CONSTITUENCY BURSARY FUND ON ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION, A CASE STUDY OF KHWISERO CONSTITUENCY KAKAMEGA COUNTY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS/FIGURES vi

ABSTRACT ix

CHAPTER ONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Background of the study 1

1.2 Objectives of the study 5

1.3 Questions

1.4 Hypothesis 5

1.5Staternent of problem 6

1.6 Scope of the study 6

1.7 Significance of the study 6

CHAPTER TWO 7

LITERATURE REVIEW 7

2.1 Barriers of Education 7

2.2 Importance of Girls 7

2.3 Global Response 8

2.4 Sustainable Solutions 8

CHAPTER THREE .11

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ii

3.1 Research Design 11

3.2 Sampling Design 1 1

3.3 Collection of Data 13

3.4 Document Analysis 14

CHAPTE FOUR 16

PRESENTATION OF DATA, FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS 16

4.1 Data Presentation 16

4.2 Data Analysis 20

CHAPTER FIVE 24

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 24

5.1 Discussion of Results 24

5.2 Conclusion 25

5.3 Recommendation 26

REFERENCES 27

APPENDIX 1 28

QUESTIONARIES FOR HEADTEACHERS AND STUDENTS 28

ABSTRACT 

This research titled,~ Constituency bursary fiend on access to secondary school education a case study of Khwisero constituency of the republic of Kenya was conducted to find out whether there existed any link between the constituency bursary fiend and access to secondary school education for students from economically disadvantaged families or backgrounds and the effectiveness and sustainability therefore of the association. The bursary awards in financial amounts exemplified the constituency development fiend and were the independent variable, while the number of students maintained in school by the bursary awards characterized the dependent variable, access to secondary school education. Access to secondary school education has been low at about 47% of students who sit for KCPE but only 17% of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds access education at this level was important to ascertain whether the CDF has increased access or not within the constituency. The objectives of the research were to ascertain whether the CDF increased access, whether it was gender balanced and if it was significant. The research was conducted to a case study, data being collected during the months of July to December the year 2010 using the following instruments of data collection; Questionnaires, scheduled interviews, instructed interviews and document analysis, from seven secondary schools, four wards, four locations, selected from the eleven secondary schools four wards and four locations of Khwisero constituency of the republic of Kenya. The data was analyzed using descriptive analysis, quantitative analysis and employing various statistical tools like frequency tables and histograms. The study found tha4 there existed a direct link between the bursary awards and increased access to secondary school education; the amount of the fiend was not sufficient; both the gender were treated equally; The study concluded; that the bursary fiend increased access to secondary schools for students within the constituency amount. The study recommended that the criteria for selection and allocation should focus on the status and number of students and not onwards; the bursary awards should be consistent and that the award should be released to schools on time.