ABSTRACT The Subsidized Secondary Education (SSE) was introduced in 2008 as part of Kenya’s effort to attain Education for All (EFA) by 2015 as indicated in the Sessional Paper no. 1 of 2005. The Subsidized Secondary Education was implemented in February, 2008 by the Coalition Government to reduce the cost of education for parents, increase access to education, increase academic performance, increase class attendance and increase transition rates from primary to secondary school in line wit...
ABSTRACT Nation-States are embedded in a complex international system, and there is always an interaction between one state and another for the accomplishment of certain objectives which are most of the time necessitated by the domestic demands of an individual state. This implies that the relationship between one state and another in the international system, is often influenced by internal and external factors. The extent of the relationship between domestic politics and foreign policy in ...
ABSTRACT Wetlands are among the most valuable natural resources providing a number of ecosystem services (ES) such as food, raw materials, water supply and space for recreation. Since wetlands provide a variety of ecosystem services including providing food and water, many stakeholders rely on this ecosystem for their livelihoods. This reliance and continued use may lead to a decline in ecosystem services provided by these wetlands. Lutembe Bay wetland in Uganda situated on the shores of Lake...
ABSTRACT Poor training and development of the local government employee, which has over time resulted to poor input and output has become a menace to public service and Human Resources Management. This research work x –rayed the impacts of staff training and development on work attitudes, a study of local government areas in Orlu Senatorial Zone of Imo State. A total of 100 questionnaires were administered to the employees of five (5) statutory departments in the council on equal numbers o...
Abstract The study investigated psychological empowerment, organizational justice and abusive supervision as predictors of work engagement among employees in manufacturing industries. Three hundred and thirty two workers drawn from Coscharis Beverages and Pure Water Manufacturing Company Ltd., Lagos and Happy Home Manufacturing Company, located at Kirikiri industrial area in Lagos participated in the study. Four instruments which include Psychological Empowerment Scale by Spreitzer (1995), O...
ABSTRACT The increasing rate of juvenile delinquency has become a major social problem globally and locally. Researchers and concerned individuals have traced the preponderance of juvenile delinquency to the increasing rate of family instability among other factors. However, concerted inquiries into the influence of family instability on juvenile delinquency have resulted in a raging controversy. While some researchers have found a significant relationship between family instability and...
ABSTRACT This work reported in this dissertation was conducted in Kiwengwa-Pongwe Forest Reserve (KPFR) in Zanzibar. Specifically, the study assessed the forest structure, carbon stock and forest degradation. Eleven transects were laid out in the North – South direction and plots located along each transect. The distance between transects was 600 meters and plots were laid down systematically at intervals of 300 meters along each transect. Clusters of concentric circular plots of 5, 10 to ...
ABSTRACT This study examines the determinants of wage differential in Nigeria. The contribution of wage differential or inequality to total income inequality in Nigeria cannot be underestimated. This goes without saying that the gross income inequality reckoned in Nigeria could be reduced by tackling the wages disparity. To do this, the study designs three main objectives; to ascertain the impact of education and experience on wage differential in Nigeria, to ascertain the relationship that ...
ABSTRACT The abandonment of true federalism in Nigeria has led to the neglect and marginalization of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, where the bulk of the country’s wealth is produced through the exploration and exploitation of crude oil which is the colossus of Nigeria’s economic base. The people of this region have been agitating for fair share of the country’s wealth, the bulk of which comes from their region. This quasi model of federalism has not been able to address the socioe...
ABSTRACT The adoption and use of mobile money in business operations by MSEs is notable and determining the effect of the new technology on their performance is very crucial to inform about the significant effect on MSE’s sales. This study therefore, determined the effect of mobile money transactions on the sales of MSEs in Nakuru Town. The objectives of the study were; to establish the effect of mobile finance, banking and payment on the sales of MSE in Nakuru Town. The study used a descri...
ABSTRACT Motivation is one of the issues of concern in Human Resources Management. This problem has occupied the attention of many Human Resources Managers due to low level of manpower utilization in our public sector. This work is motivated by the desire to inquire into how manpower utilization can be optimized (increased) using motivation of personnel as a tool, and to identify those motivational strategies that can satisfy employees and increase their level of job performance, with partic...
ABSTRACT The overall objective of the study was to assess the status of rice diseases under system of rice intensification (SRI) and farmer’s production system in Morogoro. A checklist survey in nine farmer fields was done and later experiments at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Crop Museum for two seasons. The experiment was laid down in a randomized complete block design with 4 replications. The treatments were three different types of spacing 25 cm x 25 cm for SRI, 20 cm x 20 cm for ...
ABSTRACT The research study focused on the effect of liquidity management on the security market performance at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The specific objectives of the study include: to establish liquidity management of companies listed on the NSE, to determine the security market performance of companies listed on the NSE and to evaluate the effect of liquidity management on market performance of companies listed on the NSE. The study was carried out in Kenya and included a purposive...
ABSTRACT Understanding the way the Maasai pastoralists' Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) affects management of natural resources in dry lands is of practical importance. Failure to recognise its contribution in resources management and use can result into mismatch of varied land uses leading to loss of biodiversity and deterioration of livelihood conditions. Conventional range management has often neglected pastoralists’ participation, largely due to perception of resource managers t...
ABSTRACT The current study was carried out during September 2006 to March 2007 in six villages namely Sawala, Kisada, Ikongosi, Sao-Hill, Ihowanza and Igomaa in Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania. The objective of the study was to determine the extent of dissemination and adoption of Agroforestry by the local communities and indicate the mechanism of scaling up its performance. Specifically it checked on the current status of dissemination and adoption of agroforestry practices, ident...