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Challenges in Fostering National Cohesion within Kenyan Universities 肯尼亚大学在促进民族凝聚力方面面临的挑战

Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO Pub Date : 2024-07-18 DOI: 10.62049/jkncu.v4i2.117

Timothy Gachanga, Frank Matanga, K. Onkware

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Assessment of Land Cover Change Due to Stone Quarrying in Narok Town Ward 纳罗克镇区采石造成的土地覆盖变化评估

Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO Pub Date : 2024-07-18 DOI: 10.62049/jkncu.v4i2.109

Festus K. Barchok, S. O. Mabwoga, Stella Kirui

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The Expanding Domains of Sheng: The Use of a Sheng-based Slang in Kenyan Secondary Schools 笙的扩展领域：肯尼亚中学使用以 "笙 "为基础的俚语的情况

Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO Pub Date : 2024-07-18 DOI: 10.62049/jkncu.v4i2.111

C. P. Kihara

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Parental Involvement Challenges in ICT-Based Early Childhood Education Attainment 家长参与信息和通信技术幼儿教育的挑战

Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO Pub Date : 2024-07-18 DOI: 10.62049/jkncu.v4i2.118

Paul K Komen, Jackline Ongínjo

{"title":"Parental Involvement Challenges in ICT-Based Early Childhood Education Attainment","authors":"Paul K Komen, Jackline Ongínjo","doi":"10.62049/jkncu.v4i2.118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.62049/jkncu.v4i2.118","url":null,"abstract":"With the fast digitization of the world, ICT is taking a central role in ECDE and provides many learning opportunities. This study aimed to examine parental involvement in ICT-based ECDE attainment. The research objectives used for this study are to investigate the extent to which parents provide ICT tools for learning in ECDE programs in Kenya and to assess the level of parental involvement in assisting children with ICT-based learning in ECDE programs in Kenya. This research utilized existing literature from peer-reviewed academic journals. The researchers employed three search terms: ' parental involvement,' 'challenges,' and 'ICT-based early childhood education. The targeted journals included 9,000 articles. Articles that did not address the search terms were excluded. The final sample for review comprised only four scholarly articles. Content analysis based on Marcus's theory is used in the study, which shows that parents face some difficulties when using the ICT-based ECDE, significantly less educated parents. The study established that several parental involvement challenges exist in ICT. The study concluded that these challenges can be overcome by parental empowerment and multi-sectoral tools, which can be used to close the technology gaps and improve the ECDE quality. The paper suggests policy recommendations for the government, parents, teachers, policymakers, and institutional managers. This study reveals a vital part of parental engagement in forming the children's educational experiences and preparing them for the digital age, thus stressing the need to overcome the parental challenges to improve the ECDE effectiveness of ICT.","PeriodicalId":516705,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO","volume":" 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141826070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Leveraging Science and Technology Parks to Accelerate Africa’s Growth: The DPSIR Approach 利用科技园区加速非洲增长：DPSIR 方法

Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO Pub Date : 2024-07-18 DOI: 10.62049/jkncu.v4i2.102

Philip K Mwendwa

{"title":"Leveraging Science and Technology Parks to Accelerate Africa’s Growth: The DPSIR Approach","authors":"Philip K Mwendwa","doi":"10.62049/jkncu.v4i2.102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.62049/jkncu.v4i2.102","url":null,"abstract":"Science and technology parks are major investments that are majorly focused on realizing faster economic growth and innovation. The parks carry great prospects for regional economic diversification. However, over the years, Science and technology parks have encountered challenges that call for proactive management, sound policies and innovativeness. This paper used the Drivers, Pressures, State, Impacts and Response (DPSIR) approach to determine how Africa can leverage science and technology parks to accelerate growth. The study used secondary data from books, scholarly journals and technical reports. After the published sources were collected, an analytical framework was developed with three categories including drivers, pressures and impacts. The results of the study indicate that the main drivers of science and technology parks development are government policy, academic research, urge by countries to keep pace with technology and public private partnerships. It was also established that the parks had impacts such as promoting economic development and sustainability in urban growth as well as improving knowledge transfer from universities to industry. Governments have responded by coming up with policies that support the establishment of these cities. The study recommends that governments and other stakeholders need to invest more in science and technology parks through policies and public private partnerships to accelerate growth in Africa. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":516705,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO","volume":" 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141825323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Perception Influence on Adoption of Solar Energy Technologies at Household Level in Konoin Sub-County, Bomet County, Kenya 肯尼亚博美县 Konoin 子县家庭采用太阳能技术的认知影响

Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO Pub Date : 2024-07-18 DOI: 10.62049/jkncu.v4i2.115

Kelvin K. Kishara, H. Obulinji, K. N. Ondimu

{"title":"Perception Influence on Adoption of Solar Energy Technologies at Household Level in Konoin Sub-County, Bomet County, Kenya","authors":"Kelvin K. Kishara, H. Obulinji, K. N. Ondimu","doi":"10.62049/jkncu.v4i2.115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.62049/jkncu.v4i2.115","url":null,"abstract":"Globally, the demand and price of energy, especially fossil fuels, is rising because of growing population and economic crisis. The Kenyan government spends a substantial amount of money importing fossil fuels to satisfy the needs of its citizens. The rising use of fossil fuels has substantial environmental consequences, including increased carbon emissions. It is necessary to use solar energy technologies, such as solar power, to reduce the impacts of fossil fuels on the environment. Thus, there is need for more knowledge about the factors influencing adoption of solar energy technologies in the study area. This research investigated how perception affects the adoption of solar energy technologies in households. Descriptive research survey approach was used. There were 38,178 households in Konoin sub-county, and 387 respondents were selected for the survey. Stratified-random sampling was used to choose 80 households from Mogogosiek, 84 from Boito, 91 from Embomos, 64 from Kimulot, and 61 from Chepchabas wards. Purposive sampling was used to choose seven key informants. Primary data was gathered through the use of a semi-structured questionnaire. The data was examined using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression. Findings indicate that perception has a limited correlation with adopting solar energy systems in homes.","PeriodicalId":516705,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO","volume":" 77","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141825228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Gendered Impact of Contextual Shocks Increasing Vulnerability of Female Youth and the Role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training and Life Skills Interventions in Resilience Building: A Case of Mwenezi and Chiredzi 增加女青年脆弱性的环境冲击的性别影响，以及技术和职业教育与培训及生活技能干预措施在提高复原力方面的作用：Mwenezi 和 Chiredzi 案例

Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO Pub Date : 2024-07-18 DOI: 10.62049/jkncu.v4i2.119

Chipo Muchabaiwa, M. Chiweshe, Jacob Mapara

{"title":"Gendered Impact of Contextual Shocks Increasing Vulnerability of Female Youth and the Role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training and Life Skills Interventions in Resilience Building: A Case of Mwenezi and Chiredzi","authors":"Chipo Muchabaiwa, M. Chiweshe, Jacob Mapara","doi":"10.62049/jkncu.v4i2.119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.62049/jkncu.v4i2.119","url":null,"abstract":"The paper examines the contextual shocks increasing vulnerability among female youth in Zimbabwe's Mwenezi and Chiredzi districts. It explores the efficacy of life skills, entrepreneurship, and vocational training in building resilience among these vulnerable young women. The study employed a mixed-methods approach, collecting data through questionnaires, focus group discussions, and interviews. The findings reveal that contextual shocks such as COVID-19, inflation, drought, natural disasters, climate change, unemployment, political instability, and cultural beliefs significantly contribute to the vulnerability of young women in these districts. The results highlight the importance of life skills, entrepreneurship, and vocational training in reducing vulnerability and promoting resilience. These interventions equip young women with crucial skills, knowledge, and information to improve livelihoods, cope with external shocks, and adapt to changing environments. The study recommends effective strategies for building resilience, including women's empowerment programs, financial support, increased participation in development planning, policy implementation, stakeholder involvement, and expansion of vocational training institutions.","PeriodicalId":516705,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO","volume":" 37","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141825484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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An Analysis of Urban Green Space Policies, Laws and Institutional Frameworks in Dandora Estates, Nairobi County 内罗毕县丹多拉庄园的城市绿地政策、法律和制度框架分析

Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO Pub Date : 2024-03-05 DOI: 10.62049/jkncu.v4i1.81

Silva M. Namalwa, Maurice Omollo, Charity Konana

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Relationship Between Bungoma County Government Bursary and Students’ Access to Public Vocational Training Centres, Bungoma County,Kenya 肯尼亚邦戈马县政府助学金与学生进入公共职业培训中心的关系

Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO Pub Date : 2024-01-18 DOI: 10.62049/jkncu.v4i1.79

Nganyi Jason, Wafula Phyllys, Musera Geoffrey

{"title":"Relationship Between Bungoma County Government Bursary and Students’ Access to Public Vocational Training Centres, Bungoma County,Kenya","authors":"Nganyi Jason, Wafula Phyllys, Musera Geoffrey","doi":"10.62049/jkncu.v4i1.79","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.62049/jkncu.v4i1.79","url":null,"abstract":"The county governments have been subsidizing trainees in public Vocational Training Centers (VTCs) in form of bursary to enhance enrolment and completion rates. The objectives of this paper are to determine the relationship between the Bungoma County Government Bursary (BCBG), gross enrolment and completion rates between the years 2014 to 2019. Correlational research design was adopted, and socialist economy theory guided the study. The study selected 48 VTCs and Training officers and 358 VTC trainees. Data was then collected using questionnaires. The strength of the correlation was established using Karl Pearson’s product moment correlation whereby, the study established that the BCGB had a weak positive correlation with enrolment and a very weak positive correlation with completion rates. Using the R2 obtained from the model. It was also established that BCGB explains 2.7% of the variation in gross enrolment and 5.1% of completion rates. The study recommended further diversification of VTCs courses in line with the ever-changing technological world and market demand and the introduction of diverse programmes like lunch in VTCs to attract more enrolment and increase completion rates.","PeriodicalId":516705,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO","volume":"28 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140504222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Determinants of the Adoption of Modern Apiculture Among Marginal Households in Baringo and Makueni Counties, Kenya 肯尼亚巴林戈县和马库埃尼县边缘家庭采用现代养蜂业的决定因素

Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO Pub Date : 2024-01-15 DOI: 10.62049/jkncu.v4i1.59

Enock Nyamira, D. Makanji, Benjamin Sosi

{"title":"Determinants of the Adoption of Modern Apiculture Among Marginal Households in Baringo and Makueni Counties, Kenya","authors":"Enock Nyamira, D. Makanji, Benjamin Sosi","doi":"10.62049/jkncu.v4i1.59","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.62049/jkncu.v4i1.59","url":null,"abstract":"Apiculture is one of the planet's most widely practiced enterprises, with the potential to generate income. The enterprise has high potential in Kenya, particularly in ASALs. Despite efforts by government agencies, NGOs, and development affiliates to increase the uptake of modernity, the current usage level is still low as the majority of the farmers utilize traditional methods, leading to minimal economic output. To promote the effective adoption of modernity, it is vital to understand and address adoption-influencing issues. Therefore, this study was designed to explore the determinants influencing adoption of modern apiculture among marginal households in Baringo and Makueni Counties of Kenya. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 250 respondents with 127 selected from Baringo and 123 from Makueni. Primary data were collected using semi-structured questionnaires and analyzed using multiple linear regression. The findings revealed that gender, marital status, household size, attitude, access to credit, transportation, and climate change had a positive and significant influence on adoption of modern apiculture. Whereas group participation and access to land negatively and significantly influenced adoption of modern apiculture. The study will be a foundation for the formulation of policy regarding the uptake of modern apiculture among beekeepers in Baringo and Makueni Counties.","PeriodicalId":516705,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO","volume":"49 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140506952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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