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The purpose of this study was to establish balancing entrepreneurial motive and provision of quality education by managers of private primary schools from which little research has been undertaken. The study adopted Descriptive survey design and data analysis centered on descriptive statistics and inferential statistics will be used to analyze data. The study also used mixed methods of research that is qualitative and quantitative The findings of this study were expected to contribute knowledge that would help Educational planners and policy makers formulate strategies that would enable Proprietors put mechanisms of ensuring the profit motive does not override the quality of education provided by managers of private primary schools. The study adopted the theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)was used to explain the extent to which attitudes of individuals toward entrepreneurial acts influence their entrepreneurial intentions. Stratified sampling was used to stratify Private primary schools, Simple Random sampling was used to sample Teachers from private primary schools while Purposive sampling was used to sample Head teachers and School Proprietors from private primary schools in Eldoret Municipality. The target population for this study was School Proprietors/Managers, Head teachers and Teachers from private primary schools in Eldoret Municipality. The researcher used questionnaires, interview schedule and observation check list for collecting data for this study. Descriptive statistics that was used included mode, mean and frequency while inferential statistics involving ANOVA tests and Regression Analysis since the study sought to establish balancing entrepreneurial motive and provision of quality education by Mangers of private primary schools. These findings would impact on policy development with regard to private participation on private primary schools. |
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