School of Education Humanities and Social Sciences (JA): Recent submissions
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The Influence of Communication Climate on Employee Performance in Selected Large Manufacturing Businesses in Eritrea
(2019-04)Manufacturing businesses, particularly the manufacturing businesses in Eritrea, face challenges in terms of increasing productivity in which their products are competitive in the market. The contribution of the manufacturing ... -
New Media and Political Marketing in Kenya: The Case of 2013 General Elections
(2014-08)The paper examines the role of new media in political marketing during the 2013 general elections in Kenya.The ways in which politicians market themselves in the political realm have changed dramatically since the emergence ... -
Social Networking Sites in Kenya: Trigger for Non-Institutionalized Democratic Participation
(2012-07)The paper argues that Social Networking Sites (SNS) are creating communicative spaces that enables non-institutionalized democratic participation. The creation of the backbone infrastructure for ICT in Kenya has the potential ... -
Social Media adoption as alternative platforms for political marketing in Kenya
(2016-01)This study seeks to establish the determinants of social media adoption for political marketing in Kenya. The study is guided by the diffusion of innovations theory. The study utilizes the mixed methods sequential explanatory ... -
Print Media Managers’ Perception of Integration of New Media by Newspapers in Kenya
(2019-01)The study examined print media managers’ perception of adoption of new media in newsrooms in Kenya. Integrating new media in print media houses can be traced back to 2009. However, few studies have examined the managers’ ... -
Perspectives of Teacher Trainees’ Preparedness and Adoption on Integration of ICT in Public Teacher Training Colleges in Kenya
(IJIER, 2020-09)This study was concerned with perspectives of student teacher trainees’ preparedness and adoption on integration of ICTs in public teacher training colleges. Effective preparedness and adoption on integration of ICTs ... -
Cyber Bulling Among Learners in Higher Educational Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Examining Challenges and Possible Mitigations
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2020-03)Proliferation of technology in the form of internet, mobile phone and social media access and usage is exposing many youths to cyber bullying activities. Cyber bullying activities are viewed as negative consequences of ... -
Impact of the Principal’s Leadership Behaviour on Students’ academic Performance in Secondary Schools, Manga Division, Nyamira District, Nyanza Province
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2017-07)The central problem of this study was that despite the critical role played by the principal in secondary school management, students’ academic performance has persistently been poor. Factors leading to this dismal ... -
Extent of Use of Biology Instructional Resources and Effect on Students Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Siaya County – Kenya
(International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 2017-07)This study sought to find out the extent of use of biology teaching and learning resources and how it affects students’ academic performance. The study was carried out in public secondary schools in Siaya County. The ... -
Effect of utilization of biology teaching and learning resources on students' academic performance in secondary schools in Siaya District - Kenya.
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2017-01)This study sought to find out the effects of utilization of biology teaching and learning resources on students’ academic performance. The study was carried out in public secondary schools in Siaya District. The researcher ... -
Effect of User Interface on the Utilization and Efficacy of Educational Digital Content among Secondary Schools in Kenya
(International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 2016-10)The quality of educational support materials utilized in schools contributes greatly to the quality of education that is delivered during an instructional process. In recent years, there has been rapid expansion in digital ... -
Challenges Facing Teachers in Integrating Educational Technology into Kiswahili Teaching. A Case of Selected Secondary Schools in Kisii County, Kenya.
(International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 2016)Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has brought about profound changes in this 21st century era.ICT has changed the way people communicate and do business. In education, the role of ICT and whether or not it ... -
Challenges facing teachers and students in the use of instructional technologies: a case of selected secondary schools in Kisii central district, Kisii county
(International Journal of Information Research and Review, 2016-11)In this era of information technology, the role of teachers is changing from providing information to organizing the entire learning process. This is mainly because, learners can easily access any information they need ... -
An assessment of the Criteria used by Teachers in Selecting Learning Resources for Language Instruction in Secondary Schools in Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya
(2018)The main objective of this study was to establish the criteria used by teachers in the selection of learning resources for language instruction in Secondary Schools in Kenya. The study was carried out in Secondary Schools ... -
Incorporating Health Education in the Curriculum: The Kenyan Experience
(International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD), 2018)The most recent challenges in health could be tackled by incorporating health education at all levels of learning. This is in tandem with the new global health policy aimed at combating these challenges and developed by ... -
Hindrances to Women Advancing to Principals’ Decision Making Positions in Secondary Schools in Kenya: Evidence of Convergence and Divergence Views among Current Male and Female Principals
(American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018)The study set out to investigate the views of current female and male secondary school principals regarding barriers or hindrances to women teachers becoming secondary school principals in a County in Kenya. The study ... -
Assessment of Perceived Ease of Use and Instructional Use of ICT by Lecturers in Technical Training Institutions in Kenya
(2018-04)In the past ten years, Information Communication Technology (ICT) has become an essential part of our learning and development in education. The rapid development of these new technologies coupled with the worldwide challenge ... -
Left to their own Devices: Understanding the Induction Needs of Beginning P1 Teachers in Public Primary Schools in Kenya
(2014-02)This article reports on the findings from quantitative research on the views and experiences of beginning P1 teachers in public primary schools in Kenya regarding induction, mentoring and other supportive programmes. Aim: ... -
An Evaluation of Pharmacy Pre-Registration Trainees‟ Perception of Their Placement Tutors in the United Kingdom (UK)
(2015-09)This article reports on the findings of the study that set out to investigate the views of pharmacy preregistration trainees regarding their placement tutors. The study adopted a quantitative survey approach and questionnaires ... -
Admission into Public Secondary Schools in Kenya: Understanding Parental Preferential Limitations
(MCSER Publishing, 2015)This article reports on the findings of a study that set out to investigate parents’ preference of secondary schools that their children joined for form one in 2015. The study adopted a quantitative survey approach involving ...