Abstract:
This study sought to investigate the influence of family based determinants on implementation of re-admission
policy of girls after teenage pregnancy in public secondary schools in Kitui County, Kenya. The study objectives
sought to determine the influence of; socio-economic status of parents, principals’ opinion on socio-economic
status, family size and girls’ awareness of the policy on implementation of re-admission policy. The study was
based on the critical theory by the Frankfurt school in German. The target population was 275 principals, 275
guidance and counseling teachers and 275 head girls in the 120 girls’ schools and 155 co-education schools in
Kitui County, Kenya. The study also targeted the County Director of Education and all the 16 sub county directors
of education in Kitui County. Using stratified and simple random sampling, a sample of 83 principals, 83 guidance
and counseling, and 83 head girls were selected for the study. The County Director of Education was purposively
selected while four sub-county directors of Education were selected using simple random sampling. Data was
collected using questionnaires. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The
study established that; there was a statistically significant association between socio-economic status of parents
and implementation of re-admission policy of girls after teenage pregnancy. The family size, principals’ opinion
on the re-admission policy and girls’ awareness of the policy significantly determined the implementation of the
re-admission policy of girls after teenage pregnancy. The study recommends that; Parents should be sensitized on
their role to educate girls the same way they would do to the boy child. This would enhance the implementation
of the re-admission policy of girls after teenage pregnancy in public secondary schools in Kitui County, Kenya.
