dc.contributor.author | M’ Ikiugu, Peter K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-04T09:36:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-04T09:36:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Master Of Arts In Project Planning And Management, University of Nairobi, 2014 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/74084 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to investigate factors that influence KCPE
performance in informal settlements in Buuri District, Meru County, Kenya.
The study was guided by four research objectives. The research objectives
sought to; establish how socio-economic background of parents influence
pupils performance; assess how teaching learning resources influence pupils
KCPE performance in informal settlements; assess the effects of child labour
on the performance of KCPE in informal settlements and lastly establish how
pupils’ truancy influences pupils KCPE performance in informal settlements
in Buuri District. The study employed a descriptive survey design. The sample
for the study comprised of 5 headteachers, 70 teachers and 290 class 7 pupils.
Data was collected by use of questionnaires. Findings revealed that socioeconomic
background of parents affected pupils’ performance. Pupils’
parents’ were generally poor and hence unable to provide their pupils with
teaching and learning resources. It was also revealed inadequate teaching and
learning resources affected pupils’ performance. The study revealed that
materials intended to enhance the teaching and learning process were
inadequate hence affecting the performance of the pupils. Findings indicated
that there were children in the school participating in their parents’ economic
activities hence disrupting their learning and hence leading to poor
performance. Child labour made pupils keep on thinking about money rather
than studies and hence performed poorly as they lost interest in academic
work. Based on the study findings, it was concluded that schools had more
than half of the school population pupils from informal settlements. The study
also concluded that most of the parents of pupils in the school were generally
poor and hence not able to provide their pupils with teaching and learning
resources. The study also concluded that pupils were not able to complete the
assignments given to them in some subjects and they fought for few materials
leading to enmity among pupils which killed the spirit of teamwork. The
researcher further concluded that irregularity in supply of resources and the
unavailability of resources contributed to unconducive learning environment
hence hindering pupils to perform well in examinations. Based on the findings
and conclusions, the study makes the following recommendations. The study
recommends that the County Government should economically empower the
people living in the informal settlements so as they can let their children attend
schools. Government should provide enough teaching learning resources to
schools in the informal settlements to facilitate pupils learning and hence
improving pupils’ academic achievement. The community in the informal
settlement should be empowered on the need to educating their children.
Based on the findings, the researcher suggested that since the study was
carried out in a rural setting, there is need to conduct a similar study in an
urban informal settlement so as to compare the results. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.title | Factors influencing Kenya certificate of primary examination performance in informal settlements in Buuri district, Meru county, Kenya. | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.type.material | en_US | en_US |