| dc.description.abstract | Transition is a very important factor in determining success of a student in secondary
school. It forms a basis for implementing poverty reduction strategy by the government
through acquisition of basic literal skills to increase opportunities for employment. Girls
have not had an efficient transition from form one to the next form in secondary schools
because of choices of secondary school types they enroll in. This research uses a Markov
chain model to compare and predict the percentage transition rates, expected duration of
study and absorbing rates from form one to form four in a period of four years between
2012-2015 of girls in pure public secondary schools compared to those in mixed secondary
schools in Kisumu west Sub county of Kisumu county Kenya. The objectives of this study
were to determine and compare the sub county’s transition rates, expected durations of
study, absorption rates and recommend the best school that will favour efficient transition
for girls. All the four pure girls secondary schools in the sub county were used and
equivalent mixed schools picked by purposive random sampling. The cohort for the study
included the sub county’s form one girl from pure girl secondary and girls from mixed
secondary schools enrolled in 2012, monitored up to form four in 2015. The study realized
that transition rates for girls in pure girls’ schools were higher than those in mixed secondary
schools, expected duration study was shorter in mixed schools compared to those
in pure girls schools and finally higher absorption rates of girls in pure compared to those
in mixed secondary schools in Kisumu West sub county. The dropout rate was higher for
girls in mixed but highest in form threes in mixed. The study would help in choosing the
effective school type for girls and stake holders in adopting the appropriate way to curb
girls attrition. | en_US |
