Perception of Students’ Participation in Governance on Academic Performance in Public Middle Level Colleges in Machakos County, Kenya
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of students’
participation in college governance on academic performance in public middle
level Colleges in Machakos County. The objectives of the study were
students’ participation in curriculum implementation management, students’
participation in management of physical facilities, students’ participation in
discipline management and students’ involvement in co-curricular activities
management and their influence on academic performance in public middle
level colleges in Machakos County. The study target population was 2914.The
study sample comprised of 86 students, 20 lecturers, 2 principals and 2 deans
of curriculum. The study used test-retest technique to ascertain the instrument
reliability. The value of the reliability coefficient obtained was 0.72 which
meant that the instruments were considered reliable. Questionnaire instrument
was used to collect the data. Qualitative data was analyzed thematically while
quantitatively collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Data
was analyzed using frequencies and correlation statistics. The findings on
student involvement in curriculum implementation management show that
majority respondents strongly agreed that students should set academic targets
for individual subjects. The study findings on students’ involvement in
management of physical facilities revealed that majority of the respondents
indicated that they agreed with the statement that students should have a say in
making important decisions affecting them in college physical facilities. The
findings also revealed a correlation coefficient of 0.678 amongst students’
academic performance and curriculum implementation management. Further
findings also revealed that there was a strong positive relationship by a
coefficient of 0.860 between student involvement in management of discipline
and Students’ academic performance. The findings also indicated that there
was a positive relationship by a coefficient of 0.540 between student
involvement in management of discipline and Students’ academic
performance. The study suggested a research to be done on socio-economic
factors influencing students’ participation in middle level colleges in other
counties of Kenya to compare the findings to those of this study
Publisher
University of Nairobi
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