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Objectivity And Personal Involvement In Science: An Examination Of Michael Polanyi's Theory Of Knowledge
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 1988)The present study is an attempt to interpret and understand Michael Polanyi's theory of knowledge. Polanyi's theory of knowledge is basically a repudiation of the modern scientific objectivism. He opposes the view that ... -
Motivation Of Non-managerial Hotel Workers Nairobi
(1981)This study was designed to examine needs on Maslow's hierarchy which may act as motivators and directors of behaviour for non-managerial hotel workers in some Nairobi hotels. It was hypothesized that there would emerge a ... -
Knowledge and belief systems
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 1983)This study takes off from W.V.O. Quine's observation that philosophers have paid far too much attention to the anaIyses of the concept of knowledge at the expense of belief. Quine's attempt to naturalize epistemology is ... -
Teacher-pupil Relationship in Traditional and Progressive Classrooms
(1981)The objective of this study was to determine, empirically, whether, as claimed by its adherents, the Progressive Classroom is superior to the Traditional Classroom in terms of Teacher-Pupil interaction and the use of social ... -
A STYLISTIC APPROACH ADOPTED FOR THE STUDY OF WRITTEN SWAHILI PROSE TEXTS
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 1975)The central aim of this is to subject samples of the three major genres of Swahili literature, i.e., Ushairi ??“poetry, Riwaya-prose, and Tamthilia-drama texts, to stylosatistical analysis. Under the type of analysis in ... -
Analysis of Kenya responses to international terrorism, 1980 - 2005
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2006)This study investigates the phenomenon of terrorism, its development through time and space, nature and typologies as well as its counter-terrorism measures at global, regional and national (Kenyan) levels. It seeks to ... -
Assessing the role of east African legislative assembly in managing conflicts in the east African sub-region: 2001 - 2008
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2009)Efforts at achieving integration in East Africa have a long history. Formal economic and social integration have been traced to, inter alia, the commencement of the construction of the Kenya-Uganda Railway (1897-1901), the ... -
The role of computer technology on principals' administration in secondary schools in Homa-bay district, kenya
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2009)The study was an attempt to establish the role of computer technology on principals' administration. in secondary schools in Homa-Bay District. The study set out to determine the extent the principals use computer technology ... -
The Dimensions of Child Abuse in Kenya: a Case Study of Forms of Child Abuse in Kiambaa Division in Kiambu District
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2009)Child abuse has for a long time been recorded in literature, art and science in many parts of the world and remains a challenging social problem all over the world. Manifestations of child abuse include: child labour; ... -
Psychosocial determinants of problem behaviour in secondary school adolescents in Kenya
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2003)The focus of this study was problem behaviour in adolescence. Specifically, the study sought to understand the psychosocial determinants of problem behaviour in secondary school adolescents in Kenya. The study investigat ... -
Multilateral Negotiation as a Counter-terrorism Strategy; a Case Study of Ai-shabaab
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2009)The specific objectives of this study were to examine the effectiveness of counterterrorism strategies in Somalia and to investigate whether multilateral negotiation as a counter-terrorism strategy would work with AI-Shabaab ... -
Post election violence in Kenya: a case study of Uasin Gishu District, Rift Valley Province, 2007-8
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2009)Multiparty elections in most cases have been associated with violence that takes various forms depending on the number of actors, the root causes, and the embedded interconnectivity with other forms of conflicts. In most ... -
THE CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING ECONOMIC REFORM PROGRAMMES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; A CASE STUDY OF THE BRETTON WOODS INSTITUTIONS POLICIES IN KENYA 1983-2005
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2006)Economic development IS not a phenomenon. The policies of governments and the international economic environment are decisive influences. It is worth identifying the factors that can create a climate conducive to economic ... -
David hume's conception of the principle of causality and the problem it creates in african metaphysics
(1993)The study attempts to understand the status of the principle of causality. In experimental science it is held to be cardinal on grounds that every scientific experiment presupposes a cause. Hume however, who is the ... -
The response of counselor training to the changing social environment: a case study of the counseling programme at the department of so ciology, university of Nairobi.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2007)Counseling is a relatively new profession in Kenya. A large majority of the existing practicing counselors, therefore, remains untrained. This jeopardizes the chances of recovery of their clients from problems that afflict ... -
Self-concept educational and occupational choice:a case of secondary school girls from Murang'a and Nairobi Districts,Kenya.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2003)Self-concept affects an individual's outlook to life. Different school factors such as the school environment, teachers, peers and the hidden curriculum affect the development of self-concept in secondary school girls. ... -
The internal and external dimensions of the Rwanda ethnic conflict, 1990 - 1998
(2001)This study examines the roots of the Rwanda conflict (1990-1998) and its external dimension. Specifically, it investigates the interaction between the internal and external factors in the escalation and management of the ... -
Drug abuse and media campaigns: A study of knowledge, attitudes and practices among youth in Nairobi south b estate
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2007)Over 2.5 billion persons, or 53 per cent of the world population, are under the age or 25 and they are particularly susceptible to illicit drugs (World Drug Report 2007). This is because their age represents a period or ... -
Traditional conflict early warning systems; a case study of Turkana among Karamoja cluster pastoral communities.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2003)This study explores conflict early warning systems. The case study of the Turkana pastoral community in Karamoja cluster within IGAD sub-region is taken to illustrate indigenous conflict early warning among the ... -
Factors that influence local attitudes towards refugees in Kenya
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2004)This study focused on the factors that influence local attitudes towards refugees in Kenya. The study was carried out on two sites: Dadaab refugee camp in Garissa District in North Eastern Province, and the former Thika ...
