School of Education and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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The Nexus between Institutional Factors and Development of Employability Skills of Technical Training Institutions Graduates in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2024-09)Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) education is crucial for developing skilled workers and preparing them for employment. However, while Kenya's government has invested significantly in TVETs through ... -
Principal's Proficiencies and Financial Management in Secondary Schools in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2024-07-17)A well-funded secondary school provides a key avenue of ensuring that its operations are running smoothly. However, from time to time, shortage in finances due to delays caused by the government when releasing funds as ... -
Influence of Spiritual-economic Projects on Growth of the Methodist Church in Kenya. A case of Kaaga Synod, Kenya
(KeMU, 2023-08)A church is not only an assembly of believers where people meet for spiritual nourishment from the Word of God but a place of spiritual empowerment in all aspects of life. It has been observed that majority of the religious ... -
Preparedness in Curriculum Implementation through Online Distance Teaching and Learning in National Technical Training Institutions in Kenya
(KeMU, 2023-08)Shifts in the access and provision of education have necessitated the adoption of online distance learning in institutions, including Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). The unprecedented changes ... -
The Effect of Investment in Talent Development on Pupils’ Participation in Sports in Public Primary Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2023-08)The CBC curriculum was introduced in the Kenyan basic education programin 2017 to foster early recognition of arts and sports talents among other skills. This can be achieved by deliberately investing in talent development. ... -
Integration of Faith and Daily Living: an Examination of the Critical Pointers of Christian Practice in the Methodist Church in Kenya with Reference to Kaaga Synod
(KeMU, 2023-08)The Church is expected to infuse the world, and provide moral and ethical compass for her followers in all aspects of their lives. However, there exists a disconnection between receiving Christian teachings and their ... -
Influence of School Governance Practices on Financial Management of Public Secondary Schools in Kericho County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2023-08)The Government of Kenya allocates money to school and provides guidelines on how it should be utilized and managed. Nevertheless, public secondary schools auditors have continued to report imprudence in financial management, ... -
Analysis of Factors Influencing Students’ Decisions in Selecting Public Tvet Institutions in Nairobi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2023-08)The Kenyan government has improved Technical Vocational and Training Institutions (TVET) to give young people the opportunity to acquire the technical and practical knowledge needed in the employment market. Accordingly, ... -
Influence of Teachers’ Trade Unions on Management of Public Secondary Schools in Embu County, Kenya
(2022-10)The role of teachers' unions is to work closely with schools’ management to ensure good performance of their members working institutions. Several interventions including industrial actions have been done by the trade ... -
Influence of School-Based Environmental Factors on Teachers’ Discretionary Work Effort in Public Secondary Schools in Isiolo County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)The premise for this study was discretionary work effort. Work effort that an employee could give voluntarily without expecting rewards or recognition from the reward system. Organizations including schools, consider ... -
Assessment of Quality of Education in Secondary Schools in Kiambu County, Based on Selected Metrics
(KeMU, 2022-10)A quality education is the sum of the effects of all the processes and services that give the learner the skills they need to be economically productive, sustain their livelihoods and have a positive social impact. ... -
Analysis of the Antecedents for Adopting English as a Language of Instruction at The Somali National University
(KeMU, 2022-10)The English language is increasingly becoming the main language of instruction in many nations across the globe. However, Somali and Arabic languages are used in teaching in universities in Somalia despite the increasing ... -
Influence of Mobile Devices Use on the Level of Marital Satisfaction among Couples in Mck Nkubu Synod, Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Embu and Kirinyaga Counties, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Marital satisfaction is an indicator of health and quality in a marriage relationship. However, marital satisfaction does not just occur, but hinges on good communication. Communication enhances cohesion among married ... -
Influence of Institutional Factors on Student Skills Development in Public Technical Training Institutions in Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Technical Training Institutions (TTIS) play a significant role in providing skills that are required in the various sectors of the economy. Knowledge and skills gap in any sector calls for empirical studies aimed at ... -
Utilization of Assistive Technology in Improving Academic Performance in Primary Schools for Learners with Hearing Challenges in Meru and Tharaka Nithi Counties, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Through the Ministry of Education, the government of Kenya has put in place legal frameworks and policies to support children's education with special needs. It has implemented measures such as training and employing ... -
Analysis of Determinants for Mobility of Students in Private Universities in Nairobi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)By ensuring that students have the knowledge and abilities needed to develop and enhance the economy of governments and nations, education helps students assume roles in society. The growing phenomenon of student ... -
The Methodist Church in Kenya’s Sponsorship Programme on Orphans: A Re-Examination of the Effectiveness of its Material and Spiritual Needs, with Reference to the Day Secondary School in Imenti North, Meru County
(KeMU, 2022-10)Numerous societal problems for example HIV and AIDS challenges, accidents, diseases, cancer, and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) have led to the deaths of parents, leaving behind orphaned children. Usually, orphans are ... -
Effect of Cognitive Deficits on Vulnerability to Depression among Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Adolescence represents a critical developmental period in life with increased clinical interests given that many mental disorders that occur in adulthood arise during adolescence. The main purpose of the study was to ... -
Analysis of Transformational Leadership in the Context of Social Action: A Case of Mck Kaaga Synod
(KeMU, 2022-10)Social action involves leaders being proactive in engendering positive change in their communities. Transformational leaders seek to shape society in their own image through charisma, vision and sheer will power. This study ... -
Psychosocial Factors Contributing to Juvenile Delinquency: A Case of Pupils in Public Primary Schools in Starehe Sub-County, Nairobi County
(KeMu, 2021-09)In normal circumstances, juveniles are expected to negotiate their psychosocial developmental stages smoothly with no maladaptive behaviors. However, worldwide a lot of juveniles have been found to engage ...
