Factors Influencing Sustainability Of Economic Stimulus Programmes In Secondary Schools In Kitui County, Kenya
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors influencing sustainability of
Economic Stimulus Programmes (ESP) in secondary schools in Kitui County. This study
was guided by the following objectives: to determine the influence of principal’s
management skills on sustainability of Economic Stimulus Programmes in secondary
schools, to establish the influence of monitoring and evaluation, to determine the
influence of school sponsor on sustainability of Economic Stimulus Programmes in
secondary schools and the influence of community involvement on sustainability of ESP
in secondary schools in Kitui County. The study used a descriptive survey research
design. The target population included all the secondary schools in Kitui County who
have benefited from ESP funds and census sampling was used to select all the schools
that had received the ESP funds to participate in the study. Questionnaires and structured
interview guides were used for data collection. The quantitative data was analysed using
descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (multiple regression, ANOVA and
correlations). The findings are presented in frequency distribution tables, while
qualitative data was analysed using inferential statistics. The study found that principals
management skills were key in the sustainability of ESP in Schools within Kitui county.
This was probably due to many in-service training workshops and seminars organised for
heads of schools in implementing the ESP within and outside the county. The school
sponsors, monitoring and evaluation by the government and Community involvement did
not have influence on the sustainability of the ESP, and their participation is therefore
insignificant in the success of the ESP. The study concludes that the ESP in Kitui County
is sustainable owing to the administrative experience in the secondary schools, level of
stakeholder involvement and participation. The study recommends that all the
stakeholders should be provided with regular and continuous support in terms of training
to facilitate better mechanisms, formation of internal policies, legislation, proper
monitoring of the ESP.
Citation
Master Of Arts Degree In Project Planning And Management Of The University Of Nairobi 2014Publisher
University of Nairobi,
Description
A Research Project Submitted To The Board Of
Postgraduate Studies In Partial Fulfillment Of
The Requirements For The Award Of A Master
Of Arts Degree In Project Planning And
Management
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