Faculty of Education (FEd): Recent submissions
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Effects of Liberalization on Coffee Production in Kenya
(School of Education, 2013)Coffee had for a long time been Kenya’s leading foreign exchange earner. In 1986 it accounted for 40% of total foreign exchange earnings but this was to be the highest earnings ever since after that coffee contribution ... -
The Role of Anti-Corruption Education in the Light of Aristotelian Concept of Akrasia: An Epistemic Inquiry into the Anti-corruption Initiatives in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Educational Foundations University of Nairobi, 2013-03)This paper undertakes an epistemic investigation of the efforts to combat corruption in Kenya in the light of Aristotle’s concept of Akrasia, and proposes a model for educational practice for the purpose of facilitating ... -
A study of educational management practices in secondary schools and their implications for in-service training of head teachers: a survey of Kitui and Machakos districts, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Education, 2012)Scholars, policy makers and practitioners in education unanimously recognize the dire need for effective and efficient management of educational institutions. Effective management becomes a necessity if most of the developing ... -
Philosophy of Education
(University of NairobiCollege of Education and External Studies, 2010-12)Given that philosophy is not taught at pre-university levels in many countries, it is necessary to provide you with an elaborate overview. This module provides a background to the nature of philosophy and its purpose ... -
The politics of Widowhood and Re-Marriage among the Luo of Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Educational Foundations University of Nairobi, 2009-06)This study utilises philosophical deliberation to analyse the psycho-social and emotional conflicts that arise out of widowhood practices in the Luo community of Kenya. Towards this end, it explores the attendant effects ... -
African universities in the global knowledge economy: the good and ugly of internationalization
(University of NairobiFaculty of Education, 2012)Internationalization of higher education is now a reality, impacting on higher education across the world in different ways and leading to different consequences. It presents varied challenges, opportunities and even risks ... -
An essay on the implications of university expansion in Kenya
(School of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi, 1990)Abstract. Although Kenya may be the most extreme example, expansion of university education is widespread throughout Eastern and Southern Africa. This article examines the irresistible rising tide of populism as it reaches ... -
Codependency you can be drug free
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Factors influencing students’ attitude towards technology
(University of NairobiThe School of Continuing and Distance Education, University of Nairobi, 2010)This study examines the attitudes held by the first year College students of the Lesotho College of Education, toward technology. It investigates the relationship between students’ attitudes toward technology and some other ... -
Financing practices adopted by distance learners: the case of Bachelor of Education (Arts),
(University of NairobiThe School of Continuing and Distance Education, University of Nairobi, 2010)Distance Learning provides people in employment with the opportunity to acquire degrees through a flexible and cost-effective process. Although the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) finances higher education in Kenya, ... -
Faculty perceptions on the effectiveness of WEDUSOFT as a learning management system: a case study of the university of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiThe School of Continuing and Distance Education, University of Nairobi, 2010)The extent to which teachers perceive a certain pedagogic approach as being effective will influence greatly the extent to which they appreciate and adopt new innovations. This paper summarizes the results of a study ... -
Passive solar architectural buildings in Mombassa (Kenya)
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Physics, 2000)In this work climatic data for various regions in Kenya have been analyzed to obtain physical architectural design specifications for use by the building industry. It aims to provide a general and appropriate information ... -
Development of pre-design guidelines for passive solar architecture
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Integrating ICT into teacher education curriculum: faculty Perceptions of their technology professional development needs in two Ghanaian Universities
(University of NairobiUniversity of Education, Winneba, Ghana, 2012)This study investigated faculty perceptions of their technology professional development needs and how these needs relate to faculty use of instructional technology in two Ghanaian teacher education universities. The ... -
Acquisition and utilization of ICT skills among University Students in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case of Universities in Kenya
(The School of Continuing and Distance Education, University of Nairobi, 2012)The purpose of the study was to investigate Kenyan university students’ skills and practices of using information and communication technologies (ICT). Views about the importance of ICT were also evaluated. One hundred ... -
Higher teacher training colleges and ICTs in Africa: usage, challenges and impacts on teacher training.
(The School of Continuing and Distance Education, University of Nairobi, 2012)This study sought to investigate the use of ICTs in some higher teacher training colleges in Africa, the challenges faced by teacher trainers and the impacts that the use and challenges bring in the teaching learning ... -
Gender bias in attitude towards girls in the Use of computers in selected schools in central Africa
(The School of Continuing and Distance Education, University of Nairobi, 2012)This paper examines whether there is attitudinal gender bias towards girls in the use of computers in selected schools in Central Africa. Drawing from the theory of socialization, the paper also establishes the causes ... -
Gender in Educational Institutions
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The Legal Framework for Kenya's Educational System
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Psychology, 2006) -
The provision of citizenship education through NGOs: Case studies from England and South Korea
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Psychology, 2007)
