dc.contributor.author | Mwirichia, Njeru W | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-30T14:11:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-30T14:11:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
dc.identifier.citation | M.ED (Economics Education ) Thesis 2007 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/18143 | |
dc.description | Master of Education Thesis | en |
dc.description.abstract | This was a study on the application of equity and efficiency principles in
allocation of Bursary awards to secondary school students in Manyatta Division.
The purpose of the study was to find out extent of which factors such as
Academic performance. discipline of the student, poverty and disability of the
parents of the students determine the awarding of Bursary.
The target population studied comprised of students totaling 5.007 for the twenty
one secondary schools in Manyatta Division Embu District.
A sample of 357 students were studied which was selected according to krejcie
and Morgan (1970). The schools were clustered and simple random sampling was
used to select the sample schools. The findings were that poverty level was the
major criteria as students were awarded according to social status such as Total
orphan. partial orphans and students of single parents who were landless and who
lacked basic necessities of life.
A pilot study was done before the main study in order to check the validity
and relevance of the research instruments. Form 2 and 3 students were used as
Form ones were new to the instruments and Form 4 were sitting for their KCSE
mock examinations. The conclusion made from the study would mean an
establishment of an office in the District to deal with Bursaries or loans to
students for onward submission to schools. It is important that the government
provides a more specific guideline on awarding Bursaries per the existing one for
this being flouted. No record of actual beneficiaries with their respective
application form was available-or made available. Further the Government should
avail computers to manage data to increase efficiency and transparency. Further
research should be done on better methods of identifying the real needy cases.
Again a shorter process of identifying the needy cases and a more transparent
approach to bursary allocation should be found.
It is therefore important that Rawls (1971), approach to equity be applied
where bursary is not given to the brightest but to those with family background
(socio -economic status) is poor. (Alexander and Simmons, 1975). In gender
terms all children should be treated equally in bursary allocation. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Application of equity and efficiency principles in bursary allocation in secondary schools, Manyatta division, Embu district, Kenya. | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | College of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi, | en |