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Zenodo
2020
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19571419 |
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- <p><strong>Purpose:</strong> This study aimed to determine the influence of socio-economic factors on the performance of girls in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) in West Pokot County, Kenya.</p> <p><strong>Methodology:</strong> The research adopted a descriptive, cross-sectional research design utilizing secondary data. KCSE mean score data for the 2017-2018 period were collected from the Department of Education, West Pokot County, focusing on mixed-day secondary schools in Pokot Central and Kipkomo sub-counties to analyze performance disparities between girls and boys.</p> <p><strong>Findings:</strong> The analysis revealed a consistent trend where girls underperformed compared to boys in the majority of the sampled schools. This performance gap is interpreted through the lens of key socio-economic factors, including family economic status, parental involvement, the burden of domestic chores, large family size, and parents' occupational status, which collectively limit girls' educational opportunities and outcomes.</p> <p><strong>Recommendations:</strong> The study recommends targeted interventions such as enhanced school feeding programs, increased provision of bursaries and scholarships for girls, community sensitization programs on the value of girls' education, and the establishment of participatory parent-teacher support systems to improve girls' retention and academic performance.</p> <div class="keywords"><strong>Keywords:</strong> girls' academic performance, KCSE, socio-economic factors, West Pokot County, gender disparity, secondary education</div>