Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy (JAEP)
Volume-2 | Issue-05 | 455-462
Original Research Article
The Role of School Principals in Financial Management and its Effects in Implementation of Free Day Secondary Education in Trans-Nzoia East SubCounty, Kenya
Peris Chemweno, Alice Limo, Sammy Chumba
Published : Oct. 30, 2018
Abstract
In January 2008, the Kenya government declared Free Day Secondary
Education (FDSE) in all public schools in the country as a fulfillment of Education for
All (EFA) which is a global commitment and strategy to give children universal
education. As a result key aspects of the Free Secondary Education on academic
performance remain unknown. The study was to investigate school-community support
and implementation of Free Day Secondary Education in Trans-Nzoia East sub-county,
Kenya. The study answers the following questions; what is the role of principals in
financial management and its influence implementation of FDSE. The study adopted
Human Capital Theory based upon the work of Schultz (1971), Sakamota and Powers
(1995). The study adopted the descriptive survey design and the population of the study
comprised of 14 Day Schools that present candidates for Kenya Certificate of
Secondary Education (KCSE) in Trans-Nzoia East Sub-County. The sample size
consisted of Principals, Teachers and students of 14 day secondary schools drawn from
the study population. Purposive sampling was used to select the principals and class
Teachers, while stratified random sampling was used to select student respondents. The
instruments for data collection were questionnaires, an interview schedule for SubCounty Director of Education and document analysis.