It is a common norm to describe education as being fundamental to employment and growth in developing economies. While the highest rate of return is believed to be most experienced in those economies with both skilled and unskilled labour, the greatest responsibility lies with the highly qualified in education as they are most significant in policy formulation. Despite this, youth unemployment has remained a challenge in the 21st century that most developing countries like Kenya struggle with. This paper entails a study undertaken to explore the management of youth unemployment in Kenya, with a focus on learning preferences of postgraduate students. The study employed a descriptive survey design using the cross-sectional approach to data collection. The population of the study comprised 397 post-graduate students at Africa International University from which a sample size of 199 post-graduate Diploma, Masters’ level and Doctoral students were obtained. Questionnaire guide was used for data collection of information on the age and learning preferences of the students. Data analysis was done by descriptive and inferential statistics using regression techniques and presented in tables. A modified version of the Grasha-Riechmann Student Learning Style Scales (GRSLSS) was the learning style inventory that was used to measure student learning preferences. The findings revealed that the majority 161(95.3%) of post-graduate students were youth and preferred participant, both independent and dependent as well as collaborative learning. The question however is, why has underemployment continued to affect many young Kenyans even with the developing system of education? How can students’ learning preferences be a driver to curbing the menace of unemployment?
This paper is a write up of a study that sought to examine the relationship between gender and learning preferences of postgraduate students at Africa International University (AIU) in Nairobi, Kenya. The study employed a descriptive survey design which used crosssectional approach to data collection. The population of the study consisted of all the 397 postgraduate students at Africa International University at the time of data collection. The sample size used was made up of 199 participants from the postgraduate Diploma, Masters' level and Doctoral programmes. A questionnaire guide was the instrument used to collect information from the participants on their gender demographics and their preferences. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse the data. A modified version of the Grasha-Riechmann Student Learning Style Scales (GRSLSS) was the learning style inventory that was used to measure the learning preferences. The findings revealed that gender was not significantly related to the ways Postgraduate students at Africa International University preferred to learn.
<p>Members of any congregation professing Christianity are a flock that needs to be looked after as commissioned by God. Faith in Christ often brings them together to strengthen one another by listening to the word of God and receiving God’s blessings through the minister/pastor/priest among others. These servants, therefore, have the obligation to mould and form a spirituality of their congregations as they patiently wait for the second coming of Jesus Christ by teaching them. Therefore, this paper endeavoured to interrogate the Christian curriculum of selected churches with respect to spiritual formation among the faithful. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. Systematic random sampling was used to select 945 participants. Questionnaires were consequently distributed to the 945 members. Overall, 538 questionnaires were returned and analyzed to provide useful information. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data and t-tests performed. The study findings revealed that the servants of God use Christian education as an approach towards the great commission of God in enhancing spiritual formation on the faithful. The findings suggest that the servants are working towards strengthening spirituality and hence Christianity of the faithful in their churches. Despite the omission of the great commission over a long time, churches are now embracing curriculum tailored to addressing specific objectives geared to enhancing Christianity and strengthening faith among the faithful.</p>
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