Influence of School Finance Allocation on Implementation of Free Day Secondary Education Policy in Public Secondary Schools in Narok North Sub County, Kenya

Abstract

: The study aimed to investigate the influence of school finance allocation on implementation of Free Day Secondary Education Policy in Public Secondary Schools in Narok North Sub County, Kenya and to suggest remedies for improving the level of financing to the schools. The study targeted 30 head teachers from 30 public secondary schools. The Sub County Education Director and seven (7) Zonal Quality Assurance and Standards Officers (ZQASOs) were also targeted. The total population for the study was 38 subjects. Stratified random sampling was used to group the subjects while simple random sampling was used to select the participants from each stratum. Purposive sampling was used to select the DEO and ZQASOs. Questionnaires were used for collecting data from the head teachers while interview schedules were administered to the SubCounty Education Director and the Zonal Quality Assurance and Standards Officers. Validity of the instruments was determined by experts in research at the Maasa Mara University. Reliability of the instruments was tested by subjecting the instruments to a pilot study whereby the results were computed using the Cronbach alpha reliability co-efficient. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse quantitative data while qualitative data were analyzed by idenitifying similar responses. Financial constraints due to delays in policy making and late disbursement of funds to schools were found to affect implementation of Free Day Secondary School policy in spite of the increased school enrolment. The study recommends timely allocation and release of funds to schools to keep the implementation of government policies in the education sector on the right track. Keywords: Challenges, Effective Implementation, Free Primary Education (FPE) Free Day Secondary Education (FDSE)