| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing provision of education
for returnee students in secondary schools in Bor County of Jonglei state in South Sudan.
The study was guided by the following objectives: Determine the school based influence
of South Sudan curriculum on returnee students in secondary schools; determine the
teachers’ motivation and training as well as establishing the influence of English and
Arabic language on returnee students in secondary schools in Bor County of Jonglei
State. This was because there was a lot of perception that there was tremendous influence
by English and Arabic languages in the school learning system. The study also sought to
bring out the influence of teaching and learning resources on returnee students on
secondary schools in Bor County of Jonglei State. The theory of social integration was
employed here as the study sought to find out the integration of these languages in the
system. In its broadest conception, social integration theory shows lack of positive social
interaction and acceptance has negative consequences from an individual, family,
community and societal perspective.
The study used descriptive survey research design to collect data from a large population
in order to determine the correlation between variables. This was used because it allowed
the collection of deeper insights into the issues under investigation. It also reduced time
wastage and ensured that the representation of the respondents was according to those
who were found in secondary schools; thus, both qualitative and quantitative data was
collected using a self administered questionnaire. The population consisted of principals
and teachers in secondary schools in Bor County. The total number of principals was 8,
128 teachers and 2000 students. The researcher used census sampling technique to select
8 secondary schools. Simple random sampling technique was used to obtain a sample size
of 200 students and 60 teachers. The analysis was done with the aid of SPSS software
and presented in form of tables, frequencies and percentages upon which data findings
were easily interpreted. According to the study, curriculum, motivation, language of
instruction and teaching and learning resources had high influence on provision of
education for returnee students in secondary schools in Bor County.
The study concentrated on examining the formal factors affecting returnee children in a
classroom setup. This was the problem whose factors were being sought. These returnee
students who come from other countries where language of instruction was not English
found it difficult to fit in an English instructed classroom when they came to South
Sudan. This has had an effect on the provision and delivery of quality secondary
education to returnee students in Bor County of Jonglei State in South Sudan.
The study findings indicated that most of the schools offered South Sudanese and foreign
curricula to their students which greatly affected the quality of education offered. Most
schools lacked proper motivation for their students and this led to many of them dropping
out of school. The research established that the language of instruction offered in most
schools was not the language spoken by students at home. It also established that most
schools lacked adequate teaching and learning resources. The researcher, therefore,
suggests that other studies on the same should be carried out in other counties in South
Sudan. | en_US |
