ABSTRACT The optical potential (OP) method has been widely used in electron-atom elastic scattering since for a given distorting potential, a solution valid to all orders of perturbation series can be obtained. The first-order distorted-wave Born approximation (DWBA) is only valid to first order. However by use of a distorting potential that accurately models the electron-atom interaction, the DWBA method can yield quite reliable results for elastic scattering and possibly for inelastic sca...
ABSTRACT This study examined gender relations and on food crop production in Kiambu District between 1920 and 1985. The socioeconomic relations between females and males that are characterized often by differential assignments to labour tasks, control over decision-making and differential access to and control over resources has changed over time. These relations of production have been influenced by the socio-political and economic transformation that has taken place over the period of stud...
ABSTRACT With the rapidly increasing population and the associated decline in landholding sizes, the government of Kenya has realized that agricultural extensification is no longer possible for most parts of the country. Consequently, development and promotion of land-augmenting technologies such as inorganic fertilizers and improved seeds have been pursued as the most viable alternatives towards increasing agricultural productivity. However, adoption of farm technologies in the country rem...
ABSTRACT African traditional theatre is caught up within the vortex of Western inferiorization, the need for documentation, and a conflict of opinions between African dramatic scholars (the evolutionists and the relativists). The indigenous festival traditions in Africa have been described by Finnegan (1970) as ‘quasi-dramatic’ and they lack the dramatic structure of the West. This view by evolutionists is against that of the relativists who claim that traditional festivals in Africa are...
ABSTRACT The rapid growth in government expenditure in Kenya has caused concern among policy makers on the implication of such growth. Over the three decades, government expenditure in the country grew at a faster rate than the growth rate of GDP. Given this fiscal scenario, an explanation of this requires studying the impact of government expenditure on economic growth. The specific objectives of the study were to: investigate the relationship between the components of government expenditure...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the language(s) used for instruction in lower primary school and also find out to what extent various factors related to school, teachers and parents influence the language choices for instruction in the respective classes and schools. This is because in spite of the language policy in Kenya stipulating that, learners in lower primary school be instructed in the language of the catchment area, studies in pre-primary school show that some sch...
ABSTRACT Job satisfaction and job performance have aroused interest in scholarly debates due to their importance and impact on organizational productivity. The purpose of this study was to examine academic staff’s job satisfaction and assess the extent to which this influences their performance. The main objectives of the study were: (a) to examine the relationship between recognition job satisfaction and job performance of academic staff in universities in Tanzania (b) to assess the relati...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the place of criticality and creativity in Staff Training and Development within the context of a rapidly changing work environment. The study was conceived within the framework of Douglass McGregor‟s Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X represents a conservative thought and work orientation in which persons think and work routinely, and mechanically. In this orientation, employees are alienated, dependent, unimaginative, and resistant to change....
ABSTRACT Rice is increasing as an important food and cash crop in Kenya and is third to maize and wheat in terms of consumption. Consumption has continually outstripped production resulting in massive importation. The main problem affecting productivity involves lack of proper information on best storage time, use of poor quality seed, varietal admixtures which has contributed to low yields. There is need to characterize genotypes. Microsatellit are useful in various plant genetic studies an...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of principal's instructional supervision on pedagogical practices of public secondary school teachers in Bauchi state, Nigeria. Specifically, the study aimed to assess the impact of principals' supervision of teachers' records on teachers' pedagogical practices. Additionally, to establish how principals' monitoring of students' progress affect teachers' pedagogical practices. And examine the extent of influence of principals' c...
ABSTRACT This study is an attempt to resolve anthropocentric – ecocentric controversy over whether a new, nonanthropocentric, ethic as opposed to the dominant anthropocentric one is necessary. Ultimately, anthropocentrists and ecocentrists differ on whether intrinsic value, a prerequisite for moral concern, can be extended to nonhuman beings. Opposed to the quest for new ethic, anthropocentrists limit intrinsic value to human beings. They hold to preferential treatment of man in the event...
ABSTRACT In philosophy of science, philosophy has the role of analyzing the foundations, methods and implications of science. This role involves analyzing the way science ought to be and the way it is. In this quest, the normativist philosopher of science argues that it is only possible to understand science in reference to certain norms and standards. The descriptivist philosopher of science on the contrary argues that it is only possible to understand science in reference to its actual acti...
ABSTRACT The question of whether human actions are determined or not has been a perennial philosophical concern from ancient Greek philosophy to date. Each era since then has been looking at the problem from a different perspective inspired by the circumstances of the time. This research clarifies what having free will means and what this free will entails, and it also seeks to establish a case for freedom of the will and the validity of the concept of personal responsibility for every h...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the quality of pre-service primary teacher education in Tanzania and determined the extent to which policies and practices affect the quality of pre-service primary teacher education. The research objectives of the study were to identify factors affecting the quality of pre-service primary TE in Tanzania; examine whether the TE policies has any influence on the quality of pre-service primary TE; establish whether the pre-service primary teacher training proce...
ABSTRACT This study focused on Popular Music in Kenya. In their daily endeavors within the entertainment industry, Kenyan Popular musicians employ performance strategies meant to draw their audience closer and to maximize on their entertainment business opportunities. This study sort to evaluate some of the strategies adopted in order to assess their viability in the performance business. Artists in the 26 entertainment field inevitably interact with various players in the industry, hence th...