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ERIC Number: EJ1324771
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Nov
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2089-9823
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Children's Safety and Security in Non Formal Pre-Primary Schools: The Intervention Measures
Murungi, Catherine Gakii; Nyakwara, Begi; Mwoma, Teresa
Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), v15 n4 p505-510 Nov 2021
This study sought to come up with intervention measures that could be put in place to mitigate the challenges experienced in non-formal schools to enhance safety and security of children. Purposive sampling was used to select Nairobi City County and all the pre-primary schools attached to non-formal schools in informal settlements in the county and the head teachers/managers and teachers working in these pre-primary schools. A sample size of 54 pre-primary schools was selected. A total number of 136 participants from the sampled pre-primary schools participated in the study comprising of 78 preschool teachers, 54 head teachers, and four education officers. The findings revealed various intervention measures by participants such as intervention by: county government, school management such as picking and dropping children, fencing school and having lockable gates.
Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. C5 Plumbon, Banguntapan, Yogyakarta, 55198, Indonesia. e-mail: edulearn@uad.ac.id; Web site: http://edulearn.intelektual.org/index.php/EduLearn/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kenya (Nairobi)
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