Students Participation Rates Implications on Quality Education Provision in Public Secondary Schools Education in Kenya

The purpose of the study was to investigate students participation rates implications on quality education provision in public secondary schools education in Kisii County, Kenya. The objective of the study was to investigate students participation rates implications on quality education provision in public secondary schools education. The study adopted sequential explanatory design that was employed within mixed methods approach. The target population constituted of 334 principals and 334 class teachers. The sample size constituted of 181 principals and 181 class teachers selected through stratified random sampling technique. Instruments for data collection were questionnaires. Reliability was done by piloting through the split-half method. Quantitative data for the study was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. All the correlation coefficients associated with the students participation rates parameters were fairly low but had statistical significance. The parameter dropout, had the highest Product-Moment of Correlation Coefficient (.654, p=.001) and repetition was at.370. The variable with least Product Moment Correlation Coefficients was retention [r=.310, p=.001. This study will help in decision making to the ministry of education and all other stakeholders in implementing policies that enhance students participation rates for quality education provision. This study recommends that the Ministry of Education (MoE) and schools revisit their policies related to students participation rates parameters and work towards their implementation. participation rates, Dropout rate, retention rate, Repetition rate, public secondary schools, Quality education and Kenya