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A qualitative and quantitative examination of using positive consequences in the management of student behaviors in Kenyan schools.
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2016)He challenge of addressing students’ behaviour problems in Kenya cannot be over emphasized. The present study investigated the effectiveness of positive reinforcement in the management of student behavior problems in public ... -
Relationship between attitude towards guidance and counseling programme and adjustment of re-admitted teenage mothers in Kenyan Secondary Schools
(Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2017)Teenage motherhood is a worldwide problem with 36.4 million girls giving birth before the age of 18 years in developing world. The present study investigated the relationship between attitude towards guidance and counseling ... -
Relationship between Attitude Towards Guidance and Counseling Programme and Adjustment of Re-admitted Teenage Mothers in Kenyan Secondary Schools
(Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2017)Teenage motherhood is a worldwide problem with 36.4 million girls giving birth before the age of 18 years in developing world. The present study investigated the relationship between attitude towards guidance and counseling ... -
Relationship between cognitive engagement and academic achievement among Kenyan Secondary School Students
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2018-03-08)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between student cognitive engagement and academic achievement of secondary school students of Manga Sub County, Nyamira County, Kenya. The study was hinged on ... -
Relationship between Emotional Engagement and Academic Achievement among Kenyan Secondary School Students
(Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2018-03-08)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between emotional engagement and academic achievement among secondary school students of Manga Sub County, Nyamira County, Kenya. The study was hinged on the ... -
Relationship between locus of control and stress management among high school principals Kenya
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2016)In a pre- conference brief by the Kenya High School Heads Association (KEHHSA, 2016) alluded that twenty three (23) principals die annually in Kenya due to stress related issues. The present study examined the relationship ... -
Relationship between meta-cognitive learning skills and academic performance among orphaned secondary school students of Kenya.
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2016)The study investigated the relationship between meta-cognitive learning skills and academic performance among orphaned secondary school students of Kenya. The research was informed by Social Cognitive Theory. This study ... -
Relationship between parenting styles and academic adjustments among selected Kenyan secondary School students
(Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2016)The present study examined the relationship between parenting styles and the academic adjustments among form one secondary school students in Nyaribari Chache Sub-County, Kisii County, Kenya. The study employed Expo-facto ... -
Relationship between perceptions of Inter-parental conflicts and involvement in delinquent behaviours among selected Kenyan adolescent students
(Journal of Educational and Social Research, 2015-01-09)This study examined the relationship between adolescents’ perceptions of parents’ behaviours and their involvement in nonillegal and minor illegal delinquent behaviours in Secondary Schools, Nairobi Kenya. The study adopted ... -
Relationship between selected personal determinants and examination cheating among Kenyan secondary school students
(Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2018-03-08)The present study investigated the relationship between selected personal determinants and examination cheating among Kenyan secondary school students. This study used a Sequential Explanatory design. The target population ... -
Relationship between Self-Awareness and Indulgence in Behavior Problems among Form Two Students in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2019)The study investigated the relationship between self-awareness and indulgence in behavior problems among form two students in public secondary schools in Kenya. The study was guided by the Problem Behavior Theory. The ... -
Relationship between Self-efficacy and Academic Performance among Orphaned Secondary School Students in Kenya
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2019)The study investigated the relationship between academic self-efficacy and academic performance among orphaned secondary school students in Kenya. The research was anchored on Social Cognitive theory. The study adopted ... -
Relationship between self-efficacy and indulgence in behaviour problems among Kenyan secondary students
(International Journal of Applied Psychology, 2018)The study examined the relationship between self-efficacy and indulgence in behavior problems among students in selected Kenyan secondary schools. A correlation survey Design was adopted. The target population was 11479 ... -
Relationship between self-esteem and indulgence in behavior problems among secondary school students in Kenya
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2018)The study investigated the relationship between students’ self-esteem and indulgence in behavior problems in Kenya. The Theory of Planned Behaviour by Ajzen, and Person Centered Theory by Carl Rogers were employed to guide ... -
Relationship between Time Management and Academic Performance among Orphaned Secondary School Students of Kenya
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2016)The study investigated the relationship between time management and academic performance among orphaned secondary school students of Kenya. This study adopted an ex-post-facto research design with which a saturation sampling ... -
Relationship between type a personality trait and stress management among high school principals in Kenya.
(Scientific & Academic Publishing Co, 2016)In Homa Bay County of Kenya, there are reported cases of stressful experiences among high school principals. This has made some principals to opt out of their position of responsibilities. The present investigated the ... -
Relationships in Childhood
(MIT Press, 2023-09-19)This chapter focuses on early childhood experiences and how they may contribute to cooperative and peaceful behaviors and outcomes in the later childhood years and into adulthood. Five interrelated topics are explored:(a) ... -
Reward sensitivity, impulse control, and social cognition as mediators of the link between childhood family adversity and externalizing behavior in eight countries
(Cambridge University Press, 2017-12)Using data from 1,177 families in eight countries (Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States), we tested a conceptual model of direct effects of childhood family adversity on ... -
The role of peer counselors in the promotion of student discipline in Ugunja sub-county, Kenya
(Asian Online Journal Publishing Group, 2016)In spite of the existence of guidance and counseling services in schools in Siaya County for the management of discipline, in 2012, 32 schools went on the rampage. This scenario was suspected to be occasioned by lack of ... -
Roles of Multiple Stakeholder Partnerships in Addressing Developmental and Implementation Challenges of Sustainable Development Goals
(Springer, Cham, 2018)This chapter discusses the roles of transnational multiple stakeholder partnerships in addressing development and implementation challenges affecting youth and children in both rich as well as low- and middle-income ...