Expansion Ofpublic Day Secondary Schools Andinternal Efficiency In Mumias East And Mumias West Sub-Counties,Kakamega County,Kenya

ABSTRACT

Expansion of public day secondary schools was expected to enhance access and provide

quality education to students who miss the opportunity to access boarding facilities due to

high school fees charged. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of expansion

of public day secondary schools in Mumias East and Mumias West Sub-Counties on their

internal efficiency between 2010 - 2015. The specific objectives of the study were to:

determine the effects of trends in enrolment on internal efficiency of public day secondary

schools; establish the effect of expansion of public day secondary school on utilization of

selected school physical facilities; and to determine the influence of expansion of public day

secondary school on quality of education offered in Mumias East and Mumias West Sub-

Counties. The study was guided by a conceptual framework in which independent variable is

expansion of public day secondary schools and dependent variable is enhancing internal

efficiency. The study employed descriptive survey research design. A sample size of 1,323

students, 164 teachers, 36 principals from a population of 4,410 form 3 and 4 students, 546

teachers, 43 principals respectively; the Sub-County Director of Education was involved.

Simple random, saturated and purposive sampling were used to select students / teachers,

principals and education officers respectively. Research instruments used were questionnaires

and interview schedules. Quantitative data collected from closed questionnaire items was

tallied and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the aid of the statistical

package for the social sciences Qualitative data was transcribed and organized into categories

and themes based on study objectives. Study findings revealed a statistically significant

positive relationship between enrolment trends and internal efficiency in public day secondary

schools (r=0.571:P