Publication: Strategies Of Paternal Involvement In Promoting Holistic Development Of Male Child In Africa Inland Churches, Kiambu County, Kenya
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2021-06
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Mount Kenya University
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The study sought to investigate implementation strategies for paternal involvement in
promoting holistic development of a male child in African Inland churches in Kiambu
County. The purpose of this study was to investigate the strategies for paternal
involvement in promoting holistic development of male child in Africa Inland Church
churches in Kiambu County. The study objectives included to explore biblical and
theological foundations on paternal involvement in promoting holistic development of a
male child; To investigate the influence of paternal involvement in promoting holistic
development of a male child; To examine the effect of team parenting in promoting
holistic development of a male child; and to seek strategies that enhance paternal
involvement in the promotion of holistic development of a male child. Social learning
theory by bandura 1969 was used to guide the study. The target population was 1734,
Kijabe Mission Church, Maingi Church, Kijabe Town Church, and Machani Church.
This study adopted descriptive survey research designed, purposive sampling,
questionnaires, focus groups and interview schedules were used as tools of collecting
data by the researcher. A pilot study was done in the neighboring Africa Inland Church
Mutati Church. Test re-test method was used to evaluate the reliability of the research
instrument. Quantitative data was analyzed with tables and pie-charts according to
statistical package for social sciences while qualitative data was analyzed, organized,
and presented thematically according to the objectives. The findings justified that the
church has put in place biblical and theological foundations on paternal involvement of
a male child. Paternal involvement influences the holistic development of a male child.
The study recommends that stakeholders such as the church and non-governmental
organizations should engage with each other and develop manuals to provide guidelines
while training fathers on issues pertaining to parenting. Employing authorities such as
government bodies and private organizations should consider on how they engage
parents so as to facilitate availability for their families. That the church should increase
on the frequency of strategies that should be diverse in nature so as to capture all issues
that touch on paternal involvement.
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