dc.contributor.author | Bosire, Edna, N | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-04T07:19:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-12-04T07:19:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/101507 | |
dc.description.abstract | Drug and substance abuse has continued to ruin school going children and
subsequently education despite various measures to stop it. This study aimed
at establishing the influence of head teachers’ practices to curb drug and
substance abuse among students. The objectives were: to assess the influence
of the head teachers’ use of curriculum in curbing drug and substance abuse,
to determine the influence of the head teachers’ use of Guidance and
Counseling in curbing drug and substance abuse, to assess the influence of the
head teachers’ use of school rules and regulations in curbing drug and
substance abuse and to establish the extent to which head teachers’
characteristics influence practices of curbing drug and substance abuse in
public secondary schools in Mukurwe-ini Sub-County, Kenya. The study
employed descriptive research design. The target population comprised of 33
public secondary schools, consisting of 33 head teachers, 33 heads of guidance
and counseling department and 2260 Form Three and Form Four students.
Stratified random sampling was used to select 15 schools and respondents
from each stratum. The sample size consisted of 15 head teachers, 15 heads of
guidance and counseling and 230 students. Data was collected by use of
questionnaires and interviews. Quantitative data was coded and entered into
computer using SPSS, version 20. The study established that; the curriculum
contained little content on drug and substance abuse; that guidance and
counseling was not being exploited fully to address drug and substance abuse
among students, and that school rules were not being fully enforced. The head
teachers’ age had a negative influence, gender had a positive influence and
academic qualifications had a positive influence on practices used for curbing
drug abuse. The study recommends; that the Ministry of Education should
organize national workshops aimed at training guidance and counseling
teachers; the Teachers Service Commission should identify and deploy
qualified guidance and counseling teachers to schools to enhance quality and
meaningful counseling to students. Head teachers should; establish drug and
substance abuse prevention programs in their schools; they should provide
secluded rooms for counseling to enhance privacy; involve students in
formulation of school rules and firmly enforce school rules on students; the
Kenya Institute of Curriculum and Development should design curriculum to
contain content addressing drug abuse. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.subject | Influence of the Head Teachers’ Practices in Curbing Drug and Substance Abuse Among Students in Public Secondary Schools in Mukurweini Sub-county, Kenya | en_US |
dc.title | Influence of the Head Teachers’ Practices in Curbing Drug and Substance Abuse Among Students in Public Secondary Schools in Mukurweini Sub-county, Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |