dc.contributor.advisor |
Migosi, Joash A. |
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dc.contributor.advisor |
Muola, James Matee |
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dc.contributor.author |
Mutia, Janet Ndanu |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-03-30T08:38:07Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-03-30T08:38:07Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015-03 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://repository.seku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1113 |
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dc.description |
Master of Education in Educational Planning and Administration, 2015 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The study intended to investigate School Factors Influencing Level of
Implementation of Kenya National School Health Strategic Plan in Public
Secondary Schools in Kitui West Sub County. Descriptive survey research
design was used to conduct the research. The researcher carried out the
research in ten (10) schools. Ten(10) principals and sixty (60)
teachersparticipated in the research as respondents, making a total of seventy
(70) respondents. The researcher used a questionnaire for teachers andan
interview guide for principals toestablish School Factors influencing level of
implementation of Kenya National School Health Strategic Plan in public
secondary schools in Kitui West Sub County. The sampled school factors
were training of school personnel, availability of resources, awareness and
commitment by school managers. Data collected wasorganized, processed and
analyzed using descriptivestatistics guided by the research objectives and
research questions.The researcherused statistical package for social sciences
(SPSS) to analyze the data.Most of the respondents felt that induction policy,
refresher courses for school personneland training of teachers on community
issuesinfluence implementation of national health strategic plan most. It was
also found out that teachers were not fully trained to implement national
school health strategic plan according to principals and that students did not
take life skills lessons seriously since.Principals revealed that schools did not
have enough resources. Apart from the resource factors in the questionnaire,
allocation of funds was mentioned by the Principals as another resource factor
that influences implementation. Knowledge of one’s role and what is expected
in the strategic plan influence most as far as the awareness and commitment
factors are concerned.Most of the principals were not aware of the strategic
plan and some of those who were aware of it did nothing, this signifies lack of
commitment.The government had not allocated schools any funds for
implementation of the plan and that Government policies like on virement of
funds are intervening variable.It was concluded that school-based factors
influence level of implementation of National School Health Strategic Plan in
Public Secondary Schools in Kitui west sub County. The following
recommendations were made:Educationists should carry out further research
to establish whether there could be other factors that influencing
implementationlevel of National School Health Strategic Plan in Public
Secondary Schools Kitui West Sub County, Kitui County. The government
should immediately train school personnel and organize for refresher
coursesfor teachers and have induction courses fornewly employed school
staff. The curriculum development body should make Life skills subject
examinable. The National and County governments should commit more
resources to education sector. The government should create awareness to
principals and take stern action to those that are not committed to duties. It should also remove some bureaucracies to avoid complicating otherwise
simple matters. |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
South Eastern Kenya University |
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en |
en_US |
dc.title |
School based factors influencing level of implementation of national school health strategic plan in public secondary schools in Kitui West Sub County Kitui County, Kenya |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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