Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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EFFECTOF SOFTWARE-ORIENTEDCONCEPT MAPPINGON PERFORMANCE IN ELECTROCHEMISTRY AMONGSECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTSINKAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2018-06-15)This studydeterminedthe effectof using Software-Oriented Concept Mapping on performance in electrochemistry among secondary school students in Kakamega County, Kenya. Itwas based on David Ausubel’s Meaningful ... -
ROLE CONFLICT, ROLE AMBIQUITY AND BURNOUT AMONG HEAD TEACHERS OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08-24)Research has shown that role conflict and role ambiguity are associated with burnout among head teachers of public schools and general educators. However, there is scanty literature from previous studies ... -
INFLUENCEOF STRATEGIC BUSINESS SUPPORTSERVICES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN OWNED MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN KISIICOUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08-24)The state of women in enterprise development, the startingand growing of individual enterprises is a major concern among governments in most countries from the early days. The main objective of the study ... -
HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN AWARD AND PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATELY SPONSORED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2017-07-15)Participation in higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa is not only the lowest in the world but also highly selective. In Kenya specific, in spite of policy interventions designed to widen participation, ... -
INFLUENCE OF CASH COORDINATION ON EFFICACY OF CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMMESIN TURKANA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-09-24)Coordination of Cash Transfer Programmes(CTP) is very important in achieving better humanitarian assistance in times of disasters and emergenciesbecause it saves resources, avoids conflicts, evades ... -
DISTRIBUTIONAND CHARACTERIZATION OF GROUNDNUT ROSETTE ASSOCIATED VIRUSESIN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-05-25)Groundnut (Arachis hypogaeaL.) is an economically important edible oilseed legume in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Smallholder farmers, who account for 75% of producers, depend on it for food and income. ... -
EXPANSION OFPUBLIC DAY SECONDARY SCHOOLS ANDINTERNAL EFFICIENCY IN MUMIAS EAST AND MUMIAS WEST SUB-COUNTIES,KAKAMEGA COUNTY,KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-07-19)Expansion of public day secondary schools was expected to enhance access and provide quality education to students who miss the opportunity to access boarding facilities due to high school fees ... -
A SIZE METRIC-BASED EFFORT ESTIMATION METHOD FOR SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE SYSTEMS
(MMUST, 2020-09-25)Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is one of the recent software development paradigms that enablealignment of business processes into integrated services within and outside organizationsregardless of the ... -
TALENT RETENTION STRATEGIES AND COMPETITIVENESSOF PUBLICUNIVERSITIES IN WESTERN REGION OF KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08-17)Public Universities are currently facing challenges in retaining talent. This has been crucial to the changing prospects and potentials of knowledge formation and learning. Organizations loose key talent for ... -
UTILIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS A SOURCE OF CO-OPERATIVE INFORMATION AMONG THE YOUTH IN MERU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08-04)This study sought to examine the utilization of social media as a communication tool by co-operatives in Meru County in the dissemination of co-operative information among the youth. The researcher explored the potential ... -
CERTAIN GEOMETRIC ASPECTS OF A CLASS OF ALMOSTCONTACT STRUCTURES ON A SMOOTH METRIC MANIFOLD
(MMUST, 2020-07-20)The classification of Smooth Geometric Manifolds still remains an open problem. Theconcept of almost contact Riemannian manifolds provides neat descriptions and distinc-tions between classes of odd and even ... -
LEXICAL BORROWING IN SPOKEN LUKABARAS FROM THE NANDILANGUAGE IN CHEPSAITA SCHEME, UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-05-21)The borrowing of lexical itemsas one of the outcomes of languages in contact may affect a speaker’s communicability with other speakers of the same language in differentsettings.In this perspective, thisstudy ... -
GENDER DIMENSIONS IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT INFLUENCING PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE BETWEEN POKOMO AND ORMA COMMUNITIES IN TANA RIVER COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08-25)Increasing conflicts in many parts of the world are responsible for many losses of lives and destruction to property. In Tana River County of Kenya, conflicts have persistently occurred among the Pokomo and Orma ... -
PRE-SCHOOLCHARACTERISTICS AND LEARNING READINESS AMONG5-6 YEARS OLD IN PUBLIC PRE-SCHOOLSINKIMILILISUB-COUNTYBUNGOMA, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-10-22)Learner readiness enhances academic achievement and predicts children’s performance in the near future. Children who are ready are less likely to experience behavioral emotional problems score higher in reading, ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEADTEACHERS’ MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND PRESCHOOLERS’ ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION IN KISII COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08-25)The first five years of a child play a critical role in laying a solid foundation for primary, secondary and future learning of any student or pupil. Hence, the quality of Early Childhood ... -
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICESOF NURSES IN PROMOTING ANTENATALPHYSICALEXERCISES IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-07-15)Antenatal physicalexercises have proven to be beneficial. Less than 50% of pregnant women worldwide meet exercise recommendations.Sixty-sevenpercent(67%) of deliveries in Kakamega County are conducted ... -
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT JURISDICTION INFLUENCING STATE SOVEREIGNITY IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2016-11-21)The international criminal court statute pledges that most serious crimes of concern to international community must not go unpunished. The novel mechanism to exert jurisdiction over state parties to the ... -
MEDIADIPLOMACYINFLUENCEON KENYA’S FOREIGN POLICYDECISION MAKING PROCESSAT IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
(MMUST, 2020-03)The media's diplomatic function has been studied in relation to the advancedcommunication technologies that have led to the allocation of a more far-reaching roleto the media in the conduct of ... -
STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION FACTORSANDPERFORMANCE OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES IN BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-10-12)Strategy implementation is a crucial and important process in strategic management. In order to be successful organizations need to effectively implement their strategies to enhance their performance ... -
EQUITY IN BURSARY ALLOCATION IN RELATION TO INTERNAL EFFICIENCY OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08-24)Basic education is very critical in any education system because of the crucial role it plays in catalyzing national development. Consequently, maintaining a high student enrolment at this level should be a priority for ...




















