Determinants of access and participation in non formal primary schools in Mathare constituency, Nairobi county, Kenya
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Date
2014-07-31
Authors
Gatwiri, Winnie joy Nkonge
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Abstract
Despite introduction of Free Primary Education in Kenya to aid access to primary
education, studies reveal that majority of children from poor backgrounds and
marginalized areas are out of school. Consequently, Non Formal Primary Schools
have emerged as alternative institutions of providing primary education to those who
cannot access formal primary schools. This study seeks to find out why more than
50% of primary school age children in Mathare remain not enrolled in Non Formal
primary schools through establishing the determinants of access and participation in
Non Formal primary schools in Mathare constituency. Key objectives for the study
are: analyze access trends in Non Formal primary schools; identify factors influencing
participation in Non Formal primary schools; establish factors that influence dropout
rates in Non Formal primary schools and find out factors influencing promotion and
repetition rates in Non Formal primary schools. This study adopts the Classical
Liberal theory and Social Darwinism theory. Literature has been reviewed along the
following themes; examination of equity in education, inequity in access to formal
primary education, access to education in slums, and inclusive and equitable primary
education. Descriptive survey design will be used in the research. The key variables
for the study include independent and dependent variables. The locale of the study
will be Mathare Constituency in Nairobi County. Study population is Non Formal
primary schools head teachers (58), teachers (604) and pupils (18,000). Sample size
will comprise head teachers (12) and teachers (60). Further, Tables for determining
sample sizes for a given population will be used to obtain (317) pupils as the sample
size. Data collection instruments include questionnaires and observation schedules.
Questionnaires will collect data from head teachers, teachers and pupils. Observation
schedules will be used to collect data on status of Non Formal primary schools
environment. The face and content validity of research instruments will be determined
by experts in the area of planning education while the reliability of research
instruments will be determined through Test-retest method. The researcher will
personally administer the questionnaires to the study respondents and fill in the
observation schedules. Data will be analyzed through thematic and descriptive
statistics where the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) will be used. The
findings of the study will be presented in tables of frequency distributions,
percentages, pie charts and graphs.