Free Primary Education On the Enrolment, Discipline and Performance of Learners in Lurambi Division Kakamega Central District

ABSTRACT Free primary education was an initiative of the then none government of Kenya often ascending to power. The government moved in speedily to announce free and compulsory education to all school going ages. This led to an overwhelming enrolment in public primary schools that strained the available physical facilities. The move was appreciated to all those children who were kept away from schools because of school funds. Some of them had overgrown and were in employment circles eaning a living. such children could not be contained in schools with school rules and regulations because they thought their independent was deprived. Indiscipline in schools increased. There was need to increase facilities and human resources to manage the sudden increased enrollment. The increased enrolment, lack of physical facilities, inadequate teaching staff, and indiscipline compromised the academic performance. The researcher therefore aims to evaluate these effects of free primary education on children in Luvambi Division of Kakamega District.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ....................................................................................... i

APPROVAL ............................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ........................................................................................ iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...........••..............•.•.....•.......•......................•........ iv

ABBRE-VIA.TIONS .................................................................................... v

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................ vi

LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................ viii

LIST OF FIGURE ................................................................................... ix

ABSTRACT ............................................................................................. x

CHAP'TER ONE ...................................................................................... 1

1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement Of Problem ............................................................................ 3

1.3 Purpose Of Study ................................................................................... 3

1.4 Guiding Questions ................................................................................. 3

1.5 General Objectives Of The Study ............................................................ 4

1.5.1 Specific Objectives .............................................................................. 4

1.5.2 Research Questions ............................................................................ 4

1.6 Scope ..................................................................................................... 5

1. 7 Limitations ............................................................................................ 5

1.8 Significance Of The Study ...................................................................... 6

1. 9 Assumptions of the Study ...................................................................... 6

1_.10 Operational Definition of Terms ............................................................. 7

CHAP'TER TWO ..................................................................................... 8

LITERATURE REVIEW........................................................................... 8

2.0 Introduction ........................................................................................... 8

2.1 The Effects Of Free Primary Education On Performance ........................ 8

2.2 Impacts Of Free Primary Education On Discipline ................................. 11

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2.3 Effects of Free Primary Education on Enrolment ................................... 12

CHA.PTER THREE ................................................................................ 17

METHODOLOGY ................................................................................... 17

3.0 Introduction .......................................................................................... 17

3.1 Research Design ................................................................................... 18

3.2 Location O F The Study ......................................................................... 18

3.3 Population And Sample ......................................................................... 18

3.4 Sampling Techniques ............................................................................ 18

3.5 Research Instruments/ Tools ............................................................... 18

3.6 Methods Of Data Collection ................................................................... 19

CHA.PTER FOUR ................................................................................... 20

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ................... 20

4.0 Introduction .......................................................................................... 20

CHA.PTER FIVE .................................................................................... 27

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ......................... 27

5.0 Introduction .......................................................................................... 27

5.1 Summary .............................................................................................. 27

5.2 Conclusions .......................................................................................... 28

5.3 Recommendations ................................................................................. 30

5.4 Areas For Further Research .................................................................. 30

REFERENCES ...................................................................................... 32

APPENDICES ........................................................................................ 33

APPENDIX A: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SCHOOL HEADTECHERS ............. 33

APPENDIX B: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR TEACHERS .................................. 35

APPENDIX C: LETTER FROM SCHOOL AUTHORITY .............................. 37

APPENDIX D: FIELD PLATES ................................................................ 38

APPENDIX E: TRANSMIT AL LETTER .................................................... 39