TITLE:
The Impact of Constituency Bursary Provision Timing on School Efficiency of Secondary Schools in Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya
AUTHORS:
E. Nyakundi, N. Onsomu
KEYWORDS:
Constituency, Bursary, Provision, Timing, Completion, Need
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.11 No.2,
February
20,
2023
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of constituency bursary
provision timing on school efficiency of secondary schools in Trans-Nzoia
County, Kenya. The study used a descriptive survey research design. The study
was used the Human Capital Theory as advanced by Becker and the socialist
economics of education theory as propounded by Louis Blanc while looking at
family background as timing for awarding bursary. The target population was
77,589 persons, that is, 77,322 students, 257 principals, 5 sub-county directors of education and
5 sub-county constituency bursary fund chairpersons. Glen model was used to
derive a sample of 384 respondents with 297 students, 77 principals, 5 SCDE and
5 CBF. Questionnaire and interview schedules were used to collect data for the
study. Validity was done by consultation with supervisors whose opinion was
used to make corrections while validity was done by pilot study and coefficient
of 0.7 obtained. Quantitative data was analysed using inferential statistic
while qualitative data was analysed as themes emerged. The
findings were; there was a significant (p = .01;
α = .05) relationship between constituency bursary provisions and internal
efficiency in secondary in Kenya. The findings will enable timely provision of
funds to schools to enable efficiency provision of services. The
study concluded that government should ensure timely provision of funds to
improve on its efficiency. The study recommended stakeholder involvement to
ensure timely provision of funds.