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Assessment of the contribution of urban agriculture to employment, income and food security in Kenya: A case of Kisumu municipality
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2013-06)
Kenya’s long – term development strategy (Vision 2030) has prioritised agricultural sector to drive the growth, although it does not mention urban agriculture. In 2009, the Kenya government prepared and approved National ...
Social and educational background of a Kenyan manager: a survey of selected pharmaceutical manufacturing companies in Nairobi
(2012-11-23)
This investigation sought to establish the social and education backgrounds of managers and find out how these backgrounds influence the entry and advancement of management
career by a Kenyan manager. The social backgrounds ...
Factors influencing the boy-child secondary education in the rice growing region of Kirinyaga South District, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(2012-09-12)
This study aimed at gaining in-depth understanding of factors influencing the boy child secondary education in the rice-growing region of Kirinyaga South District, Kirinyaga County, Kenya. Factors leading to this limited ...
Factor influencing performance in chemistry practical work among secondary schools in Nairobi province, Kenya
(2011-08-25)
Practical work plays an important role in the teaching and learning of science and chemistry in particular. Apart from helping students to gain insight into scientific knowledge, it also helps them to acquire a number of ...
Strategies adopted by secondary school principal to address the rising cost of education: a case study of Kuresoi District, Nakuru County
(2012-09-13)
The growing expenses associated with education are often a catalyst for rising tuition and fees, and they playa large role as educators plan for the future of their institutions. The escalation of school fees at secondary ...
Implementation of safety standards and guidelines in public secondary schools in Marani District, Kisii County, Kenya
(2012-09-17)
School Safety is an integral and indispensable component of the teaching and learning process. Indeed no meaningful teaching and learning can take place in an environment that is unsafe and insecure to both learners and ...
Gender disparity in school administration and leadership: a case study of Naivasha division, Naivasha district, Kenya
(2011-08-09)
The purpose of this study was to establish gender disparity and status of women in leadership positions in primary and secondary schools in Naivasha Division, Naivasha District; and identify factors contributing to disparity ...
Effects of different maize (Zea mays L.) – soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) intercropping patterns on yields and land equivalent ratio
(Journal of Cereals and Oilseeds, 2013-07)
A feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of diets containing two sources (S) of protein, soybean meal (SBM) and groundnut cake (GNC) combined with 7.5 and 15% levels (L) of inclusion of wheat offal on growth ...
Availability, acquisition and utilization of teaching-learning resources of english language in primary schools in Buuru division of Imenti north district, Kenya.
(2011-08-11)
This study investigated the availability, acquisition and utilization of teaching - learning resources of English language in Buuri Division of Imenti North District Kenya.
Buuri Division has been attaining low mean scores ...
A comparison of teachers' and students' attributions regarding mathematics achievements: a case of Senior Chief Koinange high school, Kiambu district
(2011-08-10)
In learning, persons ascribe the causes of their success or failure to factors such as ability, effort, and difficulty of the test or luck. Their motivation for similar learning tasks depends not only on whether they ...