| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to investigate school factors influencing the provision of
child friendly school environment in public primary schools in Igembe North district.
The study was guided by five research objectives : to determine ways in which
attitude of teachers influence the provision of child friendly school environment in
public primary schools , to establish the influence of instructional resources on the
provision of child friendly school environment in public primary schools , to
determine the extent to which monitoring and evaluation influence the provision of
child friendly school environment in public primary schools, to determine how
teacher preparedness on child friendly school environment influence its provision in
public primary schools and to examine the relationship between school physical
facilities and child friendly school environment in public primary schools in Igembe
North district. The study employed a descriptive survey design. The sample for the
study comprised of 8 head teachers, 34 teachers and 361 pupils. Data were collected
by use of questionnaires, interview schedule and observation schedule. Pre-testing
was done to gauge the clarity and relevance of the instrument items. The instruments
were also validated and tested for reliability. Items that were found to be inadequate
for measuring variables were discarded or modified to improve the quality of the
research instruments. The data were coded and entered into the computer by use of
Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) quantitative data were analyzed using
descriptive statistics where frequencies and percentages were used to summarize the
data. Qualitative data obtained from personal interviews and questions were analyzed
qualitatively through thematic analysis. Findings on the attitude of teachers and the
provision of child friendly school environment revealed that teachers’ attitude on
provision of child friendly school environment was low as indicated by majority of
head teachers. On the influence of instructional resources on the provision of child
friendly school environment in public primary schools, the study revealed that schools
used textbooks as the instructional resources in their school as indicated by majority
of head teachers. On the influence of instructional resources on the provision of child
friendly school environment in public primary schools, the study revealed that schools
used only textbooks as the instructional resources in their school. On the influence of
monitoring and evaluation to the provision of child friendly school environment, the
study concluded that the Ministry officers rarely visited the school. On teacher
preparedness on child friendly school environment and its provision in public primary
schools, the study concluded that head teachers were trained on inspection. The head
teachers never visited teachers in class while teaching is in progress and they also
thought that their teachers were well prepared to provide CFS environment. The study
lastly concluded that head teacher has talked to teachers about child friendly school
which implied that teachers were most important factor in creating an effective and
inclusive environment. The study recommends that School management committees
to make availability of physical facilities to be of high priority. The government to
ensure that every teacher undergo a refresher course on child friendly school
approach. This researcher takes exception to the fact that the study was conducted in
Igembe North district yet the provision of child friendly school environment in public
primary schools is a national one. The researcher therefore suggested that the study be
conducted in a larger area, or in the whole of Kenya to determine the actual factors on
provision of child friendly environment | en_US |
