Vocationalisation Of Secondary Education Case Study: Menyenya Sda Nyandaura High School Mutuma High School

Table of Contents

Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................... .ii

List of Tables and Chart ........................................................................................................... iv

List of Abbreviations ................................................................................................................. v

Executive Summary .................................................................................................................... .

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1.1

1.2

1.3

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2.1

2.2

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3.1

3.1.1

3.1.2

3.1.3

3.1.5

3.2

I 3.3

3.3.1

3.3.2

3.4

3.4.1

3.4.2

3.3.3

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4.1

4.1.1

4.1.2

4.1.3

4.1.4

4.1.5

4.2

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5.1

5.2

5.3

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6.1

The Introduction and Rationale for Vocationilization of Secondary Education ........... I

Background .................................................................................................................... I

Origins of the Current System of Vocational Education ..................................................... 2

The Broad and Specific Objectives of Vocationalization .................................................... 3

Planning for Implementation and Planning Experiences ............................................. .4

Planning for Implementation ............................................................................................ 4

Implementation Experiences ............................................................................................. 4

Syllabi Content and Input Requirements ...................................................................... 6

Sy Ila bi Content ................................................................................................................ 6

Agriculture .................................................................................................................... 6

Business Education ....................................................................................................... 6

Computer Studies .......................................................................................................... 7

Industrial Education ...................................................................................................... 8

Drawbacks of the Curriculum ......................................................................................... 10

Teaching Time and Methods of Delivery ......................................................................... 11

Teaching Time ............................................................................................................ 11

Methods of Delivery ................................................................................................... 12

Input Requirements ....................................................................................................... 13

Teachers ...................................................................................................................... 13

Workshops, Equipment and Consumables ................................................................. 14

Textbooks .................................................................................................................... 18

Costs and Financing of Vocational Ed ucation ............................................................ 19

Costs of Teaching Vocational Subjects ............................................................................ 19

Workshops and Workshop Equipment ........................................................................ 19

The Cost ofTeachers ................................................................................................... 20

Cost ofBooks .............................................................................................................. 21

Class Sizes .................................................................................................................. .21

Cost of Examining Vocational Subjects ...................................................................... 24

Financing of Vocational Education ............................................................................. 24

Quantifiable Achievements ......................................................................................... 25

Trends in Enrollment in Vocational Subjects ................................................................... 25

Regional Trends in the Teaching of Vocational Subjects .................................................. 28

Teachers ........................................................................................................................ 29

Characteristics of Schools and Students .................................................................... .30

Schools ........................................................................................................................ 30

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6.2

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7.1

7.1.1

7.1.2

7.1.3

7.2

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8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.5

8.6

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Students ....................................................................................................................... 32

Assessment Methods and Learning Outcomes ............................................................ 39

Assessment Methods ...................................................................................................... 39

School Level Evaluation ............................................................................................ .39

The Practical Subject Application ............................................................................. .39

The KCSE National Examination .............................................................................. .40

Leaming Outcomes ........................................................................................................ 41

Main Problems Encountered in Implementation and Lessons Learned ..................... .42

The Original Purpose and Objectives of Vocationalization ................................................ 42

Planning for Implementation and Implementation Experiences ......................................... 42

Syllabi and Input Requirements ...................................................................................... 43

Financing and Costs of Vocational Education .................................................................. 44

Quantifiable Achievements ............................................................................................. 45

Schools and Students ...................................................................................................... 45

Assessment Methods and Learning Outcomes .................................................................. 46

Some Concluding Remarks ......................................................................................... 47

References and Persons Interviewed ...................................................................................... .48

References ................................................................................................................................. 48

Persons Interviewed ................................................................................................................... 50

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