Infrastructure resources and performance of primary schools under free primary education in selected schools, Eldoret, Kenya
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2011-06
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
The government of Kenya introduced free primary education in the year
2003. This was very well received all over the, country due to the reduced burden on parents who were unable to pay school fees for their children.
However during the initial implementation stages, it was realized that the country had limited physical infrastructure to be able to handle the ever increasing enrolment of students in primary schools. The government through the Kenya Education Sector Support Program developed various initiatives to be able to improve these shortages in infrastructure. This study was intended to determine the infrastructure capacity of the schools in Kenya, with a study in Eldoret Municipality. The various physical infrastructures were categorized into various groups and the various infrastructure groups compared to the set standards by the government and other recognized bodies.
The study was conducted on selected primary schools within the selected samples that were chosen through Simple Random Sampling and Stratified Random Sampling. The main respondents targeted were the head teachers and education officials from Eldoret Municipal Council. The data was collected through questionnaires, interviews and Observation techniques.
The findings of the study indicated that the existing infrastructure in a high number of the schools were not sufficient to provide the students with a good learning environment. Lack of adequate and appropriate classrooms, staffrooms and toilet facilities to the required standards were prevalent in most schools. With a good number of the schools lacking electricity, proper access roads and accessibility to safe drinking water. The measures put in place by the government in reducing the gap of the insufficient infrastructure are taking a slow pace and proper measures need to be taken to ensure that the quality of education is not hindered due to inadequate infrastructure in the existing schools.
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A Thesis Presented to the School of Postgraduate Studies and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Project Planning and Management
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Infrastructure resources, Primary schools, Primary education, Schools, Eldoret, Kenya