Provision of Education to the ‘Hard to Reach’ Amidst Discontinuity in Nomadic Communities in Kenya

Abstract This study explores why nomadic children in the counties of Turkana and West Pokot are left behind in the primary education process despite free primary education (FPE), and considers the variables that contribute to high dropout rates, low enrollment, poor attendance, and unsatisfactory a...

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Main Authors: Ayiro, Laban Peter, Sang, James K.
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Language:English
Published: FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education 2019
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Online Access:https://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/2831
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spelling oai:repository.daystar.ac.ke:123456789-28312024-02-21T16:26:11Z Provision of Education to the ‘Hard to Reach’ Amidst Discontinuity in Nomadic Communities in Kenya Ayiro, Laban Peter Sang, James K. Education Hard to reach Nomadic communities Kenya Abstract This study explores why nomadic children in the counties of Turkana and West Pokot are left behind in the primary education process despite free primary education (FPE), and considers the variables that contribute to high dropout rates, low enrollment, poor attendance, and unsatisfactory academic achievement with a view of bringing out possible strategies to mitigate against these factors of discontinuity. Based on a study conducted in two counties in Kenya, results suggest that formal education in Kenya has not effectively served the nomadic communities. Education indicators in these counties revealed that nomadic groups are at the bottom in national statistics pertaining to enrollment rates, school participation, classroom performance, gender balance, student achievement, progression to the next level of education and by extension training. 2019-07-26T11:14:39Z 2019-07-26T11:14:39Z 2016 Article Ayiro, L. P., & Sang, J. K. (2017). Provision of Education to the ‘Hard to Reach’ Amidst Discontinuity in Nomadic Communities in Kenya. FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 3(3). http://dx.doi.org/10.18275/fire201603031070 https://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/2831 en application/pdf FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education
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Hard to reach
Nomadic communities
Kenya
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Sang, James K.
Provision of Education to the ‘Hard to Reach’ Amidst Discontinuity in Nomadic Communities in Kenya
title Provision of Education to the ‘Hard to Reach’ Amidst Discontinuity in Nomadic Communities in Kenya
title_full Provision of Education to the ‘Hard to Reach’ Amidst Discontinuity in Nomadic Communities in Kenya
title_fullStr Provision of Education to the ‘Hard to Reach’ Amidst Discontinuity in Nomadic Communities in Kenya
title_full_unstemmed Provision of Education to the ‘Hard to Reach’ Amidst Discontinuity in Nomadic Communities in Kenya
title_short Provision of Education to the ‘Hard to Reach’ Amidst Discontinuity in Nomadic Communities in Kenya
title_sort provision of education to the ‘hard to reach’ amidst discontinuity in nomadic communities in kenya
topic Education
Hard to reach
Nomadic communities
Kenya
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