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Accessibility of Digital Systems in Information Retrieval by Users With Visual Impairment
(Emerald Insight, 2024)This paper aims to evaluate the accessibility of digital information systems as a key usability attribute in information retrieval by users with visual impairment (VI), to inform development of accessible information ... -
Long-Term Impacts of a Cash Plus Program on Marriage, Fertility, and Education After Six Years in Pastoralist Kenya: A Cluster Randomized Trial
(PubMed CentralScience Direct, 2024)Preventing early marriage by increasing girls education has shown promise. We assessed the effects of a two-year cash plus program on marriage and fertility in a pastoralist setting in Northeastern Kenya, six years after ... -
Equality in Programming for Girls and Boys: Adolescents' Shared Experiences From an After-School Support Program in Urban Nairobi
(Walden University, 2024)There has been marked progress in access to education, representation of women in leadership, sexual reproductive health, and gender-based violence as a result of gender equality initiatives. However, there is still a ... -
Nurturing Care Practices for Children With Developmental Disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review Protocol
(PLOSPubMed Central, 2024)The majority of children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). NDDs are a public health concern in countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Nurturing care has been ... -
Parental Stress and Child Stimulation Practices: Examining Associations With Child Developmental Outcomes Over Time in Kenya and Zambia.
(BMCPubMed Central, 2024)Parental stress often arises when parenting demands exceed the expected and actual resources available for parents to succeed in the parenting role. Parental stress is an important contributor to parent-child relationships. ... -
Assessing the Production of Core Values and Capabilities Among Youth in TVET Institutions in Kenya.
(Sage JournalsResearch Gate, 2022)Africa could benefit from the demographic dividend by identifying strategies for investing in the massive youthful workforce. The current study employs the social cognitive career theory perspective to assess Technical ... -
Translanguaging for Multiliteracy: Pedagogical Approaches for Classroom Practitioners
(Taylor & FrancisColab, 2022)When teaching multilingual learners, it is critical for teachers to use instructional strategies that engage and nurture language and biliteracy skills. In this practice-based paper, we address how teachers can utilize ... -
Language Skills and Labour Market Earnings in Rwanda.
(Taylor & FrancisResearchGate, 2022)This paper investigates the extent to which proficiency in English and French as a form of human capital individually determine earnings in Rwanda's labour market and whether it still pays to be bilingual. Using data from ... -
Parent and Implementer Attitudes on Gender-Equal Caregiving in Theory and Practice: Perspectives on the Impact of a Community-Led Parenting Empowerment Program in Rural Kenya and Zambia
(National Library of MedicineBMC Psychology, 2022)Background: Fathers are often perceived to be mainly responsible for the provision of the family's economic needs. However, past studies have demonstrated that fathers' involvement in parenting has great significance for ... -
Adoption of Education Technologies for Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experiences of Marginalized and Vulnerable Learner Populations in Kenya
(Sage JournalsSemantic Scholar, 2022)The onset of COVID-19 made governments and other education actors prioritize distance learning, particularly through education technologies (EdTechs). Most sub-Saharan African countries adopted and adapted this approach. ...