School of Arts and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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The influence of information technology on the socio-political song in Kenya
(Routledge, 2015-07-04)This article examines how the growth of socio-political songs in Kenya reflects the effect of the evolution of information technology (IT). The unprecedented proliferation of IT – especially mobile telephony, the Internet ... -
Using multimedia learning objects in public affairs classrooms: Global experiences with Hubert Project e-cases and e-studies
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-09-01)This article describes the development and implementation of multimedia learning objects to improve the relevance of public affairs education in three national contexts: Kenya, the United States, and China (Hong Kong). We ... -
Improving Access to Maternal Health Care through Devolution in Western Kenya
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017)The major threat facing conservation of wildlife within and outside protected areas presently is the continuous loss of wildlife corridors and dispersal areas. This is as a result of increase in human settlements and the ... -
Unpacking policy gridlocks in Africa’s development: An evolving agenda
(Intellect, 2018-09-01)Policies are not an end in themselves, but deliberate systems of principles to guide decisions and achievement of rational outcomes. Many factors inherent in or transcending policy processes have dramatic consequences for ... -
Planting the Future: The Spiritual Legacy of Wangari Maathai
(Rowman & Littlefield, 2018-10-25)This concluding chapter pursues a deeper understanding of actions taken by Wangari Maathai to maintain spiritual connections between everyday life and the environment. We do so by explaining how traditional spiritual beliefs ... -
[PDF] from semanticscholar.org The Current Situation of Pastoral Programs in the Prisons in Western Kenya Counties
(2019)Crime generates underestimated substantial costs to society at the individual, community and national levels. Globally, governments use prisons to contain crime. The criminal justice system has two primary goals: ... -
Transforming Conflict in the Hands and Hearts of Communities in Kenya: Understanding the Relevance of Amani Mashinani Model
(IGI Global, 2020)Media representation of ethnic conflicts in Africa constructs an image of a continent ridden with wars and violence. At the same time, prominence given to the Western intervention in conflicts in Africa leads to asymmetry ... -
Gendered Conflict Resolution: The Role of Women in Amani Mashinani’s Peacebuiding Processes in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(2020)The role of women in peacebuilding is acknowledged by many stakeholders central in peace work. While this is so, there are still concerns about what we know about women’s involvement in peacebuilding structures established ... -
Youth, Religion, and Development in Africa
(University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, 2020-06-09)The youth are a force to reckon with in most countries across the globe. They form the largest category of most countries’ population. In many instances, the youth enter popular discussions as a difficult lot; a problematic ... -
A Restrictive Humanitarian Policy and the Wellbeing of the Disabled in Disasters in Kisumu County
(IGI Global, 2020-07-01)This paper explores how PWD's well-being is realized in disaster situations in Kisumu County of Kenya. There is a significant population of 15,760 persons with disability across Kisumu County. Their well-being is protected ... -
Uptake of skilled birth deliveries in women of reproductive age: Results of a cross-sectional survey following implementation of free maternal services in Nyatike Sub-County, Kenya
(JMSCR, 2008-08-18)Background: As is the trend globally, in Kenya, maternal mortality ratio remains high at 546/100,000 and 362/100,000 live births, respectively. Approximately 830 women die from pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications ... -
The theology of inculturation and the African church
(Academic Journals, 2009-09-30)This paper investigated the theology of inculturation and the African Church. Specifically, the study set to examined the demand and relevance of inculturation for cultural development, assess inculturation message to ... -
Parenting stress and self-reported discipline strategies of Kenyan caregiving grandmothers
(Psychology Press Ltd, 2003-11-01)The present study examined the discipline methods used and personal and social determinants of power assertive strategies amongst 113 part-time and 128 full-time adoptive grandmothers of Kenyan children aged 1–10 years. ... -
Stress related factors among primary and part-time caregiving grandmothers of Kenyan grandchildren
(SAGE Publications, 2005-06)The present study examined whether the total stress experienced by 241 caregiving grandmothers was linked to levels of care provided, child behavioral difficulty, and perceived availability of emotional and instrumental ... -
Caregiving stress and adjustment problems of Kenyan orphans raised by grandmothers
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2005-06)The present study compared levels of caregiving stress among 115 biological mothers and 134 grandmothers raising their orphaned grandchildren. The associations between parenting stress and adjustment difficulties exhibited ... -
Physical discipline and children's adjustment: Cultural normativeness as a moderator
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2005-11)Interviews were conducted with 336 mother–child dyads (children's ages ranged from 6 to 17 years; mothers' ages ranged from 20 to 59 years) in China, India, Italy, Kenya, the Philippines, and Thailand to examine whether ... -
Corporal punishment of children in nine countries as a function of child gender and parent gender
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2010-01-01)The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a global perspective on corporal punishment by examining differences between mothers’ and fathers’ use of corporal punishment with daughters and sons in nine countries. Methods. ... -
Secondary school headteachers quality assurance strategies and challenges in Gucha district, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2010-07-31)The desire to provide quality education for all Kenyan children was one of the major objectives of the struggle for independence. The government is currently implementing measures to improve the quality of education in ... -
Children’s perceptions of maternal hostility as a mediator of the link between discipline and children’s adjustment in four countries
(Sage Publications, 2010-09)Using data from 195 dyads of mothers and children (age range ¼ 8–12 years; M ¼ 10.63) in four countries (China, India, the Philippines, and Thailand), this study examined children’s perceptions of maternal hostility as a ... -
Attributions and attitudes of mothers and fathers in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2011-04-01)The present study examined differences and similarities between Kenyan mothers and fathers in attributions regarding successes and failures in caregiving situations and progressive versus authoritarian attitudes.