School of Education and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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Examination of the Role of Church Leaders in Averting Gender Based Violence in Imenti South Sub County, Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-07)Gender based violence is violation of human rights and it is affecting men, women, and children spiritually, physically and emotionally. The Church leadership is being looked at when it comes to averting violence at communal ... -
Psychosocial Effects of Rape: A Case of Kilifi North Sub-County, in Kilifi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)Rape is a pervasive social problem globally and also one of the most traumatic experiences, causing numerous long-term outcomes on the psychological and social realms of survivors. Kilifi North Sub County has been categorized ... -
Selected Psychosocial Factors Affecting Wellness of the Elderly: A Case of Homes for the Elderly in Nairobi County
(KeMU, 2019-09)Changing family values and migration into cities has seen many Kenyans live away from their aging parents making it hard to fulfil their traditional role of caring for them. This has contributed to the rapid growth of homes ... -
Psychosocial Challenges Affecting the Wellness of Widows: A Case of Selected Churches in Nakuru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)The loss of a spouse is a life changing experience that presents itself in terms of serious psychological and social challenges that affect the widow wellness. The widow plight in various churches is not addressed due to ... -
Factors Influencing Cohabitation among Young Adults in MCK Kaaga Circuit, Meru County, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2019-10)Cohabitation is on the upward trend globally, especially among young adults. Methodist Church in Kenya, Kaaga circuit, Meru, has recorded a decline in church weddings in recent years with cohabitation being the main ... -
Influence of Counselling on Dropout among Pupils in Public Primary Schools in Murang’a East Sub-County, Murang’a County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)Primary school dropout in Murang’a East Sub-county is an ongoing phenomenon. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of counselling on dropout among pupils in public primary schools in Murang’a East Sub-county, ... -
Factors Influencing Divorce: A Case of Mwiteria Circuit in Imenti North- Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)Divorce is unexpected experience among married men and women that cut short their life dreams against the divine intended purpose for marriage and family as a unit. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors ... -
Factors Influencing Substance Abuse among Youth in Lamu County A Case of Faza Ward- East Sub County
(KeMU, 2019-10)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors influencing drug and substance abuse among youth in Lamu County. According to NACADA (2015), about 200,000,000 people worldwide abuse drugs. Despite NACADA’s and other ... -
Selected Factors Influencing Utilization of Digital Technology in Counselling: A Case of Kenya Universities Professional Counselors Association (KUPCA) In Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-10)Technological knowledge is vital in every profession and counselling is not excluded. Unfortunately, many mental health service professionals especially counsellors have not yet fully embraced utilization of digital ... -
Influence of Parental Factors on Children’s Career Choice: A Case of Public Secondary Schools in Isinya Sub-County, Kajiado Kenya.
(KeMU, 2019-09)Career selection is one of many important choices students make in determining future plans, therefore the importance of career choice among senior high students cannot be over emphasized. The purpose of this study was to ... -
Factors Influencing Marital Stability among Elderly Couples Within Westlands Sub-County, Nairobi County
(KeMU, 2019-09)Globally marital unions are constantly facing myriads of challenges putting relationships in a crisis mode. The study was to explore factors influencing marital stability among elderly couples aged over 55 years in Westlands ... -
Challenges to Drug and Substance Abuse Cessation Efforts among Students in Secondary Schools: A Case of Machakos Town, Machakos County, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2019-10)The purpose of this study was to investigate into the challenges experienced in drug and substance abuse cessation efforts by students in secondary schools in Machakos County. The following were the four objectives of the ... -
Teacher Factors Influencing the Implementation of Tusome Program in Lower Primary Public Schools in Mvita Sub County, Mombasa
(KeMU, 2019-09)Quality education plays a major role in promoting economic growth, enhancing democracy and good governance. Though access to education has improved worldwide, an estimated 250 million learners of primary school age lacking ... -
Factors Influencing Mathematics Performance in KCSE among Learners in Public Secondary Schools in Kilifi Sub-County
(KeMU, 2019-09)Mathematics plays a critical role in development of thinking skills, creative problem solving, precise communication as well as teamwork skills for 21st century socio-economic development. Despite mathematics playing an ... -
Influence of Leadership Roles in Public Early Childhood Development Education Centers on Transition to Competence Based Curriculum in Msambweni Sub-County
(KeMU, 2019-09)The study intended to find out influence of leadership roles on the transition of Early Childhood Development Education to Competence Based Curriculum in Msambweni Sub County. The focus was Head teachers, teachers and BOMS ... -
Effects of Interventions of Selected Reading Difficulties on Academic Performance among Pupils from Public Primary Schools in Nakuru West Sub-County, Nakuru County - Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-07)There are empirical evidences attributing poor academic performance to environmental factors and remedies on the same have been suggested. Little attention has been given to the effects that are brought about by pupil’s ... -
Extent of Student Council Involvement in Decision Making in Public Secondary School Programme Kwale County-Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)The purpose of this study was to find out student council involvement in decision making in public secondary school programs of Kwale County, Kenya. The study investigated the extent to which student council members are ... -
Influence of Head Teachers’ Management Role on Learners’ Academic Performance in Public Primary Schools in Kisauni Sub County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)For the last five years (2013-2017) most of the public primary schools in Kisauni Sub County had an average of 72.77 percent of candidates who scored below 250 marks with the exception of two public primary schools; Ziwa ... -
Management Factors Influencing Academic Performance in Agriculture in Public Day Secondary Schools in Kisumu West Sub-County.
(KeMU, 2019)The study of Agriculture in education contributed significantly in political, social and economic realms of development. Academic results of Agriculture in most secondary schools in Kisumu West Sub-County was challenged ... -
Effects of Free Education (FPE) on the Quality of Learning in Public Primary Schools in Embakasi District, Nairobi County
(KeMU, 2013-06)ABSTRACT The study was on effects of Free Primary Education (FPE) on the quality of learning in public primary schools in Embakasi District, Nairobi County. The purpose was to investigate how FPE had impacted on the ...
