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Influence of Learner Reflection on Academic Performance of Kenyan Secondary School Students
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2016)Academic performance of students at various levels of learning is a concern and many nations and scholars are looking for ways of alleviating the problem of poor academic performance. Academic performance among students ... -
Response of tea cultivars to growing environments in Kenya.
(Inter-University Council for East Africa Lake Victoria Research Initiative, 2011)In East Africa, tea growing areas fall in several agro-ecological regions differing widely in elevation, climatic factors and soil conditions. However, environmental and climatic factors which control growth vary with ... -
Alternative corrective measures used in managing student behavior problems in secondary schools in bondo sub county, kenya
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research, 2016)The purpose of the study was to identify alternative corrective measures used by teachers to manage students’ behavior problems in secondary schools. The study was informed by Assertive Discipline Model and Thorndike’s ... -
Integrated pest and soil management to combat striga, stem borers and declining soil fertility in the Lake Victoria Basin
(Final Technical Report, 2005-04-20)Demonstrations with best-bet technologies for the control of Striga weed and stemborers and enhancement of soil fertility were initiated in the long rainy season (March to July) of 2003 in Kenya and Uganda and during the ... -
Yield response of tea clone 6/8 to growing environments, nitrogenous fertiliser application and plucking intervals in East Africa.
(Inter-University Council for East Africa Lake Victoria Research Initiative, 2011)In East Africa, tea growing areas fall in several agro-ecological regions, differing widely in elevation and climatic factors. Despite the differences, agronomic inputs are uniform throughout the region. Clone TRFK 6/8 is ... -
Next priorities for intervention in Kenya: Results from a cohort study of drug use, HIV and HCV patterns in five urban areas
(University Of Nairobi, 2006)In Kenya, alcohol, cigarettes, Khat (miraa) and cannabis sativa, have remained the most popular abused substance and have been linked to increasing rates of HIV/HCV . This study’s objective was to identify the types, ... -
Effects of long term fertilizer use on a high yielding tea clone S15/10: Soil pH, mature leaf nitrogen, mature leaf and soil phosphorus and potassium
(CABI, 2011)Harvesting (plucking) the young tender shoots of Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze to make tea beverages results in removal of high amounts nutrients from the soil. AHPS15/10 is a high-yielding tea clone with average annual ... -
INTEGRATING CROP MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR STRIGA CONTROL
(2007)Striga spp. are pernicious pests of food crops in Africa for which an integrated control program is needed. An effective integrated program must have components that are adaptable to the biophysical and socio-economic ... -
Traumatic Experiences of Kenyan Secondry School Students
(University of Nairobi, 2007)There is no information on the socio-demographic variations and determinants of Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Kenyan adolescents. Objectives: To describe the traumatic experiences of Kenyan high school ... -
Motivational factors influencing teachers job performance in pre-school centres in Kenya
(International journal of innovative research & development, 2016)Pre-school teacher’s performance has become an important issue in the contemporary society given their responsibility of imparting knowledge and skills to learners by moulding them towards realizing their potentials in ... -
Long term valve-related morbidity following open-heart surgery at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(East African medical journal, 2000)OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of valve morbidity associated with post-operative valve patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. DESIGN: A combined retrospective and prospective study. Restrospective ... -
Challenges in teacher recruitment and distribution in public secondary schools in Butula Sub-County
(SAVAP Internation, 2016)In Kenya, weaknesses in human resource planning has affected training and deployment of teachers and thus distorted their distribution and utilization. In Butula Sub-County, there is uneven distribution of the teacher ... -
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria do not pose any deleterious effect on cowpea and detectable amounts of ethylene are produced
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2007-06-01)The use of trap crops such as cowpea could reduce the effects of the root parasitic weed, Striga hermonthica and its subsequent constraints on the growth of cereals. Certain bacteria could augment the trap crop stimulatory ... -
Natural Resources Management and Land Use. Proceedings of the Cluster Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya, 30th November - 2nd December 2011.
(CABI, 2011)This proceedings contains twenty papers presented at the Cluster Workshop, held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 30 November to 2 December 2011. The papers detail natural resources management and land use in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda ... -
Thirty day mortality and related variables in open heart patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nariobi
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Head teachers’ Supervision of Curriculum Implementation: Implications on Provision of Quality Secondary Education in Kenya
(Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2016-01-18)This study sought to find out how the head teachers’ supervision of curriculum implementation influences provision of quality education in Kisumu East Sub-County Secondary schools, Kenya. The study population consisted of ... -
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 ... -
Post Oesophagectomy Leakage at Kenyatta National Hospital–Nairobi-Kenya
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2005)Background: Post oesophagectomy leakage is a common postoperative complication. This present review was aimed at documenting the problem of post-oesophagectomy leakage and associated variables at Kenyatta National Hospital ... -
A study of drug use in five urban centres in kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2008)Few studies have addressed the reasons for substance use in Kenya, with most focusing on prevalence rates in school-based and general population samples. None have been carried out among people already using drugs. This ... -
Gender biases against women in labor division in Kenya’s Ministry of Education
(American Journal of Sociological Research, 2017)The study invstigated gender biases against women in labor division in Kenya’s Ministry of Education. The research study was guided by the African feminism as a theoretical frame work. The concurrent triangulation design, ...
