Factors Motivating Public Secondary Schools Engagement In school-based Entrepreneurship Projects in Kericho Sub-county, Kenya
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the factors motivating public secondary schools
engagement in school-based entrepreneurship projects. In this regard, the study sought to
establish the reasons why managers and stakeholders of public secondary schools initiate
SBEPs on the basis of the following study points; cost of operation, entrepreneurship skilldevelopment
in learners, enhancement of clean learning environment and participatory role in
community development. The Push-Pull Theory and the Incentive-Instinct Theory formed the
basis for literature review. The choice of limiting the study to the secondary schools within
the bounds of scope was based on the constraints of time and resources. The study was aimed
at adding to the literature on the role of pull and push factors in start-ups and sustenance of
school-based entrepreneurship projects (SBEPs) in Kenyan secondary schools. The study
employed descriptive survey design in which both quantitative and qualitative approaches
formed the basis of the study. The researcher administered questionnaires to 108 respondents;
27 principals, 54 HODs (Curriculum implementation and Career Development), and 27
bursars. Out of which 84 were correctly filled and returned to the researcher which translated
to 77.8% response rate sufficient for the study. The findings indicated that most of the SBEPs
activities 111(71.2%) were agricultural based while a few were commercial and service
based. It was established that 60(71.4%) of respondents were male while 24(28.6%) a ratio of
5:2 in favour of male indicating gender inequality. Majority 56(66.7%) of respondents were
of age above 41; maturity age. Also majority 55(64.5%) were holders of bachelor’s degree
level and above indicating ability to conceptualize issues and synthesize effective decisions.
The study revealed that 17 (81.9%) schools involved were in the rural and peri-urban areas.
On activities, 111(71.2%) were agricultural based, 27(17.3%) service based and 18(11.5%)
commercial based with revenue generation; 20(23.8%) below Ksh. 100,000, 32(38.1%) Ksh.
100,001-200,000, 12(14.3%) Ksh. 200,001-300,000 and 20(23.8%) above Ksh.300, 001
giving an average of Ksh.188, 095.20 per school. The correlation analysis revealed the
following; for cost of operation r=0.937 and sig.= 0.000 implying a significant relationship
between cost of operation and school-based entrepreneurship projects in public secondary
schools, for entrepreneurship skill-development in learners r=0.961 and sig.=0.009 implying a
significant relationship between entrepreneurship skill-development in learners and schoolbased
entrepreneurship projects in public secondary schools, for enhancement of clean
environment r=0.998 and sig.=0.000 implying a significant relationship between enhancement
of clean environment and school-based entrepreneurship projects in public secondary schools
and for community development needs, r=0.931 and sig.=0.021 implying a significant
relationship between enhancement of clean environment and school-based entrepreneurship
projects in public secondary schools. The study recommends increased focus and
mainstreaming of SBEPs engagement in the overall curriculum and the schools programmes
and training of staff on best practices in SBEPs as well as ensuring increased communication
of SBEPs policies and to ensure support and involvement of the all the immediate key
stakeholders in carrying out and implementing the SBEPs with high level transparency and
accountability. The researcher suggest that future research be undertaken on factors
motivating public secondary schools engagement in school-based entrepreneurship projects
be done in other countries to enable broad identification of trends of factors motivating
school-based entrepreneurship projects providing a holistic overview of the factors motivating
engagement in SBEPs not only in Kenya but globally.
Publisher
University of Nairobi
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