ABSTRACT
Modern society is characterized by changing family structures and changing lifestyles
and Mwingi zone is not an exception. This study was designed to investigate whether
family structure has influence on pre-school learners’ class participation. The objectives
of the study were to establish the influence of intact-biological parent families on preschool
learners’ class participation , to determine the influence of single- parent families
on pre-school learners’ class participation, to determine the influence of grandparentheaded
families on pre-school learners’ class participation and to establish the influence
of child-headed families on pre-school learners’ class participation. The study was carried
out in Mwingi zone, Mwingi Sub-county of Kitui County. The target population of the
study was 1030 pre-school learners and 88 pre-school teachers from 67 public preschools
in Mwingi Zone. The findings of the study are hoped to form a basis for different
stakeholders to assist the learners cope with the challenges emanating from their family
structure backgrounds. The researcher employed descriptive survey design for the study
and obtained the sample size of the study by using both probability and non- probability
sampling techniques. The sampling techniques included stratified random sampling and
purposive sampling. The researcher used a representative sample of 10% of the targeted
pre-school learners, and 20.5% of the targeted pre-school teachers. To collect data from
the respondents, the researcher used questionnaires and observation checklists. The
questionnaires were used to collect data from pre-school teachers while observation
checklists were used to collect data from pre-school learners. The researcher processed
data by editing, coding, classifying and tabulating it and then analyzed the processed data
using descriptive analysis, frequency distribution tables and percentages and Pearson
Correlation Tables. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze
data. The study found out that there was a strong positive correlation (r=0.814, P
UKULO, D (2021). Influence Of Family Structure On Pre-School Learners’ Class Participation In Public Pre-Schools In Mwingi Zone, Mwingi Sub-County, Kitui County- Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/influence-of-family-structure-on-pre-school-learners-class-participation-in-public-pre-schools-in-mwingi-zone-mwingi-sub-county-kitui-county-kenya
UKULO, DAVID "Influence Of Family Structure On Pre-School Learners’ Class Participation In Public Pre-Schools In Mwingi Zone, Mwingi Sub-County, Kitui County- Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 08 May. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/influence-of-family-structure-on-pre-school-learners-class-participation-in-public-pre-schools-in-mwingi-zone-mwingi-sub-county-kitui-county-kenya. Accessed 09 Nov. 2024.
UKULO, DAVID . "Influence Of Family Structure On Pre-School Learners’ Class Participation In Public Pre-Schools In Mwingi Zone, Mwingi Sub-County, Kitui County- Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 08 May. 2021. Web. 09 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/influence-of-family-structure-on-pre-school-learners-class-participation-in-public-pre-schools-in-mwingi-zone-mwingi-sub-county-kitui-county-kenya >.
UKULO, DAVID . "Influence Of Family Structure On Pre-School Learners’ Class Participation In Public Pre-Schools In Mwingi Zone, Mwingi Sub-County, Kitui County- Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 09, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/influence-of-family-structure-on-pre-school-learners-class-participation-in-public-pre-schools-in-mwingi-zone-mwingi-sub-county-kitui-county-kenya