PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF EARLY ENROLLMENT TO BOARDING PRIMARY SCHOOLS ON PUPILS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN MALAVA SUB-COUNTRY, KENYA

Authors

  • ISOE LYDIAH
  • ODERA PETER
  • POIPOI MOSES

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55197/qjssh.v1i3.19

Keywords:

academic performance, boarding school, early enrollment, psychological trauma

Abstract

Psychological trauma is a type of mental damage due to exposure to or experiencing of a traumatic event. Sending children to boarding schools early when they are still under age has been classified as form of traumatic event with undesired outcomes. Guided by Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, this study set out to establish the psychological effects of early enrolment to boarding schools on pupils’ academic performance in Malava Sub-County in Kakamega County, Kenya. The total study population was 1479 respondents comprising of 1139 pupils, 103teachers, 228 parents, an education officer and 8 head-teachers. Using descriptive research design, the study sampled 381 respondents from the 8 schools within the sub-county comprising of pupils, teachers and parents. The data was collected using questionnaires and interviews schedules. The study employed test-retest reliability method to pilot study instruments in two schools. The collected data was cleaned, coded and analyzed using SPSS 20.0. Study findings indicate that pupils who were enrolled to boarding schools before attaining 12 years of age performed poorer in general terms compared to those pupils who joined after attaining 12 years. The study concluded that early enrolment to boarding schools is associated with psychological effects which may affect academic performance. The study therefore recommends that pupils be enrolled to boarding schools after 12 years of age.

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Published

2020-08-06

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LYDIAH, I., PETER, O., & MOSES, P. (2020). PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF EARLY ENROLLMENT TO BOARDING PRIMARY SCHOOLS ON PUPILS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN MALAVA SUB-COUNTRY, KENYA. Quantum Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 1(3), 33–41. https://doi.org/10.55197/qjssh.v1i3.19

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