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Rural Livelihood Diversification Strategies in Nepal
(Wiley, 2014)
This article constructs a rural livelihood strategy using the Nepal Living Standard Survey Measurement from 1996 and 2004 and explores the determinants of rural livelihood strategies. This study finds that education, ...
Factors influencing transient poverty among agro-pastoralists in semi-arid areas of Kenya
(African Crop Science Society, 2012)
In Africa, many pastoral households are increasingly settling in response to curtailed mobility and shrinking
grazing areas. Households in pastoral areas are characterised by few resources, low income, low level of ...
Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Kenya: Challenges and Prospects
(2014)
Kenya has great potential for enhancing education for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The fact that it has recognized the need to care for learners with special needs is commendable. In comparison to many African ...
Incorporation of traditional African cultural values in the formal education system for development, peace building and good governance
(2014)
In contemporary Africa, formal education is recognized as a basic prerequisite for
development. By implication, the school has become important as a socializing agent. In spite
of this, schooling is based in institutions ...
School knowledge and its relevance to everyday life in rural Western Kenya
(2006)
This article examines the relevance of school knowledge in the context of everyday life using ethnographic data collected among primary schoolchildren and adults in rural western Kenya. Using the concept of the educated ...