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
