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Influence of Parent-Adolescent Communication on Adolescent Peer Relations and Gender Implications
(Journal of Arts and Humanities, 2015)
This study was conceptualized against a backdrop of Kenya’s a troubled secondary school
system; characterized by incidences of students’ unrests, drug abuse, examination cheating,
school dropouts and other forms of ...
Environmental harshness and unpredictability, life history, and social and academic behavior of adolescents in nine countries.
(American Psychological Association, 2018)
Safety is essential for life. To survive, humans and other animals have developed sets
of psychological and physiological adaptations known as life history (LH) tradeoff strategies
in response to various safety constraints. ...
Effects of Staffing Policies on Public Secondary School Teachers’ Distribution in Homa-Bay County, Kenya
(ARC Journals, 2016)
The success of any policy lies in its effective implementation and staffing policies for teachers are meant to ensure sufficient teaching force that is equitably distributed in all public schools. Despite various staffing ...
Agreement in mother and father acceptance-rejection, warmth, and hostility/rejection/neglect of children across nine countries
(Sage Publications, 2018-08)
The authors assessed whether mothers’ and fathers’ self-reports of acceptance-rejection, warmth, and hostility/rejection/neglect (HRN) of their preadolescent children differ cross-nationally and relative to the gender of ...
Using Written Tests to assess Holistic Development of Lower Primary School Learners in Kenya
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2015-05-03)
The present study investigated the use of written tests to assess holistic development of Lower Primary school Learners in
Kenya. The Concurrent Triangulation Design was employed. The sample size comprised 184 respondents ...
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 ...
External environment and internal state in relation to life-history behavioural profiles of adolescents in nine countries
(The Royal Society, 2019-12-18)
The external environment has traditionally been considered as the primary driver of animal life history (LH). Recent research suggests that animals' internal state is also involved, especially in forming LH behavioural ...
INFLUENCE OF HEADTEACHERS’AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STYLE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-04-04)
Kenyan schools have been encouraged to the pressure of inclusion to embrace integration of all learners including those with disabilities. The problem is that, despite the adoption of this policy in Kenya (2009), realization ...
Effectiveness of motor skill training on the performance of dressing as an activity of daily living by Kenyan pupils with cerebral palsy
(MCSER Publishing, 2016)
The study established the effectiveness of Motor Skill training on the performance of Dressing as an Activity of Daily Living by Pupils with Cerebral Palsy in one special school for pupils who are physically challenged in ...
Influence of Training on Performance of Public Primary School Teachers
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2016)
Training is practical instruction in job and task requirements. Performance is the means by which workers demonstrate that they have understood the training and can apply it in practical situations. The problem under study ...