Early Childhood Education as a Career Choice and Teachers’ Quality of Life in Selected Primary Schools in Ekerenyo Academic Division Nyami North District, Kenya

ABSTRACT

The study was concerned with early Childhood as a career choice and the level of quality of life of ECDE teachers in Ekerenyo Division, Nyamira District, Kenya The study was guided by 4 objectives; determining the demographic profile of respondents, to examine the degree to which identified factors contributed to career choice, to establish the level of quality of life of ECDE teachers and to establish the relationship between the degree to which some identified factors contribute to career choice and the level of the quality of life of ECDE teachers. The study applied descriptive survey research and correlational design approach. The main research instrument used to obtain data during the study was Likert scale. The researcher made questionnaire to suit the objectives of the study. The data collected was guided by research objectives and questions. A total of 75 respondents were used. The research findings showed that there was a significant relationship between early childhood as a career choice and the level of quality of life of ECDE teachers, the study also revealed : That salary and family influence does not influence people to choose ECDE as a career : a choice which indicated a low mean index. The study also revealed that social economic level does contribute to level of quality of ECDE teachers. The study recommended that he government to sensitize the public about the importance of ECDE as a career. The government, parents and community to motivate ECDE teachers. Equally important is ie provision of affordable training and employment of ECDE teachers on permanent basis. The public to be sensitized on cultures that are discriminatory to ECDE as a ~reer.