Influence Of Socioeconomic Determinants On Boys’ Completion Rate In Public Secondary Schools In Machakos County, Kenya
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2024-07
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Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies (JAIS)
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Students' completion rates are a big concern because, according to the Ministry of Education,
they are still below 100% in day secondary schools. The purpose of the study was to determine
the socioeconomic variables that affect boys' completion rates in public secondary schools in
Machakos County, Kenya. The objectives were to assess the influence of household size on
boys’ completion rate in public secondary schools in Machakos County, Kenya, to determine the
influence of parent’s level of education on boys’ completion rate in public secondary schools in
Machakos County, Kenya, to evaluate the influence of parental income on boys’ completion rate
in public secondary schools in Machakos County, Kenya and to find out the influence of
discipline on boys’ completion rate in public secondary schools in Machakos County, Kenya.
The Human Capital Theory served as the study's guiding theoretical framework. The research
was conducted using a correlation research design. The 3080 boys (Form 3 and 4) in Masinga
Sub County, 27 public day secondary schools, 27 of their principals, and 108 lecturers made up
the study's target population. The sample included 341 respondents. The schools in Masinga Sub
County were selected by stratified random sampling. The principals, teachers, and students were
chosen using the stratified sampling technique. Questionnaires were utilized as research
instruments in addition to an interview guide. Two schools (10% of the sample size) in Masinga
sub county schools that were not a part of the primary study were the sites of piloting. The study
used face validity such that all the instruments will be scrutinized based on study objectives,
hypotheses, conceptual framework and study variables. To determine the instrument's reliability,
the researcher employed the Test-Retest approach. For quantitative data, descriptive statistics
such as Frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviation were utilized for quantitative
data, while correlational analysis was used for inferential statistics. Tables and figures were used
to present quantitative data. Thematic analysis was used to examine the qualitative data from the
open-ended questions and interviews, and the results were presented narratively. The study
discovered that factors influencing boy child completion rates include household size, parent
income, parent education level, and parent discipline. According to the study's findings, boy
dropout rates from public day secondary schools in Machakos County, Kenya, are influenced by
factors such as family size, parental income, and educational attainment. In light of parent
income and lack thereof, the government may decide to do away with the subsidies it has given
and prohibit any additional fees assessed to pupils enrolled in public day schools. This would
ensure that even students of parents with inadequate income are in school throughout without
any restrictions
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Mumo, D. K & Kinyanjui, G. (2024). Influence Of Socioeconomic Determinants On Boys’ Completion Rate In Public Secondary Schools In Machakos County, Kenya. Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies, 8(7), 5 – 20.