TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 3

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 4

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 4

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 4

1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 5

1.8 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 5

CHAPTER TWO 6

1.0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 6

2.1 INTRODUCTION 6

2.2 OVERVIEW OF EDUCATION IN KENYA 6

2.3 GOVERNMENT FUNDING OF FREE PRIMARY EDUCATION.7

2.3.1 the free primary Education initiative 9

2.4 COMMUNITYS ATTITUDE TOWARDS FREE PRIMARY

EDUCATION 11

ADMINISTRATION ARE FACING 13

2.6 FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO PUPILS DROPPING OUT OF

SCHOOL 13

CHAPTER THREE 18

2.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 18

3.1 INTRODUCTION 18

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3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN .18

3.2 TARGETED POPULATiON 18

3.3 SAMPLING METHOD 19

3.4 RESEACH INSTRUMENTS 20

3.5 DATAANALYSIS 20

3.6 RESEARCH PROCEDURE 21

CHAPTER FOUR 23

4.0 PRESENTION OF FINDINGS 23

4.1.0 INTRODUCATION 23

4.1.1 THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE GOVERNMENT IS FUNDING

PRIMARY SCHOOLS 23

4.1.2 COMMUNITY’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FPE 23

4.1.3 RATE OF SCHOOL DROPOUT AND RETENTION AFTER

INTRODUCTION OF FPE 25

4.1.4 CHALLENGES FACED BY TEACHERS 26

4.1.5 CHALLENGES FACED BY PUPILS 28

4.1.6 CHALLENGES FACED BY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS 29

CHAPTER FIVE 32

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 32

3.0 INTRODUCTION 32

5.1 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION 32

5.2 CONCLUSION 34

5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS 35

5.4 AREAS OF FURTHER RESEARCH 38

REFERENCES 39

APPENDIXI 41

APPENDIX 11 42