Socioeconomic Determinants on Boys’ Completion Rate in Public Secondary Schools in Machakos County, Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Mumo, Dickson Kioko | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-07T08:51:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-02-07T08:51:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-10 | |
| dc.description | A Research Project Submitted in Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Education (Educational Administration) in School of Education and Lifelong Learning, Kenyatta University, October 2024. Supervisor Gladys Kinyanjui | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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 Classical Liberal Theory of Equal Opportunity 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. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Kenyatta University | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/29538 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Kenyatta University | |
| dc.title | Socioeconomic Determinants on Boys’ Completion Rate in Public Secondary Schools in Machakos County, Kenya | |
| dc.type | Thesis |