| dc.description.abstract | It is no doubt that the level of preparedness of the EeD children for transition to the primary
school i.e. to standards one definitely depends on how effective and intensive the curriculum
has been implemented. Before its implementation, the curriculum planning process is
expected to among other issues factor the participation of teachers as the key role players
during the implementation stage. It is clearly evident that lack of involvement of teachers in
this process render the crucial implementing stage a total failure was therefore to determine
the factors that affect the implementation of the EeD curriculum.
The study was conducted in Winam Division, Kisumu municipality and involved 120 parents,
and 20 teachers from 20 pre-schools in the zone. Data was collected using Questionnaires for
teachers and through personal interviews with the parents. Frequency distribution tables,
figures, bar graphs and percentages were used to analyze and present the data. The study
revealed that the most important factor that affected the implementation of the EeD
curriculum was the lack of involving teachers in the planning process of the curriculum
which made them lack the will and ability to implement a curriculum content that they felt .. had been imposed on them.
Other factors were found to include the school's capacity to receive and accommodate the
curriculum in terms of its infrastructure and administrative set up that included the academic
and professional backgrounds of their teachers. Support services from parents and other
stakeholders such as physical facilities, teaching, learning materials were also a factor that
affecting curriculum implementation.
On the basis of the findings the researcher recommends that teachers be involved intensively
'" during the curriculum planning process, so as to provide them wiil a background on what to
implement including how and when to implement. f
It also recommended that schools be quipped with all the facilities such as teaching/learning
materials to enable them have the capacity to implement the curriculum.
A further study is recommended to include finding out specifically the level and role of
involving teachers in the whole process of curriculum planning. | en |
