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Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy (JAEP)
Volume-3 | Issue-04 | 174-183
Review Article
Evaluation of the Extent to which Subsidized Secondary Education Programme had Enhanced Access to Education in Boarding Secondary Schools in Nyamira North Sub-County
Mongare Matoke Elijah, Dr. Yambo, J. M. O., Dr. Getange K. N.
Published : April 30, 2019
DOI : 10.21276/jaep.2019.3.4.4
Abstract
Access to education has been a global phenomenon since education has been viewed as a vehicle for economic and social development in society. In Kenya, access to education has been a challenge at all levels in our educational institutions ranging from primary to tertiary level. There is low access rate in boarding Secondary Schools in Nyamira North Sub County despite the fact that there is funding of education by the government through subsidy program. The study was guided by this objective: To evaluate the extent to which subsidized secondary education program had enhanced access to education in boarding secondary schools in Nyamira North sub-county. The area of study was Nyamira North Sub County that has a population of 43 Secondary Schools with 43 principals, 43 Deputy Principals, 43 Bursars, 646 class teachers, one sub-county Quality Assurance and Standards officer and one sub-county Education Officer. The study was done using descriptive research design and the following research instruments were used: Administering questionnaire, interviewing and use of content analysis. The study used purposive sampling for all the small samples except class teachers of 646 that was sampled at 30%. Additionally, simple random sampling method was used in collecting data. Validity of the research instruments was done by subjecting the instruments to the experts for verification and adjustment. The research instruments were also subjected to test and retest method for reliability purpose at significance level of 0.83.The instruments were piloted in three schools before they were finally rolled to all the schools and they were found to be valid and reliable. Data was collected after seeking a research permit from the ministry of education after the University gave clearance for data collection. Data analysis was done using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The main findings of the study was that 76.8% had disagreed that government subsidy had improved access to education in boarding secondary schools in Nyamira North Sub-county. The recommendation was to improve funding of subsidized secondary education program by having a special levy to finance secondary education programs in boarding schools fully. The researcher paid keen attention to research ethical issues and got the informed consent of the respondents and guarded against plagiarism and ensured confidentiality.
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