dc.contributor.author | Mbondo, Lucia Ndungwa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-08-27T14:03:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Lucia Ndungwa Mbondo. (2013). Home Based Factors Influencing Pupils’ Participation In Primary School Education In Athi River District, Kenya. A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the award of the Degree of Master in Education in Educational Administration University of Nairobi. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/56280 | |
dc.description | Full text | en |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of influence of home
based factors on learner participation in primary school education in Athi river
District. Four research objectives were formulated to guide the study namely;
to determine the extent to which parental level of education affects
participation of pupils in primary schools in Athi river district; to establish the
influence of household size on participation of pupils in primary schools in
Athi river district; to assess the extent to which home environment affects
participation of pupils in primary schools in Athi river district and to explore
possible intervention measures that need to be put in place to curb low
participation of pupils in primary schools by the school management in Athi
river district. Four Research questions guided the study namely; to what extent
does parental level of education affect participation of pupils in public primary
schools; how does the household size affect participation of pupils in public
primary schools; to what extent does home environment affect participation of
pupils in public primary schools and what are possible intervention measures
towards reducing low participation of pupils in public primary schools.
The study adopted the descriptive survey research design to find out homebased
factors influencing pupils’ participation in primary education in Athi
river district. The sample comprised of 280 pupils and 32 teachers. Data
collected by use of questionnaires. Data was analyzed by use of qualitative
and quantitative techniques. Findings revealed that parental level of education
affected participation of pupils in primary schools. The findings indicate that there were a relatively large number of pupils whose
parents had primary level of education. Majority (80.0%) of teachers indicated
that parental level of education affects pupils’ participation in primary schools.
Findings further revealed that household size affected participation of pupils in
primary schools in Athi river district. Pupils indicated there were cases where
parents educate the firstborns. There were also cases where families had large
number of pupils. The study revealed that home environment affected pupils’
participation in primary schools. Pupils could also miss out school to help
their parents in domestic chores. There is need to empower parents on the
knowledge of importance of education so that they can play an important role
in the education of their children.
There is need to educate families on the importance of having a manageable
number of children that they are able to support so as children have a right to
education and are not left out of school. There is need for the government to
empower power families so as the can let their children attend schools without
having to leave or miss out school to participate in funding for the family. The
study suggested that a study on the influence of economic status of the family
on pupils’ participation in schools be conducted. It was also suggested that a
study on the influence of pupils’ characteristics on their participation in
schools and a study on the influence of free primary education on pupils’
access to education should be conducted. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi, | en |
dc.title | Home Based Factors Influencing Pupils’ Participation In Primary School Education In Athi River District, Kenya | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | School of Education | en |