Relationship between Government Subsidy and Parental Participation. In Funding of Public Day Secondary Schools in Mogotio District, Baringo County, Kenya

      Аннотация: In an effort to enhance accessibility, equity and retention after the free Primary Education initiative of 2003, the Government of Kenya introduced Free Secondary Education in 2008 and endeavored to provide learning facilities for the realization of free secondary education. Concerns have however been raised over the implementation of the programme and whether it could be a reality. This study sought to investigate the relationship between government subsidy and parental participation in funding of public day secondary school education in Mogotio district, Baringo County, Kenya. The study determined the capacity of the government subsidy in financing public day secondary school education, established the effects of government subsidy on parental participation in financing of education and finally suggested remedies to harmonize the disparities in secondary education financing. The scope of the study was limited to the budgetary allocation as a means of financing education in Kenya in six schools selected in Mogotio District. The study assumed that the cost of secondary education in public day secondary schools is the same across the country.

Ключевые слова: relationship, Government, subsidy, Parental Participation, Funding, Public Day, secondary schools, Kenya