Determinants of wastage in public primary schools in Starehe district, Nairobi county, Kenya
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Date
2014-07-24
Authors
Mwangi, Teresiah Muthoni
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Abstract
Education is important to both the individual and the society because it helps one to grow
physically, mentally and socially. It also brings developments in the society. In particular
the primary education lays the foundation for further education and training. Despite its
importance, learners in primary schools seem not to participate fully due to dropout and
repetition. This study, therefore, seeks to establish determinants of wastage in public
primary schools in Starehe District in Nairobi County. The key objectives of the study are
to establish economic, social and cultural factors influencing dropout and repetition
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primary schools and to propose strategies to reduce dropout and repetition in public
primary schools in Starehe district Nairobi County. The study is based on production
Function theory. The main areas on which the literature review is done are social factors,
economic and cultural factors. The study will adopt a descriptive survey design and the
study will be conducted in Starehe District of Nairobi County. There are 28 public
primary schools in Starehe District. The study will target pupils in class7. It will also
incorporate Head teachers and guidance and counseling teachers. There are 28 Head
teachers and 28 Guidance and Counseling teachers since there is one Head teacher and
one Guidance and Counseling teacher in each school. The sample will comprise 14 Head
teachers and 14 Guidance and Counseling teachers which is 50% of the total population.
It will also include 291 pupils which is 10% of the total population of the class seven
pupils. The study will adopt purposive, stratified, proportionate and random sampling
procedures. The data will be collected using questionnaires which will be issued to the
respondents and collected after two weeks. The collected data will be analyzed using
descriptive statistics with the aid of SPSS.