Effects of armed ethnic conflict on education of children: a case of Nakuru county, Kenya
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Date
2014
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Wangeci, N. L.
Njoroge, M. N.
Manyasa, E.
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Nairobi Academic Press
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The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of armed ethnic conflict on education
of children in Nakuru County and the implication for peace education. The study objective
were to find out, ways conflict affected education of children in Nakuru County. The study
adopted a case study based on qualitative procedures. The population of the study was ethnic
communities in Nakuru County which included children, teachers, and parents,' leaders and
other stake-holders. The sample size comprised a total of 18 children, 9 Head teachers, and
18 class teachers for the study. It also comprised 18 parents and guardians for both male and
female-headed households. The study also had as its sample: 9 gatekeeper's (opinion leaders),
9 administrators (Chief, DO, and AEO), and 9 religious leaders in its sample. Four instruments
were used to collect data: an interview schedule, open-ended questionnaire, Focused Group
Discussions and essay writing. Data was collected using open ended questionnaires, interview
schedule and written essays. Coded data was analyzed using atlas soft ware. Themes emerged
which were presented using simple description. With the quantitative part of the data manually
coded. The study revealed; people were maimed, killed, displaced, and lost property. The
study also established that, teachers fled schools, learning resources were burnt down, children
dropped out of schools, there were also emotional repercussions amongst the children and
this affected their education. The study therefore recommended any NGO, CBO, working
in an area to train people from the various communities to pass peaceful values and enhance
good relations, peace education to be integrated in the subjects within the school curriculum
as remedy for conflict.
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Journal of Special Needs and Disabilities Studies Vol.1 No.2 July 2014