Determinants of Attendance in Alternative Primary Schools in Mathare Slum, Nairobi, Kenya
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Date
2021
Authors
Njihia, Mukirae
Nkonge, Winniejoy G.
Nderitu, John K.
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Publisher
Rwandan Journal of Education
Abstract
This study sought to establish the influence of home-based and school-based factors on pupils’ school attendance in
Alternative Primary Schools in Mathare Constituency, Nairobi. The study employed the correlational design. The
Study population was 18,000 pupils, 58 head teachers and 604 teachers. The sample size comprised of 12 head
teachers (20%), 60 teachers (10%) and 317 pupils (1.8%). The study established that there was a strong positive and
statistically significant correlation between home background characteristics and pupils’ school attendance in
Alternative Primary Schools (r = .935, p = .012) at alpha 0.05 level of statistical significance. Further, a strong
negative and statistically significant (r = -.662, p = .033) correlation at alpha 0.05 level of confidence exists between
family size and pupils’ school attendance in Alternative Primary Schools.
Description
A Research Article in Rwandan Journal of Education,
Keywords
School participation, School attendance, Home-based factors, School-based factors, Alternative Primary Schools
Citation
Njihia, M., Nkonge, W. G., & Nderitu, J. K. (2020). Determinants of Attendance in Alternative Primary Schools in Mathare Slum, Nairobi, Kenya. Rwandan Journal of Education, 5(1).