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Education as a Tool for Enhancing Social Adjustment for Students with Mental Retardation
(NA, 2012)Mental retardation is a condition characterized by a combination of deficits in both cognitive functioning and adaptive behavior. The severity of mental retardation is determined by the discrepancy between the individual’s ... -
Greed, Knowledge Management Practices Corruption
(kabarak University, 2012)Given the ethical and moral issues that surround greed and the need to prevent corruption which it proceeds, it is suggested that greed and corruption propensities and their relationship in organizations be investigated ... -
LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND THE TRIPS AGREEMENT: ARGUMENTS FOR A SHIFT TO VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE
(African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2012)Following years of intense lobbying, disagreements and a circus of back and forth arguments, intellectual property rights eventually found their way into the legal framework regulating global trade.1 This followed the ... -
Effects of School Fees on Equaty Provision of Education in Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi Province, Kenya
(NA, 2012)The main objective of this research was to find out the effects of school fees on equity provision of education in public secondary schools in Kenya. The ministry of education fee guidelines allows schools to charge ... -
Factors that Influence Adoption of ISO 9001; 2008 Quality Management Standardsin Legal Practices
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2012)Many Organizations invest considerable amount of time and resources in obtaining certification to the ISO 9001; 2008 standard. Although ISO 9001 has many benefits legal practices in Kenya have yet to adopt it. This ... -
Cross-Border Cooperation in East Africa: Building Capacity among University Academic Staff
(NA, 2012)Cross-border cooperation in East Africa dates back during colonial time and soon after member countries attain its independence in 1960’s, new Permanent Tripartite Commission formed in 1967 but collapsed in 1977, due ... -
SOCIAL EXCLUSION, CLASS ATTENDANCE AND AVAILABILITY OF COUNSELING SERVICES TO ORPHANS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KENYA
(kabarak university, 2012)Orphan-hood can be a source of both physical and psychological trauma in children. Apart from being excluded by family members and friends, orphans are likely to miss classes and hence may require consistent guidance and ... -
Governance and Ethics: A Philosophical Perspective
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2012)Broadly speaking, governance can be perceived to refer to the competent management of public affairs in a government. Governance therefore is the act of governing. It relates to decisions that define expectations, grant ... -
Judicial Radical Surgery in Kenya: Beyond Independence and Accountability
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2012)A 1989 World Bank Development Report recognized anticorruption and good governance as prerequisites for Sub-Saharan economic development. Kenya’s democratic transition entailed inter alia economic liberalization and the ... -
The Challenges of Teaching the Revised English Syllabus
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2012)The research is an assessment of the multifaceted role that English plays as a medium of interaction/ instruction or service subject, a compulsory discipline at all levels of education and as the official language of the ... -
Kenya Prisons: Towards Privatization and Reform of a Rotting Penal System
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2012)This research paper is written to attempt and instigate a reform agenda for the Kenya Prison Service. Kenya Prison has been a department of inertia that has been besieged by many problems that have ranged from poor ... -
Existential Fulfillment, Work Engagement and Job Burnout
(NA, 2012)Existentially inclined researchers define burnout as a form of existential vacuum that is characterized by apathy, boredom and lack of interest in relationships. Recent studies have witnessed a shift towards positive ... -
A Study of the Effects of Home – Based Lunch Provision on Child Retention in Primary Schools in Mbita District, Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2012)Child retention rates in the Public Primary Schools in Mbita District has dropped to 70%. The 30% attrition rate is quite a concern among the Education officials and the community in the district. The purpose of this ... -
Improvement of Internal Efficiency of Primary School Education: A Case of Kandara District, Murang’a County, Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2012)The reforms undertaken in education sector by the government aim at addressing both the overall goals of national economy recovery strategy and international commitment. The rationale for those reforms has been to improve ... -
Performance Contracting as a Paradigm Shift in the Utilization of Teaching & Learning Resources: Perceptions of Tutors in Technical Institutes in Rift Valley, Kenya.
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2012)Every year thousands of students leave the regular formal educational institutions in Kenya, but they cannot progress to higher levels of formal education. Despite past investments in Kenya’s Technical, Industrial, ... -
Tugen Men and Women’s Perception on FGM in Relation to their Participation in Household and Community Socioeconomic Development Activities in Baringo County.
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2012)Female Genital Mutilation, which is the partial or total cutting away of the female genitalia, has been practiced for centuries in parts of Africa and other regions of the world as one element of a rite of passage. An ... -
E2012-03: Participatory Approach to Community Development through Education for Sustainable Development
(NA, 2012)The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 recognized education as an important tool for enhancing the attainment of sustainable development. Chapter 36 of Agenda ... -
The Role of Value-Based Management Tools on the Performance of Firms Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Kabarak University, 2012-02)The purpose of this paper was to determine the role of value-based management tools namely the Balanced scorecard and selected organizational factors on the performance of firms listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange. ... -
Policed perceptions, masked realities: Human rights and law enforcement in Kenyan popular art
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2012-03)Human rights record is often monitored through mass media content. However, in repressed societies, mass media is often policed, resulting in sanitised depictions of life. Such mass media appears inadequate as a source ... -
Marketing Strategies that Attract and Increase Student Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Learning: Case of Private Universities in Kenya
(Kabarak University, 2012-05)University Education in Kenya has experienced tremendous growth in the last decade due to rising number of students seeking post secondary school education. A mismatch between capacity in public university and the ...
