Education akeholders’ contribution to management of girl student discipline in enhancement of quality education for girls in Kenya: A case study of Siaya county

The government of Kenya in partnership with religious sponsors, parents, politicians, Board of Management and principals provide financial, human and physical resources to enhance education of girls and boys in schools. However with all these measures in place, girls in Siaya County schools performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Examinations was generally low compared to national where few girls have featured in 100 best students. For the last four years in Siaya County the performance has been average with mean scores of 6.21, 6.90, 6.05 and 6.80 for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 compared to the boys schools mean scores of 7.73, 7.73, 7.56 and 8.27 for the same period. Objective of the study was to determine education stakeholders contribution to management of girl student discipline in enhancement of Quality education for girls in Siaya County. A conceptual framework showing the relationship between independent variables (contribution of stakeholders) and dependent variables (students discipline was used to guide the study). The study used descriptive survey design. The study population was 155 consisting of principals, Deputy Principals, Directors of Studies, Board of management chairpersons, Parents Teachers Association chairpersons, Sub County Quality Assurance and Standards Officers and Church Education Secretaries. The study established that Principals, parents and board of managements contributed highly to student discipline as signified by the means of 4.17, 3.36 and 3.16. The areas of contribution mainly included, guidance and counseling, building student character, time management, providing basic needs and drug abuse. The study concluded that all the stakeholders contributed moderately to provision of quality education for girls. The study recommended that all stakeholders should improve on their contributions to enhance the girls’ academic achievement.