Environmental Factors Influencing Churches to Sponsor Public Schools in Turbo Division, Uasingishu County
- May 28, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Education
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue V, May 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
Philip Kipkorir Matutu
Faculty of Education Kisii University, Kenya.
Abstract: – The purpose of the study was to investigate environmental factors influencing churches to sponsor public schools in Turbo Division, Uasin Gishu County. The specific objective focused on establishing environmental roles that influence churches to sponsor public schools. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and a target population drawn from 97 public schools. The respondents involved were from 41 church sponsored schools of which 23 were public primary schools and 18 were public secondary schools. The respondents were school management committee, Head Teachers and Board of Management. Data was collected using questionnaires, oral interviews and observations. The data was analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative techniques and presented using tables and figures .The results indicated that the environmental roles that influence churches competition to sponsor public schools include- the competition for more religious influence, recognition and fame as well as autonomy over decision making and use of resources. On the other hand the sponsor is perceived in the public eye to be contributing less to schools in terms of provision of infrastructure and supporting the human resource. It is recommended that the sponsors’ role should be re-defined to take an active part in environmental infrastructural development of schools in order to maintain the sponsors’ status and schools’ expectations in Kenyan’s public schools irrespective of their key mandate or locality.
Key Words: Environment, Influence, Sponsor
I. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
After Berlin conference of 1884 to 1885, the imperialist powers occupied parts of Africa and had impact on development of education through establishment and sponsorship of mission schools in different environments.The first Africans who went to the sponsored mission schools became administrators and office clerks in Africa. Most missionaries were very much interested in opening up more mission schools in various environments as they believed that education went hand in hand with evangelization. Hence they too set up schools and sponsored them so as to develop specific personnel with the aim of spreading religion and winning more followers in the areas they occupy.( Kimengi and Lumallas,2009).
