The Impact of Free Secondary Education on the Enrolment of Students (Case Study) Gucha District- Kenya.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

Dedication .................................................................................................... ii

Acknowledgement ....................................................................................... iii

List of Acronyms .......................................................................................... iv

List of Tables and Maps ............................................................................. viii

Chapter one ................................................................................................. 1

lntroduction .. ............................................................................................... 1

1.0 Background .................................................................................. 1

1.1 Statement of the problem ........................................................... 2

1.2 Purpose of the study .................................................................... 2

1.3 Objectives of the study ................................................................ 3

1.3.1 General objectives .................................................................... 3

1.3.2 Specific objectives ..................................................................... 3

1.3.3 Research questions ................................................................... 3

1.4 Scope of the study ....................................................................... 3

1.5 Significance of the study .............................................................. 4

1.6 Definition of terms ....................................................................... 4

1. 7 limitations of the study ................................................................ 4

Chapter Two ................................................................................................. 6

Literature Review ......................................................................................... G

2.1. Impact of private cost on enrolment .......................................... 7

2.2. Impact of household characteristics on enrolment .................... 9

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2.3. Other Household Characteristics .............................................. 10

2.4. Impact of Individual Characteristics on Enrolment ................... 10

2.5. Impact of Quality on Enrolment ................................................ 11

2.6. Impact of Labour Market and Other Contextual

Factors on Enrolment ................................................................ 12

2.7. Conceptual Framework ............................................................. 13

2.8. Data and Method ...................................................................... 14

2.9 Kenya I s e d ucatt•o n •tn t•t t•a t "tv e ...................................................... . 14

2.10 Implementation challenges ...................................................... 14

2.11 UNESCO Assesses Free Primary Education in Kenya ................ 15

2.12 Free primary education in Kenya: one of Kibakiac(TM) s Trump

cards? ........................................................................................ 15

2.13 Achieving universal primary education. Can Kenya afford it? .. 15

2.14. Enrolment Patterns in Kenya .................................................. 16

Chapter Three ............................................................................................ 18

Methodology .............................................................................................. 18

2.0 Research design ......................................................................... 18

3.1 Environment .............................................................................. 18

3.2 Sample selection ........................................................................ 18

3.3 Respondents ............................................................................... 18

3.4 Research instruments ................................................................ 19

3.5 Data collection procedures ........................................................ 20

3.6 Statistical treatment of data ...................................................... 20

Chapter Four .............................................................................................. 21