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Power and Gendered Identities: (Re) Configuring the Gendered Self in Kenyan Drama
(International Institute for Science, Technology and Education, Vol.3, No.9, 2013, 2013)
Studies of power and gender identity form part of the dominant discourses of various scholars such as Judith Butler, Julia Kristeva, Margaret Hall, Michel Foucault, and Gloria Anzaldua who have explored the concepts of ...
Gender Paradigm Shift within the Family Structure in Kiambu, Kenya
(African Journal of Social Sciences, 2011)
The African family is organized along gender relations that stem from patriarchy. Patriarchy manifests itself in socio-economic and cultural structures that present diverse gender conflicts. Cultural gender norms affect ...
Motivational gender differences in sport and exercise participation among university sport science students.
(Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 2012)
Motivation is an important psychological variable in Physical Activity(PA) as it determines both entry and continued adherence to PA.Understanding motivating factors is an antecedent to the understanding of behaviour change ...
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 ...
Assessment of Creativity and Its Relationship with Gender, Age, and Teaching Experience of Postgraduate Guidance and Counselling Student Teachers: A Case Study of Kenyatta University, Kenya
(2011)
Creativity is a collection of different abilities such us flexibility, originality and fluency. The purpose of the study was to assess creativity of postgraduate guidance and counselling student teachers and establish ...
‘Dear Diary I saw an Angel, She Looked like Heaven on Earth’: Sex Talk and Sex Education
(Routledge, 2003)
In this paper we highlight and address some of the problems involved in teaching HIV/AIDS education in southern and eastern Africa, and especially in generating open discussion among pupils about sex and sexuality. The ...
Are the Water Trips in the Dryland Kenya for Sustainable Development, Journeys in Vain or Trips to Oblivion
(2013)
Kenya’s households’ (HH) water access status is appalling. As a gender based task, women and children make billions of trips to satisfy HH water needs, taking a heavy toll on societal growth and development. Kenya’s 4872 ...
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. ...
Gender Differences in Holland
(Elsevier, 2013-07-07)
Gender influence on the choice of a degree program was tested. The Holland’s Self-Directed Search was used with 389 third year students at Kenyatta University. The results showed that gender was significantly correlated ...
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 ...