Theses & Dissertation: Recent submissions
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Teachers service commission motivational strategies and their influence on teachers’ performance in public secondary schools in Migori County, Kenya
(2023)Teachers are the central elements for the overall school‘s good performance and their commitments to their job are a milestone for school success which comes as a result of motivation. Therefore, for effective and ... -
Performance of benga oral poetry and the fight against hiv and aids in homabay and rangwe sub-counties in homabay county
(2023)Many studies have been carried out on the performance of oral pieces and their rich memorable styles popular with audiences in Western Kenya, their effectiveness as tools in the fight against HIV and AIDS has remained ... -
Socio-cultural determinants of girl-child defilement in Rongo sub-county, Migori county, Kenya
(2023)Girl-child defilement is a common sexual crime whose victims experience anguish, undesired pregnancies, and STDs. The society has a role of protecting the girl-child from defilement and its-related physical and mental ... -
Investigating impediments to parental prevention of teenage pregnancies in Narok-north sub county, Narok County, Kenya
(2023)Teenage pregnancy is detrimental to the wellbeing of the girl child because of its negative impact on health, social and educational outcomes. Parents may encounter challenges that prevent them from helping their girls ... -
Readiness of public primary schools for uptake and integration of laptop computers in Homa Bay County, Kenya
(2020)The purpose of this study was to investigate the readiness of public primary schools for uptake and integration of laptop computers for teaching and learning in Homa Bay County, Kenya.This followed the rise in use of web ... -
Influence of institutional culture on students’ involvement in arson at public boarding secondary schools in Kenya: the case of Migori county
(2022-11)There has been a marked global increase in episodes of school unrest since 2002, characterized by violence and arson attacks. Most of which have resulted to massive destruction of school property and loss of lives. ... -
Influence of positive sanctions on children’s social development: the case of Kuria east sub county, Migori county, Kenya
(2022)Children’s social development is a worldwide concern because it is the foundation for lifelong learning in every aspect of a child's life. Negative sanction methods used to promote children’s social development are more ... -
Social outcomes of healthcare-seeking behavior among persons living with diabetes in Rongo sub- county, Migori county, Kenya
(2022-11)Diabetes is a fast-growing health and socio-economic burden which manifests in social outcomes and is highly prevalent in Kenya due to the inadequacies of mitigation measures. It is manageable through appropriate ... -
Occurrence and impact of golden dodder (cuscuta campestris yunker), invasion on species diversity of trees and shrubs in homa- bay county - Kenya
(2022-11)C. campestris is a parasitic vine growing rapidly entwining and parasitizing on its host plants by inserting haustoria into the host plants’ stem and leaves. This study focused on the occurrence and impact of Cuscuta ... -
The effect of class repetition on the academic performance of pupils in lower primary schools, Homa-bay sub-county, Homa-bay county Kenya
(2020-11)Class repetition is commonly used as a strategy for improving the academic performance of pupils in both public and primary schools in Kenya. Several studies indicate that despite anti-repetition policies having been ... -
Communication strategies in life skills education for underage pregnancy prevention: a case of Rongo sub-county secondary schools
(2022-11)This study investigated communication strategies in life skills education for underage pregnancy prevention among secondary school students in Rongo Sub-County. The rationale behind this study was that underage pregnancy ... -
Communication approaches for promotion of tourism in Homabay county, Kenya
(2022-12)This study was conducted with the aim of finding out the communication approaches used for promotion of tourism in Homabay county. This is based on the fact that Homabay county is rich in tourists‟ attractions but continue ... -
Effects of water quality on the diversity, abundance and distribution of benthic macro invertebrates along the shores of Lake Victoria in Homa-bay county Kenya
(2022)Human-induced landscape alterations adversely affect habitat structure and functions in freshwater ecosystems, as well as the flow regime in the Lake Victoria basin. The massive discharge of wastewaters and other pollutants ... -
Effects of motivation on the performance of librarians at Rongo University Library.
(OSF, 2022-12)Scholars in management aver that the success of any organization is mostly pegged on the level of its staff motivation. In spite of this reality, many organizations spend much of their resources on other pursuits while ... -
Mitigating Election Violence through social media Micro-Influencers
(Center for Media, Democracy, Peace and Security-Rongo University, 2022-06-24)There has been a growing concern about the role of social media in peaceful elections in Kenya yet very minimal evidence that demonstrates the causal relation between social media and peaceful political transitions therefore ... -
Influence of principals’ instructional leadership practices on academic environment in public day secondary schools in kisii central sub-county, kisii county, kenya.
(2022)The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of principals’ instructional leadership practices on school academic environment in public day secondary schools in Kisii Central, Kisii County. The objectives ... -
The role of community radio in anti-female genital mutilation awareness: a study of togotane fm, Migori county, Kenya
(2022)Community radio is acknowledged as an effective tool for awareness creation and social action and has been employed worldwide to change behavior. It is however insightful that in the case of female genital mutilation ... -
Effects of Community Awareness on Public Participation of Women in the Development Planning Processes in Awendo Sub County
(Public Policy and Administration Research, 2022-05-24)Public participation is a principle that has been given prominence in the Constitution of Kenya (2010). Participation should imbue all public affairs and be promoted by both genders acting in public interest. The ... -
The communicative adequacy of headlines from two online newspapers in Tanzania
(2021)The advent of internet has made it possible for people to read online newspapers rather than their print versions. It is expected that a newspaper headline should be optimised to meet the communicative expectations of its ... -
Female characters’ resistance to masculine stereotypes in Asenath Odaga’s selected novels
(2021)The study explores resistance to masculine stereotypes as depicted in Asenath Odaga’s selected novels with the idea that the female characters resist and reject the masculine stereotypes resulting from the deep-seated ...