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Health and Human Development in Kenya: A Review of Literature from High Income, Middle Income, and Low Income Countries
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Wekullo, Caroline Sabina; Davis, Elise Catherine; Nafukho, Fredrick Muyia; Kash, Bita A. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to critically analyze the empirical literature on health and human development in high-, middle- and low-income countries to develop a sustainable model for investing in human health. The model is critical in building a comprehensive health-care system that fosters the stakeholders' financial stability, economic growth and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews, Health Services, Public Health
Integrating "Ubunifu," Informal Science, and Community Innovations in Science Classrooms in East Africa
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Semali, Ladislaus M.; Hristova, Adelina; Owiny, Sylvia A. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2015
This study examines the relationship between informal science and indigenous innovations in local communities in which students matured. The discussion considers methods for bridging the gap that exists between parents' understanding of informal science ("Ubunifu") and what students learn in secondary schools in Kenya, Tanzania, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Informal Education, Indigenous Knowledge
The Perceived Discrepancy between the Teaching of Christian Religious Education and Inculcation of Moral Values amongst Secondary Schools Students in Kisumu East District, Kenya
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Kowino, O. J.; Agak, J. O., Obiero-Owino, C. E.; Ong'unya, R. O. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
Previous research and document evidence obtainable in popular media has consistently reported that Kenyan students' moral standing and general conduct in the wider society does not reflect acquisition and practice of values learnt through the teaching or Christian Religious Education (CRE) at the form four level. This has caused complaints among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Christianity, Moral Values