Influence of Parents’ Age on Perceptions of the Role of Male Teachers in Preschools in Vihiga Sub-County, Kenya
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2020
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SCHOLINK INC
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Children who are taught by both male and female teachers develop holistically. This means that male
teachers are vital in the education of young children. The study was to explore parents’ perceptions of
the role of male teachers’ in preschools in Vihiga Sub-county as well as examine the influence of age on
parents’ perception of the role the teachers in pre-schools in the sub-county. The study was guided by
Albert Bandura’s Social Learning theory. Descriptive research design was used to guide the study. The
dependent variable was parents’ perception of role of male teachers’ in pre-schools, while the
independent variable was parents’ age. The locale of the study was Vihiga Sub County in Kenya.
Questionnaire and interview schedules were used to collect data and analyzed using qualitative and
quantitative methods. Results from data analysis indicated that parents’ perception of the role of male
teachers’ in pre-schools was negative. It was also clear from the results that the perception was
influenced by parents’ age. It was recommended that school management should organize programs to
help parents to understand the role played by male teachers in preschools in order to change their
attitude towards the teachers.
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Nthiga, Jane Wawira, and Gladwell Wambiri. "Influence of teacher’s characteristics on implementation of competency-based curriculum in pre-primary schools in Juja, Kiambu County, Kenya." International Academic Journal of Social Sciences and Education (IAJSSE) 2.3 (2023): 140-156.