Influence of Social Economic Factors on Pupils’ Transition Rate to Public Secondary Schools in Kandara Sub County, Murang’a County, Kenya
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Date
2022Author
Alego, Christine M
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The social and economic development and transformation of societies are seen to be
significantly influenced by education. Even though the recurring education budget reflects
significant investments in the education system, secondary education achievement in
Kandara Sub County has consistently lagged considerably behind national averages. The
Kandara sub-county continues to have issues with dropout rates and high rates of
recurrence. Therefore, the investigation of the socioeconomic determinants affecting
students' transition rates to public secondary school education in Kandara Sub County,
Murang'a County, Kenya, was the main goal of the study. The study only considered
social and economic factors, such as parental employment, household income, the price of
education, and child labor. The Classical Liberal Theory of Equal Opportunity served as
the foundation for this investigation.For this study, a descriptive survey research design
was used. The survey's intended audience consisted of the 52 public secondary schools
from inside the Kandara Sub-County Education office. The observing unit comprised 520
educators, 52 principals, 52 BOM chairpersons, including 208 BOM representatives from
the Kandara sub-208 county. The sample size was established using the stratified random
sampling as well as straightforward random sampling techniques. Utilizing interviewing
techniques including questionnaires, comprehensive data was acquired. The data were
analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS version 25.0).
Subsequently, descriptive statistics were applied to all quantitative data, including
frequencies, percentages, mean scores, as well as standard deviation. Multiple regression
was used to assess data that could be inferred. The quantitative data were displayed in
tables.This same qualitative information from the open-ended questionnaires was
examined as well as presented narratively using thematic content analysis. The research
revealed that these children's continued academic underachievement may eventually result
in their dropping out of school. In addition, it was unclear, according to the study, if the
government as well as parents' cost-sharing of secondary tuition had favored the kids'
transition. Insufficient personal possessions may deter students from enrolling in
secondary school, the survey also found. Additionally, the study discovered that academic
performance across students having parents in formal employment and pupils with parents
in informal jobs was identical. According to the study's findings, parental occupation
seemed to have the least influence on kids' transfer rates to public secondary school
education within Kandara Sub County, whilst household income as well as the cost of
education had the highest effects. The study suggests that the government and other actors
should stop child labor at the home level because poverty seemed to be the largest obstacle
preventing children from working. The Ministry of Education ought to develop and
enhance stringent regulations that protect students from socioeconomic effects like kids
doing domestic chores. The family's income financial situation needs to be bettered in
order to be able to meet their children's educational needs.
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University of Nairobi
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