Assessment of Parental Training on the Implementation of Competency Based Curriculum in Public Primary Schools in Baringo Central Sub-County, Kenya

Abstract

Abstract This article examines parental empowerment through training on the implementation of CBC. Parents have globally been acknowledged as crucial stakeholders in curriculum implementation. In Kenya, parents are key stakeholders in curriculum implementation, yet little is known about their empowerment in training in the implementation of the Competency- Based Curriculum (CBC). Thus, this study aimed at examining parental training on the implementation of CBC in public primary schools in Baringo Central sub-County. A descriptive survey design was used. Slovin’s formula was used to get the sample size of 344 Grade Six parents, and systematic random sampling was used to select them. Questionnaires were administered to 38 grade six class teachers and 344 Grade Six parents. Interviews were conducted with 38 head teachers in public primary schools in Baringo Central Sub-County. Content, face validity and construct validity were used to check the validity of the research instruments, and Cronbach's Alpha was used for reliability. Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS Version 29. Descriptive statistics and inferential tests, such as Pearson’s correlation, ANOVA and chi-square, were used to analyse quantitative data. The study found that there is a significant association between parental empowerment through training and the implementation of CBC, with a significant value of p 0.001<0.05. The study concluded that parents were not adequately trained on CBC and that parental empowerment is key to the success of CBC. This study recommends that schools, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, provide more seminars and workshops for parents on their roles in CBC.