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A Theological Perspective on the Socio-historical Grounds for Gender Disparity in the Nomiya Church
(Horizon Research Publishing, 2015-08)
Rites of passage are a universal phenomenon marked by transitions during major life changes. In the Nomiya Church (NC) circumcision and baptism as religious rites of initiation are simultaneously performed on the male ...
Religiosity in Vihiga District: Modernity and Expressions of Outward Forms
(Contemporary African Cultural Productions: Nairobi, 2012)
From a cultural perspective, religion is a very diverse phenomenon. This is because culture influences people to behave in a certain way, affecting the way they express themselves, including their religiosity. The many ...
Associations Between Perceived Material Deprivation, Parents’ Discipline Practices, and Children’s Behavior Problems: An International Perspective
(Wiley, 2020)
This study investigated the association between perceived material deprivation, children’s behavior problems, and parents’ disciplinary practices. The sample included 1,418 8- to 12-year-old children and their parents in ...
The study established the influence of parenting style on involvement in education of public preschool learner, in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted the Concurrent Triangulation design within the mixed methods approach. The target population was 3566 which was composed of 183 head teachers’ public primary school, 183 lead teachers of public Early Childhood Development Education and 3200 parents of top class in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted purposive and simple random sampling techniques to sample respondents. The ECDE parents were sampled using stratified random sampling technique. The sample size for the study was 462. This composed of 74 public head teachers, 74 lead teachers of public early childhood Development Education and 320 parents. The instruments used were questionnaires and interview schedule. The pilot study was done in two schools and test re-test method was used to determine the instrument’s reliability and a Cronbach alpha co-efficient of 0.804 was reported. Validity was ensured through expert judgment by my supervisors. The researcher utilized thematic analysis. Inferential statistics such as ANOVA and post Hoc tests were used to analyze quantitative data. The study found out that authoritative parents were more involved in the education of their children. The study recommended that, parents should come up with the best child rearing practices that enhances parental involvement in the education of preschool learner performance.
(IJERN, 2016)
The study established the influence of parenting style on involvement in education of public
preschool learner, in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted the Concurrent
Triangulation design within the mixed ...
Psychoticism as a Correlate of Involvement in Risky Sexual Behavior Among Students in Secondary Schools in Nyakach Sub-County Kisumu County, Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2018-03-27)
Risky sexual Behavior is a common habit among young people in the world, but its relation with Psychoticism has not been explored exhaustively, especially in Kenya. The study aimed at establishing correlation between ...
Parental Acceptance-Rejection and Child Prosocial Behavior: Developmental Transactions across the Transition to Adolescence in Nine Countries, Mothers and Fathers, and Girls and Boys
(American Psychological Association, 2018)
Promoting children’s prosocial behavior is a goal for parents, healthcare professionals, and
nations. Does positive parenting promote later child prosocial behavior, or do children who are
more prosocial elicit more ...
Construction of Feminine Identity through Metaphor in Facebook Discourses
(International Journal of innovative research and development, 2020)
One of the ways through which people construct their identities and others’ identities is through use of conceptual
metaphors. Conceptual metaphors are not just elements of language but are elements of thought as well and ...
Establishing Internal Communication Channels Preferred by the Employees of Public Universities in Western Kenya during Unrest
(International Journal of Journalism and Mass Communication, 2018)
Public universities in Kenya have experienced recurrent employees unrest which could be as a
result of ineffective internal communication between the university and its employees. During
crisis, effective internal ...
The dramaturgy of Kalongolongo: A genre by children
(AJOL, 2017)
Several approaches to the classifications of theatrical genres are modeled on Western theoretical perspectives, literary analyses and adult viewpoints with less regard for performance dynamics within children’s specific ...
Influence of monitoring and evaluation frameworks on performance of public agricultural projects in Galana Kilifi county, Kenya
(European Journal of Physical and Agricultural Sciences, 2020)
The objective of the study was to establish how monitoring and evaluation frameworks
influence performance of public agricultural projects in Galana Kilifi County, Kenya.
Monitoring and evaluation frameworks was measured ...