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Tutors’ Attitudes Towards Integration Of Adaptive Technology Devices For Visually Impaired Student Teachers In Primary Teacher Training Colleges In Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Adaptive technology devices improve the quality of education and remove learning barriers for the Visually Impaired learners. This paper is a report of a study that assessed the tutors’ attitudes towards integration of ... -
Market Forces versus Professionalism:A Priority Dilemma Resultingin Departures from Traditional Layout ofthe Standard Newspaper
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)The phenomenon of tabloidization enteredthe realmof journalism as an undesirabletrend as early as 1833 when the “penny press” emerged in US cities. These tabloid papers wrote for semiliterateindustrial workerswho ... -
The Relationship between Secondary School Students’ Attributes and their Attitudes Towards Agriculture Subject: The Case of Migori District, Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Students acquire attitudes within their classrooms, in their homes and within their community. The study focused on secondary school students attributes related to their attitudes towards agriculture as a subject and as ... -
Antecedents and Consequences of Work Engagement among Professional Counsellors in Kenyan Institutions of Higher Learning
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Positive occupational health psychology research is rapidly taking center stage in the field of work and wellness in the 21st century. Consequently, researchers and practitioners are increasingly gravitating towards ... -
The Effect of Teaching Using Preferred Learning Styles on Students’ Performance, in Biology and Geography in Secondary Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)In Nairobi County, students in both private and public schools have not been performing satisfactorily in sciences. A study therefore was done to establish the effect of matching of teaching styles with preferred leaning ... -
Influence of Institutional Context Factors on Female Students’ Career Choice in TVET Science Programmes in Technical Training Institutes in Siaya County, Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Choice of science-based careers by female students in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutes and particularly Technical and Training Institutes (TTIs) has attracted a lot of attention of education ... -
Influence of Teacher-related Factors on Timely Coverage of KCSE Biology Syllabus in Secondary Schools in Rongai Sub-County, Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)It has been noted that timely coverage of Biology syllabus is lacking in most of the secondary schools in Kenya. The need for timely coverage of secondary school syllabi is crucial in Kenya and the world at large. The ... -
Birthing Fake Journalism: Problematizing Online Fake Political Analyses during 2017 Electoral Period in Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)In order to predict the future of African political environment, it is significant that we make meaning of the fake journalism that disseminates propaganda that shapes the continent political contours. Since in Africa, ... -
Technological Advances That Enabled The Tugen To Adapt To The Physical Environment; A Historical Perspective.
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Ever since man evolved,he has continously manipulated the environment for his own survival and the society at large. The physical environment has been crucial in man’s adaptation process as it dictated what man should ... -
Supervision of Postgraduate Students: A Personal Experience
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Supervision can be defined as a dynamic facilitative process that encourages a set of tasks and responsibilities which are performed in different domains. In research context, supervision involves supervisors’ and post ... -
Social Media Neologisms; Made in Kenya for Kenyans: A case Study of Facebook
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)This study investigated the use of Kenyan generated neologisms in the social media. This study was informed by the fact that human language is a dynamic and an ever-changing phenomenon only stable in performing its ... -
Students’ Perception of the Teaching Profession as Antecedents of Sustainability in Teacher Education
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Sustainability and sustainable development have increasingly become critical issues in teacher education and development. Since sustainable development in education is impossible without the professional competence of ... -
Prevalence, Perception and Consequences of Sexual Harassment in Kenyan Institutions of Higher Learning
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)The issue of sexual harassment in academia is increasingly becoming the centre of discussion. Indeed, in most educational institutions, sexual harassment and gender-based violence have become an issue of research and ... -
Can’t Pay. Won’t Pay; Discourse of Kenyan Teachers in their Quest for Better Terms and Remuneration
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Kenyan teachers’ strikes and struggle for better pay and terms of service stretches back a long time. Teachers have formed groups on Facebook and WhatsApp where they share issues touching on their profession. These are ... -
Gender Inequality in Enrolment for Accountancy Programme in Nigeria Federal Polytechnics: Emerging Issues in Education
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Gender inequality exists all over the world, in access to and control of vital resources, in educational, economic and political opportunities. This paper investigates gender differences in enrollment pattern for Accountancy ... -
Can Church Conflict Inhibit Moral Development and Christian Formation? A Study of Emmanuel Kengeleni Parish of Mombasa Diocese in the Anglican Church of Kenya (2000- 2010)
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)The study set out to examine the impact of church conflict on moral development and Christian formation with a special reference to Emmanuel Kengeleni Parish of Mombasa Diocese in the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) between ... -
Impact of Family Structure and Family Change in Child Outcomes: A case study of Undergraduate Students of Kabarak University
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Students in the universities and tertiary institutions manifest damning consequences of a dysfunctional family structure and family change. Family is a very important unit of the society and requires effort to build it. ... -
A Study of the Morphology of SynthesizedZnO Nanoparticles and their Application in Photodegradation of Dyes
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Environmental pollution by toxic organic contaminants is a global menace and its magnitude is increasing significantly and so declining water quality has become a global issue. Waste products produced from the textiles, ... -
A Serial Number Based Identification Model for a Computer in a Wireless Local Area Network
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)With today’s technological evolution, wireless networks have become very common for organizations, homes and public places. For any device to be authenticated and authorized to use any of the wireless network services, ... -
Assessing Security Risk Caused By Smart Mobile Devices In A University Network Through A Web-Based Threat Matrix
(2018-10-14)The need by staff and students to use smart mobile devices in university network is indisputable. This is because they help them to work and study more effectively as well as achieve better work-life balance. However ...
