Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Evaluation of popular cassava varieties for yield and cyanide content under asal conditions in kenya
(African Crop Science Journal, 2020)Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a staple food crop grown by smallholder farmers in the marginal regions of western, coastal and eastern Kenya. The objective of this study was to evaluate popular cassava varieties ... -
Female Characters’ Resistance to Masculine Stereotypes in Asenath Odaga’s Selected Novels
(International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 2020-09)Female characters are often depicted as fighting and struggling for their gender space in the writings of African especially in East Africa. Asenath Odaga projects how women have risen up against the societal boundaries ... -
School environmental factors influencing academic performance in secondary schools
(International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning, 2020)Academic performance for a long time now has been recognized as an important output of any educational system. This success can be realized if the learning environment is conducive and supportive. Learning environments ... -
Effects of work-life balance practices on organization performance in Homa bay county referral hospital, Kenya
(Journal of Human Resource and Leadership, 2020)Purpose: The specific objective of the study was to establish the effects of compressed workweek on organization performance on public health sectors in Kenya. Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive research design. ... -
Motivational Beliefs and Self-Regulation in Biology Learning: Influence of Ethnicity, Gender and Grade Level in Kenya
(2014)The study investigated the influence of ethnicity, gender and grade level on the motivational beliefs and self-regulation in Biology learning through a non-experimental quantitative study among 317 students in 2 co-educational ... -
Science Process Skills in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Biology Practical Examinations
(2013-10)The purpose of the study was to determine the science process skills included in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) biology practical examinations in Kenya for a period of 10 years (2002- 2012). Ex-post ... -
Science Epistemological Beliefs from the Perspective of Culture and Gender in Co-Educational Secondary Schools, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2020)The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of culture and gender on the development of science epistemological beliefs among co-educational secondary schools in Kisii and Homa-bay counties in Kenya. The study ... -
Influence of subjective norms of family members on students’ performance in mathematics in public secondary schools in Migori county, Kenya
(International journal of research in education and psychology (ijrep), 2020)Performance in Mathematics has been poor at secondary level in Kenya despite initiatives like Strengthening Mathematics and Science Studies Education (SMASSE), providing text books and employing trained mathematics ... -
Depletion of phosphate rock reserves and world food crisis: Reality or hoax?
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2020-09)Phosphate rock (PR) deposits are the major source of phosphate (P) fertilizers for soil fertility replenishment. The demand for P fertilizers in the year 2014 was 42,706,000 tons and was expected to reach 46,648,000 tons ... -
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Kenyan case: A Review onprioritizing immunonutrition in Prevention and Management
(World Journal of Research and Review (WJRR), 2020)At the end of the year 2019, a novel virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2), causing severe acute respiratory syndrome expanded globally fromWuhan, China.The beginning of 2020 saw the ... -
Optimisation of Online Newspaper Headline Length with Characters
(East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2020)The question of how many characters should an online newspaper headline have is still debatable. This study therefore, sought to examine the optimal length for the online newspaper headlines by using characters as the ... -
Factor Affecting Secondary Education Level of the Girl Child in Gucha SubCounty, Kisii, Kenya
(Research Journal of Education, 2020)There are wide disparities between the proportion of men and women not only in higher education but also down to the elementary levels. Some researchers have found out that the percentage of women in higher education in ... -
Effects of Non-financial and capacity building services on the Welfare of Households: Evidence from Homabay Sub-County Town, Homabay County Kenya
(International Journal of Novel Research in Marketing Management and Economics, 2019)Microfinance play a greater role in the social economic development of the households in terms of providing employment and the general contribution in an economy through the output of goods and services. The socio-economic ... -
Sensory evaluation and consumer acceptability of Snack ValueAdded Rice Products in Eldoret Town, Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2020-07-31)Farmers in developing countries are greatly affected by post-harvest losses due to poor handling techniques, over maturation, poor storage conditions, infestation by pests and fungal infections. This explains the high ... -
Pre-colonial Luo land tenure systems and agricultural practices in Awendo sub county, Kenya
(International Journal of Contemporary Applied Researches, 2019)This paper examined the pre-colonial Luo land tenure systems and agricultural practices in Awendo Sub County, Kenya. The objective was to account for the pre-colonial land tenure systems of the Luo and agricultural ... -
The role of ethnomedicine in the provision of primary health care: the case of Iguhu location, Kakamega South District, Kakamega County, Kenya
(2012)Primary health care is essential health care based on practical,scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their ... -
TPACK in teacher education: Using pre-service teachers’ self-reported TPACK to improve pedagogic practice.
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2020)This small-scale pedagogic research utilised pre-service teachers’ self-reported Technological Pedagogical And Content Knowledge (TPACK) to improve classroom practice in a Kenyan public university. Thirty-eight respondents ... -
Relationship between Taro Leaf Blight (Phytophthora Colocasiae) Disease Resistance and Agronomic Traits of Kenyan and Pacific - Caribbean Taro (Colocasies Esculenta) Accessions
(2020)— Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is an important food crop whose production is declining gradually leading to widespread genetic erosion. Despite the limited commercial development, it is important in diet of many in the ... -
How to Assess the Stability Status of Your Marriage
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2020)The marriage institution ideally is expected to be stable, full of love and care for each other. However, the holy institution seems to be under attack from several quarters and is in serious problems as is evidenced ... -
Adoption Conceptual Model for Intelligent Waste Management in Smart Cities: Theoretical Review
(2020)Purpose –Adoption of technologies in waste management in developing countries has largely lagged leading to poor waste collection and disposal exposing the city dwellers to health hazards and points of extortion. The ...