ABSTRACT
Schools play critical roles in the implementation of primary school curriculum.
However, syllabus coverage and pupils’ academic performance has been dismal. The
purpose of this study was to investigate school-related factors influencing effective
implementation of primary school curriculum in Nguu Division, Makueni County,
Kenya. The study objectives sought to; investigate the influence of schools’ staffing
levels; schools’ provision of instructional resources; schools’ provision of school
facilities and school management support on implementation of primary school
curriculum in Nguu Division. The target population for this study comprised of 32
head teachers, 221 teachers and one Sub-County Director of Education from which a
sample of 10 head teachers, 66 teachers from the public schools in Nguu Division and
one Sub-County Director of Education totaling to 77 respondents. Simple random
sampling was used to select the head teachers and teachers. Census sampling was
used to select one Sub-County Director of Education. The study was guided by the
Systems theory. Descriptive survey research design was used to gather information,
summarize, present and interpret data for the purpose of clarification. Questionnaires
and an interview schedule were used as tools for data collection. Once data was
collected from the field, it was coded and analyzed using SPSS. Qualitative data
generated from the open ended items were organized into themes. Quantitative data
was analyzed descriptively and presented using frequency distribution tables with
percentages and cross tabulations. The findings of the study established that: there
was teachers’ shortage in Nguu Division of Makueni and this influenced curriculum
implementation to a great extent, majority (40%) of the respondents strongly agreeing
with it. Most of the schools in Nguu Division did not have adequate teaching and
learning resources which greatly influenced curriculum implementation. According to
70% of the respondents, most of the schools lacked adequate instructional resources
while only 30% had adequate instructional resources and that there were 3-5 pupils
per text book (56%). The open ended question on the missing resources indicated that
they included but not limited to; text books, charts, exercise books, library and
computers among others. There was inadequacy of school facilities in most schools
which included; classrooms, desks and toilets, the administrative management skills
influenced the curriculum implementation to a very great extent. The study
recommended that the government should increase the number of teachers per school
to reduce teachers’ shortage so as to improve curriculum implementation. The
ministry of education should ensure staff balancing as per the school curriculum
establishment; the teachers should improvise teaching- learning resources like charts
so that schools could only purchase the ones which are hard to improvise. For the
parents, they should support the schools by providing local materials for free so as to
help schools in the construction of school buildings, and that the school
administration should invest in capacity building and motivation for teachers,
embrace team work and delegate responsibilities to teachers so as to improve their
curriculum implementation skills.
MUTHOKA, B (2021). School-Relatedfactorsinfluencing Effective Implementation Of Primary School Curriculum In Nguu Division, Makueni County, Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/school-relatedfactorsinfluencing-effective-implementation-of-primary-school-curriculum-in-nguu-division-makueni-county-kenya
MUTHOKA, BENARD "School-Relatedfactorsinfluencing Effective Implementation Of Primary School Curriculum In Nguu Division, Makueni County, Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 08 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/school-relatedfactorsinfluencing-effective-implementation-of-primary-school-curriculum-in-nguu-division-makueni-county-kenya. Accessed 11 Nov. 2024.
MUTHOKA, BENARD . "School-Relatedfactorsinfluencing Effective Implementation Of Primary School Curriculum In Nguu Division, Makueni County, Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 08 May. 2021. Web. 11 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/school-relatedfactorsinfluencing-effective-implementation-of-primary-school-curriculum-in-nguu-division-makueni-county-kenya >.
MUTHOKA, BENARD . "School-Relatedfactorsinfluencing Effective Implementation Of Primary School Curriculum In Nguu Division, Makueni County, Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 11, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/school-relatedfactorsinfluencing-effective-implementation-of-primary-school-curriculum-in-nguu-division-makueni-county-kenya