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INFLUENCE OF KIPSIGIS CULTURAL PRACTICES ON PARTICIPATION RATES AMONG BOYS IN SELECTED PUBLIC DAY PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN TRANS-MARA EAST SUB-COUNTY, NAROK COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2022-09)Education is the foundation of economic development of human resources. A country that provides free access to quality education for all its citizens is far more likely to reduce poverty, promote economic growth, lower ... -
INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOL RELATED ACTIVITIES ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC DAY SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IMENTI NORTH SUB COUNTY, MERU COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2014-09)The role of parents in children’s education globally is a central issue in education policy and research. Due to concerns on how to improve students’ academic achievement, the role of parents and family-school partnership ... -
INFLUENCE OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND GENDER ON ADOPTION OF CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN THARAKA SOUTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2022-09)Agricultural production among smallholder farmers in Tharaka South sub-county is on decline and this is associated with effects of climate change. Research has shown that climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAPs) ... -
INFLUENCE OF SELECTED FACTORS ON INSTRUCTION OF ENGLISH COMPOSITION WRITING IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN IGEMBE CENTRAL SUB-COUNTY, MERU, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2022-09)Composition writing is an integral part of learning the English language in primary schools. When compared with other language skills of listening, speaking and reading, writing is the most difficult skill to learn. ... -
INFLUENCE OF SELECTED INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES ON LEARNERS’ PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES AMONG PRE-PRIMARY LEARNERS IN KAITI CONSTITUENCY, MAKUENI COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2022-09)Learner participation in environmental conservation activities is key in ensuring learners gain the skills of conserving the environment during their pre-primary years. In ensuring that learners participate in environmental ... -
INFLUENCE OF SELECTED SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG PUBLIC DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LARI SUB- COUNTY, KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2022-09)In any particular country academic performance is vital for successful development of young people in the society. Through education, a country produces graduates who make up for social, political and economic development. ... -
INFLUENCE OF SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS ON STUDENTS’ RETENTION IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MAARA SUB-COUNTY, THARAKA NITHI COUNTY, KENYA AGNES KENDI
(Chuka University, 2022-09)Education plays a significant function in national development as well as influencing the socio-economic growth of any given country. The government of Kenya has made a significant milestone in ensuring a 100% transition ... -
Integrated Effect of Rhizobium Inoculation and Phosphorus Application on Soybean Growth and Yield
(Chuka University, 2019-09)There has been a decline in soybean production in many parts of Kenya due to limited soil fertility, especially nitrogen and phosphorus contents. A field experiment was conducted at Chuka University Demonstration farm to ... -
ISOLATION, CHARACTERISATION AND DETERMINATION OF ANTI BACTERIAL PROPERTIES OF SECONDARY METABOLITES OF Acremonium SPECIES FROM SOILS OF EMBU MUNICIPAL DUMPSITE
(Chuka University, 2022-09)Generally, antibiotics production relies on glucose or lactose as carbon and energy source. Alternatively, available raw materials such as agro-wastes have been used successfully as substrates in growth of micro-fungi. ... -
LEVELS OF SELECTED PHTHALATES FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS IN LAKE VICTORIA CATCHMENT AREA AND THEIR ADSORPTION ONTO WATER HYACINTH BIOCHAR
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) disturb the endocrine system’s functionality causing negative effects on health in an organism and its progeny. They can interfere with natural hormone cycles in humans or animals, ... -
MABADILIKO YA HADITHI FUPI TEULE ZA KISWAHILI: MKABALA WA USASALEO
(Chuka University, 2022-09)The aim of this research was to investigate how some selected short stories have changed due to postmodernism. It reflected on the effects of postmodernism on the original Kiswahili short story. Because the changes due to ... -
Maize Performance and Soil Moisture Retention Under Inoculated Cowpeas Intercrop in Meru and Tharaka Nithi Counties
(Chuka University, 2019-09)Agriculture is the main source of livelihood in Kenya with maize being produced in diverse environments. However, in Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties, small holder maize productivity has been diminishing due to declining ... -
Maize Performance and Soil Moisture Retention Under Inoculated Cowpeas Intercrop in Meru and Tharaka Nithi Counties
(Chuka University, 2019-09)Agriculture is the main source of livelihood in Kenya with maize being produced in diverse environments. However, in Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties, small holder maize productivity has been diminishing due to declining ... -
Masculinity in Margaret Ogola’s The River and The Source and I Swear by Apollo
(Chuka University, 2019-09)There has been extensive literary research on gender in Kenya and Africa in general. A lot of these literary scholarships has tended to ignore male characters by concentrating on highlighting the woman and her struggle for ... -
MATERIALISM IN THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF EAST AFRICA: A CASE OF KIENI WEST PRESBYTERY
(Chuka University, 2019-12)The Church teaches its adherents against being so much attached to material possessions than the spiritual welfare. Nevertheless, the tendency of the Church moving towards materialism is apparent. This is evident in ... -
MIKAKATI YA KUAFIKIA ULINGANIFU WA MAANA KATIKA TAFSIRI YA KIFASIHI: TATHMINI YA TAFSIRI ZA KAZI MBILI TEULE ZA BARBARA KIMENYE
(Chuka University, 2019-09)Ulinganifu, usahihi pamoja na uwazi ni vipengee muhimu vya kuchunguzia kazi za fasihi tafsiri. Utafiti huu ulilenga kutafiti ulinganifu katika mtiririko wa kazi mbili teule za Kimenye (1968): Moses in Trouble na Moses and ... -
Modelling and Application of Response Surface Methodology for Optimization of Weight Gain of Eight Weeks Old Kenbro Served With Pumpkin (Cucurbita Pepo L) Seeds Extract
(Chuka University, 2019-09)Extensive use of synthetic growth promoting antibiotics have become a threat to public health. Therefore, there is a need to search for bioactive phytochemicals that have positive effects on immune, growth and appetite ... -
MODELLING PLANT GROWTH BASED ON GOMPERTZ, LOGISTIC CURVE, EXTREME GRADIENT BOOSTING AND LIGHT GRADIENT BOOSTING MODELS USING HIGH DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DERIVED MAIZE (Zea mays L.) PHENOMIC DATA
(Chuka University, 2022-09)Modelling of plant growth is vital for hypotheses testing and carrying out virtual plant growth and development experiments, which may otherwise take a long time under field conditions. Modelling of plant growth has ... -
Modelling the Effects of Mindfulness Based Stress on Breast Cancer Survival Rate among Women in Meru and Nyeri Counties, Kenya, using Cox Proportional Hazard Model
(Chuka University, 2019-09)Breast cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women, affecting 34 women per every 100,000. This has led to high number of fatalities annually, which need to be mitigated. The main interest among many ... -
MOTIFU YA SIRI KATIKA KAZI TEULE ZA NATHARI ZA FASIHI YA KISWAHILI
(Chuka University, 2022-09)ABSTRACT Motif is an important aspect in literature. Motif is an element that involves the repetition of a certain idea or a theme in literal works like the novel, play, poems and oral literature. This study aimed at ...