Effect Of Government Financial Interventions On Educational Indices Of The Vulnerable Secondary School Students In Nandi North Sub-County, Nandi County, Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate on the effects of government financial interventions on educational indices of the vulnerable secondary school students in Nandi North Sub County. To address this problem the study formulated the following objectives: - to determine the effects of government financial interventions on enrolment, to establish the effects of government financial interventions on retention, to evaluate the effects of government financial interventions on students’ completion rate and finally to determine the effects of government financial interventions on academic performance of vulnerable secondary school students. This study adopted a survey research design, and it targeted 59 principals from public secondary schools in Nandi North Sub-county, and 354 class teachers as well as 59 school bursars and 144 students who are eligible to government financial interventions. The respondent were selected using simple random, purposive and stratified random sampling techniques, 106 class teachers, 18 principals, 18 bursars and 43 students. The study employed questionnaire, and interview schedule to collect data. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics (measures of central tendencies and frequency) and inferential statistics (chi-square). It was found out that government financial interventions did not facilitate any enrolments in schools. Significant relationships p ≤ 0.05, (p= .000). It was found out that all the government financial interventions increases student retention in secondary schools significant at 95% confidence level (p <0.05), p=.000. Findings on relationship between government financial interventions and students’ completion rate of the vulnerable secondary school students showed significant relationships (p ≤ 0.05). According to class teachers and bursars, the overall number of vulnerable who had received government financial interventions was still small, yet the number of the vulnerable student was increasing. There is need for the government should review the criteria on allocation of government financial interventions to ensure that all the deserving students benefit from the funds; this will therefore enhance their enrollment, retention, completion rate and finally their academic performance.