Impact of Unit Cost on Academic Performance of Public Secondary Education in Kenya: A Case Study of Siaya District from 1997 to 2007

dc.contributor.authorSika, James Ochieng
dc.contributor.authorGravenir, F.Q.
dc.contributor.authorRiechi, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-11T12:31:10Z
dc.date.available2020-11-11T12:31:10Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionA research article published in Journal of Education and Practiceen_US
dc.description.abstractThe unit cost of secondary education has continued to increase steadily and especially the direct and indirect cost while outcomes are repeatedly unsatisfactory. The consequence of this would be that students in Siaya district lose hope and parents who have clearest interest in a high level of their children’s performance become disoriented with secondary schooling. The study focused on relationship between unit cost and academic performance at secondary level. The descriptive and causal comparative designs were used in this study. The study sample comprised 85 head teachers’, 765 teachers’, 3349 students and one DEO. Questionnaires’ and interview guides were used. Pearson’s correlation between unit cost in day secondary schools and performance index using raw scores reveal a coefficient of relationship of 0.372 while the constant variation shows a correlation of 0.372. In boarding secondary schools, Pearson’s correlation between unit cost and performance index using raw score and constant variation shows a correlation of 0.412. The correlation in most cases is low with an implication of very low relationship between unit cost and performance index. The implication of such a relationship is that a rise in unit cost does not necessary mean an increase in performance index and putting more resources as a mean of improving performance should be treated with caution.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOchieng, S. J. (2012). Impact of Unit Cost on Academic Performance of Public Secondary Education in Kenya: A Case Study of Siaya District from 1997 to 2007 (Doctoral dissertation, Kenyatta University).en_US
dc.identifier.issn2222-1735 (Paper), 2222-288X (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/20894
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Knowledge Sharing Platformen_US
dc.subjectUnit Costen_US
dc.subjectAcademic Performance Indexen_US
dc.subjectImpacten_US
dc.titleImpact of Unit Cost on Academic Performance of Public Secondary Education in Kenya: A Case Study of Siaya District from 1997 to 2007en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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