| dc.description.abstract | Private tuition is the supplementary tutoring that is offered outside the mainstream
education system. The purpose of the study was to establish the factors that
influence pupils’ involvement in private tuition in Oshwal International in
Mombasa County. The study was guided by four research objectives which
sought to: determine how pupils performance influence private tuition, establish
how pupils entry behavior influence private tuition, assess how parental level of
income influences private tuition and determine the perception of stakeholders
(students, teachers and parents) on private tuition. The study employed single case
study. The sample for the study comprised of 57 teachers, 180 parents and 300
pupils from Year 6, 7 and 8 who mostly engage in private tuition. Data were
collected by use of questionnaires and focus group discussions. Pre-testing was
done to gauge the clarity and relevance of the instrument items. Findings revealed
that pupils were largely engaged in private tuition and this enabled them to
perform well. There was no doubt that the school provided good quality education
as revealed by the stakeholders’ perceptions. The school’s performance did not at
all encourage private tuition. Other findings were that parents engaged their
children in private tuition to improve performance and to make them acquire
better marks. It was further revealed that pupils’ entry behavior was one of the
reasons why parents’ engaged their children in private tuition. Pupils who
attended private tuition performed better than those who did not. It was concluded
that parents engaged their children in private tuition to reinforce what had been
done at school and to improve child’s grades in school. It was concluded that
parents were willing to pay for private tuition though sometimes they faced
challenges paying for their child’s private tuition. It was further concluded that
parents were also ready to pay for private tuition despite pupils not needing it. It
was also noted that parents influenced each other into providing their children
with private tuition. It was concluded that parents did not engage teachers into
private tuition in their homes but instead had their children engage in private
tuitions at school. Based on the findings and conclusion the research
recommended that private tuition be enhanced to cater for the needs of children
unable to keep pace with the teaching-learning process in a normal classroom to
improve their performance. Pupils with low entry behavior need support and
guidance from private tuition to enable them catch up with other learners. That
expenditure on private tutoring to be reviewed to make it affordable to all parents
so that parents’ level of income does not affect pupil’s attendance to private
tuitions. Lastly, that teachers to be more professional and cover entire curriculum
within the stipulated time, to discourage laxity which in turn leads to high demand
for private tuition. The researcher takes exception to the fact that the study was
conducted in Oshwal International in Mombasa County yet private tuition practice
in schools is a national issue. The researcher therefore suggested that the study be
conducted in a larger area, or in the whole of Kenya to determine the actual
factors influencing private tuition practice. Since the study was carried out in
urban setting, there is need to conduct a similar study in a rural setting so as to
compare the results. | en_US |
