Impact of Poverty on Parents' Participation in the Management of ECD Programmes in Gatanga Location - Thika District
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Date
2009-11
Authors
Mbatia, Joseph Kimotiho
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Publisher
Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
The study focused on the impact of poverty on parents' participation
in early childhood programmes m Gatanga division of Thika district.
It was a cross sectional survey which involved pre-school teachers and
pre-school parents and guardians as respondents.
The findings revealed that parent's poverty will adversely affect their
participation to early childhood programmes in Gatanga division.
There is need for parents to actively support the ECO programmes for
survival and continuity.
The researcher recommends that there be private sponsorship and
more funding of ECO programmes so as to control poverty in preschool
parents.
Description
A research report submitted to the Institute of Open and Distance Learning as a Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirement for the Award of the Degree of Bachelor of Education of Kampala International
University.
Keywords
Poverty, Parents, Impact, Participation, Gatanga Location - Thika District