Browsing 6th Annual Conference Kabarak University 2016 by Title
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Access to Higher Education in a Devolved System of Government
(Kabarak University, 2016)The Constitution of Kenya was formally promulgated into law on 27th August 2010 (Mwenda, 2010). The New Constitution (2010) dramatically changed the system of governance from a centralized bureaucracy to a devolved ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF SAVING AND INVESTMENT AMONG JKUAT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS - NAKURU, KENYA.
(Kabarak University, 2016)For the youth to have success in self-employment they need to develop saving and investment skills. Students, being on the verge of entering the job market and thereby starting to earn, need to demonstrate a proper ... -
Assessing the Relationship between Customer Satisfaction and Features of M-Banking Apps in Kenya
(Kabarak University, 2016)Daniel (2007) defines M-Banking as the deployment of technology to offer services using systems that include short message services, Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), smartphone Apps, among others. M-Banking ... -
An assessment of impacts of extractive industries on Air Quality: a case study of gypsum mining in Kajiado, Kenya
(Kabarak University, 2016)In the last 10 years, Kenya witnessed increased activity in the extractive Extractive industry is potentially an important contributor to dust accumulation in the atmosphere -
An assessment of the impacts of gypsum mining on water quality in Kajiado County, Kenya
(Kabarak University, 2016)Increased mining activities in Kenya, targeting titanium, gypsum gold to name a few Extractive industry is potentially an important contributor to water pollution -
A Biblical Approach to Negative Ethnicity in Kenya
(Kabarak University, 2016)Broad Perspective – Religion and Politics but Now – Practical theology Negative ethnicity is a social evil which the church must fight The ministry of the church is beyond evangelism to social concern Jesus preached ... -
Boda Boda Group Process Governance Dilemma: Role of External Factors in Kisumu Central Sub – County.
(Kabarak University, 2016)Governance is a theoretical concept referring to actions and processes by which stable practices and organisations arise and persist. These actions and processes may operate in formal and informal organisations such as ... -
Can Technology Revolutionize Teaching and Learning? A Quasi-Experiment
(Kabarak University, 2016)Traditionally Kiswahili proverbs have been taught using teacher centered methods This has been thought to contribute to the poor performance of students in Kiswahili in KCSE Emerging technologies such as videos are a ... -
Challenges Facing the Guidance and Counseling Programme in Primary Schools for the Hearing Impaired in the Counties of Nakuru ,Nairobi, Kiambu and Machakos
(Kabarak University, 2016)Hearing impaired learners encounter many challenges which are caused by their inability to hear and effectively use oral language. A functional guidance and counseling programme has a pivotal role in providing the hearing ... -
CHALLENGES IMPACTING ON FEMALE STUDENTS ENROLMENT AND COMPLETION RATES IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NYAMUSI DIVISION NYAMIRA NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(Kabarak University, 2016)While the secondary school educational opportunities have continued to expand, a significant number of female students are not enrolling and participating effectively in secondary schools. In Thailand, children from poor ... -
Conceptual Metaphors in Margaret Ogola's Novel: “The River and the Source.”
(Kabarak University, 2016)The nexus between the mind and socio-cultural setting begets the concept ‘Cognitive Linguistics’ which is an appliance exploited to make sense of experiences in contexts where provisions of grammar are too inadequate( ... -
Conceptualizing Economic Gains Through Social Capital among Coffee and Dairy Cooperative Societies in Kenya
(Kabarak University, 2016)Cooperatives organizations are independent local movement whose structures are embedded in the values, cultures and traditions of the communities they operate. Cooperatives operating in regions with strong social capital ... -
A Critical Discourse Analysis of “Churchill Live”Comedy Show
(Kabarak University, 2016)The media has the capacity to command what the viewers consume on the screens by propagating various ideologies. The Kenyan screen is sprinkled with various programmes like advertisements, news, movies and comedy shows ... -
Early Childhood Educational Management in a Devolved System of Government
(Kabarak University, 2016)ECD is about children from birth to eight years. The Kenyan constitution empowers county government to manage ECDE programmes. Research indicates that early childhood experience influence later outcomes, success in ... -
The Economic transformation of the Tugen women in the colonial period
(Kabarak University, 2016)The current thinking on development issues indicates that there is a gender imbalance in access to and control over resources in most African communities (Snyder, 2000) In communities like the Keiyo of Kenya, women were ... -
EFFECT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES ON JOB SATISFACTION IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
(Kabarak University, 2016)According to Aldrich (2006) health and safety implementation is organized effort and procedures for identifying workplace hazards and reducing accidents and exposure to harmful situations and substances. It also involves ... -
EFFECT OF PLANT DENSITIES ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF THREE DRY BEAN VARIETIES IN THE HIGHLAND OF ABERDARE RANGES
(Kabarak University, 2016)Several studies have shown that beans are the leading source of protein and calories for many of the poorest families in Kenya Two dry bean cultivars (Chelelang and Ciankui) have been reported to be suitable for growing ... -
THE EFFECT OF TRUST AND COMMITMENT ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AMONG PRINTING FIRMS IN NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA
(Kabarak University, 2016)Today’s marketing approaches is characterized by the narrow focus of attracting new customers and increasing the sales in order to deliver competitive advantage. As a strategic response, the business leaders are embracing ... -
EFFECTS OF BROWNIAN MOTION ON NANO-FLUIDS MIXED CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER
(Kabarak University, 2016)In many industrial applications, the generated heat must enter or leave the system by using a fluid. Therefore, it can be said that the heat transfer phenomenon plays an important role in the industry. Application ... -
EFFECTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION CURRICULUM DESIGN ON VENTURE CREATION INTENTIONS AMONG STUDENTS OF TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA
(Kabarak University, 2016)For the purpose of this study: Intention is defined as the desire of an individual to become an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur is the individual who identifies a business opportunity and brings it to fruition despite the ...