Parents’ Participation in Curriculum Implementation and School Efficacy in Selected Lower Primary Schools in Sipili Division Laikipia West District, Kenya

ABSTRACT The researcher’s major purpose was to identify and examine the extent of parents’ participation in curriculum implementation in selected lower primary schools in Sipili Division, Laikipia West District and how it related to school efficacy. Specific objectives at which the study was aimed included to identify the demographic characteristics of the respondents; to determine the extent of parents’ participation in curriculum implementation; to determine the level of school efficacy in the schools under study, and to establish the relationship between the extent of parents’ participation in curriculum implementation and level of school efficacy in the schools under study. The design embraced by this research was descriptive survey and descriptive correlational styles. To verify the relationship between variables, a survey was carried out in 50 lower primary schools in Sipili Division, Laikipia West District by using a face sheet and researcher devised questionnaire. The findings from the study revealed that the degree of parents’ participation in curriculum implementation was generally high as indicated by the overall mean of 3.06 and the degree of school efficacy was also high as indicated as high by an overall mean of 3.01. The study also discovered a positive significant relationship between parents’ participation in curriculum implementation and school efficacy in the schools under study. The study recommended that Primary schools of Sipili division (Kenya) should put in place strong parent-teacher associations in these schools so as to help improve on their participation in curriculum implementation

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION A i

DECLARATION B

APPROVAL SHEET

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS iv

DEDICATION v

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vi

ABSTRACT vii

TABLE OF CONTENTS viii

CHAPTER ONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Background of the study 1

1.1.1 Historical Background 1

1.1.2 Theoretical Perspectives 2

1.1.3 Conceptual Perspective 3

1.1.4 Contextual Perspective 5

1.2 Statement of the problem 5

1.3 Purpose of the Study 6

1.4 Research Objectives 6

1.5 Research Questions 6

1.6 Null hypothesis 7

1.7 Scope 7

1.71 Geographical Scope 7

1.72 Content Scope 7

1.73 Theoretical Scope 7

1.7.4 Time scope 7

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1.8 Significance of the Study 7

CHAPTER TWO 10

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 10

2.0 Introduction 10

2.1 Theoretical Perspectives 13

2.2 Related Studies 15

CHAPTER THREE 24

METHODOLOGY 24

3.1 Research Design 24

3.2 Research Population 24

3.3 Sample Size 24

3.4 Sampling Procedure 25

3.5 Research Instruments 25

3.6 Validity and Reliability of the Instruments 25

3.7 Data Gathering Procedures 26

3.8 Data Analysis 26

3.9 Ethical Considerations 27

3.9 Limitations of the Study 28

CHAPTER FOUR 29

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS 29

4.0 Introduction 29

4.1 Demographic characteristics of respondents 29

CHAPTER FIVE 41

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 41

5.1 Discussion 41

5.2 Conclusions 45

53 Recommendations 46

APPENDIX IA TRANSMITTAL LETTER 52

APPENDIX I B TRANSMITTAL LETTER FROM THE RESPONDENTS 53

APPENDIX II RESEARCH iNSTRUMENT 54