Good governance and provision of basic education in Kisii County, Kenya
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2023-06
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and social Science
Abstract
Good governance is at the core of the provision of public services, including basic education. The tenets of good governance should be evident in public service, if the public are to gain. study was to examine good governance and provision of basic education in Kisii County. The objectives of this study were: to evaluate the effect of transparency on provision of basic education in Kisii county; to determine the effect of participation on provision of basic education in Kisii county; to assess the effect of accountability on provision of basic education in Kisii county; to evaluate the effect of responsiveness on provision of basic education in Kisii county. This study was guided by the agency theory, stakeholder theory and the stewardship theory. This study adopted a descriptive design. The population for this study were all the 9-sub county ECDE directors,9 sub county education committee heads,90 PTA chairpersons,2 KNUT officials and 2,026 ECDE teachers in Kisii county. The study’s sample was 250. All the 9-sub county ECDE directors, the 9-sub county education committee heads and the 2 KNUT officials were selected in this study. The researcher purposively selected schools from which the 27 PTA chairpersons were selected. Probability proportional to size sampling was used to select the number of ECDE teachers in the 9 sub counties. The researcher then purposively selected the ECDE centres in the sub counties. Simple random sampling was used to select 203 ECDE teachers in each of the selected schools. This study used questionnaires to collect data. The questionnaires were checked for completeness and consistency. Data capturing was done using Microsoft Excel. The data from the completed questionnaires was entered into Microsoft Excel sheets for analysis. Data was analyzed using correlation and regression analysis. The study also used a statistical Software Package (SPSS) for Social Sciences version 26 in analyzing the data.The study used descriptive and inferential statistics to correlate each independent variable to the dependent variable. In the regression analysis, R Square = 0.684 showed that transparency, participation, accountability, responsiveness collectively explained 68.4% variations on provision of basic education in Kisii county. ANOVA findings of F=112.18; p=0.000 indicated the effect was significant. The results on the standardized coefficients showed that transparency, participation, accountability and responsiveness positively affected the provision of basic education in Kisii county, shown by beta values of β = 0.143,0.254,0.042 and 0.490 respectively. This study recommends that the county government of Kisii provides elaborate financial reporting systems to enhance stakeholders access to information; the county government of Kisii implements the views and suggestions of stakeholders in basic education; the county government of Kisii discloses fully the expenditure items of basic education and create forums that would enhance stakeholders’ participation on provision of basic education in Kisii county.
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A research dissertation submitted to the college of humanities and social sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of master’s degree in development studies of Kampala International University
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Good governance, Provision, Basic education, Kenya