DECENTRALISATION AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN SECONDARY EDUCATION IN KEBIRIGO DIVISION, GESENENO VILLAGE, KEBIRIGO ZONE NY AMIRA DISTRICT OF NYANZA PROVINCE- KENYA:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ..................................................................................................................... .i

DEDICATION ........................................................................................................................ ii

APPROVAL .......................................................................................................................... iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................ v

LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................... viii

LIST OF l'IGURES ............................................................................ .' ................................... ix

ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................. x

CHAPTER ONE:INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 1

1.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background to the Study .............................................................. ." .................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem .................................................................................................. 2

1.3 Purpos.e of the Study ........................................................................................................... 2

1.4 Objectives of the Study ...................................................................................................... 2

1.5 Research questions ............................................................................................................ 3

1.6 Scope of the Study ........................................................................ : .................................... 3

1.7 Significance of the Study ................................................................................................... 3

. . CHAPTER TWO:LITERA TURE REVIEW .......................................................................... .4 . . 2.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 4

2.1 Definition ........................................................................................................................... 4

2.3 Decentralization and Service Delivery .............................................................................. 5

2.4 Decentralization of Education ............................................................................................ 7

2.5 Africa;s Education Decentralization in Practice .......................... : .................................... 8

2.5.1 Education Decentralization Kenya ................................................................................. 9

2.6 Delegation to Schools and School Councils .................................................................... 12

2.7 Conclusions and Lessons Learned ................................................................................... 16

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CHAPTER THREE:RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ......................................................... 17

3.1 Research Design .......................................................................................................... 17

3.2 Area of the Study ............................................................................................................. 17

3.3 Population and Sample Size ........................................................................................ 17

3.3. Sampling Procedure ........................................................................................................ 17

3.4 Methods of Data Collection ........................................................................................ 17

3.5 Data Analysis .............................................................................................................. 18

3.6 Ethical considen)tion ..................................................................................... ' .............. 18

3.8 Validity and reliability ....................................................................................... · .............. 18

3.8.1 Validity ......................................................................................................................... 19

3.8.2 Reliability .......... : ........................................................................................... : .............. 19

CHAPTER FOUR:DA 'r A PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION .... 20

4.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 20

4.1 Demographic Characteristics of Respondents .............................................................. 20

4.2. The nature of educational services in Kenya .................................................... _. ............. 21

4.2.1 Equitable Access to Secondary Education ................................................................... 21

4.2.2 Completion rates: ........................................................................................... : .............. 22

4.2.3 Transition Rates ............................................................................................................ 24

4.2.4 Secondary school dropout rates ......................................................................•.............. 24

4.2.5 Equitable Access ,to Secondary Education ·····················································;·············25

4.2.6 Completion rates .at senior four ..................................................................................... 26

4.2.7 Relevance of Education ................................................................................................ 26

4.2.8 Quality of Education ..................................................................................................... 27

4.2.9 Affordability ofEducation .............................................................................. -. ............ 28

4.3 The adequacy of budget allocation for education ......................................... .' .............. 29

4.3.1 Budgetary Allocation .................................................................................................... 29

4.4 Community Participation ................................................................................................. 32

4.5 Barriers to Effective Community Participation ................................................ : .............. 34

4.6 Strategies to Enhance Education Provision ..................................................................... 35

4.6.1 Liberalization, Privatization; and Partnership .............................................................. 35

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4.6.2 Poverty Alleviation ....................................................................................................... 35

CHAPTER FIVE:SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............ 37

5.1 Conclusions ..................................................................................................................... 37

5.2 Recommendations ........................................................................................................... 39

REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................... 40

APPENDIX I: INTERVIEW GUIDE; .................................................................................. .45