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PERCEPTIONS OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH MEMBERS TOWARDS ADVENTIST PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN EASTERN TANZANIA CONFERENCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR ENROLLMENT
(2015-02-13)Despite the numerical growth of Seventh-day Adventist church membership in the Eastern Tanzania Conference, for the past ten years of existence of Adventist primary schools, there has not been a corresponding increase ... -
LIFESTYLE FACTORS INFLUENCING BODY WEIGHT AMONG WORKERS AT SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST INSTITUTIONS IN KIGALI, RWANDA: IMPLICATIONS ON MAJOR ORAL DISEASES
(2015-07)This study examined the lifestyle factors which influence body weight and their relationship with major oral diseases among workers at Seventh-day Adventist institutions in Kigali, Rwanda. Furthermore, this study also ... -
EVALUATION OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH UNDER MITIGATION OF FLOODS IN CHIKWAWA DISTRICT, MALAWI
(2016-07)The present study was conducted in Lower Shire in Malawi about evaluation of factors associated with under mitigation of floods in Chikwawa district, Malawi. The study adopted descriptive correlation study design. The ... -
PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN KERICHO COUNTY, KENYA
(2017-05)There is rising number of reported cases of kidney diseases from Kericho County. The number of patients attending the local hospitals’ hemodialysis has increased in the recent past. From the reports at MTRH, most patients ... -
EVALUATION OF PRINCIPALS’ FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE IN SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NORTHERN MALAWI
(2017-05)The purpose of this study was to evaluate principals’ financial management performance in accounting and budgeting in Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) secondary schools in northern Malawi. The study used descriptive comparative ... -
CONTEXTUALIZED IMPLEMENTATION OF ADVENTIST SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ QUALITY ASSURANCE PRACTICES IN WEST KENYA UNION CONFERENCE
(2017-05)This study used a concurrent mixed research design to examine the extent of quality assurance practices implementation in West Kenya Union Conference secondary schools. Purposive, simple random, and convenience techniques ... -
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INDUCTION PROGRAMS ON STUDENTS’ TRANSITION TO PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NANDI EAST SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(2017-06)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of implementation of induction programs on transition of students to secondary school in terms of social life adjustment, degree of attachment to school and ... -
MANAGEMENT OF PHYSICAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: ITS INFLUENCE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN NANDI EAST SUB-COUNTY PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS, KENYA
(2017-06)This study sought to establish the influence of the status, utilization and management of physical and instructional resources on the academic performance of students in Public Secondary Schools in Nandi East Sub- County. ... -
TEACHER AND STUDENT RETENTION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH IN EAST KENYA UNION CONFERENCE
(2017-06)The study aimed at establishing the factors which influence low retention of teachers and students in secondary schools of the SDA Church in EKUC. It employed a concurrent mixed methods research design and adopted an ... -
CORRELATES OF COMMITMENT TO CAREER CHOICE OF PRE-SERVICE EDUCATION STUDENTS IN SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA
(2017-06)The study attempted to establish the correlates of commitment to career choice of pre-service education students in six public and private universities in Kenya. The third and fourth year pre-service education students ... -
COMPETENCY-BASED CURRICULUM IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY: IMPLEMENTATION AND PERCEIVED IMPACT ON WORKFORCE PREPAREDNESS IN SOUTHERN PROVINCE, RWANDA
(2017-06)This study investigated on implementation and perceived impact of competency-based curriculum in tourism and hospitality on the workforce preparedness in Southern Province, Rwanda. This study was guided by constructivism ... -
THE EFFECTS OF EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP PLAN ON EMPLOYEES WORK ATTITUDES AND JOB SATISFACTION IN SELECTED BANKS IN NAIROBI, KENYA
(2017-06)Employee Share Ownership Plans are becoming increasingly popular in the Kenyan local market as schemes provided to employees with the opportunity to acquire or purchase shares in their company. The adoption and implementation ... -
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE TOOLS ON THE QUALITY OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN KAMPALA, UGANDA
(2017-06)The problem of the study was that the effectiveness of accounting software tools on the quality of financial statements in Kampala, Uganda was not known. Therefore the objective of this study was to find out the above, ... -
PERSPECTIVES ON INFORMATION SHARING AMONG SELECTED ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCIES IN KENYA
(2017-06)Corruption is so widespread in Kenya that it has become part of the national narrative. Despite the presence of fully constituted and resourced anti-corruption agencies in Kenya, as well as overt evidence of corruption ... -
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PERCEIVED EFFECTS OF CONVENTIONAL AND ISLAMIC BANKING PRODUCTS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN KISUMU, KENYA
(2017-06)The main objective of this study was to compare the effects of conventional and Islamic banking products on the performance of small and medium enterprises in Kisumu, Kenya. Conventional and Islamic banking products are ... -
ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTIONALITY AND ACCOUNTING QUALITY IN SELECTED FIRMS AT THE NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE, KENYA
(2017-06)In view of sudden collapse of some reputable companies, this study examines whether the internal audit departments in selected companies listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange are functional and assesses the level of ... -
IMPACT OF MOBILE PHONE NETWORK PROVIDERS’ SERVICE QUALITY ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AMONG STUDENTS IN A SELECTED UNIVERSITY IN ARUSHA, TANZANIA
(2017-06)The use of mobile technology has become increasingly important in many sectors of economy. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of mobile phone service providers’ service quality on customer satisfaction ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING COMPLIANCE TO LIFESTYLE MODIFICATIONS AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS ATTENDING SPECIAL CLINIC IN NYAMIRA COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL, KENYA
(2017-06)Compliance to lifestyle modification is essential in the management of hypertension. The aim of this study was to identify factors that influence compliance to lifestyle modification among hypertensive patients attending ... -
AN EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM IN SELECTED DISTRICT COUNCILS IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF MALAWI
(2017-06)This study evaluated the effectiveness of internal control system and the level of accountability in selected district councils in the central region in Malawi using the committee of sponsoring organization of the Treadway ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN NANDI COUNTY, KENYA
(2017-06)This study aimed at assessing the level of disaster preparedness of health management committees in public hospitals in Nandi County. The study employed descriptive research design. The researcher used census method where ...