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dc.contributor.authorOnderi, Henry
dc.contributor.authorMakori, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T12:25:46Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T12:25:46Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationBritish Journal of Arts and Social Sciences ISSN: 2046-9578, Vol.17 No.I (2014)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.bjournal.co.uk/volume/paper/BJASS_17_2/BJASS_17_02_06.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3013
dc.description.abstractThis article reports on the findings from a research study on form one selection in secondary schools in Kenya. The aim of the study was to identify issues and challenges associated with form one selection using quantitative and qualitative research design. Data was collected through a survey from 81 principals in Nyamira County, Kenya. Data analysis indicates various issues and challenges that militate against the provision of education based on equality. The issues and challenges identified undermined the provision of equality in education provision in Kenya. The current form one selection policy and practice favoured national and county schools and disadvantaged district schools. The issues and challenges include among others that national and county schools selected top performing students based on KCPE (Kenya certificate of primary education) examination results, leaving bottom performing ones to district schools. District secondary schools also face severe competition from other schools within the district, thus chasing not only fewer numbers of students but also low achieving ones. The results also indicate that district schools were under pressure from their community to admit students with very low marks. Also selected students failed to turn up forcing district secondary schools to admit students with even the lowest marks in order to survive in the free secondary education era. In conclusion, the current form one selection policy discriminated against district secondary schools resulting in admitting students with very low or rather poor KCPE marks.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBritishJournal Publishing, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectpolicy and practiceen_US
dc.subjectForm one selectionen_US
dc.subjectNyamira Countyen_US
dc.subjectSecondary schoolsen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding Realities, Inequalities and Implications Associated With Policy and Practice in Form One Selection in Secondary Schools in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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