Publication: Influence of parents’ marital status on implementation of curriculum in public primary schools in Garashi zone, Kilifi county, Kenya
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2024-05-27
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African Journal of Emerging Issues
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Purpose of the Study: To assess the influence of parents’ marital status on curriculum
implementation in public primary schools in Garashi Zone, Kilifi County, Kenya.
Statement of the Problem: Parents’ marital status is a key determinant of curriculum
implementation in schools. However, in Garashi Zone, the situation is quite different with
syllabus coverage being slow and many primary school learners register low grades in
examinations.
Methodology: The study employed mixed methodology with concurrent triangulation
research design, involving 905 respondents. Sampling utilized Yamane’s Formula,
stratified and purposive sampling methods. Quantitative data from teachers were collected
via questionnaires, while qualitative insights from headteachers and parents’
representatives were gathered through interviews. Analysis included thematic analysis for
qualitative data and descriptive and inferential analysis for quantitative data, presented
using SPSS 23.
Findings: The study found that syllabus coverage is below average which has occasioned
low performance in KCPE. This is attributed to parents’ marital status.
Recommendations: Parents should plan their families and bring forth families they can
comfortably take care of such that the meagre amount of financial resources available can
cater for the education of their children in secondary schools. The Ministry of Health and
the Division of National Family Planning should continue with their efforts to teach people
on the essence of bring forth families they can manage.
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Parents’ marital status, curriculum implementation, public primary school.