The Relationship of Poverty and Secondary Education Attainment: a Case study of Habaswein Region-Wajir South District North Eastern Province Kenya.
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2011-05
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Kampala International University, School of Education, Open and Distance E-learning
Abstract
The study was conducted in Habaswein area. A total of 240 respondents who were drawn
from Habaswein residents were selected to participate in the study. The study findings
portrayed that the poverty has great impact on education
The investigations during the study revealed that the main cause of poverty was lack of
employment and other sources of income. This was depicted by 85% of the respondents
who said that education was affected by the economic background of the students to large
extent in Habaswein region against 15% who disagreed.
It was found out that the poorer the family was the lesser the opportunity was for the
children in that family to get education. This was concluded due to the majority of
answers that agreed (8 8%) as compared to minority (12%) who disagreed.
Due to this fact, it was found that if parents had a better source of income and were
enlightened about the importance of education and its relationship with poverty, then
education will be supported and the academic standards or performance will be increased.
Also this would consequently lift the economic standards of Habaswein area when people
learnt to work and sent children to school wholeheartedly.
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A Research Report Submitted to the Faculty of Education in Partial Fulfillment for the Award of a Bachelor’s Degree of Science with Education of Kampala International University.
Keywords
Poverty, Secondary Education, Kenya