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An Exploration of Factors that Contribute to Low Performance in Physics: A Case of a Secondary School in Kenya
(2015-08)The study reported in this paper aimed at exploring the factors that contribute to students’ low performance in physics. Study participants were 2 physics teachers (a male and a female) and 57 physics students (30 males ... -
Policy and practice in the assessment of juvenile offenders in public juvenile rehabilitation schools in Kenya.
(2015-07)Historically assessment of juvenile offenders began during colonial era, when every young people who disobeyed colonial rules of regional zoning, labour provision, and hut tax among others were considered offenders and ... -
Teaching learners with dysgraphia in primary schools in Embu - county, Kenya: implications for educational interventions
(2015-02)The aim of this study was to identify challenges that teachers encounter in teaching Learners with Dysgraphia in primary schools in Embu County. This was to find out teachers’ competency in teaching learners with Dysgraphia, ... -
Behaviour Disorders Related to Drug Abuse Among Secondary School Students in Kenya.
(IISTE, 2015)The purpose of this study was to find out the behavior disorders displayed by secondary school students as a result of substance abuse. This would assist to train teachers on specialized intervention methods so that they ... -
Youth Radicalisation in Kenya University Perspective
(2017-11)The aim of this research is to investigate the youth radicalisation in Kenya. The study sought to investigate recruitment of youth to the unlawful groups, sponsors of unlawful groups, gender prone to unlawful groups, ... -
Impact of Financial Literacy on Access to Financial Services in Kenya
(2012-10)The main thrust of this study is to establish the impact of financial literacy on access to financial services in Kenya using the 2009 National Financial Access (FinAccess) survey data. Using a multinomial logit approach ... -
Basic Capabilities Effect: Collective Management of Pastoral Resources in South Western Kenya.
(Elsevier, 2016-03)Collective action, such as common resource user groups, has gained importance in the management of pastoral natural resources. This study aims at analyzing the effects of basic capabilities, among other factors, on households' ... -
Effect of Corporate Environmental Disclosure on Financial Performance of Firms Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya.
(Science Publishing Group, 2016-08)Corporate environmental disclosure entails reporting on the impact of company activities on the natural environment such as waste management, recycling, carbon management, emission, pollution, wetland and wildlife conservation. ... -
Organizational Factors that Influence Implentation of Strategic Plans in Private Secondary Schools in Nairobi
(2017-06)The study sought to establish organizational factors influencing implementation of strategic plans in private secondary schools Nairobi. Specifically, the study aimed at determining the effects of top management ... -
Strategic Measures Employed by the National Drought Management Authority for Drought mitigation in Kenya
(Research Publish Journals, 2018-04)Most countries across the world are still adopting the crisis management approach in their drought management efforts. This approach has been criticized due to its reactive nature. Researchers emphasize the need for a more ... -
Effect of technology and information systems on revenue collection by the county government of Embu, Kenya.
(2017-05)Improvement of revenue collection in counties is the key to meeting their financial obligations leading to realization of their mandate to offer quality and timely services to the residents, the demand for which may exceed ... -
Product innovations and financial performance of savings and credit co-operatives societies in Kirinyaga County,
(2017-05)Product innovations are crucial to sustain organizations’ financial performance and raise their competitive strengths. SACCOS are the main drivers of economic and social development in rural areas of developing countries. ... -
Interest rate regulation and sustainability of microfinance institutions in Nairobi County, Kenya.
(2017-05)Microfinance Institutions services have continued to play an important role in Kenyan economy. It is viewed as the provision of financial services to the poor and low income group. Microfinance Institutions in Kenya have ... -
Equity financing and financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Embu Town, Kenya.
(2017-05)Capital structure comprise of a mix of debt and equity. Managers used various combinations of debt and equity that increases the net worth of business at the same time reduces the cost of obtaining finance. Financial ... -
The Effect of Credit Information Sharing on Loan Performance in Commercial Banks in Nairobi County.
(2015)Information remains a crucial input in the banking industry. Banks are confronted with asymmetric information problems because of borrowers' informational opacity. Banks overcome this problem by accumulating information ... -
Effect of liquidity management on liquidity of savings and credit co-operative societies in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(2017-05)Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) are quasi financial institutions that mobilize savings, provide loans as well as other products to their members. Liquidity is considered as one of the serious concern and ... -
Private capital inflows and economic growth in Kenya
(2014-04)Most studies on private capital inflows and economic growth are cross-country and give more weight to foreign direct investment than the other components of private capital inflows. In addition, the question as to whether ... -
Remittances and Economic Growth in Kenya (1970-2010)
(2014-03)Statisticshow that remittances to Kenya have been increasing over the years. Studies on the effect of remittances on economic growthin Kenya are limited and have not included private capital inflows as one of the determinants ... -
Labour Diversity and Domestic Firm’s Productivity in Kenya
(2015-07)This study attempted to empirically examine the effect of labour diversity on firm’s productivity in Kenya. To achieve this objective primary data was collected from various firms. Thereafter analysis was done using Feasible ... -
Foreign direct investment, institutional quality and economic growth in Kenya
(2016-07)The study was done to investigate the effect of FDI on economic growth in Kenya, to determine the influence of institutional quality on the effect of FDI on economic growth, and to determine the effects of structural ...