Family And Institutional Factors Contributing To Low Participation Of Girls In Secondary School Education In Siakago Division, Embu County, Kenya

ABSTRACT This research was undertaken mainly to establish the factors influencing participation and completion of secondary school education among female students in Siakago Division, Embu County, Kenya. The study was aimed at finding out the enrolment and completion of female students in secondary schools in Siakago Division; and to explore the home, school, community and structural factors that affect participation female students in secondary schools in the Division. It also sought to find out possible capacity building measures that may contribute to the promotion of female education in t…