| dc.description.abstract | After the 2007/2008 presidential and parliamentary general elections in Kenya were
conducted, violence broke out of the country as a result of disputed presidential
election results. Many people lost lives, property worth millions of shillings was
destroyed and thousands of people were displaced from their original settlements.
These people were resettled in internally displaced people’s camps in different parts
of the country. Most camps were closed down but Naka IDP camp still exists.
The purpose of the study was to investigate factors influencing pupil’s participation in
primary education in Naka IDP camp in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. The study had
four objectives; to establish the extent to which availability of trained teachers
influence pupils participation in primary education in Naka IDP camp, to determine
the extend to which teaching and learning materials influence pupils participation in
primary education in Naka IDP camp, to determine the extent to which teaching and
learning materials influence pupils participation in primary education in Naka IDP
camp and to determine whether insecurity in the camp influence pupils participation
in primary education in Naka IDP camp.
The study reviewed both theoretical and empirical literature where factors influencing
pupil’s participation were discussed. The research employed case study design and
the target population comprised of teachers, pupils in the school, the head teacher and
the camp managers. There were 23 teachers in the school, 1101 pupils, 1 head teacher
and the camp had 4 camp managers comprising a total of 1129 respondents. The
study employed purposive sampling to select a sample size of 138 respondents. The
sample comprised 23 teachers, 1 headteacher, 110 pupils and 4 camp managers.
Questionnaires and interviews were used as the main data collection instruments and
included both closed and open-ended questionnaires. Pre-testing of the questionnaire
was undertaken to determine validity and reliability of the instruments. Data was
analysed through descriptive statistics using SPSS. The analysed results were
presented through tables. It was established that the available trained and qualified
teachers were inadequate. Also the available physical facilities and learning and
teaching resources were inadequate.
It was concluded that inadequate classrooms and lack of a school library influenced
pupils participation negatively. The researcher recommended that the government to
ensure recruitment of more teachers and provide enough physical facilities. The
researcher suggested that other studies be carried out across other institutions of
learning such as secondary schools, tertiary institutions and even institutions of higher
learning. | en |
