Parental Engagement and Moral Development of Learners: Teachers' Lived Experiences in Secondary Schools in Bungoma County, Kenya

• Author(s): Jephthar Mwenesi
• Paper ID: 1710957
• Page: 1728-1732
• Published Date: 30-09-2025
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 9 Issue 3 September-2025

Abstract

Moral development among learners in Kenyan secondary remains a critical concern with challenges such as strikes, arson, violence, and widespread indiscipline persisting despite alternatives to corporal punishment. This phenomenological study examined teachers' lived experiences regarding parental engagement in fostering moral development in Bungoma County secondary schools. Data were collected from deputy principals and guidance counsellors through unstructured interviews and analyzed using interpretive phenomenological analysis. Findings revealed inadequate parental involvement, defensiveness, poor role modeling, and institutional disconnects that undermine moral formation. Conversely, communitarian principles emerged as critical in nurturing moral development. The study recommends enhanced parental engagement, communitarian-inspired policies, and integration of moral dialogue into education.

Keywords

Parental Engagement, Communitarianism, Moral Development, Phenomenology

Citations

IRE Journals:
Jephthar Mwenesi "Parental Engagement and Moral Development of Learners: Teachers' Lived Experiences in Secondary Schools in Bungoma County, Kenya" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 3 2025 Page 1728-1732

IEEE:
Jephthar Mwenesi "Parental Engagement and Moral Development of Learners: Teachers' Lived Experiences in Secondary Schools in Bungoma County, Kenya" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(3)