Publication: An assesment of alternative sources of financing free day secondary education in Mombasa, Kenya.
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2014-10
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Mount Kenya University
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The purpose of this study was to assess the alternative sources of financing day secondary
education in Mombasa County. The objectives of the study were to find out the alternative
sources of financing free day secondary education existing in Mombasa County, to find out how
much was got form these sources and how the funds are used and to evaluate the effects of
alternatives sources of financing FDSE on the learner in Mombasa County. This study was
guided by both the scientific theory of management and the human capital theory. A target
population of 2656 persons was involved. It comprised of 32 public secondary schools principals
in Mombasa County, their bursars, all teachers of the secondary schools and all the form four
students in public secondary schools in Mombasa County. A purposively selected sample of 304
respondents was used. The sample included 16 principals of day secondary schools in Mombasa
County, their bursars, 2 teachers and 15 students from each of the 16 schools. Semi-structured
questionnaires were administered to the school principals, the bursars, the teachers and the
students. For in-depth understanding of the situation interview was conducted on the bursars.
Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were used in this study. Descriptive research
design and descriptive statistics were employed to collect and analyse the data. Statistical
Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 20) was employed to analyse the data. The findings
revealed that there exists several alternative sources of financing free day secondary education in
Mombasa County. The school bus was ranked first as the most preferred source of income while
farming was least due to unavailability of land. The alternative sources were found to have
positive effect on the learner retention, access, student-textbook ratio, teacher-student ratio
amongst others. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology should therefore formulate
policies that will ensure that all schools implement viable alternative sources of financing free
day secondary education to avoid overdependence on government grants that are sometimes
disbursed late in the term. In pursuit of increased earnings from our secondary schools, the
ministry of education should also put in place mechanisms that will ensure each school is given a
minimum income that is expected every financial year.
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