What are the causes of educational in Kenya?

I. The causes of educational wastage are largely due to the nature of educational inputs. This includes
the nature and ability of students, the nature and types of educational resources, the goals of the
educational system, and the nature of the content (curriculum). One aspect of manifestation is dropouts within our educational system. We find cases of drop-outs in primary schools, secondary schools and
tertiary institutions. The main reasons for drop-outs are ill-health and death, truancy financial difficulty or poverty, learning difficulties among students, and at times, parents wish, some pupils or students fell sick during their academic career and the ill-health is so serious that they cannot continue with their
education. Some even die in the process. Some students also enrol into a programme but habitually
absent themselves from lessons or lectures. In some cases, they abandon the programme. Some students
face financial problems due to the socio-economic background of their parents or guardians. There are also students who have learning difficulties. They find it difficult to grasp what is taught.
II. Another cause of educational wastage is the nature and types of educational resources, including
teachers and facilities available for education. Secondary schools, particularly, those in the rural areas of the country lack sufficient apparatus for science practicals. Some schools in the rural areas of the country lack Mathematics and Science teachers.
III. The nature of the goals of the educational system is also another cause of wastage in education. We find out that where the goals of the educational system are practical-oriented, then the products would be gainfully employed on graduation. But where the goals emphasize merely literacy and general education, then the products would be unemployed.
IV. The nature of the content of the curriculum could also be a cause of wastage. In a situation where the content of the curriculum consists of English Literature, History, Christian or Islamic Religious Knowledge, Music Geography, Kiswahili language and French, then the products of the school may graduate without any hope.
V. The cause of educational wastage could be process-based; say administration or management, the examination or certificate system. The nature of administration or management of the school system could be faulty in the sense of the administrator being autocratic or high-handed. It could also be a liazze faire administrator – who allows everything to go its own way without making effort to put things right. It could be that the nature of the examination system where emphasis is laid on one-shot examination instead of continuous assessment, is the cause of the wastage
VI. The last but not the least cause of wastage in the Nigerian Educational System is the nature of the outputs. It could be that the graduates from the educational system do not conform to the initial objectives or even that the graduates find it difficult to fit into the society. Somebody who studied literacy subjects, for example, may not fit in very well in a computer-literate society. The graduates may not be fully employed, or it could be that they have not acquired the changes and thoughts desired by the larger society.

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raphael answered the question on August 4, 2021 at 07:54