School of Arts and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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Effects of Parental Warmth and Behavioral Control on Adolescent Externalizing and Internalizing Trajectories Across Cultures
(Wiley, 2020)We investigated the effects of parental warmth and behavioral control on externalizing and internalizing symptom tra jectories from ages 8 to 14 in 1,298 adolescents from 12 cultural groups. We did not find that single ... -
Pragmatic Exploration of Social Media Images on Interpretation Aiming at Facebook Users in Kenya: Political Discourse
(Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies, 2020)This article sought to address the gap in empirical research related to pragmatic exploration of social media images on interpretation focusing on Facebook users in Kenya: political discourse. In order to achieve this, ... -
The contribution of the Church of God-Kenya teachings to people’s participation in poverty alleviation in Emuhaya district, western Kenya
(European Journal of Philosophy, Culture and Religion, 2017)The purpose of the study was to determine the contribution of the CoG-K teachings to people’s participation in poverty alleviation in Emuhaya District, Western Kenya -
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 ... -
Role Of Dholuo FM Radio Programmes In Flood Warning In West Nyakach Division, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2017)Flooding is an uncertain phenomenon thus advance warning, evacuation and flood control are effective and sustainable methods of reducing the devastation caused by floods. Raising awareness and preparing the population ... -
Linguistic Conceptualizations of Disease Among the Luo of Kenya
(Sage Publications, 2018)The region inhabited by the Luo ethnic group in Kenya is disease endemic. However, disease awareness initiatives register low acceptance due to the sociocultural images of disease and illness conceptualized in the local ... -
Cultural Practices During Pregnancy and Birth Among the Giriama Community in Coastal Kenya: A Qualitative Study
(Springer publishing company, 2021)Pregnancy and childbirth are almost universally associated with culturally based ceremonies and rituals. Although the importance of giving birth in a healthcare facility is recognized among the Giriama community, many ... -
Under the Historian’s Radar: Local Water Supply Practices in Nairobi, 1940-198
(Water AlternativesWater Alternatives, 2020)By presenting oral history material from two informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, the article illustrates how inhabitants during the period 1940 to 1980 acquired and used water on a daily basis. The authors’ observations ... -
Male Circumcision Interpersonal Messages and Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) among Married Men in Teso South Sub County, Kenya: A Qualitative Study Using
(The International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, 2018)Voluntary Medical Male circumcision (VMMC) reduces risk of heterosexually acquired HIV. Kenya adopted VMMC as an HIV intervention in 2008 and has been making remarkable progress towards achieving its male circumcision ... -
The Object of Love is Food conceptual metaphor in selected Dholuo Benga music of 1970s and 2000s
(Linguistics and Literature Studies, 2018)One of the ways in which people express their emotions creatively in a society is through music. Benga music is a genre of Kenyan popular music that has been in existence from 1960s to date. Over the years, Dholuo ... -
Teaching conflict management skills in schools: Prerequisite for peace and achievement of millennium development goals in Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2011)The Kenyan society is experiencing a lot of conflicts, some with devastating effects such as deaths, starvation, disease and destruction. These normally arise out of difference between people. Secondary schools being ... -
Challenges on implementation of art and design curriculum in secondary schools in Kenya
(Academic Research International, 2013)Art and Design Curriculum contributes immensely in all areas of the society such as Social/cultural, Economic, Political, Utilitarian, Communication and Personal expression. This subject interlocks strongly within the ... -
Career Opportunities with implementation of Art and Design in secondary schools
(Progressive Academic Publishing,, 2014)This research was conducted to examine the level of awareness on careers available for students learning Art and Design in secondary schools in Kenya because some schools are dropping this curriculum in Western Kenya. ... -
Barriers to Pottery Production in Kenyan Prisons
(sryahwapublications, 2020)The purpose of the paper was to investigate barriers to pottery production in Kenyan prisons. Descriptive research design guided the study. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to analyse data in the ... -
Quality of pottery products produced in Kenyan women prisons
(Academic Journals, 2020)The purpose of the study was to assess quality of pottery products produced in Kenyan prisons. The quality of products produced in Kenyan prisons shows lack of standardization. Descriptive research design guided the ... -
An Evaluation of Paints Determinants among the Informal Fine Artists in Kisumu City
((IJSR, 2021)One of the important viewpoints which is criticized and reviewed in Art, are the styles and techniques used in paintings. Reviewed literature confirms that the motives of choice of paints used are relegated secondary ... -
Construction of Feminine Ideology in Gusii Oral Poetry
(2019)Abagusii females of the Kisii community of Western Kenya are largely socialized through the community’s oral poetry to operate within the limits of a feminine ideology. The choice of Gusii oral poetry as a vehicle for ... -
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 ... -
Effect of cognitive behaviour therapy on depressive symptoms among HIV-infected outpatients in Kenya
(Universidad de Almería, 2017)Timely diagnosis and treatment of depression among persons living with HIV (PLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa which is home to about 70% of global HIV infection is disproportionately low. In Kenya, the effect of cognitive ... -
Men’s Emic Perspectives on Factors Contributing to Child Sexual Abuse Vulnerability on the Islands of Western Kenya
(Taylor and Francis, 2021)Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a major global health concern. Although it is prevalent in Kenya, there is scant literature on what factors contribute to CSA vulnerability on Kenya’s islands. This paper is based on a ...