Islamic Integrated Schools: Enhancing Access and Quality in Garissa County-Kenya
Abstract
This article discusses the role of Islamic Integrated schools in enhancing access to schooling and quality education in Garissa. The article is sub-divided into three parts. Part one, presents the role of Islamic Integrated Schools in enhancing access to formal education, whereby, a brief analysis is made on how the schools have improved access to education in Garissa County. It also discusses the role of Islamic Integrated Schools in improving the performance in the national examination. This part examines the mean scores attained by the selected Islamic integrated schools showing their position in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) visa- a-vie the public schools between 2008 and 2014. The impacts of the schools’ performance on the overall KCPE performance of Garissa are also analysed. Finally, the article discusses the role of the schools in changing Garissa community’s perception toward formal education. This perception is observed through parents’ contribution toward their children education in Islamic Integrated Schools.
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