32 research outputs found
Domestic Violence Action Research Collective Housing Study
No full textA group of researchers and practitioners—including Ms. Odongo and Dr. Nnawulezi—came together to design and implement a community-based, participatory research study led by the Domestic Violence Action Research Collective (DVARC). This DC-based collective brings together victimization researchers, advocates, and practitioners to generate an evidence base that increases survivor-responsive care with multiple systems across the city....DVARC spent the duration of the funding period designing and implementing the first phase of a multi-phase exploratory-sequential (qualitative-quantitative) mixed method, community-based research study. The aim of this study was to: (a) identify the specific assessment questions that Virginia Williams (VW) [a governmental housing entry point for families experiencing housing instability] staff used to assess whether violence was the primary cause of current homelessness; (b) understand survivors’ perceptions of the screening process; and (c) determine how the screening process influenced survivors’ future decision making. [CVRL Note: The Center for Victim Research (CVR) funds and supports local-level Research-and-Practice (R/P) Fellowships. DVARC was part of the 2018 cohort] (Author Text)https://ncvc.dspacedirect.org/handle/20.500.11990/168
Effectiveness of mentoring programs as labour market policy instruments in socioeconomic integration of immigrants: a comparative study of the mentorship model in Austria and Canada
No full textAuthor Anne Atieno OdongoMasterarbeit Johannes Kepler Universität Linz 202
Effectiveness of mentoring programs as labour market policy instruments in socioeconomic integration of immigrants: a comparative study of the mentorship model in Austria and Canada
No full textAuthor Anne Atieno OdongoMasterarbeit Johannes Kepler Universität Linz 202
Book Review: Tapping philanthropy for development: Lessons Learned from a Public-Private Partnership in Rural Uganda
No full textBook Title: Tapping philanthropy for development: Lessons Learned from a Public-Private Partnership in Rural UgandaBook Author: Lorna Michael Butler and Della E. McMillan (Eds.)2015/289 pages/LC: 2014036411. A Kumarian Press Book
Assessment of changing governance on urban water provision in Uganda: a case from Kampala City
No full textNo abstract available.The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b129042
Achieving information safety in a disaster environment: the way forward for Africa
No full textRationale of Study – Disaster incidents are becoming common globally. When they occur, disasters are known to cause great havoc resulting in high numbers of human fatalities and injuries; massive damage and destruction of property; and high degrees of strain on environmental resources. In most cases, people only associate Africa’s disasters with humanitarian consequences while completely ignoring other forms of damages and losses caused therein. The impact of disasters on records and information in Africa is generally ignored.
Methodology – Based on a desk review of secondary data, this descriptive study explored the information capabilities, potentials and risks that Africa has which can be threatened by disasters.
Findings – The findings of the study indicate that although records management in Africa is still largely paper based, electronic records management is picking pace across the continent in line with current global practice. However, the limited use of digital document signing technologies means that official signed records still have to be kept in hard-copies. This poses threats to records during emergencies.
Implications – The author recommends that a more holistic approach should be taken in discourses regarding Africa’s disasters and their management. Most importantly, there should be meaningful disaster management focused on ensuring information security before, during and after disasters. This is considering that even disaster recovery efforts are largely hinged on the safety of these records.
Originality – Although it used secondary data, this study was original in terms of its scope and coverage. It emphasises that emerging technologies that enable records to be processed, signed and stored without printing should be used to ensure environmental and information safety during disasters
Effects of Class Repetition on Pupils' Academic Performance in Public Primary Schools in Alego Usonga Sub-County, Kenya
No full textAbstract: Repetition has severe negative consequences to both the individuals and society in terms of economic, social, political and psychological dimensions. Alego Usonga Sub County, Siaya County has a high repetition rate of 7.10% against 1% nationally. The purpose of the study was to establish effect of class repetition on pupils’ academic performance in primary schools in Kenya, and particularly to: examine how class repetition affects learner academic achievements. The high repetition rate was argued to improve academic performance by exposing low performing students to additional teaching time and allowing them to catch up on the curriculum and content of teaching. Equally repetition on the other side was argued to be counterproductive on student long term academic achievements with retained students falling further and further behind promoted peers and sometimes leading to drop outs. Conceptual framework was used in the study to help focus on the effects of repetition on pupils academic performance in primary schools in the Alego Usonga Sub County. