Academia.eduAcademia.edu
European Journal of Education Studies ISSN: 2501 - 1111 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1111 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 3 │Issue 6 │2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.805903 DETERMINANTS OF PARENTS’ PERCEPTION ON SCHOOL READINESS AMONG PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN KARASANI DIVISION, NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA Mercy Kerubo Nyakundi1i, Nyakwara Begi2, Rachel W. Kamau-Kang’ethe3 Department of Early Childhood Studies 1 Kenyatta University 2,3 Dr., Department of Early Childhood Studies Kenyatta University Abstract: Global studies show the need for parental involvement in children’s school readiness. In Kenya, studies show that students’ poor performance in school is mainly caused by lack of school readiness. This study was guided by the Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory which regards children as the center of various layers of systems. Survey research design was used to guide the study. The location of the study was Kasarani Division in Nairobi County, Kenya. The target population of this study was parents with children aged 5 to 6 years in pre-primary schools in Kasarani Division. Questionnaires and interview schedules were used to obtain data from the respondents. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the collected data. The results had revealed that several factors were influencing parents’ perception on children’s school readiness. Keywords: determinants; parents’ perception; school readiness; pre-primary school For downloading the full article, please access the following link: http://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejes/article/view/799 Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 742