| dc.description.abstract | It is no doubt that the transition of the early childhood education programmes for
children from nursery to primary school depends on how well they are prepared.
However this could only be achieved depending on how various key factors are well
taken care of. The study sought to establish factors that influence implementation of
Early childhood education Curriculum in Matungu district. The study was descriptive
survey research design that targeted the 58 early chiIdhood education teachers randomly
selected, 58 head teachers and the ECD education official in Matungu District. Data was
collected using Questionnaires from teachers and through personal interviews with the
officials. Frequency distribution tables, figures, bar graphs and percentages will be used
to analyze and present the data. The study should be able to reveal factors that influence
the implementation of Early Childhood curriculum. On the basis of the findings the
researcher should be able to recommend the factors that would be involved intensively
during the curriculum implementation process, so as to provide them with a background
on what to implement including how and when to implement them.
He should be able also to recommend the facilities needed, such as teaching/learning
materials to enable schools have the capacities to implement the curriculum. The
researcher should be able to recommend a further study based on the findings. Head
teachers as instructional leaders didn't play their roles of supervision, provision of
teaching learning resources and in-servicing of teachers to enable them carry out their
mandate of implementing the curriculum effectively. This was attributed to lack of funds
and head teachers lack of knowledge and understanding of the ECD curriculum .In
addition head teachers had failed to facilitate good human relationship among the
members of the school that could enable them to share ideas and views on the effective
ways on implementing of ECDE curriculum. The Ministry of Education through the
Directorate of Quality Assurance and Standards should mount in-service programmes for
head teachers meant for improving their performance curriculum roles. A study is
recommended on the head teachers supervisory activities on the moral 0f ECD teachers. | en_US |
