1University of Nairobi
Journal of Business and Management Sciences.
2022,
Vol. 10 No. 2, 46-56
DOI: 10.12691/jbms-10-2-1
Copyright © 2022 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Onyango Brenda Awino, Abuya Isaac Odhiambo. Project Resource Planning and Educational Achievements of Orphaned Learners in Public Primary Schools: The Case of Orphans Support Projects in Kisumu East Sub-county, Kisumu County, Kenya.
Journal of Business and Management Sciences. 2022; 10(2):46-56. doi: 10.12691/jbms-10-2-1.
Correspondence to: Abuya Isaac Odhiambo, University of Nairobi. Email:
isaac.abuya@uonbi.ac.keAbstract
Orphan hood is a disheartening life status that no one wishes to ever occur in their family set up because of its adverse effects. Despite the vulnerability of the orphaned learners, every child in Kenya has got a right to quality education that leads to good performance and achievement of Universal Primary Education (UPE). However, limited research is available from orphan support project environments that have examined the relationships between project planning and on orphaned learners’ educational achievements. The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of resource planning on orphaned learners’ educational achievements in Kisumu East Sub County. This study adopted the cross-sectional study design, with a study sample population of 313 orphaned learners, caregivers, teachers, project officers. Stratified random sampling technique was utilized in selecting respondents. Both Self-administered questionnaires and an interview guide were employed in collecting quantitative and qualitative data. Results were presented in table form. Descriptive statistics was adopted in analyzing quantitative data, while Thematic Analysis employed in analyzing qualitative data. The validity of the study was to subjectively assess the correspondence between the individual items and the concept through rating by expert judges. To ensure validity and reliability of the research instruments, pilot testing was conducted in a community-based orphan support project in the neighboring Sub-County in Kisumu. Cronbach alpha at α =0.05 level of significance was used to compute the reliability coefficient of the pre-test instruments. This study was guided by two theories, Theory of change and Bio-ecological systems theory [1,2]. The study is of significance to policy makers and development agencies in community-based orphan support projects. It will also provide critical insights into planning effective orphan support projects that focus on orphaned learners' strengths and capabilities rather than project planning orientations that are likely to reinforce and aggravate poor educational outcomes for the learners who are less advantaged. The study concluded that resource planning, significantly influences orphaned learners’ educational achievements in Kisumu East Sub County. The study recommends that there is need for orphan support project managers in Kisumu East Sub County to ensure that there are strategies in place for guaranteeing orphaned learners’ provision of uniforms, learning resources, tuition materials and school meals. The study also recommends project managers to come up with project resource plan containing every aspect that pertains to every resource necessary for project from beginning to end.
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