Role of Stakeholder Involvement in Enhancing Reintegration Project for Adolescent Mothers in Kenyan Secondary Schools

School reintegration for adolescent mothers is a central educational issue world-wide. This paper examined the role of stakeholder involvement in the performance of reintegration project for adolescent mothers in secondary schools. Adopting positivist approach, data was collected using structured questionnaires and structured interview schedules and analysed through descriptive and inferential statistics. Using descriptive cross-sectional research design, the study targeted 18,079 teenage mothers, 1,370 teachers, and 2,055 student leaders from 685 secondary schools, and 20 County education officers. A sample of 384 participants was drawn using Krejcie and Morgan table. Stakeholder involvement had a moderate positive correlation (r = 0.549, p = 0.000, sig. p < 0.01) and an r² of 0.302, on the performance of the reintegration project. Theoretically, the study findings strengthened the ecological systems theory by showing that positive interactions between the school and education stakeholders are expected to yield better reintegration performance outcome for the adolescent mothers’ project. Descriptive statistics demonstrated the need for initiation of sensitisation programmes as stakeholder engagement forums and a support mechanism to boost the performance of the reintegration project for adolescent mothers in secondary schools. A stronger policy framework to foster a supportive environment for adolescent mothers’ reintegration project was recommended. Received: 01 September 2026 / Accepted: 30 October 2026 / Published: November 2026

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Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
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2026-11-07
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https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2026-0158
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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
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Role of Stakeholder Involvement in Enhancing Reintegration Project for Adolescent Mothers in Kenyan Secondary Schools

Dorothy Ndunge Kyalo, John Mbugua, Austen Barasa Omonyo, Ruth Wanza Mutuku
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Role of Stakeholder Involvement in Enhancing Reintegration Project for Adolescent Mothers in Kenyan Secondary Schools

Dorothy Ndunge Kyalo, John Mbugua, Austen Barasa Omonyo, Ruth Wanza Mutuku
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School reintegration for adolescent mothers is a central educational issue world-wide. This paper examined the role of stakeholder involvement in the performance of reintegration project for adolescent mothers in secondary schools. Adopting positivist approach, data was collected using structured questionnaires and structured interview schedules and analysed through descriptive and inferential statistics. Using descriptive cross-sectional research design, the study targeted 18,079 teenage mothers, 1,370 teachers, and 2,055 student leaders from 685 secondary schools, and 20 County education officers. A sample of 384 participants was drawn using Krejcie and Morgan table. Stakeholder involvement had a moderate positive correlation (r = 0.549, p = 0.000, sig. p < 0.01) and an r² of 0.302, on the performance of the reintegration project. Theoretically, the study findings strengthened the ecological systems theory by showing that positive interactions between the school and education stakeholders are expected to yield better reintegration performance outcome for the adolescent mothers’ project. Descriptive statistics demonstrated the need for initiation of sensitisation programmes as stakeholder engagement forums and a support mechanism to boost the performance of the reintegration project for adolescent mothers in secondary schools. A stronger policy framework to foster a supportive environment for adolescent mothers’ reintegration project was recommended. Received: 01 September 2026 / Accepted: 30 October 2026 / Published: November 2026

Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary StudiesVol. 15(6)
University of Nairobi (KE)
Quality education
Openalex Percentile: Top 12%
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
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