ENROLLMENT OF FEMALE STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL COURSES IN TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN NORTH RIFT REGION, KENYA

ROTICH, REUBEN (2019)
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The enrolment of female students in technical courses has not been equal to that of male students in Kenya. This affects the countries achievement of its millennium goals and the attainment of vision 2030. Due to these challenges, the study was set to investigate the factors influencing enrolment of female students in technical courses in Technical Training Institutions. The following objectives were adopted as a guide to achieve the study’s purpose; to investigate how occupational stereotyping influence enrolment of female students in technical courses in TTIs, to investigate how attitudinal factors influence enrolment of female students in technical courses in TTIs, to investigate how cultural factors influence enrolment of female students in technical courses and to investigate how role models influence enrolment of female students in technical courses in TTIs. The findings of this study will help the ministry of education to come up with ways of encouraging female students to enroll into technical courses in Technical Training Institutes. The study will also help college administration and other education stakeholders to provide more bursary information to female students so as to enable them enroll in technical courses in technical training institutions. The study employed the Krejcie and Morgan formulae and a sample size of 230 was arrived at. Data was collected using questionnaires as the main data collection tool. The findings of the study provided valuable insights on factors influencing enrolment of female students in technical courses in TTIs in the North Rift region. Moreover, from the findings, it was evident that cultural factors such as early marriages, female genital mutilation, cultural beliefs and house hold chores made girls to have little time to devote to their academic work. The girls were also not informed about possible future remuneration and job opportunities, therefore not motivated to choose technical courses. In addition, negative attitude towards technical courses influenced the enrolment of female students in technical courses. It was further evident that majority of the respondents indicated that technical courses are masculine thus meant for boys. On the other hand the study also established that girls perform equally well on technical skills. The study concluded that in order for them to change their attitudes there is need for elementary schools to have role models and career guidance to encourage them pursue technical courses in their tertiary education. The study recommends that female students should be assisted to develop positive attitudes towards technical courses from early stages of learning. Also employment institutions should be encouraged to absorb females who have completed their technical courses immediately in order to motivate others to take technical courses in TTIs.

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