Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The role of united nations peacekeeping in intra-state conflict management in Africa period 1989-2004. A comparative analysis of MONUC and UNAMSIL
(2005)This study sets out to investigate the role of United Nation peacekeeping operation in the management of internal conflict in Africa during the post- Cold War period from 1989 t02004. It provides an over view of United ... -
A Study of Motivation and Job Satisfaction Needs of Public Secondary School Religious Education Teachers in Migori District-Kenya
(Department of Education, 2004)The purpose of this study was to identify the motivational and job satisfaction needs of public secondary school religious education teachers in Migori District. In finding out extent of the following variables; the ... -
An analysis of the current situation on dyslexia among sampled groups in Nairobi east city primary schools.
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2008)The purpose of my study was three-fold: To discover the extent of awareness of dyslexia among primary school teachers in Nairobi East, Makadara Division as well as their awareness of government policy on students with ... -
Strategic communication in an organization :The Case Study of New Kenya Corporative Creameries
(University of NairobiDepartment of Journalism, 2008)The study's aim was to gather evidence that the use of strategic corporate communication and public relations can play a big role in the restructuring and transformation of an organization, in this case New Kenya Corporative ... -
Religion and ecology
(2008-07)Environmental degradation is one of the global challenges that are heavily attributed to the rapid advance in science and technology. Kenya as a developing country faces a number of environmental challenges. This includes ... -
Testing the attitudinal impact of a conservation tool outside a protected area: Thecase of the Kitengela wildlife conservation lease programme for Nairobi National Park
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2004)This study was set up to look into socio-economic factors that influenced the success of the Kitengela wildlife conservation lease program for Nairobi National Park. The specific objectives were: (i) To establish whether ... -
An assessment of urban poverty in post war Liberia: a case study
(Department of Sociology and Social work, University of Nairobi, 2007)As poverty remains pervasive and multifaceted in post conflict Liberia, it is essential to institute proactive strategies through a comprehensive research for tackling it. This study, whose objectives were to estimate ... -
Development communication: An assessment of the impact of development content in fm radio stations in kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Journalism and Mass Communucation, 2008)The purpose of this study was to assess the factors hindering effectiveness of development programs broadcast by FM radio stations. This study serves as a guide and source of information to FM radio stations to help them ... -
Metaphysical foundations of morality
(Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Nairobi, 2001-12)As the world makes progress in the consideration of humanity, with so many organizations to promote this nobility, there are also many setbacks in the spectrum of individual and/or collective action. Not necessarily that ... -
An assessment of recovery strategies of the 1998 Nairobi bomb disaster victims: A case study of the teachers service commission
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2002)A disaster has been defined as overwhelming events and circumstances that test the adaptation of responses of a community or individuals beyond their capability and lead, at least temporarily, to massive disruption of ... -
Secondary school women headteachers: a study of their leadership behaviour as perceived by fellow teachers in Thika District.
(Department of sociology, 2003)The purpose of the study was to find out how secondary school teachers perceived their female headteachers' leadership behaviour. The research design chosen was descriptive survey, which enabled ... -
"Community Service" Under the Community Serviceorders Act (No. 10 of 1998)
(Department of sociology, 2002)This study is an evaluation of the implementation and effectiveness of the "Community Service Orders (CSO)" under the Community Service Orders act No 10 of 1998. The programme is recent and this study is a preliminary one. ... -
Factors influencing levels of adherence to antiretroviral therapy treatment among people living with HIV/aids in Kibera, Nairobi
(Department of sociology, 2008)This paper identifies Factors influencing Levels of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Treatment (ART) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Kibera, a Resource-Poor Urban Setting with a high HIV prevalence ... -
Perceptions of home based care members on HIV AIDS mitigation messages: The case of anti - retroviral (ARVs)
(University of NairobiDepartment of Humanities and Social studies, 2008)The objectives of the study were to establish the extent of exposure to ARVs mass communication messages; determine perceptions of home based care members about ARVs mass communication messages; and establish the influence ... -
The aesthetic confluence of textual deixis and narrative Lexies in Wole Soyinka' the Interpreters
(Department of Arts, 2002)Reading The Interpreters engages one in a juggling act. The text strikes readers as replete with shifts in narrative stances. A closer scrutiny reveals, however, that beneath these shifts lie Soyinka's ... -
Determinants of girls schooling after pre-marital pregnancies: a study of Kenyenya division, Kisii district.
(Department of sociology, 2001)This study is an analysis of the factors that influence the resumption of formal education of girls after pre-marital pregnancy. It seeks to explain the phenomenon of school resumption among girls who drop out of school ... -
An inquiry into the phenomenon of spousal violence: an ethical perspective
(Department of Philosophy, 2008)Spousal violence is a manifestation of violence evident in the wider society. Spousal violence is a global phenomenon and has persisted since time immemorial. Its impact has been felt everywhere and has been highlighted ... -
Internally displaced persons of Gulu: Potential for self-sustainability
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2004)This study assessed the potential for self-sustainability among the internally displaced people in Gulu district, Northern Uganda. The objectives of the study included: examining the nature of networking that exists among ... -
The use of GIS technology in the development of an interactive geodetic network information system with application in Kenya
(2007-10)Interactive Geodetic Information System with application in Kenya is a project that was conducted within Nairobi between May and September 2007 to demonstrate how Geographical Information System (GIS) and other ... -
"The strategies that secondary school adolescent boys utilize in managing sexually transmitted infections including hiv/aids: the case of Ol' Joro-Orok Division Nyandarua District."
(Department of sociology, 2001)This study was carried out as a population based survey conducted among secondary school boys aged 13 to 19 in 01' J oro-orok division, Nyandarua District. The objectives of the study were: ...
