PHD- Department of Educational Management Policy & Curriculum Studies.

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    Determinants of apparel Fashion Consumption Decision Making among University Students in Nairobi City County, Kenya
    (Kenyatta University, 2022) Kimemia Millicent Wamuyu, Kimemia Millicent; Dinah Tumuti; Bosibori Oigo
    Apparel fashion is an important dimension of a person’s lifestyle. Researchers have investigated various consumer factors that influence apparel fashion consumption and, marketers and designers are interested in the variables influencing the apparel fashion consumption. This study investigated determinants of apparel fashion consumption decision making among university students in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The objectives were to; establish the socio-demographic characteristics of apparel fashion consumers; establish the physiological factors influencing apparel fashion consumption decision making; determine the relationship between socio-cultural factors and apparel fashion consumption decision making; examine the relationship between psychological factors and apparel fashion consumption decision making, assess the impact of internet and media on apparel fashion consumption decision making, investigate whether universities students are guided by the Engel-Kollat-Blackwell model and develop a model explaining apparel fashion consumption decision making process. Employing a descriptive cross-sectional research design, this study employed both qualitative and quantitative techniques to collect, analyze and present data. Purposive sampling was used to select seven universities in Nairobi. Proportionate sampling was applied to spread the sample size of 534 respondents across sampled universities. A structured questionnaire containing both open-ended and closed-ended items was used in data collection. Means, frequencies and percentages were determined and data presented in tables and charts. Chi-square test was used to test the hypotheses. Apparel fashion consumption decision making was found to be influenced by age, gender and marital status with gender having the highest influence. Physiological factors, socio-cultural factors, psychological factors and internet & media had no significant relationship with apparel fashion consumption decision making. A seven-stage model was followed by the university students in the apparel fashion consumption decision making process skipping some stages of Engel-Kollat-Blackwell model. Stages followed by students included need conceptualization, expectation of what to buy, knowledge of latest apparel fashion trends, search for product information, evaluation of information making a purchase and evaluate between possible alternatives. Post purchase evaluation was not done by the students. The study concluded that Engel-Kollat-Blackwell model was not followed by the university students in their apparel fashion consumption decision making. The study recommended that; apparel fashion designers should come up with age and gender appropriate apparel fashion to tap into these vital cohorts that have a significant importance on apparel fashion consumption. There should be an established center in every university to offer counsel and direction on best clothes depending on these physiological factors and apparel fashion consumption model given by the researcher. The government may come up with policies to regulate the apparel fashion industry to ensure that what is made is in line with national values through the national clothe policy. A study should be carried out to establish factors influencing consumption of non-apparel apparel fashion which contributes immensely on apparel fashion industry in Kenya
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    Institutional and Individual Determinants of Secondary Schools Management of Safety and Security in Mandera County, Kenya
    (Kenyatta University, 2022) Ibrahim, Adan Hussein; Peter Nyaga Muchanje; Hellen Kiende Guantai
    The issue of insecurity and safety of educational institutions has aroused scholarly interest globally, regionally and in Kenya recently. This study was aimed at establishing both institutional and individual determinants of secondary schools management of safety and security in public secondary schools in Mandera County. The study addressed the following objectives: establish the relationship between principals’ leadership styles and management of safety and security in public secondary schools, establish the relationship between the level of BOM general competency and management of safety and security in public secondary schools, determine the relationship between school security policies and management of safety and security in public secondary school and determine the extent to which school infrastructure relates to safety and security management in public secondary schools in Mandera County. Correlational study design was used as the frame work that anchored the study. The survey targeted a population of 424 teachers, 46 principals, 460 BOM members and 13,387 students in Mandera County which makes a total population of 14,317. The study used stratified simple random sampling to proportionately select respondents involved in the study. The sample size was 201 teachers, 40 principals, 210 BOM members and 373 students and thus narrowing the sample size to 824 respondents. Questionnaires for teachers, semi- structured interview guides for principals and BOM members and focus groups discussions for students were adopted as instruments of collecting data. Two schools located in the area of study and that have similar features with the final sample were used to pre-test the instruments. Content validity was determined using expert judgment. Instrument reliability was established using Cronbach alpha technique. Thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data while quantitative data was analyzed using frequencies, means and regression analysis. Results from this research show that for every additional unit in secondary school principals’ leadership styles, there was 29.7% increase in management of security; every additional unit in board of management competency, there was 15.5% decrease in management of security and every additional unit in adherence to security policies, there was 44.7% increase in security management; and every additional unit in the development of infrastructure in the schools, there was 56.1% increase in security management in high schools in Mandera County. In conclusion, schools in Mandera should endeavour to implement Ministry of Education guidelines on security and safety measures. The major significance of the research is that it may assist secondary school principals in examining issues of school security and subsequently guide the principals on how to apply leadership styles that best help in the management of security in public secondary schools and come up with suitable mitigation measures. The study recommended that school leadership need to adopt the correct management strategies and involve the community within which the school is situated in matters of student security and safety.