Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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THE CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING ECONOMIC REFORM PROGRAMMES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; A CASE STUDY OF THE BRETTON WOODS INSTITUTIONS POLICIES IN KENYA 1983-2005
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2006)Economic development IS not a phenomenon. The policies of governments and the international economic environment are decisive influences. It is worth identifying the factors that can create a climate conducive to economic ... -
David hume's conception of the principle of causality and the problem it creates in african metaphysics
(1993)The study attempts to understand the status of the principle of causality. In experimental science it is held to be cardinal on grounds that every scientific experiment presupposes a cause. Hume however, who is the ... -
The response of counselor training to the changing social environment: a case study of the counseling programme at the department of so ciology, university of Nairobi.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2007)Counseling is a relatively new profession in Kenya. A large majority of the existing practicing counselors, therefore, remains untrained. This jeopardizes the chances of recovery of their clients from problems that afflict ... -
Self-concept educational and occupational choice:a case of secondary school girls from Murang'a and Nairobi Districts,Kenya.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2003)Self-concept affects an individual's outlook to life. Different school factors such as the school environment, teachers, peers and the hidden curriculum affect the development of self-concept in secondary school girls. ... -
The internal and external dimensions of the Rwanda ethnic conflict, 1990 - 1998
(2001)This study examines the roots of the Rwanda conflict (1990-1998) and its external dimension. Specifically, it investigates the interaction between the internal and external factors in the escalation and management of the ... -
Drug abuse and media campaigns: A study of knowledge, attitudes and practices among youth in Nairobi south b estate
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2007)Over 2.5 billion persons, or 53 per cent of the world population, are under the age or 25 and they are particularly susceptible to illicit drugs (World Drug Report 2007). This is because their age represents a period or ... -
Traditional conflict early warning systems; a case study of Turkana among Karamoja cluster pastoral communities.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2003)This study explores conflict early warning systems. The case study of the Turkana pastoral community in Karamoja cluster within IGAD sub-region is taken to illustrate indigenous conflict early warning among the ... -
Factors that influence local attitudes towards refugees in Kenya
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2004)This study focused on the factors that influence local attitudes towards refugees in Kenya. The study was carried out on two sites: Dadaab refugee camp in Garissa District in North Eastern Province, and the former Thika ... -
An investigation into the damaging effects of parental emotional child abuse: a case study of Kangemi Slum village, Nairobi.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2005)This study aimed at investigating the damaging effects of parental .emotional child abuse in Kangemi slum village. The study focused on parents' awareness of the children Act 2001, types of emotional abuse that ... -
The prevalence of crimes against property and their causes in the different trimester periods of the year 2002-2003 in Nairobi.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2005)The main purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of crimes against property and their causes in the trimester periods of the year 2002- 2003 in Nairobi. This is because property crimes have become a common problem ... -
The on-going impact of the Akamba traditional religion and philosophy on the christian conception of death and dying among the members of Africa inland church, Machakos district -Kenya
(2006)This study addresses the subject of death and dying which has plainly haunted people in both religious and non-religious institutions. Each person nurses a conviction that death is imminent and inescapable and though one ... -
The role of drama in eradicating drug and substance abuse in secondary schools, in Starehe and Kamukunji Divisions, Nairobi Province, Kenya
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2004)Drama has been touted as a non-conventional method that can be used to combat and give insight into various social evils and emerging issues. One of these social evils that has led to a public outcry not only in Kenya but ... -
Refugees and inter-state conflicts in Eastern Africa; 1960-1995
(1996)Conflict between and among states is an important characteristic of interstate relations. Usually the consequences of inter-state conflicts are often very costly. For this reason, states in the international system have ... -
Terrorism; challenges facing Kenya national security and national responses to terrorism,1981-2003
(2005)This research set out to investigate the challenges facing Kenya in combating terrorism. At the onset the researcher proposed to investigate the factors that expose Kenya to terrorism. In addition the researcher undertook ... -
The moral foundation of germ cell genetic engineering
(2001)This is a multidisciplinary study. It integrates medical ethics and the emerging biomedical technology of Recombinant DNA. The study sets out to investigate, and attempts at resolving, the controversy surrounding the ethical ... -
An inquiry into a philosophical justification for the socio-cultural factor in development
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2000)While development implies change, it is not just any change, but a specific kind of change. It is a change that is dialectic. That is, it must have a point from which to deviate, the process and the end result. The process ... -
Assessing and explaining use of tobacco among primary school pupils in Kitui central division, Kitui district
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2004)This study was about assessing and explaining use of tobacco among primary school pupils. The major purpose was to determine the level of and factors associated with initiation and current use of tobacco among primary ... -
Factors contributing to drug abuse among secondary school students in Kirinyaga central division, Kirinyaga District, Kenya
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2009)This study was carried out to investigate the factors contributing to drug abuse among secondary school students in Kirinyaga central division. Drug and substance abuse is not only a problem in Kenya but also a global one. ... -
Inter-spousal violence: a study of Kenyan women experiences
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2006)This study is on the subject of inter-spousal physical violence with specific reference to women's experiences of physical violence within heterosexual relationships. Physical violence in domestic relationships is one of ... -
THE ORIGINS AND SPREAD OF BAHAI FAITH IN KENYA WITH REFERENCE TO BAHAI COMMUNITIES IN NAIROBI AND VIHIGA (1950 - 1999)
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 1999)Bahai faith was introduced in Kenya in the early ]950s. However, it is hardly known by many of how it came to Kenya, for what reasons and the basic tenets of its teachings. This study examines the content of the Bahai ...