Browsing Doctor of Philosophy Theses and Dissertations(PHD) by Title
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Quality early childhood education: the case of Internally displaced children in camps in Nyandarua County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Children's right to education is grounded in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and buttressed by international agreements such as Education for All and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Early Childhood ... -
Quality management practices and firm performance among manufacturing firms in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-06)A firm’s performance is a function of how well managers use quality management practices to improve the quality of products and services. In today’s global environment, organizations are constantly looking for ways to ... -
Quality Management Strategies and Performance of Oil Marketing Companies in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017-11)The business environment within which the oil marketing companies operate has been very volatile. Political anxiety, competition from new entrants, social reforms, technological advancement and global changes are some of ... -
Quality of pedagogical ecology and its effect on cognitive development of children from community - based pre-schools in Kenya, Uganda and Zanzibar
(2011-05-01)The aim of this study was to examine the quality of the teaching and learning environment (pedagogical ecology) in community-based preschools sampled in Kenya Coastal region, Uganda and Zanzibar, and how it influences the ... -
The Quality of Pre-Service Primary School Teacher Education in Tanzania: An Investigation into Policies and Practices
(Kenyatta University, 2018)This study investigated the quality of pre-service primary teacher education in Tanzania and determined the extent to which policies and practices affect the quality of pre-service primary teacher education. The research ... -
Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Fluxes and Derivation of Maize Cropping Calendar in Croplands under Rainfall Variability in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)Increase in global atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHG) has led to an increase in the radiative forcing resulting in climate variability. The objective of this study was to identify the best management practice which ensures ... -
Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon Stocks in Maize-Soybean Cropping Systems in Siaya County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-11)As climate change continues to threaten ecosystems’ functions, agriculture remains one of the major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are responsible for global warming. The major GHG in agriculture are; carbon ... -
Quantile Autoregression and its application to Financial Risk Management and Portfolio Optimization
(2014-09-01)Increasing globalization, complexity of capital markets and the expanding range of exotic financial instruments have made financial risk management difficult to evaluate. As a consequence, a rise in use of more sophisticated ... -
Ranks and subdegrees of the cyclic group, the dihedral group and the affine group and associated suborbital graphs
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Ranks and subdegrees of the symmetric groups sn acting on ordered r-element subsets
(2012-04-13)The action of the symmetric group S n on ordered subsets from the set X = { 1, 2, ... , n} is an aspect that seems to have received little attention for a long time. Most studies have focused on the action of S; on unordered ... -
Rap music in the hip-hop culture among the youth in Nairobi
(2013-01-22)Since early 1 ~:NUs, the music industry in Kenya witnessed an exponential infiltration of Hip-Hop culture and its element of Rap music, which claimed significant space on the Kenyan popular music landscape. The youth ... -
Rapid Bioconversion of Rice Straw Using Cellulolytic Cultures for Improved and Sustainable Crop Productivity and Soil Fertility in Mwea, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Proper management strategies for huge amounts of crop residue generated from agricultural farms need to be obtained. Composting is a good strategy in rice straw management. Traditional methods of composting rice straw ... -
The rationality of science: a critical- theoretic perspective
(2012-04-13)This study is an attempt to unveil a comprehensive and viable theoretical framework that can , be used to explicate the intuitive notion of science as the paragon of human rationality. The study was prompted by the existence ... -
The readability of teaching and learning text books used for Health training programmes in the Ministry of Health in Kenya
(2011-10-27)Teaching and learning text books that are difficult to read are a hindrance to the delivery of health care services that are vital to a healthy nation. These teaching and learning text books pose problems and difficulties ... -
Reference Ranges for Biochemical Parametres,Creatinine,Clearance,Oral Glucose Tolerance Test,Lipids,Tumour Markers and Hormones for Adult Kenyans
(2013-03-20)Cliniccahl emistryreference ranges vary due to factors such as age, sex, race, diet, climate, altitudgee,netics,geographical location, instruments, analytical methods, and sample type. Due to this,International Federation ... -
Regeneration and RNAi-Mediated Downregulation of Cyano-Glycoside Biosynthesis in Cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz)
(2014-02-26)Cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz) is an important perennial tropical crop for millions of people around the world particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is preferred due to its agronomical attributes such as ability to ... -
Regeneration and Transformation of Selected Kenyan Groundnut (Arachis Hypogaea L.) Genotypes with Isopentenyl Transferase (IPT) Gene Towards Drought Tolerance
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important crop in terms of income and nutrition. The seeds are nutritional source of vitamin E, niacin, falacin, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, iron, ribloflavin, thiamine and ... -
Relationship among parenting styles, learner’s involvement in behaviour problems and academic performance in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-02)There is abundant evidence to support the correlation between parenting styles, children‟s behaviour disorders and academic performance. However, the relationship among parenting styles, learners‟ involvement in problem ... -
Relationship among school type and secondary school students’ self-esteem, academic achievement and career aspirations in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-05)This study purposed to investigate how school type was related to self-esteem, academic achievement and career aspirations of secondary school students. Students’ are admitted into different school types based on the ... -
Relationship amongst market orientation service quality,firm innovation and fitness enterprises' performance in Kenya
(2011-08-09)This study sought to establish the relationship amongst market orientation, service quality, firm innovativeness and firm performance within fitness enterprises in Kenya. These are important strategic marketing and development ...
