The Amounts of Bursary Allocation: Focus on Kenyan Secondary Schools Internal Efficiency

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue II, February 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

The Amounts of Bursary Allocation: Focus on Kenyan Secondary Schools Internal Efficiency

Prof. J.S.K Achoka & Namachanja Edwin Wafula

Department of Education Planning and Management, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya

Abstract: – Secondary school education is very critical in any education system because of the crucial role it plays in catalyzing national development. Consequently, maintaining a high student enrolment at this level should be a priority for all countries. The Constituency Bursary Fund (CBF) was established by the government of Kenya through an Act of Parliament in 2003. The study was guided by classical liberal theory of equality of opportunities. The study was designed to determine equity implications in bursary awards on the internal efficiency of secondary schools. The objective of the study was to establish the relationship between the amounts of bursary allocated and the internal efficiency in secondary schools; to investigate the relationship between bursary allocation and the internal efficiency in secondary schools. This study employed a mixed methods design. Data was collected through questionnaire and interview schedule. Qualitative data were analyzed through themes, while quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The study established that there was a positive and significant relationship between amount of bursary allocated and school fees balance of the recipients in bursary allocation to students which indicates that with a unit increase in bursary contribution there is an increase in school fees charged in secondary schools. The findings of the study will provide useful information to educational stakeholders in the management of secondary schools that will be useful in improving the management of secondary schools.

Key Terms: Bursary, Allocation, Secondary Schools, Focus, Internal Efficiency

I. INTRODUCTION

Acquiring education assists in improving the welfare of people as a society, community or individuals (Lawson, 2005). Kenyan Primary education lays the foundation for both secondary education, while secondary education provides a vital link between primary education and the world of work on one hand, and a springboard to tertiary and/or higher education and training on the other (De Bruyn., 2017). As a result, excellent outcomes in secondary education immeasurably contribute to the country’s economic development by producing appropriate human resource at the higher education level that are integral in supporting greater productivity. Therefore meaningful access to secondary school education requires more than a simple enrolment, but also includes participation in the education system.

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