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The study was carried out in public primary schools in Alego Usonga Sub County, Siaya County, Kenya. The population of the study comprised of 139 class teachers, 139 primary head teachers, Sub County Director of Education (SCDE), 7 Curriculum Support Officers (CSOs) and 695 repeaters. The study adopted simple random sampling technique and applied the rule of thumb to select 28 public primary schools to form part of the sample and to select 139 repeaters from the population of 695 repeaters to form the sample. Stratified random sampling was then used to select 28 head teachers, 28 class teachers, while saturated sampling was used to allow all the CSOs and SCDE to form part of the study. The instruments of data collections were questionnaires, documents analysis and interview schedules. This resulted in the development of a correlation coefficient of 0.857, which validated the reliability of the questionnaires after simultaneously giving two separate but alternative versions of questionnaires designed to sample the same content to respondents in pilot schools. Validity of the instruments were ascertained by the Supervisor from the Department of educational foundations of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology. Quantitative data collected using close ended items in the Questionnaires, were analyzed using descriptive statistics like frequencies and percentages while qualitative data were analyzed as themes and Sub themes. The findings were presented in form of tables and graphs. The study revealed that repetition was frequent in seventh grade and had a detrimental impact on the academic performance of elementary school students. Also, it established that the primary effects of class repetition on students are stigmatization, low self-esteem, school dropouts, overage learners, low learning achievements, and a higher teacher-to-student ratio, which contributed to constraints on school learning resources that negatively impacted on students' academic performance. Based on the study findings, the following were recommended: that the Government should put on more effort on the monitoring of educational quality through Sub County Quality Assurance and Standards Officer (SCQASO) and Curriculum Support Officers (CSOs) to check on the level of enforcement of the Government policy on repetition, the Teachers’ Service Commission should redistribute teachers based on enrollment in schools to address the high teacher pupil ratio, the Government should prioritize the improvement of basic learning institution resources including physical infrastructure, desks ,textbooks and lunch programs. confidence in learners and to encourage learners to love school and learning. The study was useful as it provided information to the Sub County Education office, parents, teachers and other stakeholders on effects of repetitions in primary schools in the Sub County.
Keywords: Repetition, Academic Performance.
Title: Effects of Class Repetition on Pupils’ Academic Performance in Public Primary Schools in Alego Usonga Sub-County, Kenya
Author: Mr. Vincent Okoth Owino, Dr. Jack Odongo Ajowi, Prof. Henry Onderi
International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning
ISSN 2394-9686
Vol. 9, Issue 5, September 2022 - October 2022
Page No: 60-74
Novelty Journals
Website: www.noveltyjournals.com
Published Date: 04-October-2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7144816
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https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/Effects%20of%20Class%20Repetition-04102022-4.pdfInternational Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning, ISSN 2394-9686, Novelty Journals, Website: www.noveltyjournals.co
"The Powers of the Weak". Representations of Women's Power in Kenyan Literature
No full textGender relations in Kenya, including Luo, society have gone through profound changes since the country became independent. Consequently, the inferior images of women in postcolonial literary works are undergoing gradual alterations as well. They are moving from the margin to the centre in literary representations and strengthening their positions in gender relations through their feminine power, resistance and empowerment.
The main object of this research has been to explore how women’s power appears in contemporary Luo literature as a means of cultural representation. I have studied the origins of their power to see to what extent it stems from modernity, from the influence of the Western ways of thinking, and to what extent women rely on traditional practices and customs preserved and transmitted by generations from pre-colonial times to the present.
The study has been divided into two general sections: the first section comprises a short socio-cultural background and structures and processes in society; the second section incorporates analyses of the literary texts and interpretations. In Chapter three two novels of Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye who is a British-Luo writer, have been analysed: Coming to Birth (1986) and Victoria (1993). In Chapter four a male Luo author Tobias Odongo Otieno’s novel The Missing Links (2001) has been examined.
