Resource Allocation by School Board of Management on the Re-admission Policy for Adolescent Mothers in Tana River Sub-County Public Secondary Schools
MOHAMED NUR SAWEN *
Garissa University, Kenya.
Adan Maalim
Garissa University, P.O. Box 1801-70100, Garissa, Kenya.
Alex Kevogo
Garissa University, P.O. Box 1801-70100, Garissa, Kenya.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The Kenyan government is steadfast in driving sustainable development goals through extensive initiatives. One of the initiatives is to facilitate and empower girl child through the enactment of a readmission policy for adolescent mothers to educational institutions. Nevertheless, the efficacy of this policy appears to be limited, with a significant number of reintegrated adolescent mothers discontinuing their education. In certain regions, the rate of readmissions remains conspicuously low. Little is known about the influence of school board management activities on implementation of readmission policy for adolescent mothers. This research sought to address this by assessing the influence of school board of management resource allocation on implementation of readmission policy for secondary school adolescent mothers in Tana River sub-county. The study utilized mixed research approach that involve both quantitative and qualitative research methods such as interviews and questionnaires with various education stakeholders. The study targeted a population that comprised of 10 public secondary schools in Tana River Sub County, 94 teachers, 10 Principals and 20 BOM members. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to sample. The study sample size included a heterogeneous cohort of participants including 10 principals, 28 teachers and 20 BOM members in Tana River Sub-County. Data was collected through structured questionnaires and interview guides. Cronbach's Alpha method of testing the questionnaire reliability was used. Content validity and face validity were evaluated. Qualitative data analysis used verbatim analysis to analyse qualitative data obtained from in-depth interviews. Descriptive and inferential data analyses was done for Quantitative data. The findings revealed that resource allocation significantly related with readmission policy for adolescent mothers in Tana River Sub-County public secondary schools having p-value less than 0.05. Resource allocation had influence on readmission policy with correlation coefficient, r, of 0.776. Therefore, to enhance readmission policy for adolescent mothers, the study recommends for provision of more resources to secondary schools by the ministry of education. The research findings will benefit school board of management by revealing activities that hinder or facilitate policy implementation. It will also help the ministry of education in designing interventions that promote equity and ensure that all students, including adolescent mothers, have access to education. Future researchers with needs similar to this problem will also find this research useful.
Keywords: Resource allocation, adolescent, sustainable development, facilitate, implementation of re- admission policy