Social Factor and Female Pupils’ Participation in Mobile Schools in Wajir District North Eastern Province Kenya.
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2012-05
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Kampala International University, School of Education, Open and Distance and E-learning
Abstract
This study established the social factors and females’ participation
in mobile schools in Wajir District in North Eastern province Kenya.
Specifically, the study sought to determine (i) To determine the
profile of the respondents as in gender, level of education, age,
qualification and experience.(ii)To determine the extent to which
social factors (such as home based factors, individual based factors
and school based factors) affect girls’ participation in mobile school
programme in Wajir District.(iii)To determine the degree of girls’
participation in mobile school programme in Wajir District.(iv)To
determine if there are significant differences in the degree
participation in mobile school programme in Wajir District between
male and female pupils.(v)To determine the relationship between
the social factors and girls’ participation in mobile school
programme. A survey design was used specifically descriptive
correlation and descriptive comparative; data were collected from
using self administered questionnaires as the key data collection
instruments. Data were analyzed at univariate level using frequency
counts, mean Pearson Linear Correlation coefficient and regression
analysis at bi-variate level. The findings revealed that there was a
high level social factors there were several social factors affecting
participation of learners in mobile schools programme north Wajir
District; high level of participation of girls learners were high; there
was no significant difference in the of social factors and level girls
participation in mobile prodramme; social factors are positively
correlated with girls in mobile programme in schools.
Recommendations based on the findings were that; government of
Kenya should implement more poverty reduction programs in
country parts in mobile schools; parents should give equal rights to
both boys and girls when it comes to school matters;Girls
participation in leadership at schools needs be encouraged by both
parents and school adminitration; girls participation in schools
should be given more attention.
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A Dissertation Presented to the College of Higher Degrees and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree Bachelor of Arts with Education.
Keywords
Female Pupils, Mobile Schools, Participation, Wajir District-Kenya