Factors influencing the implementation of peace education in post conflict emergency context, in primary public schools in Lang'ata District , Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to investigate factors that influence the implementation of Peace Education in public primary schools in Lang'ata district, Kenya in the post conflict emergency context, specifically to establish the extent to which peace education materials are available in schools for the implementation of peace education, determine to what extent the teachers' have been trained on peace education, determine teachers' attitude towards peace education program in primary schools in the district, identify challenges faced by teachers in the implementation of peace education in the district. This study was based on Holistic Education Framework. The core ideas of holism are not new but 'timeless and found in the sense of wholeness in humanity's religious impetus' (Forbes, 1996). The study targeted all the 15 schools in the district which comprised of 15 headteachers, 283 teachers and 15,332 pupils. A sample of 10 head teachers, and 30 teachers was selected using stratified random sampling.