Browsing School of Arts and Social Sciences by Title
Now showing items 373-392 of 581
-
Parental Acceptance-Rejection and Child Prosocial Behavior: Developmental Transactions across the Transition to Adolescence in Nine Countries, Mothers and Fathers, and Girls and Boys
(Child and Family Research, 2018-10)Promoting children’s prosocial behavior is a goal for parents, healthcare professionals, and nations. Does positive parenting promote later child prosocial behavior, or do children who are more prosocial elicit more positive ... -
Parental Acceptance-Rejection and Child Prosocial Behavior: Developmental Transactions across the Transition to Adolescence in Nine Countries, Mothers and Fathers, and Girls and Boys
(American Psychological Association, 2018)Promoting children’s prosocial behavior is a goal for parents, healthcare professionals, and nations. Does positive parenting promote later child prosocial behavior, or do children who are more prosocial elicit more ... -
Parental and special education teachers’ influence on psychological adjustment of pupils with learning disabilities in inclusive primary schools in Kenya
(Academic JournalsAcademic Journals, 2021)Learning disabilities (LDs) encompass a very extensive range of academic problems which can give rise to social and psychological problems. Apart from experiencing academic problems, pupils with LDs experience strong ... -
Parental strategies enhancing level of involvement among pre-school learners in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya.
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2016)The study established the Parental strategies enhancing level of involvement among pre-school learners in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive design. The target population was 3566 which was ... -
Parenting and Positive Adjustment for Adolescents in Nine Countries
(Springer, Cham, 2017)This chapter describes the theoretical background, methodology, and select empirical findings from the Parenting Across Cultures project, a longitudinal study of mothers, fathers, and youth in nine countries (China, Colombia, ... -
Parenting stress and self-reported discipline strategies of Kenyan caregiving grandmothers
(Psychology Press Ltd, 2003-11-01)The present study examined the discipline methods used and personal and social determinants of power assertive strategies amongst 113 part-time and 128 full-time adoptive grandmothers of Kenyan children aged 1–10 years. ... -
Parenting, Adolescent Sensation Seeking, and Subsequent Substance Use: Moderation by Adolescent Temperament
(Springer US, 2023-03-24)Although previous research has identified links between parenting and adolescent substance use, little is known about the role of adolescent individual processes, such as sensation seeking, and temperamental tendencies for ... -
Parenting, culture, and the development of externalizing behaviors from age 7 to 14 in nine countries
(Cambridge University Press, 2018-12)Using multilevel models, we examined mother-, father-, and child-reported (N = 1,336 families) externalizing behavior problem trajectories from age 7 to 14 in nine countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the ... -
Parenting, Culture, and the Development of Externalizing Behaviors from Age Seven to 14 in Nine Countries
(Cambridge University Press, 2018)Using multilevel models, we examined mother-, father-, and child-reported (N = 1,336 families) externalizing behavior problem trajectories from age seven to 14 in nine countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, ... -
Parenting, environment, and early child development in sub-Saharan Africa
(Springer, New York, NY, 2017)This chapter describes the contemporary situation of children in sub-Saharan Africa with successive foci on child growth, the home environment, parenting, and discipline using data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey ... -
Parents’ learning support and school attitudes in relation to adolescent academic identity and school performance in nine countries
(Springer Netherlands, 2024-03-22)An important question for parents and educators alike is how to promote adolescents’ academic identity and school performance. This study investigated relations among parental education, parents’ attitudes toward their ... -
Participatory approaches to rural development. A case study of Muhoroni sugar company, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)The primary objective of most of the organizations that are geared towards profit realization is productivity, efficiency and competitiveness. Achieving these objectives necessitates adaptability and responsiveness to ... -
Participatory approaches to rural development. A case study of Muhoroni sugar company, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi., 2004)I he primary objective of most of the organizations that are geared towards profit realization is productivity, efficiency and competitiveness. Achieving these objectives necessitates adaptability and responsiveness to ... -
[PDF] from semanticscholar.org The Current Situation of Pastoral Programs in the Prisons in Western Kenya Counties
(2019)Crime generates underestimated substantial costs to society at the individual, community and national levels. Globally, governments use prisons to contain crime. The criminal justice system has two primary goals: ... -
Peace Through Devolution for Sustainable Development: The Kenyan Case
(Maseno University, 2014)Good governance is a key pillar to sustainable development of any nation. Many conflicts in Africa can be traced to failure in governance, responsible and accountable management as well as failure to cultivate cultures of ... -
Perceived mother and father acceptance‐rejection predict four unique aspects of child adjustment across nine countries
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2015-08): It is generally believed that parental rejection of children leads to child maladaptation. However, the specific effects of perceived parental acceptance-rejection on diverse domains of child adjustment and development have ... -
Perception of Cervical Cancer Patients on their Financial Challenges in Western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2008-12)The number of cervical cancer cases is reported to increase among women of reproductive age in the recent past with patients facing challenges with care and management of the illness. However, little is known about the ... -
Perceptions in Uhuru-Raila 9th March, 2018 handshake discourse in Kenya’s print media
(Scholars Middle East Publishers, 2022-01-21)In Kenya, the handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement (henceforth referred to as ODM) leader, Raila Odinga, on 9th March, 2018 elicited diverse discourse on the phenomenon. The print media ... -
Performance and Emission Characteristics of Diesel Engine Working on Biodiesel with Different Blends
(International Journal of IC Engines and Gas Turbines, 2017)Internal combustion engine plays important role in vehicles. These engines are operated by conventional fuels (diesel). Diesel is a one of the nonrenewable energy source for IC engines. Due to usage of diesel, pollutions ... -
Personality as a Predictor of Involvement in Risky Sexual Behaviour: A Study Conducted Among Students in Secondary Schools in Nyakach Sub-county Kisumu County, Kenya
(Science publishing group, 2016-11-23)Risky sexual behaviour is a common habit among young people in the world, but its relation with personality has not been explored exhaustively, especially in Kenya. The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship ...