| dc.description.abstract | Militants from Somalia have created insecurity in Lamu West which has caused
serious damage to learning. They attacked and killed men who were bread
winners leaving women and children economically disadvantaged which in turn
affected pupils participation in education. Several families were displaced and
schools closed for several weeks.The focus of this research was to determine
influence of insecurity on pupils’ participation in primary education in Lamu
West Sub-Couty. The research was guided by the following objectives: To
determine the influence of acts of violence on pupils’ participation, to establish
the influence of loss of parents on pupils’ participation, to determine the influence
of physical displacement of parents or guardians on pupils’ participation and to
establish the influence of attack of schools by arsonists on pupils’ participation.
The study adopted the Bush and Saltarelli (1998) two faces of education theory of
education. This was a descriptive survey research that targeted the 8 primary that
were affected by insecurity in Lamu West, 78 head teachers, 162 teachers and
2250 pupils. Purposive sampling was used to pick the 8 principals, 16 teachers
and 225 pupils were selected using simple random sampling. Data was collected
using questionnaires. The data was analyzed by calculating percentages,
frequencies and presented using frequency tables. The study established that acts
of violence decreases enrolment; loss of parents negatively affected attendance;
physical displacement of parents decreased promotion and attack of schools by
arsonists decreased retention rates. From the research several recommendations
were made; The role of government in providing security to its citizens should
improve. Government must guarantee security to people in Lamu West and ensure
access to education is not negatively affected by insecurity. The national and
county governments should come to the rescue of pupils who are orphaned as a
result of insecurity. They should provide bursaries to enable them continue with
their education. Temporary schools should be constructed in IDP camps to enable
the displaced children to continue with their education while at the camps.
Prioritizing education for displaced children should therefore be part of
emergency interventions. Displaced pupils should not be forced to repeat a class
when joining a new school. This allows them to continue from where they left.
Pupils should undergo psychological counseling. Suggestions for further studies
included; study on influence of insecurity on boys’/girls’ participation in primary
school education, study on influence of insecurity on pupils’ performance, replica
of the study should be carried out in other areas. | en_US |
