Relevance Of Primary School Educational Goals In Instilling Democratic Values Among Pupils In Public Primary Schools In Igembe South Sub-County, Kenya

Abstract

The study focused in determining the relevance of primary school educational goals in instilling democratic values among pupils in public primary schools in Igembe South Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The target population was 6700 subjects, comprising of 5950 standard seven pupils and 750 teachers in public primary schools in Igembe South Sub-County. Simple random sampling was used to select 325 pupils while purposive sampling was used to select 45 teachers forming a total sample of 370 respondents. Data was collected using questionnaires and interview schedules. Collected data was cleaned, coded and entered in the computer for analysis using SPSS version 21. Quantitative data was analyzed using frequencies and percentages while Qualitative data was analyzed thematically. The findings of the study revealed that the goals of primary school education are relevant in instilling democratic value of socio-economic equality amongst learners as advocated by John Rawls theory of justice. The study recommends that, there is need to sensitize teachers on the importance of understanding the goals of education. This is because besides forming basis for academic achievement they also form foundation for instilling democratic values on pupils. The study concludes that the recommendations made would prove quite instrumental in informing the policy makers, teachers, pupils and other education stakeholders on the relevance of primary school educational goals in instilling democratic values.