ABSTRACT This study concerns the problem facing free primary education such as inadequate teaching persmmel, teacher distribution, gender disparities, poverty, political interference, immorality, bad peer groups, drug abuse among others. It is also an investigation of how effective this problem can be solved .The researcher gives various methods in collecting data including questionnaire, interview, and observation ,he particularly commonly used a questionnaire because it is more advantageous over the others. In selecting the sample, the researcher decided to use six schools and parents to represent the population. For the success of free primary education, there should be a combined effort and management of all the stakeholders including the government and the non-governmental organizations.
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Declaration... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... (i)
Dedication... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... (ii)
Acknowledgement... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... (iii)
Abstract................................................................................................... (iv)
CHAPTER ONE................................................................................... I
1.0 INTRODUCTION....................................................................... 1
1.1 Background information... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
1.2 Statement of the problem............................................................... 2
1.3 Purpose of the study..................................................................... 2
1.4 Objective of the study................................................................... 2
1.5 Research questions....................................................................... 2
1.6 Significance of the study................................................................ 2
I. 7 The scope........................................................................ . . . . . . . . . 3
CHAPTER TWO................................................................................... 4
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW............................................................... 4
2.1 Challenges Facing Free Primary Education........................................... 4
2.2 Intervention of Free Primary Education................................................ 7
2.3 Methods Used During Teaching................................................... . . . . . . 11
2.4 Limitations................................................................................. 13
CHAPTER THREE................................................................................ 14
3.0 METHODOLOGY........................................................................ 14
3 .1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.2 . Research approach........................................................................ 14
3.3 Researchdesign ......................................................................... ,. 14
3.4 Instruments I tools................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.5 Procedure of the study ............................. :...................................... 15
CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................... 16
4.00 PRESENTATION AND DATA &""iALYSIS .......................................... 16
4.01 Distribution and reception ofquestionnaire............................................ 16
4.02 Understanding free primary eduestion ... ... ... ... ......... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... .... 16
4.03 Do we have free primary education ... . . . ... .. . ... .. . . .. .. . . . . ... . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l7
4.04 Are there any supplements from local area?........................................................... 17
4.05 What kind of group receives free primary education?............................................ 18
4.06 What is the enrolment of pupils?............................................................................. 18
4.07 Does it offer quality education in Kenya? ............................................................... 19
4.08 Problems facing free primary education................................................ 20
4.09 Benefits of girls and special children from free primary education .................. 22
4.10 Needs of all school-going children....................................................... 23
4.11 How to tackle problems related to gender disparities................................. 25
4.12 What are the signs of quality education?............................................................... 26
4.13 Does Kenyan Government have quality resources for free primary education?.... 27
4.14 Are the quality resources accessible to all Kenyans? .............................................. 27
CHAPTER FIVE ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••.•••••••• 29
.5.0 SUMMARY. DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS •••••••••..••••••••.• 29
5.1 Discussion................................................................................... 29
5.2 Conclusion . .. ... ... ... . .. ... ... .. . . .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .......... ... ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 31
5 .3 Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
APPENDICES •••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••.•.•••••••••••••••...•••.• 33
Ouestionnaires ......................................................................................... 33
Letter of oermission.................. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40