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v List of Tables x List of Figures xi ACRONYMS xii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background to the Study 1 1.2 Problem Statement 3 1.3 Objectives of the Study 6 1.4 Research Questions 6 1.5 Research Proposition 7 1.6 Significance of the Study 7 1.7 The Scope of the Study 8 1.8 Limitations of the Study 8 1.9 Operational Definitions of Terms 9 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 11 2.
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Students in secondary schools are still in the age of rapid physical, social, psychological and physiological developments. These developments are accompanied with variety of changes which if not well attended to lead to indiscipline which can negatively affect concentration on studies. In this paper, it is argued that there is a correlation between students’ discipline and performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary School Education (KCSE). In Kenya, the Ministry of Education (MOE)...
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School-aged children are the age group least protected by malaria interventions such as bed nets, despite being the age group most likely to be infected with malaria parasites. Effective targeting of malaria interventions among this age group is hampered by the lack of detailed data on the epidemiology of malaria. This thesis aims to describe the epidemiology of malaria among school children in Kenya and explores the usefulness of school-based approaches in malaria surveillance and control....
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A lot of studies carried out in Kenya have examined the factors that lead to a student’s choice of degree program with most reports suggesting that parents and peers have significant influence. The extent to which the personal attributes lead to the choice of degree program has not been examined. This study examined congruence as a predictor of satisfaction with the choice of degree program. The Self Directed Search 4 th Edition questionnaire by (Rosen, Holmberg, & Holland, 1994) and a...
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The present study was designed to identify the major challenges experienced by field event trainee athletes. In so doing the study was confined at Trunish Dibaba National Athletics Training Center in Ethiopia. To achieve the stated objective, the researcher mainly used qualitative case study methodology, as the topic under study focuses on a particular training center, and incorporates limited numbers of field event trainee athletes. The participants of this study were 12 field event...
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A cross-sectional survey on human and physical environmental factors affecting students' utilization of library and information services in colleges of education libraries in Nigeria was conducted and reported in this paper. 648 students and 16 colleges of Education librarians were sampled, using a multistage simple random and purposive sampling technique. Structured questionnaires for students and college librarians' responses were used for data collection and interpretation for...
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The changing character of the political settlement in Uganda since independence has closely shaped the character and performance of the institutions and actors responsible for delivering development. Successive political leaders sought to establish ?dominant ruler? forms of political settlement, with little sustained effort to depersonalise public institutions or build stable and inclusive ruling coalitions. This seemed to change in 1986, as Yoweri Museveni?s National Resistance Movement...
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The changing character of the political settlement in Uganda since independence has closely shaped the character and performance of the institutions and actors responsible for delivering development. Successive political leaders sought to establish 'dominant ruler' forms of political settlement, with little sustained effort to depersonalise public institutions or build stable and inclusive ruling coalitions. This seemed to change in 1986, as Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Movement...
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Thesis (DEd in the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences)--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013
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In recent times there has been a growing support of inclusive education worldwide, formation of numerous commissions, change of policies and education systems, support from NGO’s and group activists all advocating for better lives for persons with special needs, (PWSN) however it has been observed that the PWSN still face stigmatization, exclusion/seclusion from meaningful participation in the economic, social, political and cultural lives of their communities. This study sought to analyze...
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Provision of quality secondary education is important in generating the opportunities and benefits of social and economic development as envisaged in vision 2030. The educational needs for secondary education have increased due to the introduction of Free Primary Education in 2003 and the increased transition rate. Secondary enrolment has grown from 0.9 million in 2004 and is expected to reach 2.7 million by 2015. This will require that the government commits more resources towards secondary...
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When parents in Senegal decide upon primary school enrollment of their children, they might consider future returns to education. These future benefits in turn heavily depend on a child's prospects to attend secondary school. If private returns to primary schooling are very low and secondary schooling is costly but yields higher returns, the incentive to send children to primary school might be low for poor families. Based on a new household survey from urban and rural northern Senegal, this...
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Introduction This paper focuses on the presence and experiences of Latina (1) academics in the U.S., especially those who serve in Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). Following the theme of this special issue related to Women of Color Faculty's Testimonios and Laberintos, we add to the notion of academia as a labyrinth (laberinto), suggesting that it is a pathway with many twists and turns, each of which presents an opportunity, a possibility, and of course, a responsibility. Based on a...
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This study explores how female residence students at a South African university understand and experience gender-based violence. This article examines how women’s identities and social interactions are affected by the presence of gender-based violence in their communities, and specifically the issue of violence in higher education institutions. Social constructionist theory framed this study as it focuses on how these women’s ‘talk’ constructed their understanding of gender-based violence....