dc.contributor.author | Wanyonyi, Lunani E | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-03T13:13:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-03T13:13:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Department of Extramural Studies, | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/74025 | |
dc.description | Master of Arts in Project Planning and Management | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The composition of female studies has been growing all over the world. The trend
seems to indicate that female students prefer some courses over others. Female students
who enroll in postgraduate courses do so for a number of reasons which range from the
desire for high income or better employment, empowerment for decision reasons and other
social cultural factors. This trend is also typical in Technical Training Institutions. The
purpose of the study was to investigate the factors that influence female students’
enrolment in artisan courses in technical institutions in Bungoma County. The study was
guided by the following objectives; the influence of job market on female student course
enrolment in artisan courses, the extent to which female student family background
influence their enrolment in artisan courses, to ascertain how peer pressure influence
female students enrolment in artisan courses and lastly to determine how intensity of
training influence enrolment of female students in technical training institutions in
Bungoma County. The researcher employed a descriptive survey design. The target
population for the study was147 students in first year taking artisan courses in three
technical training institutions in Bungoma County, three registrars and the technical
education officer making a total of 150respondents.The sample sizewas147first year female
students taking artisan oriented courses in the three technical training institutes selected
using census study design and three registrars and the technical education officer making a
total of 150 respondents. The research used Students’ Questionnaire (SQ), Registrars
Questionnaire (RQ) and technical education officers Questionnaire (TEOQ) as data
collection instruments. Validity and reliability of the research instruments were tested
prior to actual collection of data. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and
presented using APA tables formats. It was deduced that majority of the respondents
joined technical institutions for self employment and not formal employment. The findings
showed that majority of the respondents joined technical institutions based on Parental
Influence and on Personal Attitudes. Majority of the respondents had poor attitude
towards science courses. The respondents had positive attitude towards art based courses.
In regard to intensity of training, the findings showed that majority of the respondents
could neither comfortably carry out practical lessons nor do manipulation of heavy
equipments. Majority of the respondents were not comfortable with intensive Curriculum
content .The study recommends that Female students should join technical institutions for
self employment and formal employment based on career guidance in schools. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.title | Factors influencing female students enrollment in artisan courses in technical training institutions in Kenya: a case of Bungoma county | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.type.material | en_US | en_US |