Influence of School-Parent Collaboration in Monitoring of Homework Activities on Implementation of Competency-based Curriculum in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Yatta Sub-County, Machakos County, Kenya

Influence of School-Parent Collaboration in Monitoring of Homework Activities on Implementation of Competency-based Curriculum in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Yatta Sub-County, Machakos County, Kenya

Nancy Musuu & Jane Njuguna
School of Education
Mount Kenya University
Email: nancymusuu@gmail.com

Abstract: Schools collaborate with parents to monitor how learners undertake their homework as envisaged under competency-based curriculum (CBC). Despite these efforts, CBC implementation in public junior secondary schools in Yatta Sub-county has faced significant challenges. Many teachers rarely cover syllabus in time with many learners manifesting competencies which are below expectations. This study sought to investigate how collaboration between schools and parents influences CBC implementation in public junior secondary schools. This study adopted a mixed methodology and applied a concurrent triangulation research design. Target population consisted of 170 headteachers, 510 junior secondary school (JSS) teachers, 170 parents’ representatives, and 5 Curriculum Support Officers (CSOs), totaling 855 respondents from which a sample of 315 respondents was determined using Yamane’s Formula. This comprised 50 headteachers, 175 teachers, 50 parents’ representatives, and 5 CSOs. Qualitative data were analyzed thematically based on study objectives and presented in narrative form, whereas quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages and inferentially using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Analysis in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 25) and presented using tables. The study found that implementation of CBC is still a challenge in public junior secondary schools. Many teachers do not cover syllabus in time and low learning outcomes among learners. To mitigate this, schools have collaborated with parents to monitor learners’ homework activities, though challenges still persist. Thus, headteachers should regularly partner with parents to ensure that leaners consistently undertake their homework assignments and complete them in time.