School of Education and Social Sciences
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Item Influence of Parents’ Provision of Basic Needs on the Academic Performance of Learners in Junior Secondary Schools in Imenti North Sub County, Meru County, Kenya((IJPP) International Journal of Professional Practice, 2025) Betty, Richard Gakii; Esther, Thuba; Flora G., NgeeraThe academic performance of Junior Secondary Schools’ learners is essential for expanding their economic opportunities. However, JSS learner achievement in Imenti North Sub-County is limited, despite the policies and guidelines for learner achievement outlined by the Ministry of education (MOE) and KICD. Challenges such as high learner drop-out rates, little achievement in assessments, and poor communication skills still persist. This paper investigates the influence of parents’ provision of basic needs on the academic performance of learners in Junior Secondary Schools in Imenti North Sub County, Meru County; anchored on the Epstein’s model of parental participation. The research employs a mixed-methods approach, utilizing descriptive survey research design to achieve its purpose. The target population comprised 26 public primary schools, 26 head-teachers, 26 class-teachers, 1170 parents, and 1170 grade seven learners. A sample size of 8 head-teachers, 8 class-teachers, 71 parents and 71 pupils was obtained using Mugenda and Mugenda’s 20% recommendation. Whereas simple random sampling was used to get parents and learners; census sampling was adopted for head teachers, and class-teachers. Questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions were used to collect data, and validity and reliability of the tools was ascertained. The findings indicated a statistically significant relationship between parents’ provision of basic needs and academic achievement. The study concludes that parents’ provision of clean water, nutritional diet, warm bedding, school fees, medical needs and a conducive reading environment impacts the academic achievement. Factors such as learners being sent home to collect school fees, not meeting medical needs makes learners less interactive, less attentive in class and perpetually absent. The study recommends MOE and head-teachers to prioritize parent education and sensitization on learner basic needs. Moreover, stakeholders such as churches, NGOs and the ministry of education should support school food program and implement a healthcare strategy to enhance learners’ health.Item Parental Involvement Influence on Education Participation for Learners with Hearing Impairments in Special Public Primary Schools in Meru and Isiolo Counties- Kenya(Journal of Education, 2024-05) Purity, Karegi Nthuku; Tarsilla, Kibaara; Timothy, Kinoti M’NgaruthiGlobally need for education, as a measure of one's ability to function fully in today's society, is an important motivator for efforts to achieve the highest level of education in the world. The persistent under achievement of deaf students in Kenyan schools is of great concern as evidenced by final average scores in their formative and summative scores in their assessments. This study aimed to find out how parental involvement influences education participation for learners with hearing impairment. The study was guided by Maslows theory of motivation in learning. A phenomenological research design was utilized. The study targeted three primary schools handling learners with hearing impairments in Meru and Isiolo counties that is Kaaga, Njia, and Isiolo school for learners with hearing impairment. A thematic approach was used to analyze the qualitative data. The study revealed that parental involvement was minimal. Based on the study findings, collective effort should be made to sensitize the parents on their roles in the education of their children. Employers of parents of students with hearing impairments should be given days off with pay when going to attend to their children's issues in school like closing days, opening days, and clinic days for their children. The school should provide some incentives to parents like meals during the school meetings to help reduce parents’ expenses. The government should ensure tax waivers for parents of students with hearing impairments. The stakeholders should help change parental attitudes that their children will not make it.Item Parental Occupation and Parental Involvement in Education Among Public Day Secondary Schools in Moyale Sub-County, Marsabit County, Kenya(EdinBurg Peer Reviewed Journals and Books Publishers, 2022-10) Guyo, Madina Duba; Mwirichia, Severina; Kibaara, TarsillaSeveral obstacles have been proposed as potential roadblocks to parental involvement in schooling. This study sought to examine the influence of parental occupation on parental involvement in education among public day secondary schools in Moyale Sub-County, Marsabit County. This study used a descriptive cross-sectional design. The target population included 10 public day schools with a total enrollment of 1861 students. The sample size was 329 students, who were selected using simple random sampling. The findings indicated that parental occupation had a positive and significant relationship with parental involvement in education. The study concluded that parental occupation contributed significantly to parental involvement in education. The study recommended that school management should create awareness among parents about the role their occupation plays in their children’s education. Parents should be able to strike a balance between work and getting involved in the education of their children.