Browsing by Author "Wanjiru, Lucy Njeri"

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    Alcohol and Substance Abuse Effects on Enrolment Trends among Pre-Primary Schools in Kiambaa, Kiambu County, Kenya
    (Kenyatta University, 2025-02) Wanjiru, Lucy Njeri
    Globally, the effects of alcohol and substance abuse among youth and young persons are something to worry about particularly in the developing counties. This is so particularly with those areas where studies have shown that they are most affected. In central Kenyan regions for instance there have been reports of severe effect of alcohol use and drug abuse that have resulted in some victims losing their lives and others going blind. Education in such areas is often not the priority to the affected and dysfunctional families. Hence, education at all levels has experienced the effects of alcohol and substance abuse. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of parental alcohol and substance abuse on preprimary school enrolment trends in public and private preprimary schools in Kiambaa Kiambu County. The study was guided by the following objectives; to determine the enrolment trends of preprimary school pupils over the past five years of CBC implementation in Kiambaa sub county, Kiambu County; to analyze preprimary school parents’ levels of alcohol and substance abuse influence on preprimary school enrolment in Kiambaa and to determine preprimary school parents’ perspective towards enrolment of pre-primary school pupils in Kiambaa Kiambu County. The study targeted all the 55 (23 public and 32 private) pre-primary schools in Kiambaa sub-county. Purposive sampling was used to select the locale of the study. Three pubic and four private preprimary schools were selected respectively. All preprimary school teachers from the sample schools were included in the study sample. The study was anchored on the ecological systems theory by Urie Bronfenbrenner. Three instruments were employed namely questionnaire, interviews and observation schedule. Pilot study was done in two schools which were not included in the actual study. Content validity and test re-test technique was employed. A coefficient of P≥0.70 was accepted as good enough. Descriptive data analysis techniques were used to analyze and present the findings. Findings revealed that the enrolment trends were below expected levels and that parental alcohol and substance abuse do affect the enrolment trends to the negative. Parental perspectives were found to be negative and were attributed to the low enrolment trends in the area. It was further established that alcohol and weed/bhang were the most prevalent abused substances. The study recommended that the county government should allocate more resources to support and promote pre-primary schools and that NGOs and CBOs to sensitize community on the effects of alcohol and substance abuse on socioeconomic wellbeing and school enrolment. The study recommends for further study using a larger population and focusing on more factors including school and teacher readiness’s influence on preprimary school access and quality.
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    Attribution of Parental Alcohol Abuse as a Predictor of Enrolment and Transition Trends among Pre-Primary Schools in Kiambaa, Kiambu County Kenya
    (International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation, 2023-10) Wanjiru, Lucy Njeri; Ong'ang'a, Hudson Ouko
    Drug abuse is a contemporary issue globally. It affects youth and adults in equal measure. Young families and young parents for that matter are the most vulnerable cadre. Communities in the central parts of Kenya are experiencing the greatest effects of alcohol and substance abuse as manifested in their socio-economic engagement and school involvement. This means early grade enrolment could be the most causality in the long run. The purpose this study was to investigate the extent to which alcoholism and substance abuse among parents predicts the enrolment trends among pre-primary school centres. The study target population was all the 220 public and private preprimary schools in Kiambaa sub-county. The study adopted ex post facto research design as the researchers could not envisage manipulation of the study variables. The study was anchored on the ecological systems theory by Urie Bronfenbrenner (1979). Two data instruments were employed to generate data namely questionnaire and a documentary analysis form. Pilot study was conducted in two schools which were not to be included in the actual study. Content validity used. Test-retest was used to test reliability where a coefficient of P≤0.07 was acceptable. Descriptive data analysis techniques were used to analyze and present the findings. The study established that 38(76%) of the respondents agreed that alcoholism and substance abuse had a significant negative effect on parental involvement. They also agreed that enrolment of pupils to pre-primary schools low. The study recommended to teachers to take a major role of sensitizing parents on the importance of early years education. Further, policy makers should look for ways of dealing with drugs and substance abuse among rural folks to reduce the declining enrolment trends in pre-primary schools.