| dc.description.abstract | This study was concerned with the teacher's participation in facilitating transition from Pre School to primary education in Karuri zone, Kiambu County. In most cases teachers playa big role in enhancing the smooth transition of learners from Pre School to primary school. The study was guided by the following objectives, to identify how pre-school teachers prepares learners to familiarize with primary school environment, to find out how Pre-school and primary school teachers work together in facilitating smooth transition of children from pre-unit to standard one, to find out how learners information provided by the pre-school teachers to primary school teachers facilitates smooth transition and to find out how the continuity of pedagogical approaches used by teachers from pre-School and primary school enables smooth transition.
The literature was viewed under the following sub heading which included factors affecting successful transition, teacher's views on a smooth transition, Pre primary and social pedagogy approaches, school environment, Kenya Government intervention to address school readiness and transition issues, familiarity, continuity and communication. The data was collected through the use of descriptive survey design in Karuri Zone, Kiambu County; the target population was the teachers of both private and public schools with a preschool attached. The sampling techniques used were simple random sampling for selecting teachers and purposive sampling technique in selecting the primary schools both private and public with a preschool attached within the location.
The sample size was five private schools and five public schools and a total of forty teachers from the selected schools. The research instruments used were questionnaires and observation check list. The information collected was analyzed through descriptive analysis. The activities contributing to teacher's participation in facilitating smooth transition were analyzed on the basis of the levels scored on the five point likert scale. Descriptive statistical methods were used in analyzing the results. Microsoft Excel was used in tabulation of variables and generation of appropriate frequency percentages. Tables, pie chart and graphs were used in presentation of the result.
The study established that the teachers do not participate well in facilitating smooth transition of learners from pre-school to primary school in Karuri zone Kiambu County. The study found that the activities that teachers were involved in, to facilitate smooth transition was low. The activities which have the most influence on the participation is the working together of preschool and primary school teachers, the learner information, the continuity of pedagogical approaches. In the study we found that most teachers arrange prior visits for the learners to the primary schools that they intend to join. The measures which would have the most improvement on teacher participation are the teachers working together and passing on the learner information to the teacher concerned | en_US |
