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Parenting and Positive Adjustment for Adolescents in Nine Countries
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Parenting style and maltreatment of Kenyan children in middle childhood
(2019)Parents have a lasting impact on their children’s growth and development. While child safe-guarding has been linked to healthy development, child maltreatment has been associated with negative long term consequences including ... -
The Perceived Discrepancy Between the Teaching of Christian Religious Education and Acquisition of Social Relating Skills Amongst Secondary Schools Students in Kisumu East …
(2011-05)Previous research and document evidence obtainable in popular media has consistently reported that Kenyan students’ social standing and general conduct in the wider society does not reflect acquisition and practice of ... -
The perceived discrepancy between the teaching of Christian religious education and inculcation of moral values amongst secondary schools students in Kisumu East district, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2011-03-30)Previous research and document evidence obtainable in popular media has consistently reported that Kenyan students’ moral standing and general conduct in the wider society does not reflect acquisition and practice of values ... -
Perceived home factors contributing to violent behaviour among public secondary school students in western province, Kenya
(Scholarlink Research Institute, 2011-02-01)Violent behavior is not a new phenomenon in the contemporary educational system. It is manifested in the form of rioting, sexual violence, fighting and bullying. These destructive activities contribute to physical disabilities, ... -
Perception of deputy principals and board of governors on corporal punishment in secondary schools in Bondo District, Kenya
(International Journals of Multidisciplinary Research Academy, 2013)In Kenya, corporal punishment has been a mode of punishment until it was banned by the Ministry of Education in the year 2001. Before its ban, it was being used in nearly all the schools in Bondo District. Reports from ... -
Perception of teachers and students on corporal punishment in secondary schools in Bondo District, Kenya
(2013)In Kenya, corporal punishment has been a mode of punishment until it was banned by the Ministry of Education in the year 2001. Before its ban, it was being used in nearly all the schools in Bondo District. Reports from ... -
Performance Measurement and Hotel Industry in Kenya-A Review
(Publishing India Group, 2010)Extant literature indicates that performance measurement has been widely studied elsewhere in large manufacturing and generic small businesses but there has been little study of this area in tourism and hospitality, ... -
Personality subtypes and involvement in risky sexual behaviour
(GRIN Publishing, 2016)Risky sexual behaviour is a common habit among young people in the world, and its relation with personality has not been explored exhaustively, especially in Kenya. The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship ... -
Physical discipline and children's adjustment: Cultural normativeness as a moderator
(lackwell Publishing Inc, 2005-11-01)Interviews were conducted with 336 mother–child dyads (children's ages ranged from 6 to 17 years; mothers' ages ranged from 20 to 59 years) in China, India, Italy, Kenya, the Philippines, and Thailand to examine whether ... -
Policies and practice of home science education in secondary schools
(2010-07)Policy formulation, implementation and evaluation in relation to Home Science education raise fundamental questions of efficacy. Since independence in Kenya in 1963, there have been several commissions to look into the ... -
Positive parenting and children’s prosocial behavior ineight countries
(Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2016)Background: Research supports the beneficial role of prosocial behaviors on children’s adjustment and successful youth development. Empirical studies point to reciprocal relations between negative parenting and children’s ... -
Predicting Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes Across Cultures: A Machine Learning Approach
(Springer US, 2023-04-19)Adolescent mental health problems are rising rapidly around the world. To combat this rise, clinicians and policymakers need to know which risk factors matter most in predicting poor adolescent mental health. Theory-driven ... -
Predicting dietary practice behavior among type 2 diabetics using the theory of planned behavior and mixed methods design
(http://www. sciencepublishinggroup. com/j/jfns, 2011)This study applied the Theory of Planned Behavior model in predicting dietary behavior among Type 2 diabetics in a Kenyan environment. The study was conducted for three months within the diabetic clinic at Kisii Hospital ... -
Prevalence and Gender Disparity in Substance Use and Abuse among Adolescents in Public Secondary Schools in Kisumu East Sub-county, Kisumu, Kenya
(Research gate, 2021)Substance use and abuse is a serious problem in Kenya. Kisumu County leads in substance use and abuse among 12–25- year-olds. There is, however, a dearth of studies on the prevalence and gender disparity in adolescents’ ... -
Prevalence of Dating Violence among Students in Technical Institutions in Nyanza Province, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2003)Dating violence which includes psychological, physical and sexual violence contributes to long term psychological and physical consequences such as low self esteem, poor task performance and low academic achievement on ... -
Primary School Deaf Childrens’ Competence in Kenyan Sign Language in Kenya: An Investigation
(SRYAHWA, 2015-07-07)This study examined the level of competence of deaf primary children in Kenyan Sign Language and showed the achievements on performance in production and comprehension skills. The study also analyzed the effects of variables ... -
Rate of financial return to university schooling among lecturers in two public universities in Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2010-05-01)Influence of education on earnings among workers is well documented. However, the level of relationship that exists between earnings and schooling among lecturers in public universities in Kenya remain undetermined. The ... -
Reading Literacy in Relation to Patterns of Academic Achievement.
(1995)How is reading literacy related to academic achievement among 14 year old students in Kenya? This was the main issue in focus for the present study. The International Evaluation and Educational Assessment Association ... -
The relationship among school adjustment, gender and academic achievement amongst secondary school students in Kisumu District Kenya
(Sabinet, 2011-12-01)Poor school adjustment leads to low academic achievement, behavioural problems, discordant educational aspirations and even school dropout. The current study investigated the levels of school adjustment and its relationship ...