The purpose of this questionnaire is to collect data on strategies used by school head teachers to improve on retention levels among primary school pupils in Suba district in Homabay County. Your school has been sampled to take part in the survey.
Instructions
a) Please do not write your name on the questionnaire.
b) The information you will give will be between you and the researcher. c) Kindly provide answers to the questions without lying.
d) Indicate your choice of answer by a tick (√) or opinion where requested. e) Kindly answer all the questions.
SECTION A
Characteristics of the pupil
1. Indicate the following details about you AGE ( ) SEX (Boy) (Girl)
2 i) Number of years in primary school (6) (7) (8) (9) ii) What is your current class (6) (7) (8) 3. Are your parents alive? Yes ( ). No ( )
If dead, who among them is dead? Mother ( ) Father ( ) Both ( ) 4. Have your parents gone to school? Yes ( ) No ( ), If yes, up to which level of education?
Father: primary ( ) secondary ( ) college / university ( ) Mother: primary ( ) secondary ( ) college / university ( )
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FACTORS THAT LEAD TO PUPIL DROPOUT OF SCHOOL
6. Do you agree that the following reasons make fellow pupils to stop coming to school?
Reasons Strongly
disagree
Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly agree Poor Teaching
methods
Failure to follow the lessons
Poor performance
Movement of parents from an area
Unemployed educated family members Bullying by older pupils Excessive homework Excessive punishments by some teachers Death of one or both parents
7. Other than the above reasons, which other factors make pupils to stop coming to school?...
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STRATEGIES USED BY HEAD TEACHERS TO RETAIN PUPILS IN SCHOOL 8. Are the following services and programs available in your school?
Services and programs Yes Not
sure
No Sponsorship for orphans
Feeding program
Gender appropriate facilities e.g. latrines Games and clubs
Academic counseling
Pupil to pupil counseling
Having a normal class size and not overcrowded classes
Having both Male and female teachers
9. Are there any other services offered by the school apart from what has been listed above? ……….
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EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STRATEGIES USED BY HEAD TEACHERS TO IMPROVE ON SCHOOL RETENTION LEVELS
10.How much have the following services offered in school helped to keep pupils in school? Services Improved a lot. Improved Slightly improved Not improved Not offered
Sponsorship for orphans Feeding program
Gender appropriate facilities e.g. latrines
Games and clubs Academic counseling
Pupil to pupil counseling Maintenance of a normal class
size
Maintenance of a Male-female balanced staff
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LEARNER FRIENDLY STRATEGIES THAT HEAD TEACHERS CAN USE TO REHABILITATE STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL.
11. How best can pupils be involved and directed in the following areas in a school system to make school more interesting?
School systems Strategies to improve the systems
Pupil to pupil involvement (pupil-pupil relationship).
Pupil to teacher involvement (pupil-teacher relationship)
Out of classroom activities Academic performance.
12.How best can the school head teachers work with the following people to help pupils who have shown signs of dropping out of school so that they remain in school?
AUTHORITY STRATEGY
Fellow Pupils Teachers
Parents / guardians
Beach leaders, chief & their assistants Ministry of education officials in the area Sponsors
98 TEACHERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
The purpose of this questionnaire is to collect data on strategies used by school head teachers to improve on retention levels among primary school pupils in Suba district in Homabay County. Your school has been sampled to take part in the survey.
Instructions
a) Please do not write your name on the questionnaire.
b) The information you will give will be treated with confidentiality. c) Kindly provide answers to the questions as honestly as possible. d) Indicate your choice of answer by a tick (√).
e) Kindly answer all the questions. SECTION A
Characteristics of the teacher 1. AGE ( ) SEX (M) (F)
2. Level of training for the teacher. Certificate ( ) Diploma ( ) Degree ( ) Untrained ( ).
3. For how long have you been a practicing teacher?...
4. What type of parents do you have in the school? Cooperative ( ) uncooperative ( ) 5. How large is the school catchments area? Small radius ( ). Moderate radius ( ). Large radius ( )
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FACTORS THAT LEAD TO PUPIL DROPOUT OF SCHOOL
6. Do you agree that the following reasons make pupils to drop out of school?
Reasons Strongly
agree
Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly disagree Poor Teaching methods Failure to follow the lessons Poor performance Movement of parents from the area Unemployed educated family members Bullying by older pupils Excessive homework Excessive punishments Death of one or both parents
7. Other than the above reasons, which other factors make pupils to stop coming to school?...
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STRATEGIES USED BY HEAD TEACHERS TO RETAIN PUPILS IN SCHOOL 8. Are the following services and programs available to the pupils in the school?
