Types and Framework of Co-curricular Activities Exploited by Students in Public Secondary Schools in West Pokot County, Kenya

Abstract

The study sought to establish the different types of co-curricular activities and framework available for co-curricular activities exploitation in public secondary schools in west pokot county, Kenya. The target population of the study was 11,380 that included students and teachers of public secondary schools in West Pokot County. Sample of 270 was arrived at using purposive sampling on the public secondary schools upon which stratified sampling was done to have students, teachers and principals, furthermore random sampling was done to arrive at representative of each strata from randomly selected public secondary schools. Data was arrived at through use of questionnaires and interview schedules. Validity of research tools were conducted and established through face, content and criterion validity, whereas reliability was established through Cronbach's alpha coefficients(0.76)calculation on pilot data. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistical tools, which included frequencies, standard deviation and mean. Different types of co-curricular activities are exploited by public secondary schools with aim of enhancing academic performance the most common ones include athletics, soccer and music. From the findings, schools need to create and encourage students to take part in more fields of co curricular activities to fully exploit the talents of the learners and enhance the development of the students.