Free Primary Education Impact and Analysis of Title Education Centers in Owimbi Zone, Madiany Division, Rarieda District-Kenya

Abstract 

The major purpose of the study was to determine the impact of Free Prima,y Education on Early childhood Education in Owimbi Zone, Madiany Division, Rarieda District, Kenya. The specific ojectives of the study were to; investigate the Impact of ji-ee primmy education on the enrollment of early childhood, to determine the Impact of ji•ee primary education on the quality f teachers of early childhood education and to asses the Impact of ji-ee primary education on ,source allocation to early childhood education.. The study revealed that; Parents are •ithdrawing their children ji-om early child because of ji-ee primary education, Because of ji-ee eimary education resource allocation to early childhood has decrea sed, Government has ';110red early childhood education to take care of the large number of ji-ee primary education nd Parents want early childhood education like prima,y be made ji•ee. The study revealed that iere are no enough teachers in ECD Centers, it also revealed that it is the parents and the ;hool that pay the teachers in ECD Centers and also the introduction of ji•ee primary education as reduced the salary of teachers. he study revealed that ECD Centers do not have enough class rooms, they do not have enough ,aching materials andfi•ee primary education has affected the allocation of resources .. It also revealed that the government does not visit ECD Centers regular as the case with primary school. he government should allocate more resources in ECD Centers he government should provide ECD Centers with the learning resources here is need to design curriculum that is suitable for young children

Table of contents

Declaration ............................................................................................................................... i

Approval ................................................................................................................................. ii

Dedication .............................................................................................................................. iii

Acknowledgment ................................................................................................................... iv

Definition ofte1ms ................................................................................................................... v

Acronyms ............................................................................................................................... vi

Table of contents ................................................................................................................... vii

List of tables .............. : ........................................................................................................... ix

List of chart ............................................................................................................................. x

Abstract .................................................................................................................................. xi

CHAPTER ONE ...................................................................................................................... 1

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 1

1.1. Background of the Study .................................................................................................. 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem ................................................................................................... 2

1.3. Objectives of the Study ..................................................................................................... 2

1.4. Research questions ............................................................................................................ 2

1.5 Scope of the study ............................................................................................................... 2

1.6 Significance of the study ................................................................................................... 3

CHAPTER TWO .................................................................................................................... .4

LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................................................................... .4

Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 4

Impact of free primary education on the enrollment of early childhood ................................ .4

Impact of free primary education on the quality of teachers of early childhood education .... 5

Impact of free primary education on resource allocation to early childhood education .......... 6

Conceptual frame work ............................................................................................................ 8

CHAPTER THREE ... : ............................................................................................................. 9

METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................. 9

3.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 9

3.1 Research Design ................................................................................................................ 9

3.2. Organization of the study ................................................................................................. 9

3.2.1. Area of study ................................................................................................................. 9

3 .2.2 Study population ............................................................................................................. 9

3.2.3. Sample size .................................................................................................................... 9

3.2.4. Sampling technique ....................................................................................................... 9

3.3 Research instruments ....................................................................................................... 10

3.4. Reliability of instruments ............................................................................................... 10

3.5. Data Collection Procedures ............................................................................................ 10

3.6. Methods of data analysis ................................................................................................ 10

3.7 Statistical Treatment ofData ........................................................................................... 11

CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................................. 12

DA TA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ................................. 12

4.0. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 12

4.1. Profile of the respondents ............................................................................................... 12

4.3 Impact of free primary education on the quality of teachers of early childhood education .............................................................. 18

4.4 Impact of free primary education on resource allocation to early childhood education .20

CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................................................... 25

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............... 25

5.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 25

5.1 Summary of the findings ................................................................................................. 25

5.2 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................... 27

5.3 Recommendations ........................................................................................................... 28

Areas for further research ...................................................................................................... 28

References ............................................................................................................................. 29

APPENDIX I: TRANSMITAL LETTER ............................................................................. 31

Appendix II: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR TEACHERS ........................................................... 32