Orok Division, Nyandarua North District, Kenya.
(College of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi, 2009)The purpose of this study was to analyze the teachers' perception on primary school headteachers' supervisory duties. The supervisory practices selected for the analysis included: leadership and decision making, communication ... -
Role of administrators on wastage in public primary schools in Nakuru north district, Kenya
(Department of Education-administration and planning, 2009)Education administrators playa very big role in the education of pupils. In their day to day running of schools the educational administrators are called upon to play many different ... -
Effects of headteachers' leadership styles on motivation of secondary school teachers in Kirinyaga District
(Department of Education-administration and planning, 2009)The purpose of the study was to investigate how the headteachers' leadership styles affect motivation of teachers in secondary schools in Kirinyaga District. This was important because teachers' transfer ... -
Effect of constituency development fund bursary scheme on retention rates in public secondary schools in Naivasha Division, Naivasha district, Kenya.
(Department of Education, 2009)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the CDP bursary scheme on retention rates in public secondary schools in Naivasha Division. This was obtained by formulating research objectives ... -
Challenges facing school management committees in managing public primary schools in Abogeta Division Imenti south District, Kenya
(Department of Education-administration and planning, 2009)The study investigated the challenges facing school management committees ill managing public primary schools of Abogeta Division. It was comprised of five chapters. The introduction dealt with preliminary issues such ... -
The impact of HIV/AIDS prevention measures on behavior change among female teacher trainees: a survey in public primary teacher training colleges in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Educational foundations, 2009)The purpose of this study was to determine how HIV / AIDS Prevention Measures had impacted on behaviour change among female teacher trainees in Public Primary Teacher Training Colleges with the view of curbing its prevalence. ... -
The friends church and economic transformation among the Luhyia of western Kenya,1902-1988
(Department of Arts, 2009)The focus of this dissertation is the role of the Friends Church in the economic transformation among the Luhyia of western Kenya. With the establishment of the first Friends African Mission (hereafter FAM) station at ... -
Factors influencing job satisfaction of nurses in Kenya: case of new Nyanza general hospital,kisumu city
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, 2009)The study was an investigation into the factors influencing job satisfaction among nurses, a case of New Nyanza general Hospital, Kisumu, Kenya. The total target population was 246 Nurses. The sample consisted of both male ... -
Factors influencing performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
(Department of Education-administration and planning, 2009)The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations in public secondary schools in Kibwezi Division in Kibwezi District, Kenya. ... -
Efficiency in the banking sector: an empirical investigation of commercial banks in Kenya
(Department of Arts-Economics, 2009)The main objective of the study is to investigate efficiency in the banking sector in the post liberalization period in Kenya. The study is in two major parts and addresses three main objectives. The first part measures ...
