INFLUENCE OF TRADE UNION STRATEGY OF ADVOCACY ON TEACHERS’ WELFARE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of trade unions strategy of advocacy on teachers
Kenya's public secondary schools in Nairobi County. The researcher based the study on the following
objectives: Influence of trade unions strategy of advocacy on teachers‟ welfare; To establish the
correlation between teachers‟ trade union advocacy and teachers‟ welfare in Public Secondary schools in
Nairobi City County. The research used a descriptive survey approach. 2236 secondary school
instructors, 87 public secondary schools, 11 KNUT, and 7 KUPPET officials made up the study's target
group. A sample of 671 instructors and 26 secondary schools was taken from the target population of
both teachers and schools, which was 30 percent. To participate in the study, teachers and schools were
stratified by sub-County and chosen using a stratified random sample approach. Officials from KNUT
and KUPPET were purposively sampled. Purposive samples were taken from a total of three KNUT
officials and two KUPPET officials. Interview guides were used to gather information from the KNUT
and KUPPET authorities. Tables, bar graphs, and pie charts were used to convey descriptive analyses of
quantitative data. For interviews, verbatim transcriptions of the audio-recorded responses were used to
provide direct quotations and conversations. A group of professionals in the field of educational
administration determined the questionnaires' content validity through pilot testing. A test-retest
methodology was used to determine the instruments' reliability, and the teachers' questionnaire's
coefficient of stability was shown to be 0. 785.The National Council of Science and Technology gave its
approval for data collection in Nairobi County. Before collecting data, a letter of introduction was
presented in each school that was visited. Direct quotations and discussions from interview responses
were included in the presentation. The results established that there was a significant agreement that
teachers trade unions advocacy had positive influence on teachers‟ welfare (M=3.15, SD=1.361).
Secondly, the study established that there existed a positive significant correlation between teachers‟
trade union strategy of advocacy and teachers‟ welfare (r=0.806**, p=0.0070.05). The concluded that
teacher trade unions‟ advocacy influenced teachers' professional performance and had a significance
influence on teachers‟ welfare.
Key words: Trade union strategy, advocacy, teachers‟ welfare