Table of Contents
Declaration
Approval
Dedication
Acknowledgment iv
Table of Contents
Abstract
Chapter One 1
Introduction 1
1. Background of the study 1
1.2Statement of the problem 2
1.3 Objectives of Study 3
1.3. 1 General Objective 3
1.3.2 Specific Objectives 3
1.4 Research Questions 3
1.5. Significance of Study 4
Chapter Two 5
Review of Related Literature 5
2.1 Free primary education and Facilitation 5
2.2 Teachers and the facilitation of free primary education 6
2.3 Teacher-Pupil ratio 6
2.4 Social- Economic status of the people and Free Primary Education 7
2.5 Quality of Education and Free Primary Education 8
Conclusion 9
Conceptual Framework 10
Chapter three 11
Methodology 11
3.1 Research Design 11
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3.2 Study Population .11
3.3 Sample Size and Sampling Technique 11
3.3.1 Sample Size 11
3.4 Data Collection 12
3.4.1 Instruments 12
3.4.2 Reliability of instruments 12
3.4.3 Sources of Data 12
3.4.4 Data collection procedure 13
3.5 Data Processing and Analysis 13
Chapter Four 14
Findings and Interpretations 14
4.0 Introduction 14
4.1 Background characteristics of respondents 14
4.2 Physical facilities and implementation of Free Primary Education 15
4.3 Quality of teachers and implementation of Free Primary Education 17
4.4 Poverty and the implementation of free primary education 20
Chapter Five 23
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations 23
5.1 Introduction 23
5.2 Summary of the major findings 23
5.3 Conclusions 24
5.4 Recommendations 25
References 26
Questionnaire for Teachers 28
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of free primary education on the academic performance of pupils in Elangata- Wuas Zone Kajiada District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to determine if Poor Physical Facilities affects the implementation of free primary education. Determine if the Lack of enough Trained Teachers affects the implementation of free primary education. Determine if a high PupilTeacher Ratio affects the implementation of free primary education. Determine if the poverty level of parents affects the implementation of free primary education. The methods used for data collection were questionnaires to the staff members of the schools who were involved in the study. In chapter four, the findings were presented and interpreted in relation to the study objectives and research questions. While linking to the existing literature, results included demographic characteristics, frequency and percentages. Based on the findings it was observed that free primary education had been negatively affected regard to the quality of education. In chapter five, the development of solutions to the problem, a summary of the findings and conclusions were attempted. The findings suggested recommendations on areas pertaining to making a policy that ensures that the quality of education is not compromised.
