Author: MJ

Poverty can be defined in two ways: Absolute terms Relative terms Absolute terms – we define poverty by picking a certain period income level (10,000 p.m) and say that any family or individual whose income falls below this level is Read More …

Employment: people are said to be employed if they engage in some economically productive activities with the purposes of earning income/money. Employment can be divided into two types mainly:- Self employment/informal employment Salaried/wage or formal. Self employment/informal Is a situation Read More …

The concept of labour movement is used to refer to trade unions or labour unions, their organization and operations. Types of Labour unions/trade unions Craft Trade union This refers to an association of skilled workers who perform the same kind Read More …

Population: refers to the number of people living in a particular area at a specific period of time. It includes both permanent and temporary residence of a place. Demography: refers to population composition, patterns and structures in terms of age, Read More …

Economic growth –Refers to the changes (increases/decreases) in the level of output (amount of goods and services) produced in an economy within a period of one year i.e. It is an increase/decrease in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and real Read More …

Economics: is the study of human efforts in order to satisfy what appears to be unlimited and competing through careful use of relatively scarce resources. It is therefore a social science that studies the relationship between the scarce resources and Read More …

INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS KNEC NOTES – Click to view ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT KNEC NOTES – Click to view POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS KNEC NOTES – Click to view LABOUR MOVEMENT KNEC NOTES – Click to view EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT KNEC NOTES – Read More …

Introduction In this unit we shall focus on how to set up a counseling program. We shall look at the stages in developing a society counseling programme and the role of a social worker in managing counseling services. We shall Read More …

Meaning of communication Communication is the exchange of a message or messages between two or more persons. The message may be verbal, non-verbal or both verbal and non-verbal. For communication to take place there must be a sender, a message Read More …

Introduction At the end of the chapter you will be able to define what counseling process is. You should be able to mention the various models, and describe in detail the  stages of counseling as well as the challenges of Read More …