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Role Overload, Teacher-Pupil-Ratio, School Type, Years of Teaching Experience, Gender and Burn Out as Factors Related to Work Stress among Primary School Teachers in Kasarani Division, Nairobi County, Kenya
(Global Journals Inc. (USA), 201)The intention of this study was to establish the work related factors that contribute to stress and burn out among primary school teachers in Kasarani. To achieve this, the study sought to investigate the role played by ... -
Trauma types, symptoms, manifestations and social support systems among university students trauma survivors in Kenya
(Contemporary Research Center AUSTRALIA, 201)The intention of this study was to explore trauma types, symptoms manifestations and social support systems among undergraduate students in Kenya. Specifically, the study was done among the first and second year students ... -
Development of education of the hearing impaired in Nigeria
(Ife Centre for Psychological Studies, 2000)Education of the hearing impaired in Nigeria had gone through stages of "Darkness", "Twilight", and "Dawn" as in other countries of the world. Superstitious beliefs about hearing impaired people exercise strong influence ... -
‘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 ... -
Community-based vocational rehabilitation (CBVR) for people with disabilities: experiences from a pilot project in Nigeria
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004-09)This article discusses the community-based vocational rehabilitation (CBVR) of persons with disabilities. In 1991, a pilot project was instituted by the International Labour Organisation and the United Nations Development ... -
Madrasa Early Childhood Development Program: Making a Difference
(The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank, 2008)The Madrasa1 Early Childhood Development Program is a regional initiative in East Africa that began in the 1980s. From its beginning in the Coast Province of Kenya in 1986, the program has resulted in the establishment of ... -
Turmoil Disrupts AIDS Care in Kenya: Post-Election Turmoil in Kenya Has Disrupted the Fragile and Complex Systems for Delivering HIV/AIDS Treatment in Rural Areas. Peter Mwaura Reports from Nairobi.(News)
(2008-03)Health services in Kenya have been scrambling to get life-saving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to thousands of people displaced in a spiral of ethnic violence following the disputed presidential election on 27 December ... -
Evaluating the Madrasa preschool programme in East Africa: A quasi-experimental study
(Taylor & Francis, 2008-09-27)This study investigated the effect of preschool experience (two types of preschool: Madrasa and non‐Madrasa) on the cognitive development of children in East Africa. In the three countries studied (Kenya, Uganda, and ... -
Effect of endophytic Fusarium oxysporum on paralysis and mortality of Pratylenchus goodeyi
(Academic Journals, 2010-02-22)Three bioassays were conducted to investigate the antagonistic effect of secondary metabolites produced by 5 endophytic Fusarium oxysporum isolates from banana (Musa spp.) plants in Kenya, against Pratylenchus goodeyi. ... -
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 ... -
Bridging culture, research, and practice in early childhood development: The Madrasa Resource Centers in East Africa
(Wiley, 2011-05-10)The Madrasa Resource Centers in East Africa have adapted features of Euro-American theory and practice into a service delivery system responding to local cultural and socioeconomic realities. After 25 years of implementation ... -
Factors Influencing Secondary School Students' Attitude towards the Study of Physics in Imenti South District, Kenya
(Journal of Research in Education and Society, 2011-08)The study was conducted in January and February 2011. It aimed at investigating the factors that were considered to influence students' attitude towards the study of Physics in secondary schools in Imenti South District, ... -
HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Risk Perception of Visually impaired and Sighted pupils in Kenya
(European Scientific Institute, 2012)The aim of this study was to find out HIV/AIDS knowledge level, and perception of risk of infection with HIV/AIDS, of visually impaired and sighted pupils. Differences between visually impaired and sighted pupils ... -
Relationship Guidance Sources, Fears and Reasons for Marriage among Young Urban Christians in Kenya
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2012)Existing professional services for young people especially in developing countries need to be informed by the local situation for them to be effective. The study aimed at identifying sources of relationship guidance, young ... -
Assessing Young Peoples’ Momentary Thoughts About Sex: A Proposal of the Sex Envelope Game
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2012)Most sexual reproductive health programmes for young people in developing countries depend on foreign concepts and data ignoring potential local strategies. Finding more effective ways for needs assessment and to engage ... -
Teachers’ Influence on Children’s Selection and Use of Play Materials in Kenya
(SPREAD Corporation (Sustainable Programs for Reducing Educational and Avocational Disadvantages), 2012)Gender socialization has an impact on children and any gender stereotyped verbal comments or activities assigned to children by those in charge are bound to influence the attitudes children have of themselves. This exploratory ... -
An Overview of Major Biological and Contextual Factors in Language Acquisition
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2012)This paper gives an overview of the major theoretical perspectives and factors in language acquisition. In the discussion, research findings in African setups are included alongside key American or European findings. ... -
Sources of VCT Information and Reasons for Use or Non Use of VCT Services by Young People in Selected Rural Locations in Kenya
(International Journal of Social Science Tomorrow, 2012-01)This study investigated the sources of VCT information and reasons why young people used or failed to use VCT services in selected rural VCT locations. A total of 110 participants (Male= 66; Female= 44), with an average ... -
Relationship Between Peer Attitudes Towards School, Selected Peer Group Activities and Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students in Nairobi
(2012-03-16)The study was designed to investigate the relationship between peer group attitudes. towards school, peer group activities (including sports and games); and academic achievement of secondary school students in Nairobi ...
