ABSTRACT
The quality of education provided in Kenyan public primary schools is
reportedly on a downwards trend. It is out of this concern that the Ministry of
Education, in partnership with United Nations Children’s Education Fund
(UNICEF) introduced the Child-Friendly schools initiative as an intervention
aimed at improving the quality of education provided in terms of the
environment, processes, content and learners. The purpose of this study was to
establish the implementation of child friendly schools initiative (CFSI) and its
influence on the quality of education. Further, the study sought to examine the
following objectives: To establish the implementation of inclusion of learners
with special needs in regular schools and its influence on the quality of
education; to find out the quality of education in public primary schools; to
determine the implementation of active participation of parents, pupils and the
community in school governance and how it had influenced the quality of
education, to establish the implementation of effectiveness in teaching and
learning and its influence on the quality of education; to determine the
implementation of gender sensitivity and its influence in the quality of
education and to find out the implementation of creating hygienic, safe and
protective school environments and its influence on the quality of education
in public primary schools in Nairobi and Kajiado counties. The study was
informed by the Social Systems theory and the rights-based approach to
education. This study is significant in that it may inform the Ministry of
Education on the influence of CFSI on the quality of education. This research
adopted mixed methods design specifically the explanatory sequential design.
The study was carried out in Nairobi and Kajiado Counties. The sample size
comprised of 25 headteachers, 150 teachers, 300 pupils and 4 QASO’s.
Purposive sampling was used to select pupils and QASO’s while stratified
random sampling was used to select teachers. Data was collected by use of
questionnaires, an interview guide and an observation checklist. Content
validity was determined through expert judgement and Cronbach’s Coefficient
Alpha was used to establish the reliability of instruments. Qualitative data
was analysed thematically while Quantitative data was analysed using
descriptive statistics namely, means and percentages. For inferential statistics,
simple linear regression was used. The major finding of this study is that all
the five CFSI dimensions positively influenced the quality of education. The
study recommends that schools should have committees in place to oversee
the implementation of the CFSI dimensions.
KINYANJUI, G (2021). Implementation Of Child-Friendly Schools Initiative And Its Influence On Quality Education In Primary Schools In Nairobi And Kajiado Counties, Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/implementation-of-child-friendly-schools-initiative-and-its-influence-on-quality-education-in-primary-schools-in-nairobi-and-kajiado-counties-kenya
KINYANJUI, GLADYS "Implementation Of Child-Friendly Schools Initiative And Its Influence On Quality Education In Primary Schools In Nairobi And Kajiado Counties, Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 27 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/implementation-of-child-friendly-schools-initiative-and-its-influence-on-quality-education-in-primary-schools-in-nairobi-and-kajiado-counties-kenya. Accessed 08 Sep. 2024.
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KINYANJUI, GLADYS . "Implementation Of Child-Friendly Schools Initiative And Its Influence On Quality Education In Primary Schools In Nairobi And Kajiado Counties, Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed September 08, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/implementation-of-child-friendly-schools-initiative-and-its-influence-on-quality-education-in-primary-schools-in-nairobi-and-kajiado-counties-kenya