Overall, the findings have indicated that women’s power originates from both the traditional, customary resources and the new opportunities of modernity, imported ways of life. In Macgoye’s novels a greater emphasis is placed on women’s empowerment through education and their personal ability, while in Otieno’s novel a woman’s power is manifested in domestic spheres via her confrontation with masculine values which generate her assertiveness, resistance and inner rebellion.fi=Opinnäytetyö kokotekstinä PDF-muodossa.|en=Thesis fulltext in PDF format.|sv=Lärdomsprov tillgängligt som fulltext i PDF-format
Spatial distribution, prevalence and potential risk factors of Tungiasis in Vihiga County, Kenya
No full textBackgroundTungiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the sand flea Tunga penetrans also known as jigger flea. Communities living in precarious conditions in tropical and sub tropical countries bear the brunt of the infection. The main objective of this study was to determine the burden of Tungiasis in Vihiga County in Kenya.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study conducted in 21 villages in 3 Sub-locations in Vihiga County, western Kenya. A total of 437 participants, 5 years old and above were clinically examined for the presence of tungiasis after consenting to take part in the study. Diagnosis was made following standard methods. A semi- structured questionnaire was administered to assess socio-demographic factors, housing, presence and ownership of animals, knowledge and practice related to tungiasis. Data were analyzed using bivariate and multivariate regression analysis. GIS was used to map the geographic distribution of tungiasis in the area.ResultsThe overall prevalence was found to be (21.5%; 95% CI: 17.7–25.3%). The cases were analysed and visualized in a map form. Multivariate analysis suggested that the occurrence of tungiasis was associated with variables that indicated low economic status (like a monthly income of Ksh ≤ 1000 (adjusted odds ratio 27.85; 95% CI: 4.13–187.59), earthen floor (0.36; 0.13–1.024) and lack of toilet facilities (4.27; 0.82–22.34), age of participant ≤14 (27.414; 10.02–74.99), no regular use of closed footwear (1.98; 0.987–3.97) and common resting place inside the house (1.93; 0.96–3.89).ConclusionsTungiasis is an important health problem in Vihiga County occasioned by the low economic status of the people affected. Factors that point to poverty contribute to the occurrence of tungiasis. These findings suggest a need to design control strategies for tungiasis that are cost effective and easily accessible.</div
Agricultural Information Worldwide, vol. 6, 2014
No full textAgricultural Information Worldwide, Volume 6, 2014In this issue: FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK / Jim Morris-Knower (3); Conference Reflections / Antoinette Paris Greider (4). ARTICLES: Keynote Address: The State of Information Literacy Policy: A Global Priority / Sharon Weiner (5); Framing of Climate Change News in Four National Daily Newspapers in Southern Nigeria / Agwu Ekwe Agwu, Chiebonam Justina Amu (11); Access and Use of Information Communication Technologies by Women Staff of Public Extension Service in the North Central Zone of Nigeria / Agwu Ekwe Agwu, Elizabeth Ene Ogbonnah (18); Providing User Preferred Information Resources for a New Faculty of Agriculture, Nnamdi Azikiwe Univeristy, Awka, Nigeria / Chinwe V. Anunobi, Andrew U. Ogbonna (25); Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge in Agriculture: The Case for Africa / Shimelis Assefa, Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, Abebe Rorissa (34); The Use of Social Media in Agricultural Research Workflows in Ghana and Kenya / Justin Chisenga, Richard Kedemi, Joel Sam (48); Towards Mobile Agricultural Information Services in Zimbabwean Libraries: Challenges and Opportunities for Small Sacle Farmers in Utilizing ICTs for Sustainable Food Production / Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita, Thembani Malapela (58); Agriculture and Natural Resource Scientists' Biodiversity Information Needs: Barriers and Facilitators to Use and Access in the U.S. Southeast / Miriam L.E. Steiner Davis, Carol Tenopir, Suzie Allard (66); French Agricultural Research Institute Paves the Way to Open Access: Feedback from CIRAD / Marie-Claude Deboin, Cécile Fovet-Rabot (77); Exploring Relevance of Agro Input Dealers in Disseminating and Communicating of Soil Fertility Management Knowledge: The Case of Siaya and Trans Nzoia Counties, Kenya / T. B. Etyang, J. J. Okello, S. Zingore, P. F. Okoth, F. S. Mairura, A. Mureithi, B. S. Waswa (82); Plantwise Knowledge Bank: Building Sustainable Data and Information Processes to Support Plant Clinics in Kenya / Cambria Finegold, MaryLucy Oronje, Margo C. Leach, Teresia Karanja, Florence Chege, Shaun L.A. Hobbs (96); Innovation in Extension Services for Improved Farmer Access to Agricultural Information in Uganda / Patrick Kasangaki (102); Managing a Web Portal Adapting to New Technologies / Soonho Kim, Kathryn Pace Kincheloe, Yuan Gao, Valdete Berisha (107); Library Outreach to University Farm Staff / Emily MacKenzie, Natalie Waters (114); Enhancing Access to Research in Institutional Repositiories through API / Ryan Miller, Indira Yerramareddy (118); Building Capacity of Smallholder Farmers in Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship Skills in Northern Uganda / Basil Mugonola, Callistus Baliddawa (122); The Data Landscpe of the Coral Triangle / Jeanette Norris (127); Agricultural Information Access Among Smallholder Farmers: Comparative Assessment of Peri-Urban and Rural Settings in Kenya / Dorine Odongo (133); From Local to Global: Launching the New Rangelands West Portals and Database / Jeanne L. Pfander, Barbara S. Hutchinson, Valeria Pesce, Matt Rahr (138); Seed Village Programme: An Innovative Approach for Small Farmers / Dheeraj Singh, M. K. Chaudhary, M. L. Meena, M. M. Roy (143); Transformation of Indian Agricultural Libraries in a Digital and Collaborative Era: A Case Study / Neena Singh, Anil Chikate (147); Collaboration for Impact / Indira Yerramareddy, Luz Marina Alvaré, Katarlah Taylor (157
