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Item Some Educational Values In kenya Today: Education as an Economic Tool Rather Than a Social Service(2014-05-23) Kabanga, David KimemiaThere are four major institutions that influence the educational values of the youth. They include the home,church. school and government. These institutions seem to encourage high private returns to investment in education in Kenya"s education system. As a result educated Kenyans who are not employed for monetary gain are viewed as weird if not failures in life. are Kenyans who expect schooling to equip the student with skills he can transact in the labaor market for financial gain only. There are also people known to read no more than a casuall newspaper after they acquire a job. Consequently it is possible that many university graduates will become functional illiterates within their first five years out of school. This could be at a great human, social and national expense as the most important national resource gathers dust and cobwebs to depreciate in premium. Though it is hard to achieve, Kenya's system of education should strive to develop the youth to be fully integrated humans, dignified Kenyans and loyal citizens. Education should be to discipline our minds into genuine morals, both for our spiritual strength and a better and fuller life.Item Widows :potential Christian educators in the educational(2014-05-07) Muhia, Margaret Wanjiku NThis Study is a report of an attempt to find out the Nairobi Baptist Church's understanding of the role of widows in her educational ministries, especially how they are nurtured and deployed. This purpose was achieved through a detailed review of related literature focusing on both Biblical and African perspectives and also the role of the church and Christian educational ministries. Data was collected through the use of a self-administered questionnaire which had both open-ended and closed-ended questions. It was administered to twenty-nine leaders of the NBC who included Pastors, Elders, Board directors, and ministry leaders. An interview guide was also used. It was administered to twenty-three widows of the NBC. The researcher identified widows with the help of the Church office, pastors, women's ministry leader and the social worker. Collected data was analyzed and interpreted. Findings revealed that widows had a role in the educational ministries of the church. However, there was a need for an appraisal of the widows in order to find out how they could impact the church. Findings further revealed that widows received care and nurture through the Special Singles fellowship, Care groups and Area Pastoral Units. Effective ministry to the widows could be strengthened if NBC could employ a pastor for adults. Widowhood had a strong impact on widows and affected how they viewed themselves as women. Most testified to feeling isolated and lonely. This could change if the church was sensitized on their needs, hopes, and aspirations.
