| dc.description.abstract | Civic education plays a proactive role on curbing election- related conflicts. Despite the concerted efforts by the national government, religious institutions, community groups and organizations, NGOs among others in delivering civic education, election- related conflicts are still being experienced. The study will therefore focus on the influence of civic education programs, the methods used to deliver the civic education and the skill and knowledge that every civic education facilitator ought to have, on curbing election-related conflicts. The study will adopt a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study will be all the residents from Kiandutu Village. The sample will be obtained using stratified sampling, which will comprise of the IEBC in the area of study,the local residents and NGOs in the area of study. The data will be collected using a questionnaire with both closed and open ended questions and focus group discussion. My supervisors from the university of Nairobi will validate
my instrument. Pretest of the instruments will be carried out with two NGOs, five local residents and two IEBC officials. The collected data will be analysed with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS). Quantitative data will be analysed using descriptive statistics and the findings presented in percentages and frequency distribution tables. The findings of the study will help the community-based organizations, opinion leaders and NGO’s working in Kiandutu village, for example, Action for children in conflict (AFCIC), to realize the areas that they need to dwell on and put more efforts in ensuring civic education is well delivered, and put into practice.The government from the county to national level will be provided with an in-depth understanding of the appropriate programs, the applicable methods of delivery and the skills and knowledge required for the facilitators of civic education in their area.This information may therefore form the basis for designing the right policies
on carrying out civic education, to ensure the reduction of election-related conflicts in Kiandutu village Thika sub-county. | |
