Department of Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN BARINGO CENTRAL CONSTITUENCY, BARINGO COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2023-09)According to Kenya's 2030 Vision plan, the nation would have a middle-income status supported by five important economic sectors: agriculture, information and communications technology (ICT), manufacturing and industry, ... -
Education for Kenyan Girls in the Post Covid-19 ERA: Mitigating Strategies for Future Pandemics
(East African Journal of Education Studies, 2023-12)The study examined the effects of school closure during the COVID-19 pandemic on the education of secondary school girls in Moiben Sub-County, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. It used a mixed-method research design that targeted ... -
Effects of Availability and Access to Safe Drinking Water on Students’ Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Muhoroni Sub-County, Kenya
(Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education, 2023-06)Access to improved sanitation is an important component of human health and wellbeing. Minimum requirements for safe WASH in schools are not provided in most rural schools in Kenya. The current paper investigated the effects ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE IN BIOLOGY AT TACHASIS GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, UASIN-GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2023-09)The purpose of this study was to establish factors associated with poor academic performance amongst learners in biology subject in Tachasis girl’s secondary school in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. This research was guided ... -
Influence of Human Factors on Integration of ICT in Teaching and Learning in TVET Institutions in Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Departments in Uasin Gishu County
(Journal of Technology & Socio-Economic Development, 2023-09)The study focused on integration of ICT in teaching in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions. Integration of ICT is of great importance as it motivates learners, promotes knowledge retention, ... -
Influence of Non-Academic Factors on Career Adaptability of Technology Education Graduates Working in Kenyan Technical and Vocational Institutions
(Journal of Research in Education and Technology, 2023-08)The current world of work is very dynamic and needs a workforce that is well-suited to help accommodate the changes at the workplace. This study sought to investigate the influence of selected non-academic factors which ... -
Availability of School-based Psychosocial Support Programs on Fire Disaster Preparedness in Secondary Schools in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 2022-07)Fire is a common disaster affecting Education in Secondary Schools in Kenya. This research was motivated by the frequent reports of occurrence of fire disasters in secondary schools. The purpose of the study was to investigate ... -
The effect of Style and Structure of Functional Writing on Students’ Performance in Kiswahili in Kenya. A Case of Elgeyo-Marakwet County.
(American Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research (AJHSSR), 2022-06)Functional writing has been given prominence in the Secondary school Kiswahili syllabus in Kenya. This paper reports on study that was undertaken in 2020 that investigated the influence of functional writing skills on ... -
Relationship between Secondary School Categorization and Value- Added Progress in Public Secondary Schools in Nandi County, Kenya
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (IJRISS), 2022-12)Education processes should lead to the cumulative acquisition of knowledge, skills and values needed for holistic development. However, the current assessment practices in the Kenyan education system focus on the cognitive ... -
The influence of Monitoring and Evaluation of Stakeholder Participation on Implementation of Infrastructure Projects in Public Secondary School in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Elixir International Journal, 2023-07)The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of monitoring and evaluation of stakeholder participation on implementation of infrastructure projects in public secondary school in Kakamega County, Kenya. The target ... -
Perceptions of Teachers of English on the Effectiveness of Collaborative Peer Supervision in the Teaching of English Language in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya.
(American Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research (AJHSSR), 2022-06)Supervision of instruction is an effective tool that ensures quality curriculum delivery in schools, world over. Collaborative Peer Supervision (CPS), is a supervision approach, where, colleague teachers supervise each ... -
Media and Ethnicity in the 2012 General Elections
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2015)The 2013 general elections came at a period when Kenyan was still recovering from the effects of the 2008 Post Election Violence. This was the worst political crisis ever witnessed in the country‟s history since independence. ... -
Awareness of Cervical Cancer among Women in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 2018)Globally, cancer is a public health problem and is ranks as the fourth most frequent cancer among women.About half a million women develop invasive cancer of the uterine cervix each year, with ... -
PARENTAL COMMUNICATION AND YOUTH SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD: A STUDY OF ELDORET MUNICIPALITY
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH, 2011-10)The paper explores the role of parental communication on social responsibility of the youths based on a proposed study in selected estates in Eldoret Municipality. The population consists of people from different ethnic, ... -
MASCULINITY AND FEMININITY ROLES IN MOTHER-IN-LAW TV DRAMA: A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE AND LITERATURE REVIEW
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH, 2011-10)This paper discusses masculinity and femininity manifestations in television drama series based on a proposed study in Eldoret municipality, a cosmopolitan area with different groups of residents with different social ... -
Influence of Social Media Use on the Self-Concept and Social Behaviour of Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2022)Technological advances have been said to reduce the world into a global village thereby easing communication/interaction. By virtue of these, an online social community via the social media or Social Networking Sites ... -
The Kenya-Somalia Historical Relations And The Contemporary Maritime Dispute: Implications For Bilateral Relations And Regional Peace
(Africa Amani Journal, 2022-09)Kenya and Somalia have had a suspicious, cold relationship since independence, exacerbated by the Shifta War between 1963 and 1967. While Kenya had generally pursued a policy of good neighbourliness, it took a more ... -
Being a Kenyan-Somali: A Security Threat or Neglected Citizen?
(International Journal of Business and Social Science, 2019-05)A Somalia government-backed militia, the Shifta, which called for the secession of Northern Frontier District in Kenya, was defeated by Kenyan forces and the Arusha Agreement on Ending Kenya-Somalia border hostilities was ... -
The Communicative Factors Revealed in the Mother-In-Law Family Drama in Citizen TV: Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific and Educational Studies, 2016-03)Previous studies of Television programming have shown familial relationships portrayed in stereotypical ways, but none of them has narrowed down on determinants of the kind of relationship mothers-in-law have with their ... -
Mediating Effect of Dynamic Capabilities on Human Capital as a Driver of Research Productivity of Academic Staff in Kenyan Universities
(International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 2021-06)Research productivity is increasingly being recognised as a key measure of achievement and is therefore a basis for promotion and tenure for academic staff as well as an important component in the global ranking ...
