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Department of Educational Psychology, Kenyatta University, Kenya

Address	Main lines of research	Staff profile and disciplines	Networks
Department of Educational Psychology, Kenyatta University P.O. Box 43844 Nairobi Kenya Tel: +254-2-810 901 Fax: +254-2-811 242 E-mail:kupsych@nbnet.co.ke Professor Frederick Moses Okatcha Director	- Health interventions and the development of children - Cultural influences on the locus of control among children - Rural children's medical knowledge - Drug abuse - Children under difficult circumstances - Individual members of staff also carry out research in areas of their interest	Academic staff 2 full professors 2 associate professors 9 senior lecturers 13 lecturers 2 tutorial fellows 1 graduate assistant Disciplines - Educational psychology - Developmental psychology - Social psychology - Clinical psychology - Guidance and counselling - Experimental psychology - Statistics - Tests and measurements - Research methods	Centres attached to the Department: - Early Childhood Education Centre - Special Education Centre - Neuropsychology Assessment and Research Centre - Guidance and Counselling Centre The Department collaborates with: - Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (DBL) - Danish National Institute for Educational Research (DPI) - Niilo Maki Institute, University of Jyväskylä (Finland) - Institute of African Studies, University of Nairobi (Kenya) - Kenya Ministry of Health - Kenya Medical Research Centre

Last updated: 14 September 1998