Employee and Financial Factors as Impediments to Curriculum Implementation among Schools in Marakwet West Sub-County, Elgeiyo Marakwet County

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

Employee and Financial Factors as Impediments to Curriculum Implementation among Schools in Marakwet West Sub-County, Elgeiyo Marakwet County

Dr. Andrew Kimutai Kimwolo¹, Biwott Kipkemoi Michael²

¹Department of Management Science, School of Business and Economics, Moi University, Kenya
²Department of Educational Curriculum, Faculty of Education, Kisii University, Kenya

Abstract:
Purpose- This paper aimed to determine the employee and financial factors affecting curriculum implementation in Marakwet West Sub-county, Egeiyo Marakwet County.
Design/ Methodology/ Approach- descriptive statistics were used to analyze data involving 2400 school managers, teachers and parents among the schools in Marakwet West Sub-County.
Findings- The study findings showed a positive effect of employee and financial factors on curriculum implementation among schools in the sub-county.
Research Limitations/Implications- The cross-sectional nature of collection of data weakens the author’s claim of causality between the variables in focus. Similarly, the descriptive analysis done couldn’t provide the real effects as the variability and causality of the variables couldn’t be determined with such statistics. School managers need to uphold employee and financial factors which would improve curriculum implementation in those schools.
Practical implications- schools must focus on staff and financial factors while delivering their curriculum in order to be assured of effective curriculum implementation.
Social implications- employee and financial factors have an impact on effective curriculum implementation among schools, hence the society benefits from such implementation. The school stakeholders should strive to improve on them for societal benefits.
Originality/ Value- This is the first study to investigate a linear relationship between employee and financial factors on curriculum implementation among schools in Marakwet West sub-county, Elgeiyo Marakwet County.

Keywords- Pedagogy, Curriculum Implementation, Employees, Financial Factors, Schools.

Paper type- Research paper.

I. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

The introduction of free primary education (EPE) in 1993 heralded a new dawn for primary Education in Kenya. Many pupils thronged schools for basic education and even mature people like the late Kimani Maruge, who also opted to join primary education.

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