| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study is to investigate factors that influence the implementation of Peace Education in public primary schools in Lang'ata district, Kenya in the post conflict emergency context, specifically to establish the extent to which peace education materials are available in schools for the implementation of peace education, determine to what extent the teachers' have been trained on peace education, determine teachers' attitude towards peace education program in primary schools in the district, identify challenges faced by teachers in the implementation of peace education in the district.
This study was based on Holistic Education Framework. The core ideas of holism are not new but 'timeless and found in the sense of wholeness in humanity's religious impetus' (F orbes, 1996). The study targeted all the 15 schools in the district which comprised of 15 headteachers, 283 teachers and 15,332 pupils. A sample of 10 head teachers, and 30 teachers was selected using stratified random sampling.
The study developed questionnaire tools for data gathering. Two sets of tools were developed one for the headteachers and the other for the teachers. The tools had both open ended and closed questions. A pilot study was conducted to validate the research tools. Data was analyzed using statistical package for social scientists (SPSS) version 17.0.
The study found out that only a few schools in the district had peace education materials and was not accorded major emphasis. Only a few of the teachers in the district had access to peace education materials including manuals and books, majority of the teachers in the district were willing to teach peace education, majority of the teachers did not find the subject a burden to teach because only a few sessions were taught with no exam administration. the challenges faced in the dissemination of peace education included inadequacy of teachers trained on peace education; Lack of peace education materials; Lack of time to teach the subject, and heavy workload. allocating teaching time on the timetable for peace education, employing more teachers, supply of more peace materials to schools, and frequent workshops and seminars for teachers involved in peace education would be necessary overcome the challenges.
The study recommended that the Government of Kenya introduces peace education program for adults in the district and that the Ministry of Education supplies more materials on peace education to schools in the district. Based on the findings of this study, the study recommends that a similar study be conducted on the other districts that were heavily affected by PEV of 2007/2008 | en_US |
