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Analysis of Technological Innovation and its Utilization in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic, in the Light of Zedong’s Law of Contradiction in Things
(Kenyatta university, 2022-12)Despite the devastation caused by the novel COVID-19 pandemic, its outbreak ushered in an era of fortunes in the sectors of global technology, education, health and economy. This paper analyzes the influence of the COVID-19 ... -
Role of Institutional Managers in Quality Assurance: Reflections on Kenya’s University Education.
(Australian Journal of Business and Management Research, 2011-05)Universities are accountable to the stakeholders. To justify their continued existence, the managers of these universities need to guarantee the public that the institutions they lead offer quality teaching, research ... -
Social Support and Academic Burnout among Secondary School Students
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2019-09)Academic burnout is a serious problem that negatively impact on students’ well being and academic performance. As defined by Schaufeli, Pinto, Salanova, and Bakker (2002), academic burnout is a feeling of mental and emotional ... -
Academic Burnout and Academic Achievement among Secondary School Students in Kenya
(Hindawi Education Research International, 2020-05),e study examined the relationship between academic burnout and academic achievement among secondary school students in the Kenyan context. Data were collected from 714 form 4 students (equivalent to 12th graders) drawn ... -
Situational Analysis of Implementation of Content Coverage Policies on the Teaching of Kiswahili Language in Public and Private Primary Schools in Bungoma County, Kenya
(scientific research publishing, 2021-05)Kenya is a lower middle income economic country on the East coast of Africa with a population of over 47 million people with over 42 linguistically heterogeneous groups. Kiswahili is the Kenya’s national language whose use ... -
An Evaluation of How Physical Facilities Influence Teacher Satisfaction in Elgeyo Marakwet County
(Globeedu Group, 2018)Primary school teachers in Kenya like elsewhere in the world form a vital segment of the basic education as they impart basic knowledge to leaners. Prioritizing the professional needs of such teachers would therefore ... -
An Assessment of How Work Environment Influence Teachers’ Satisfaction in Elgeyo Marakwet County
(Globeedu Group, 2018)Providing a conducive working environment for teachers is necessary to increase productivity as well as satisfaction. Primary school teachers form a vital segment of the basic education as they impart basic knowledge to ... -
The Inadequacy of justice as foundation ethical norm: A Kenyan perspective
(Kenyatta University, 2022-08)By comparing the philosophical approaches of Amartya Sen and John Rawls’s theory of justice, this paper shows that some similarities are based on different rationales. It follows that any attempts to find a common ground ... -
Students’ Classroom Use of Information and Communication Technologies: Implication on their Digital Literacy Skills in Tanzanian Universities
(Kenyatta University, 2022)The current literature does not adequately account for the best ICT use practices and graduates’ digital literacy skills the Tanzania’s school system embrace. This paper provides some evidence about the academic use of ... -
Academic Staff and Students’ Participation in Science and Technology Programmes in Public Universities, Kenya
(2021-12):This paper argues that despite the government commitment to the implementation of admission policies like targeting enrolment of 50% of all students in science and technology related courses and significantly expanding ... -
Influence of Funding on Students’ Participation in Science and Technology Bachelor Degree Programmes in Public Universities, Kenya
(IOSR Journals, 2021-06)Despite efforts by the government and other interested groups on funding of University students, the level of enrolment and participation in Science and Technology-based Bachelor Degree Programmes remains low. Only 29% of ... -
Trends of Students’ Participation in Science and Technology Bachelor Degree Programmes in Public Universities, Kenya
(Macrothink, 2021-03)Despite the government commitment to the implementation of admission policies targeting increasing the proportion of all students studying science-related programmes at Bachelors’ level, only 29% of students were studying ... -
Covid- 19 Pandemic And Its Impact On The Lecturers’ And Students’ Performance In Teaching And Learning At Kenyatta University, Kenya
(Machakos University, 2022-04)The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic brought unprecedented disruptions in all aspects of human life across the globe. In the education sector, university calendars were re-scheduled and in-class learning was commuted ... -
A Review of Mobile Learning Considerations in Open Distance Learning and Access to Higher Education
(IST-Africa, 2019)The advent of the ubiquitous mobile technology, the ever-changing interactive multimedia resources, and the mobility nature of the adult learners has galvanized the world-wide synergy of working towards the establishment ... -
Influence of Nutrition Knowledge on Healthy Food Choices among Pupils in Nyeri County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), 2020-09): In Kenya, nutrition education is included in the school curriculum as recommended in the year 2009 national school health policy. Nevertheless, policy advocacy and communication strategies on nutrition are relatively ...
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Analysis of Technological Innovation and its Utilization in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic, in the Light of Zedong’s Law of Contradiction in Things
(Kenyatta university, 2022-12)Despite the devastation caused by the novel COVID-19 pandemic, its outbreak ushered in an era of fortunes in the sectors of global technology, education, health and economy. This paper analyzes the influence of the COVID-19 ... -
Role of Institutional Managers in Quality Assurance: Reflections on Kenya’s University Education.
