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An analysis of musical and theological meaning in the hymnody of legio maria of african mission church in Kenya.
(2011-07-25)Review of available literature showed a paradoxical hybridity in the hymn singing of Legio Maria of African Mission Church in Kenya, abbreviated herein as LMC faithful (jolejo). were viewed as preferring a community of ... -
Assesment of the properties of silk fibre and fabric produced by bivoltine silkworm, bombyx mori L.(Lepidoptera: bombycidae) in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2011-08-09)Concern about global warming has led to renewed interest in the more sustainable use of natural fibres. Among the natural fibres, silk indeed commands considerable respect. Silk is a proteinaceous polymer secretion in the ... -
Assessment of Adoption of Teachers’ Service Commission Dress Code by Female Tutors in Public Teacher Training Colleges in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)In an effort to maintain clothing styles within the teaching fraternity, Teachers Service Commission came up with design sketches for incorporation in dress code in 2006. The TSC manual of code of conduct and regulations, ... -
Cinema as Cultural Discourse: A Study of Cultural Symbols in Selected Contemporary Gĩkũyũ Comedies
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)This study examined how cultural symbols are deployed in selected contemporary Gĩkũyũ vernacular comedies. The study sampled the following comedies; Mũici na Kĩhĩĩ (He who steals with uncircumcised man), Kĩrĩro kĩa Mwana ... -
Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing Training, Competency and Usage in Textile Industries of Northern Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2020-03)Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) is the use of technology to design and produce textile goods with greater productivity at low cost. It s usage demands some level of training and competency. ... -
Configuration of Kenyan Film Acting: A Study of Eight Selected Drama Films
(Kenyatta University, 2019-03)Acting is one of the most obvious items that one observes in a play or film. Indeed, when one goes to watch a play or film, one usually observes the characters acting so as to tell the story dramatically. However, it ought ... -
A critical analysis of indigenous Kenyan music procedures: developing the embedded pathway approach model for interactive learning for secondary schools in Kenya
(2011-07-25)This study was carried out against a backdrop of current educational process in Kenya which (the process) is heavily grounded on Western education models. These models, unfortunately, were not known for including African ... -
Developing strategies for teaching aural musicianship in Kenyan secondary schools
(2011-07-25)Many scholars, for example Kodaly, Dalcroze and Campbell would argue for the important role of aural musicianship in Music Education. One of the purposes of Music Education is the creation of an environment in which the ... -
Drama as a literary response to Africa’s social and political realities: a comparative study of selected Kenyan and Nigerian dramas
(Kenyatta University, 2016-07)This study investigates the roles and functions of drama as an instrument of social commentary in Nigeria and Kenya. Drama has been widely acclaimed as a positive medium for mirroring society' hence the popular belief ... -
The dramatic and theatrical aesthetics of Izara traditional initiation festival of Amo people of North Central Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2016-07)African traditional theatre is caught up within the vortex of Western inferiorization, the need for documentation, and a conflict of opinions between African dramatic scholars (the evolutionists and the relativists). The ... -
The effect of docudrama films on psychological distress among urban women refugees in Nairobi County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2018-03)The study sought to investigate how docudrama film could be used as a psychotherapeutic tool among traumatized women refugees. The objectives of the study were: to establish the levels of psychological distress, establish ... -
Effects of Drawing Approach and Class Setting on Symbolism of Children's Drawings on Conflict Experiences: A Study of Primary School Pupils in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2014)Though drawing is one of the methodologies of teaching conflict resolution within Peace Education, the structured drawing approach within group setting currently in practice is limiting in free expression of emotions by ... -
An exploration of the creative performance of secondary school and the implications for the teaching of art in Kenya
(2012-01-04)The contribution art can make towards the personal development of pupils has been curtailed in Kenyan schools by a variety of factors internal and external to the subject. This study attempts to illuminate the teaching/learning ... -
Exploring Role of Media Convergence in Intrusion of Privacy: Experiences of Regular Internet Users in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Media convergence has triggered unlimited production and consumption of the Internet content by embracing novel smart devices and interactive tools that permit users, including audiences, to create and to share massive ... -
Exposure to Digital Paintings on Male Sex Offenders’ Attitudes towards Sexual Crimes: Case of Nairobi West Prison, Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Crime is an act in violation of the criminal law. Global statistics indicate that sexual offending is among the leading crimes in many countries, with close to one billion people falling victim. The high prevalence of ... -
Film and Social Change: Ideology, Class, and Pluralism in Selected East and West African Films
(Kenyatta University, 2018)This study examined contemporary African cinema narratives with a view to guiding a socio-ideological reading of the narratives. Specifically, it has drawn connections between the film’s diegesis and the non-diegetic ... -
Indigenous Music and the communication of selected innovative social concerns: synchronic analysis of Dodo and Nyatiti songs in Siaya district, Kenya
(2012-01-05)This study investigated the communicative viability of Dodo and Nyatiti music among the rural population of Siaya District. Specifically, the study sought to: 1. Analyze the structural, melodic and rhythmic attributes ... -
Influence of Opinion Leadership Communication Strategies on Exclusive Breastfeeding in Meru County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-02)This study investigated the influence of opinion leadership communication strategies on Exclusive Breastfeeding in Meru County, Kenya in order to improve the Exclusive Breastfeeding practices for better maternal and infant ... -
Online Group Interaction and the Development of Virtual Identity among the Youth in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The internet has taken the new role of community through online groups where youth congregate to interact, exchange ideas and pursue interests. As they engage in self-expression and self-presentation online, it is important ...
