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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 IN ACHIEVING EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN KENYA
(2013-03)This article reports on findings from a quantitative research study on recruitment of teachers in Kenya’s secondary schools. Purpose: To identify issues and challenges facing school-based recruitment of secondary school ... -
CHALLENGES IN ACHIEVING EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN KENYA: A CASE OF THE ROLE OF BOGS AND PTAS IN THE KISII COUNTY
(2013-01)Board of Governors (BOGs) and Parent Teacher Association (PTAs) can rightly be described as the life blood of a school. They constitute an important component of the school leadership, management and governance structure. ... -
Challenges in achieving interoperability in distributed systems: a survey of literature
(2012)As need for collaboration and distributed systems among organizations increase, there is the challenge of different standards in almost all communication issues. This calls for scrutiny of systems used by different ... -
Challenges in leadership and management of church sponsored secondary schools in Kenya: Examining the relationship between principals and sponsors
(International Scholars Journals, 2013-07)The Kenya’s Education Act 1968 and revised 1980 makes provision for the appointment of sponsors in school management and empowers them to participate in the management of schools or colleges that they sponsor. This article ... -
Challenges of change management on service delivery in the Administration Police Service in Muranga County
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN COMMERCE, IT & MANAGEMENT, 2017-08)Change is an inevitable part of life, a well-planned and formulated change, can produce positive results. Despite planning change, change is hard to incorporate, accept and appreciate. Change has an impact on the individuals ... -
The challenges of rehabilitating denuded patches of a semi-arid environment in Kenya
(2010)Land degradation is a major problem in the semi-arid environments of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fighting land degradation is essential to ensure the sustainable and long-term productivity of the habited semiarid lands. In Kenya, ... -
The Challenges Posed by Ipomoea kituensis and the Grass-Weed Interaction in a reseeded semi-arid environment in Kenya
(2016)Rehabilitation of denuded patches using perennial grasses has been used extensively in semi-arid environments of Kenya. However, weeds continue to pose an enormous challenge to the success of many rehabilitation programmes. ... -
Changing land use systems and socio-economic roles of vegetation in semi-arid Africa The case of the Afar and Tigrai of Ethiopia
(2000)In recent years, increased populations and the accompanying human demands have led to changes in land-use in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa, in turn resulting in the reduction of vegetation and other natural resources. ... -
Characterization of Clays from selected sites for Refractory Application
(2019-11)Clay is a stony or earthy mineral aggregate composed of fine-grained minerals, which are plastic at appropriate water content and hardens up when fired. Clay soils have various mineral groups such as kaolinite, smectites, ... -
Characterization of Immunogenic Soluble Crude Proteins from Biomphalaria Pfeifferi Against Schistosoma mansoni
(2020-06-30)Schistosomiasis is the second most prevalent tropical disease in the world after malaria. Chemotherapy and molluscicides which are the main methods of control do not give lasting protection as the disease continues to ... -
Charge extracting buffer layers in bulkheterojunction organic solar cell
(Springer, 2015-08-27)The effects of boron and nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (B- or N-CNTs) have been investigated as photoactive and charge extracting layer in bulk heterojunction organic solar cell composed of poly(3-hexylthiophene) [P3HT] ... -
Chemical Composition And Biological Activity Of Extracts From Conyza Species
(iosrjournals.org, 2023-04)The genus Conyza (Asteraceae) comprises about 50 species and found in the tropical and warm regions. Extracts from Conyza species have numerous pharmacological applications. The aim of this study was review the chemical ... -
Chemical composition and repellency of Nigella sativa L. seed essential oil against Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto
(2020-04)Malaria which is caused by the Plasmodium parasite and transmitted through bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes is an important public health concern in Africa. Insect repellents are commercially available but ... -
Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Ocimum Kilimandscharicum: A Review.
(IOSR Journal of Applied Chemistry (IOSR-JAC).Volume 15, Issue 11 Ser. I (November 2022), PP 05-11, 2022)Traditional medicine plays an important role in disease especially in developing countries. The essential oils of Ocimum species showed anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and insecticidal activities. Essential ... -
Chemical composition, dry matter intake (DMI)
(2016)Fresh Acacia tortilis pods were mixed with low quality native grass hay to form the following five rations: 100% hay (T1), 25% pods and 75% hay (T2), 50% pods and 50% hay (T3), 75% pods and 25% hay (T4) and 100% pods ... -
Chemical Constituents of Essential Oils from Three Eucalyptus Species Acclimatized in Ethiopia and Kenya
(2014-11)Essential oils obtained by steam distillation of three Eucalyptus species acclimatized in Ethiopia and Kenya were analyzed using GC and GC-MS. The species were Eucalyptus citriodora, Eucalyptus globulus and Eucalyptus ... -
Chemical Constituents of Ocimum Kilimandscharicum Guerke Acclimatized In Kakamega Forest, Kenya
(Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 2019-10)The genus Ocimum belongs to the Lamiaceae family and is made of almost 200 species of herbs and shrubs which have potential medicinal properties. The species are native to the tropical and temperate climate zones around ... -
The choice of grass species to combat desertification in semi-arid Kenyan rangelands is greatly influenced by their forage value for livestock
(2013)Livestock production is the main source of livelihood in the arid and semi-arid lands in Africa. However, desertification characterized by vegetation degradation and soil erosion is a major threat to the sustainability of ... -
Climate Change and Immovable Cultural Heritage in Kenya: Impact and Response Strategies
(Springer, 2021)Immovable cultural heritages represent past human life that links the past, present, and future landscapes. Protection and preservation of authenticity and integrity of these built heritages is a major challenge in the ...