Browsing Doctor of Philosophy Theses and Dissertations(PHD) by Title
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Parent-teacher partnerships for enhancing pre-school children's education in Uasin Gichu district, Kenya
(2011-08-03)The Kenyan Government in her partnership policy intends to promote the relationship between parents, teachers and the community in enhancing children's education. This will be possible if: First, parent-teacher partnerships ... -
Parental Involvement and Strategies Used by Teachers in Supporting Children’s Transition from Pre-Primary to Primary School in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-04)Early Childhood Education marks a transition phase between home and primary school, and is a major milestone to children, parents, and teachers. This phase is described as one of the major challenges children have to face ... -
Parental involvement in primary standard three pupils’ reading at home in Igembe south constituency, Meru county, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2014)Parents and schools play a fundamental role in assisting children to develop literacy skills. Studies internationally have proved that parental involvement in their children’s reading has a positive effect on children’s ... -
Parents' involvement in management of secondary schools in Kenya: a study of Busia and Uaisn Gishu
(2012-01-03)The purpose of this study was threefold: (1) To assess the extent of parents' involvement in secondary school management. (2) To identify effects of increased parents' involvement on the managerial functioning of head ... -
Parents’ participation in the boy-childs’ education: A case of class three children in Nyeri County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-09)Reviewed literature indicates that parents, as the first teachers of their children, influence performance in children’s education especially when fathers are positively involved. Parents are the significant others from ... -
Participation in microfinance and its effects on household welfare and performance of micro and small enterprises in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)The development of microfinance in Kenya is seen as a catalyst for promoting household welfare and performance of micro and small enterprises (MSEs). Through various policy frameworks, the sub-sector has recorded considerable ... -
Participation of Men and Women in Fisheries Value Chain in Nairobi City County
(Kenyatta University, 2016-06)This study sought to establish the status of men and women in the entrepreneurial fisheries activities in Kenya. The study focused specifically in Nairobi City County, and was guided by the following objectives, namely; ... -
Paternal involvement in children's education: An implication of children's performance at preschool in Gucha District Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2009-10)Extensive research exists on the importance of parental involvement in children's education, yet relatively few studies have examined the individual contributions that mothers and fathers make to their children's schooling. ... -
Paternal involvement in children's education: an implication of children's performance at preschool in Gucha District, Kenya
(2012-02-16)Extensive research exists on the importance of parental involvement in children's education, yet relatively few studies have examined the individual contributions that mothers and fathers make to their children's schooling. ... -
Pathogenesis and immune responses in newborn African green monkeys Cercopithecus aethiops inoculated with simian immunodeficiency virus
(2012-02-13)The World Health Organization estimated that 300 - 500 million cases of malaria are reported annually with 90% being from Africa. In search for sustainable malaria control measures studies have shown that the use of ... -
Patterns of Women's Property Ownership and Inheritance Rights in Kisii County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Women's rights have been the global agenda for the last few decades. Despite this, women are still disadvantaged. This study endevoured to investigate the patterns of women's property rights among the Kisii people of Nyanza ... -
The pedagogic process of writting in english as a second language (ESL) in Kenyan secondary schools.
(2011-08-10)The present study is a descriptive survey of the pedagogic process of ESL writting in selected secondary school classes in Kenya. The study describes the input providing by teachers with regard to writting in the ESL ... -
Perceptions of students on the status of guidance and counselling in selected universities in Kenya for minimizing students riots
(2011-07-28)Student riots have persisted in Kenyan universities since 1960s where lives have been lost and property destroyed despite the existence of guidance and counselling in the universities. The available literature shows that ... -
Performance contracting and service delivery in selected Kenyan public universities
(2014-09-09)Performance contracting has largely been considered as the remedy to the quality of service delivery in public universities in Kenya. However this has not been the case and therefore, this study intended to analyze the ... -
Performance of Kenyan Athletes With Physical Impairments on Classification Activity Limitation Tests For Running Events and Related Influencing Contextual Factors
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Numerous benefits have been associated with participation in sports by persons with a disability. Classification in Paralympic sport is aimed at increasing participation by reducing the impact that impairment has on the ... -
The performance of selected tree species in the rehabilitation of a limestone quarry at East African Portland Cement Company land Athi River, Kenya
(2012-04-12)Quarrying for limestone is an economic necessity that is not only hazardous to human but also one that invariably has deleterious effect on the environment. Information on the performance of trees species is important as ... -
Personal, family and school factors as correlates of achievement motivation among form two students in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017-03)Poor achievement motivation among learners at secondary school level may explain the dismal performance of many candidates in national examinations. Poor performance leads to loss of rewarding opportunities for the individual ... -
Personality traits, political efficacy and electoral outcomes: a survey of selected female parliamentary contestants in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-04)Personality traits and political efficacy judgments independently influence the types and the level to which people participate in political activities. All reviewed studies on the role of personality traits and political ... -
Perspectives of Hotel Investors on Kenya’s Competitiveness as a Tourism Investment Destination
(2014-02-26)Kenya‘s social-economic development goals envisages an almost complete turnaround to her tourism industry including a number of high-capital investments. However, concerns exist as to the country‘s ability to attract such ... -
The phenomenon of student violence in the context of student unrest in Kenyan secondary schools
(Kenyatta University, 2014)There have been perennial occurrences of student unrest often resulting in frequent destruction of school property and loss of life despite the various efforts made to address this phenomenon. This study was designed to ...
