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Experience of school - related gender - based violence by pupils and the culture of silence : A case of primary Schools in Kasarani District, Nairobi County , Kenya.
(Contemporary Research Center AUSTRALIA, 2013-03)
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the Kenyan Constitution provide for the protection of children from all forms of harm, violence or abuse. ...
Household Factors that Influence Girls’ and Boys’ Achievement Motivation in Kenya
(2014)
This study set out to investigate the influence of selected home environment and personal factors on achievement motivation of female and male primary school pupils in Kenya. Data was collected from a sample of 88 class ...
Gender and area of specialization vis-à-vis students’ enrolments in undergraduate degree programmes by platform in Public Universities in Kenya
(African Journals Online, 2015)
The essence of this paper was to determine the extent to which gender and area of specialization are related with students’ enrolment in undergraduate degree programmes by platform in Public Universities in Kenya. The ...
Gender based violence in educational institutions and its impacts on girls’ education: a comparative study of selected countries
(Emerging Academy Resources, 2013)
Gender based violence is a serious violation of human rights and a complex problem all over the world. It is not
specific to a particular country or region and women and men of all regions, religion or ethnicity can ...
Dismal Performance of Boys in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education: Diagnosis of Effects of Socio-economic Factors in Subukia District, Nakuru county, Kenya
(2014)
This study sought to establish the socio- economic factors that affect the academic performance of boys in national examinations in Subukia District, Nakuru County, Kenya. The study had three-fold objectives, namely i) to ...
The impact of gender on orphans’ self-esteem and academic performance among secondary school students in Kirinyaga and Nyeri Counties of Kenya
(International Research Journals, 2014)
Gender as constructed by culture in our African context, has the potential of influencing the level of
self- esteem of a child, and particularly a girl-child or a school girl for that matter. In turn, this will
(negatively) ...
Ethnic Identities and Gender Themes in Contemporary East African Literature
(2011)
Diese Dissertation untersucht Werken von Gegenwartsschriftstellern aus Ostafrika, die entweder dort oder im Ausland leben. Der Textkorpus umfasst neue Romane und Kurzgeschichten in englischer Sprache aus Kenia als ein ...
The influence of gender-related factors on access to antiretroviral therapy in Nairobi, Kenya
(East and central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Science, 2010)
This is a research report of a study set out to investigate the influence of gender related factors on access to antiretroviral therapy. The results showed that the number of females visiting ART clinics was twice that of ...
Gender Dynamics in Science and Technology
(2010)
An understanding of gender dynamics in science and technology is based on the
perspective of how social norms, values and attitudes dictate differentials in the
participation of male and female in these fields. This in ...
Management of Stereotype Behaviour in Autism: Efficacy of Structured Physical Exercises on Gender
(university of Education, Ghana, 2010)
Autism is a developmental disorder, which is typically characterized by an inability to develop normal social relationships, compulsive and ritualistic behaviour and failure to develop normal intelligence. A characteristic ...