(Australian Journal of Business and Management Research, 2011-05)Universities are accountable to the stakeholders. To justify their continued existence, the managers of these universities need to guarantee the public that the institutions they lead offer quality teaching, research ... -
Social Support and Academic Burnout among Secondary School Students
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2019-09)Academic burnout is a serious problem that negatively impact on students’ well being and academic performance. As defined by Schaufeli, Pinto, Salanova, and Bakker (2002), academic burnout is a feeling of mental and emotional ... -
Academic Burnout and Academic Achievement among Secondary School Students in Kenya
(Hindawi Education Research International, 2020-05),e study examined the relationship between academic burnout and academic achievement among secondary school students in the Kenyan context. Data were collected from 714 form 4 students (equivalent to 12th graders) drawn ... -
Situational Analysis of Implementation of Content Coverage Policies on the Teaching of Kiswahili Language in Public and Private Primary Schools in Bungoma County, Kenya
(scientific research publishing, 2021-05)Kenya is a lower middle income economic country on the East coast of Africa with a population of over 47 million people with over 42 linguistically heterogeneous groups. Kiswahili is the Kenya’s national language whose use ... -
An Evaluation of How Physical Facilities Influence Teacher Satisfaction in Elgeyo Marakwet County
(Globeedu Group, 2018)Primary school teachers in Kenya like elsewhere in the world form a vital segment of the basic education as they impart basic knowledge to leaners. Prioritizing the professional needs of such teachers would therefore ... -
An Assessment of How Work Environment Influence Teachers’ Satisfaction in Elgeyo Marakwet County
(Globeedu Group, 2018)Providing a conducive working environment for teachers is necessary to increase productivity as well as satisfaction. Primary school teachers form a vital segment of the basic education as they impart basic knowledge to ... -
Students’ Classroom Use of Information and Communication Technologies: Implication on their Digital Literacy Skills in Tanzanian Universities
(Kenyatta University, 2022)The current literature does not adequately account for the best ICT use practices and graduates’ digital literacy skills the Tanzania’s school system embrace. This paper provides some evidence about the academic use of ... -
The Inadequacy of justice as foundation ethical norm: A Kenyan perspective
(Kenyatta University, 2022-08)By comparing the philosophical approaches of Amartya Sen and John Rawls’s theory of justice, this paper shows that some similarities are based on different rationales. It follows that any attempts to find a common ground ... -
Academic Staff and Students’ Participation in Science and Technology Programmes in Public Universities, Kenya
(2021-12):This paper argues that despite the government commitment to the implementation of admission policies like targeting enrolment of 50% of all students in science and technology related courses and significantly expanding ... -
Influence of Funding on Students’ Participation in Science and Technology Bachelor Degree Programmes in Public Universities, Kenya
(IOSR Journals, 2021-06)Despite efforts by the government and other interested groups on funding of University students, the level of enrolment and participation in Science and Technology-based Bachelor Degree Programmes remains low. Only 29% of ... -
Trends of Students’ Participation in Science and Technology Bachelor Degree Programmes in Public Universities, Kenya
(Macrothink, 2021-03)Despite the government commitment to the implementation of admission policies targeting increasing the proportion of all students studying science-related programmes at Bachelors’ level, only 29% of students were studying ... -
Covid- 19 Pandemic And Its Impact On The Lecturers’ And Students’ Performance In Teaching And Learning At Kenyatta University, Kenya
(Machakos University, 2022-04)The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic brought unprecedented disruptions in all aspects of human life across the globe. In the education sector, university calendars were re-scheduled and in-class learning was commuted ... -
A Review of Mobile Learning Considerations in Open Distance Learning and Access to Higher Education
(IST-Africa, 2019)The advent of the ubiquitous mobile technology, the ever-changing interactive multimedia resources, and the mobility nature of the adult learners has galvanized the world-wide synergy of working towards the establishment ... -
Influence of Nutrition Knowledge on Healthy Food Choices among Pupils in Nyeri County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), 2020-09): In Kenya, nutrition education is included in the school curriculum as recommended in the year 2009 national school health policy. Nevertheless, policy advocacy and communication strategies on nutrition are relatively ... -
Strategies Promoting Healthy Food Choices among Pupils in Nyeri County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS), 2020-09)In Kenya, nutrition education is included in the school curriculum as recommended in the year 2009 national school health policy. Nevertheless, policy advocacy and communication strategies on nutrition are relatively ... -
Implications of Academic Staff Participation in Teaching Practice on the Quality of Bachelor of Education Program in Selected Public Universities in Kenya
(Macrothink Institute, 2018-01)One of the major determinants of quality education in the Bachelor of Education program is the Teaching Practice component. Globally teaching practice is a mandatory undertaking, at both universities and tertiary teacher ... -
Adequacy of Instructional Resources Provided by Principals and Students’ Academic Performance in Machakos County, Kenya
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI), 2020-03)Globally, regionally and nationally, studies keepdocumenting insufficient provision of instructional resources by principals’ to teaching and learning process. Despite the continued efforts by the Kenyan government to ... -
Impact of Integrating ICT Infrastructure in Teaching and Learning in Kenyan Secondary Schools in Meru County
(European Academic Research, 2021-03)Information Communication and Technology has revolutionized education globally. There have been unprecedented benefits in all education institution and individuals who have embraced the technology. Major challenges like ... -
In Search of a Philosophical Theory of Moral Education in Kenya, in the View of Aristotelian Theory of Eudaimonia
(International Organization Of Scientific Research (IOSR, 2020)Education is an important aspect of any civilized society. Through it, useful knowledge, skills, attitude, morals and norms are transmitted from the old generation to the young ones. For education to accomplish this task, ...