Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Factors and Strategies Influencing Female Principals’ Stress and its Effect On Students’ Academic Performance in Rachuonyo North and Homa-Bay Sub Counties, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Principals play a pivotal role in performance of students in secondary schools. In many instances this calls for high professional and societal demands; and expectations. As a result, principals experience stress. Studies ... -
The Nature of Dholuo Consonant Harmony
(Maseno University, 2017)Consonant harmony is complex phonological process which requires a theory-informed descriptive analysis to determine its occurrence patterns. Consonant harmony has previously been studied as an assimilatory process that ... -
Influence of Constituency Development Fund on Access, Equity And Quality of Secondary Education in Public Schools in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Countries all over the world use devolved funding to finance education in terms of construction of schools, paying school fees for the needy through bursary and developing school infrastructure. Studies in United States ... -
Differentials in Student Academic Achievement: A Hierarchical Linear Modelling of Primary School Effects in Mumias and Kuria East Sub-Counties, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Spurred by the Coleman Report of 1966 on the Equality of Educational Opportunity in the US, the past five decades have seen rapid expansion in academic achievement surveys albeit fraught with mixed findings and interpretation. ... -
Influence of Physical Punishment and Mental Harassment Ban on Student Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Ugenya, Gem and Siaya Sub-Counties, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The Kenya government banned Physical Punishment (PP) and Mental Harassment (MH) in schools as stipulated in the Basic Education Act 2013. This was as a result of the recommendations of the Task Force on Student Discipline ... -
Variations in Yields and Yield Components With Geographical Location and Response of Clonal Tea (Camellia Sinensis) to Nitrogenous Fertiliser Rates in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Tea provides income and employment to rural populations in many countries. Tea, grown in east and west of the Rift Valley, is the leading export commodity crop in Kenya. Variable responses among genotypes to different ... -
Analysis of Mediated Instructional Strategies in Literacy Skills Acquisition Among Pupils With Cerebral Palsy in Special Schools in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Learners with Cerebral Palsy (LCP) experience difficulties in acquiring literacy skills. This has adversely affected their academic performance. A baseline survey conducted in 2013 in 3 special schools in Kisumu, Kiambu ... -
Teacher Management Related Factors Influencing Teacher Stress and its Effect on Student Academic Performance In Public Secondary Schools in Kakamega North Sub-County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Studies worldwide have revealed that teachers do experience stress which affect their performance. Moderate stress has been found to enhance performance of workers whereas low and high stress characterized by boredom, ... -
Effect of Community Health Strategy on Maternal And Child Health Outcomes in Mwingi West Sub -County, Kitui County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)In Kenya, Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is high at 510 deaths per 100 000 live births. Under-five and infant mortality rates are also high at 74 and 54 deaths per 1000 live births respectively. In Kitui County, MMR is high ... -
Assessment of Teachers’ Involvement in the Implementation of Inclusive Education Practices in Regular Primary Schools in Siaya County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Learners with Cerebral Palsy (LCP) experience difficulties in acquiring literacy skills. This has adversely affected their academic performance. A baseline survey conducted in 2013 in 3 special schools in Kisumu, Kiambu ... -
Influence of Artisanal Fishing Gears Use on Water Physico-Chemical Parameters and Fish Community Structure in Ferguson’s Gulf of Lake Turkana, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The artisanal fishing sector provides approximately 45% of the world’s fisheries and nearly a quarter of the world catch. It is vital to livelihoods and food security. However, the decline of fish resources have been linked ... -
The Influence of Household Characteristics and Agricultural Practices on Food Security in Semi Arid Agro-Ecological Zones of Nyakach Sub-County, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The world is facing decreasing food production from agriculture, especially in Africa where smallholder farming provides most of the food. The importance of agriculture in food provision at household and national levels ... -
Assessment of English Functioning Level of Class Three Prelingually Deaf Learners in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Learners acquire language when they are taught at their functioning levels. Class III Prelingually Deaf learners in Kenya are taught English at Class III level. Evaluation tests have indicated they are not functioning at ... -
Word Level Strategies Used to Attain Functional Lukabras Equivalence in the Translation of Mulembe Fm Luhya Newscasts
(Maseno University, 2017)The role of vernacular FM radio stations as a tool for communicating in Kenya should be underscored. Accordingly, Mulembe FM is a vernacular radio station targeting listeners of the Luhya dialects spoken in Western Kenya ... -
Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hiv Using Single, Dual And Triple Antiretroviral Prophylactic Regimens: Correlates and Turnaround Time in Vihiga, Kakamega, Bungoma and Busia Counties, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2017)The World Health Organization report indicates that in 2013, about 35 million people worldwide lived with HIV and AIDS.HIV can be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy, at childbirth and during breastfeeding. ... -
A Syntactic Analysis of Argument Licensing in Lutsotso Sentence
(Maseno University, 2017)This is a study of the syntax and morphology of argument licensing in Lutsotso, a dialect of Luluhyia language. Luluhyia is an agglutinating language and therefore its morphology is relevant to syntactic derivation. ... -
Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Performance: The Mediating Role of Marketing Communication in Micro-Enterprises in Kericho County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Micro-enterprise sector is paramount to economic growth and development in many countries. In Kenya the sector has provided a steady growth in employment from 67.5%- 83.4% between 2010 and 2014. However; it contributes ... -
Evaluation of Audiological Rehabilitation Status Among the Hard of Hearing Learners in Primary Schools for the Deaf in Western and the Lake Region, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The primary effect of hearing loss is inability to hear sound and communicate orally particularly for those who are Hard of Hearing (HoH) and whose primary mode of communication is spoken language and lip-reading. Such ... -
Effect of Marketing Mix Strategy on the Relationship Between Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction of Customers of Listed Commercial Banks in Nairobi City, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Marketing strategy remains a critical driver of customer satisfaction and competitiveness in the banking industry globally. Despite this, commercial banks in Kenya are yet to attain required customer satisfaction levels. ... -
Influence of Planted Riparian Buffer Vegetation Cover and Water Quality on The Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages in Kuywa River, Bungoma County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)ABSTRACT The Kuywa River watershed has undergone riparian vegetation planting since 2006 in order to improve the river health. Studies undertaken elsewhere have investigated how environmental factors affect ecosystem ...