The Impact of Free Primary Education on Enrolment, Quality, Access and Retention in Ngarua Division, Laikipia West District in Kenya

ABSTRACT 

The researcher in this research attended to investigate the impact of free primary education or enrollment, access and retention. A case study of primary schools in Ng’arua Division, Laikipia west District in Kenya. The researcher was motivated into the study of this topic because of the government's interest in UPE to find out its impact upon the enrolment, access and retention, The researcher used two types of respondents and parenthesis. The researcher based his study on primary data in chapter four and secondary data in chapter two. Data/ information was through questionnaire, interview guide and direct interviews. In conclusion it was evident for the researcher to strongly give recommendation for the ministry of education and researchers who are interested in carrying research in the same related area of free primary education

TABLE OF CONTENT

APPRROVAL

DEDICATION

DECLARATION . iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

TABLE OF CONTENT v

LIST OF ABSTRACT vi

ABSTRACT viii

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 Introduction 1

1,1 Background of the Study 1

1.2 Statement of the problem 3

1,3 Purpose of the Study

1.4 Objectives of the Study- 4

1.5 The scope of the study 4

1.6 Significant of the study 5

CHAPTER TWO ~6

Literature Review 6

2.0 IntroducLon 6

2.1 ENROLMENT AT PRE-PRIMARY 7

2,2 IMPROVING EDUCATION POLICY I7

CHAPTER THREE................. 17

RESEARCP METHODOLOGY 17

3.0 Introduction 17

3,1 Research design’ 17

3.2 Study population; 17

3,3 Study area 17

3.4 Sampling design 18

3,5 Research instrument’ i8

3.4. Questionnaires .18

4 9 In erqjev s i8

3.4.3 Observation; 18

3,4,4 Documen at’or 18

3.4.5 Data Analysis’

3.5 Limitation of the study 19

CHAPTER FOUR...................20

DATA PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION 20

4.1 Introduction 20

4,2 EFFECTS OF TFDL PTJ IrR~ ~DUC. 1~ N 22

CHAPTER FIVE 25

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION 25

5.1 summary 25

5 2 C nciu~lon’ 26

5.3 challenges to the UPE programme in Kenya 27

5,5 Recommends don o fur Fer resesrch 28

REFERENCES 29

APPENDICES 30

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR TEACHERS /PARENTS 30