Who Attends Non-Formal Schools In Kenya? An Analysis of Quality of Learners Attending Non-Formal Schools in Nairobi, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKaugi, E.
dc.contributor.authorWaweru, S. N.
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-04T08:29:59Z
dc.date.available2015-06-04T08:29:59Z
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.descriptionThis paper was presented at the International Conference on ‘Re-Engineering Education for Sustainable Development’ held on 18th – 20th May 2015 at Kenyatta University Conference Centre (KUCC) Nairobi, Kenyaen_US
dc.description.abstractThrough concerted efforts by various actors in education, Kenya has made significant progress in improving access to primary education. The entry of non-formal schools as an alternative mode of primary education delivery, especially for children from urban informal settlements, commonly referred to as slums, has enabled many school going-age children and youth from these settlements to access education. Since use of non-formal schools as a mode of education delivery is a recent phenomenon, the question of what non-formal schools are and who attend such schools is important. This paper uses the UNICEF (2000) framework of education quality to examine the quality of pupils who attend non-formal schools; evaluate the quality of learning environment in non-formal schools in Nairobi and examine the performance of pupils attending non-formal in the Kenya Certificate of primary education (KCPE). Among the research findings are that majority of pupils who attend non-formal schools were of normal school going age. However a good proportion were overage. A majority of the parents of children who attend non-formal schools were low income earners and therefore poor and, a good proportion of children attending non-formal schools did not receive support for their homeworken_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12770
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.subjectNon-formal schoolsen_US
dc.subjectQuality learnersen_US
dc.subjectSchool performanceen_US
dc.subjectInformal settlementsen_US
dc.subjectAccess to educationen_US
dc.titleWho Attends Non-Formal Schools In Kenya? An Analysis of Quality of Learners Attending Non-Formal Schools in Nairobi, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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