Services and programs No Not
sure
Yes Sponsorship for orphans
Feeding program
Gender appropriate facilities e.g. latrines Games and clubs
Academic counseling
Pupil to pupil counseling
Maintenance of a normal class size
Male-female balanced staff
9. Are there any other services offered by the school apart from what has been listed above? ……….
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EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STRATEGIES USED BY HEAD TEACHERS TO IMPROVE ON SCHOOL RETENTION LEVELS
10. How well have the following services offered helped to keep pupils in school?
Services Improved a lot Improved Slightly improved Not improved Not offered
Sponsorship for orphans Feeding program
Gender appropriate facilities e.g. latrines
Games and clubs Academic counseling
Peer counseling
Maintenance of a normal class size
Male-female balanced staff
LEARNER FRIENDLY STRATEGIES THAT HEAD TEACHERS CAN USE TO REHABILITATE STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL.
11. How best can pupils be involved and directed in the following areas in a school system to make school more interesting?
School systems Strategies to improve the systems
Pupil to pupil involvement (pupil-pupil relationship).
Pupil to teacher involvement (pupil-teacher relationship)
Out of classroom activities Academic performance
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12. How best can the school head teacher work with the following people to help pupils who have shown signs of dropping out of school so that they remain in school?
AUTHORITY STRATEGY
Fellow Pupils Teachers
Parents / guardians
Beach leaders, chief & their assistants Ministry of education officials in the area Sponsors
Thank you for your cooperation HEAD TEACHERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
The purpose of this questionnaire is to collect data on strategies used by school head teachers to improve on retention levels among primary school pupils in Suba district in Homabay County. Your school has been sampled to take part in the survey.
Instructions
f) Please do not write your name on the questionnaire.
g) The information you will give will be treated with confidentiality. h) Kindly provide answers to the questions as honestly as possible. i) Indicate your choice of answer by a tick (√).
j) Kindly answer all the questions. SECTION A
Characteristics of head teacher 1. Sex (F) (M) AGE ( )
2. Level of education for the head teacher. Certificate ( ) Diploma ( ) Degree ( )Masters ( )
103 3. Years of teaching experience ( )
4. What is your assessment of your parents? Educated & cooperatives ( ) uneducated but cooperative ( ) uneducated & uncooperative ( )
5. How large is the school catchments area? Near ( ). Moderate distance ( ) Far away ( ) 6. What is the general enrolment in the school in the past four years
SECTION B
FACTORS THAT LEAD TO PUPIL DROPOUT OF SCHOOL
7. Do you agree that the following reasons make pupils to drop out of school? Strongly
disagree
Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly agree
Poor Teaching methods
Failure to follow the lessons
Poor performance Movement of parents from the area
Unemployed educated family members Bullying by older pupils Excessive homework Excessive punishments Death of one or both parents
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8. Other than the above reasons, which other reasons force pupils to drop out of school? ………
STRATEGIES USED BY HEAD TEACHERS TO RETAIN PUPILS IN SCHOOL 9. Are the following services and programs available to the pupils in the school?
Services and programs No Not
sure
Yes
Sponsorship for orphans Feeding program
Gender appropriate facilities e.g. latrines Games and clubs
Academic counseling
Pupil to pupil counseling
Maintenance of a normal class size
Male-female balanced staff
10. Which other services are offered by the school other than the ones listed above? ……… ……..
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EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STRATEGIES USED BY HEAD TEACHERS TO IMPROVE ON SCHOOL RETENTION LEVELS
11.How well have the following services offered helped to keep pupils in school?
Services Not improved Slightly improved Improved Improved A lot Not offered Sponsorship for orphans Feeding program Gender appropriate facilities e.g. latrines Games and clubs Academic counseling Peer counseling
Maintenance of a normal class size Male-female balanced staff
12. What other services have the school offered that have had an effect on school retention?
……… ………
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LEARNER FRIENDLY STRATEGIES THAT HEAD TEACHERS CAN USE TO REHABILITATE STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL.
13. How best can pupils be involved and directed in the following areas in a school system to make school more interesting?
School systems Strategies to improve the systems
Pupil to pupil involvement (pupil-pupil relationship)
Pupil to teacher involvement (pupil-teacher relationship)
Out of classroom activities Academic performance.
14. How best can the school head teachers work with the following people to help pupils who have shown signs of dropping out of school so that they remain in school?
AUTHORITY STRATEGY
Fellow Pupils Teachers
Parents / guardians
Beach leaders, chief & their assistants Ministry of education officials in the area Sponsors
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