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[News Script: Hijack]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an east African airways with 35 people on board which was reported hijacked on a domestic flight between Nairobi and Mombasa.
Date: March 20, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Giraffe]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 1, 1977, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Foreign Aid in Kenya: Its Applications and Effects on Kenya's Economic Development, 1963-1975

Description: Primary sources were provided by the Kenyan Embassy to the U.S.A., Kenya tourist offices in the U.S.A. and West Germany, the Economics Department at the University of Nairobi, the Ministry of Finance in Kenya, the Institute of South Africa, and the United Nations. The first chapter provides a brief explanation of the historical and economic development Kenya has experienced since independence. Chapter II deals with the historical development of Kenya's economy. Chapter III discusses the major c… more
Date: May 1981
Creator: Munywoki, Mathenge
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
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A Study of Foreign Influence on Newspapers in Kenya from 1900 to 1980

Description: This study gives an historical account of foreign ownership of newspapers in Kenya. Since the establishment of the first newspaper in the early 1900s, to the modern publication of daily newspapers in Kenya, the press has been dominated by foreign owners, writers and advertisers. Before independence from Britain, foreign domination was expressed by the total disregard of the African by the newspapers. After independence, foreign domination continued as the government, dedicated to the free enter… more
Date: August 1981
Creator: Okeniyi, Elizabeth Wako
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
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The Harambee Movement and its Effects on Kenya's Economic Development

Description: This paper examines the Harambee Movement and how it affected Kenya's economic development. Before 1963 Kenya was a British colony and economic development favored the colonial government. At Independence the new government tried to restructure the economy for the Kenyan people. Recognizing the lack of adequate capital and a rural development program, the movement became a means by which people could provide services for themselves. These services included schools, technical training, water sup… more
Date: May 1984
Creator: Moga, Mary M.
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An Historical Review of Higher Education in Kenya Since 1975, with an Emphasis on Curriculum Development

Description: This study focuses on the history of higher education in Kenya since 1975, with an emphasis on curriculum development. The main purposes of the study were (1) to describe the historical events of higher education in Kenya since 1975, and (2) to analyze the present system of higher education in the country. The study attempted to answer questions related to higher education in Kenya. The questions investigated were (1) how had the characteristics of higher education curriculum changed since 1975… more
Date: August 1988
Creator: Munywoki, Mathenge
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
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Competency Needs of Administrators in Teacher Training Colleges in Kenya As Perceived By Administrators and Faculty

Description: The problem of this study was the needed administrative competencies of administrators in teacher training colleges in Kenya as perceived by administrators and faculty. A questionnaire (Inventory of Administrative Competencies) was mailed to principals, vice-principals, and four faculty members selected at random from sixteen teacher training colleges in Kenya. Ninety-six questionnaires were returned, yielding a return rate of 100 percent. Responses were analyzed using t-tests and one-way analy… more
Date: May 1989
Creator: Konditi, Jane A. O. (Jane Akinyi Osamba)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
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Correlates of Teachers' Expectations of Principals' Executive Professional Leadership and Five Specific Aspects of Administrative Behavior

Description: The problem of this study was to determine what relationships exist between teachers' perceptions of principals' executive professional leadership and teachers' perceptions of principals' behavior in five aspects of administrative behavior. These administrative areas include Principals' support of teachers' authority (EPA), principals' egalitarian relationship with teachers (EPR), principals' involving teachers in decision-making processes for the school (EPI), principals' support of teachers i… more
Date: December 1989
Creator: Amimo, Paul E. Otieno (Paul Evans Otieno)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
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Job Satisfaction of Faculty at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya

Description: This study was planned to increase understanding of job satisfaction among faculty in middle size universities. The problem was job satisfaction and its association with selected demographic characteristics of faculty at Kenyatta University, second largest university in Nairobi. There was a response rate of 52.6 percent. All of the 300 faculty members with the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, lecturer and teaching fellow participated in this research. Two instruments… more
Date: December 1991
Creator: Ngayai, Bernard K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
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The Realities of the Informal Sector in Kenya and its Economic Implications

Description: This thesis is focused on informal sector establishments in Kenya and how they contributes to employment creation, income generation and economic development. The research examines how the informal sector has developed between the years 1986-1989. The study indicates that the informal sector can absorb those people who are unemployed and cannot find jobs in the formal sector. The first chapter describes the definition and interpretation of the informal sector. The discussion of the related .lit… more
Date: August 1992
Creator: Onchwari, Erastus O. (Erastus Ondieki)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
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Perceptions of the Leadership Role of Deans of Students in the Public Universities of Kenya

Description: This study concerns the leadership behavior of the deans of students in the four public universities of Kenya and their constituent colleges. Both the real and ideal versions of the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire and the demographic questionnaire developed under the auspices of faculty advisors were used to collect data from 10 deans of students, 55 student affairs staff members, and 130 student leaders--who constituted the sample of 195 who responded from the chosen population. Data… more
Date: August 1993
Creator: Maronga, Geoffrey Bosire
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Bead necklaces

Description: Masai necklace of three separate graduated rings. Rings are beaded in alternating vertical rows of red, white, blue, orange, white and green. Each ring closes with a handmade wire hook & eye.
Date: 2000/2010
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beaded bracelet

Description: Maasai beaded wristband style bracelet in predominant colors of iridescent purple, light blue and red with yellow plastic spacers. One-inch wide with handmade wire hook closure.
Date: 2000/2010
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beaded bracelet

Description: Maasai beaded wristband style bracelet in black, white, blue, orange and yellow with white plastic spacers. One-inch wide with closure of two handmade wire hook & eyes.
Date: 2000/2010
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beaded cuff

Description: Maasai beaded armband/cuff in multicolor triangular design with red, white and blue plastic spacers. Closure of three handmade wire hook & eyes; 3-3/4” wide.
Date: 2000/2010
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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