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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
(KAG EAST University, 2022) ECC- 1223
Teaching Beyond Today: Identifying Faculty Development Needs at Kenya Assemblies of God EAST University
(Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies, 2025-07-17) KINUVA WANJIRU; KASILI ISAAC; KALERWA NICOLOUS
This article is part of an Action Research conducted to establish factors impeding the quality of teaching and learning at Kenya Assemblies of God EAST University(EAST). The article is directly drawn from the third objective of the Study aimed at assessing the professional development needs of faculty members that should be addressed to enhance instructional effectiveness, improving student preparedness, and strengthening the University’s academic standing. The study adopted a descriptive research designwith both qualitativeandquantitativeapproaches. The return rate of study tool was67 out of 75, selected through convenience sampling. Using convenience samplinglimited generalizability. However, it was appropriate for this context-specific action research at EAST University. Validity was enhanced by experts reviewing the tool and triangulation by using diverse questionnaire items, and transparent, reflective data analysis. One questionnaire for the following category of participants was used: 19 faculty members, 27 students; 13 administrators and 8 alumni including the non-identified.Data from the online survey was analyzed using Google Sheets, which enabled basic statistical analysis of trends and patterns. The researcher found out that on the overall, EAST exhibits a solid foundation in some aspects of teaching and learning. However, Faculty have professional needs that should be met. These areas included firstly,additional workshops on instructional technologies to improve their teaching effectiveness at 60.3%. Secondly, is focused trainings on active learning strategies and student engagement (57.8%). The third area of need is regular training in curriculumdesign and assessment methods to enhance EAST Faculty’s teaching skills (55.4%,). Further, training the facultyin understanding and incorporating inclusive teaching practices for diverse student populations was selected (49.2%); at the same percentage astraining of EAST Faculty in research, innovation, community outreach and publishing. Lastly, the study established that EAST Faculty can use training on peer mentoring or collaborative learning opportunities with colleagues to enhance teaching methods (40%).
Challenges of Quality Instruction in Higher Education
(Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies, 2025-06-18) Kinuva Wanjiru; Wonget Lydia; Ntayia Leonard
Death and Human Sexuality among the Precolonial Bukusu Community of Western Kenya. c. 1895
(GSAR publishers, 2023-05-10) Mayende Godfrey Banda; Babere Kerata Chacha; Waweru Peter
This paper was extracted from a Doctor of Philosophy Degree (History) Thesis that was submitted to Graduate School of Laikipia University, Kenya in March 2023. The overall objective of the research was to interrogate mortuary and funerary practices among the Bukusu of Western Kenya in a historical perspective and it was contended that death rituals in this community play significant role of aiding the transformation of individuals from the earthly life to immortal state. In this paper, the inalienability of death and human sexuality has been argued from a miraculous perspective of transmitting life through sexual intercourse and the transformation of the same life to immortality through death. In other words, death in itself is
not an end to the earthly life but rather a stage at which the said earthly life was transformed into immortal nature that was expected to last forever. Arising from the above foregoing, the Bukusu people were very cautious when handling death and human sexuality and for this reason, they developed important death rituals that guided sexual affairs upon the occurrence of death