Abstract: Increased global competition has made it impossible for institutions to perform all operations on its own. The institutions have been forced to redesign they way of doing business. One of the remedies is to efficiently manage the diverse interests through incorporation of stakeholders in development of the Curriculum. Curriculum implementation is a most important stage in the educational system of any country. This study was conducted with the aim of establishing the influence of stakeholder engagement on curriculum implementation in public universities in Kenya. The study focused on Jomo Kenyatta University of agriculture and technology. The specific objectives that were looked at were: to establish the influence of stakeholder motives on curriculum implementation in public universities in Kenya; to establish the influence of stakeholder partnership on curriculum implementation public universities in Kenya and to determine the influence of stakeholder decision making on curriculum implementation in public universities in Kenya. The study variables were supported by stakeholder theory and agency theories. The study took the form of a descriptive survey where a sample of 266 respondents was selected comprising of 260 students and 6 lecturers from the school of business at Jomo Kenyatta University of agriculture and technology. From the findings of this study, it can be concluded that stakeholder involvement during curriculum implementation plays a significant role towards the success of curriculum implementation. Whereas lecturers were found to participate with the motives of providing expert knowledge, as part of their work, to enhance professional development of the area of specialization and motivate students, the students participated only as a result of free will and because they expect rewards. It also suffices to conclude that a statistically significant relationship was found to exist between decision making and success in implementation of curriculum. It was established that stakeholder involvement in curriculum implementation explained that there is high variance in successful curriculum implementation. Overall, it was established that stakeholder involvement in curriculum implementation explained 71.1 percent of the variance in successful curriculum implementation. From the findings of this study, it can be concluded that stakeholder involvement during curriculum implementation plays a significant role towards the success of curriculum implementation.
Keywords: stakeholder motives, stakeholder partnership, stakeholder decision making, curriculum implementation.
Title: INFLUENCE OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ON CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA: A CASE OF JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
Author: Ednah Chepkemoi, Dr. Dennis Juma
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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