Constraints on effective history and government instruction in secondary schools Bomet in district, Rift-Valley province in Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine constraints on effective History and government instruction in public secondary school in Bomet District. The study sought to determine the constraints on the attitudes of form two and three in the learning of History and Government; to find out constraints on instructional methods and strategies use by History and Government teachers ; to identify constraints on the teaching – learning resources and find out the professional and in servicing of History and Government. A total of 454 respondents participated in the study. The study adopted descriptive survey design. Data collation was done using questionnaire and interview schedule. By use of stratified sampling, simple random sampling and purpose sampling the technique, 18 school principals, 24 History and Government and 410 History and Government students were selected. The study established that majority of the teachers used lecture, assignment and questions and answer. It was also founded that lack of variety of resources for History and Government were lacking .There was also lack of in service for History teachers. It was recommended that in service courses, History clubs and field trips should be encouraged.