The need to have a deeper understanding of ethical practice in organizations across contexts has led to calls for an exploration of perspectives outside western derived notions prevalent in the literature. The response within education contexts has been slow with a few studies in the East and less in Africa. This single interpretive qualitative case study explored how African cultural values...
Computer clubs are extracurricular activities established in some Kenyan High Schools with varying objectives but primarily meant to generate interest in Information and Communication Technologies through activities and lessons outside of regular class hours. This work focused on establishing the current state of computer clubs in some selected high schools in Kenya with respect to their value...
Enhancing Performance Management in Schools: A Model for Effective School Management
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Performance management as a management process is designed to link the organizational objectives with those of individual employees in such a way as to ensure that the individual and corporate objectives are as far as possible met. It is a systematic process of planning work and setting expectations,...
Mental health issues continue to affect many young people globally and even in Kenya. Some students in our Universities are affected by poor mental health challenges. Some of the common challenges include depression, anxiety and different kinds of disorders. As a result of the mental disorders many students react negatively at the slightest provocations.Those affected may attempt suicide,...
Authentic hermeneutical procedure ought to inform Christians on all matters of doctrine, faith and practice which inform leadership, work,ethics,divine communication and contextual theology, among others.However,some African Independent Churches (AICs) have interpreted fulfilment of their special mission using paranormal religious experiences (prophecy, dreams and visions) as source of...
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The major tasks in different family constellations is the provision of continuity, parenthood, economic, educational, fulfilment of love and socialization of children. However, the main challenge which influences the development of negative family constellations is family transition. Nakuru County is among the 5 Counties in Kenya with the highest family transtions rate hence...
A study was carried out on learner progress monitoring through use of ICT in Makadara Sub County, Nairobi, Kenya. The study objective was to determine the role of the teacher in ICT implementation for learner progress monitoring. The study was based on the social and cognitive constructivist theory. The target population constituted 10 teachers of public secondary schools who are charged with...
This study investigated morphological and semantic idiosyncrasies witnessed in Teke-Teke Radio Show presented by Mbusii and lion De, a Radio Jambo, English cum Kiswahili prime time production. This study was informed by the observation of acute deviations from linguistic regularities in respect to the Kenyan lingo at the morphological and semantic levels by the two presenters and its fan...
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Sustainable development and societal transformation have gained significant importance in the global agenda. Social learning processes will be needed to contribute to real change which is why the 2030 Agenda (UN, 2015) and the Global Action Programme pick up on the importance of education and establish it as one of their priorities. Strengthening the competencies of multipliers is...
This study investigated public perception on age and aging and its influence on the uptake of institutional care in Nakuru County, Kenya. This study was informed by the growing population of older people around the world at a time when traditional social support structures for older people are increasingly disintegrating. The disintegration of social support structures for older people, imply...
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Globally, few of the older people have access to institutional care homes for older people and African lags behinds. Nearly half of the population of the elderly people in the developed world have access to these services but actual percentage of African older people who have access to the services is not clearly documented. It is however believed to be below 5%. This study sought to...
Some of the phenomenological features of the practice of animism in Tugen worldview are the exercise of controlling both physical and spiritual realms, especially in handling stressful life challenges to the “known meaningful” worldview. This can be done by the use the following: words, symbolism, magic, charms, fetishes, witchcraft and sorcery.
This paper examines the phenomena of Power-...