Simon Kipkenei

The role of learning resource centres in knowledge generation Simon Kipkenei

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of learning resource centers in knowledge generation in public primary teachers training colleges in Kenya. It was specifically to establish the adequacy and relevance of materials in learning resource centers, the qualifications and experiences of LRC staff, challenges of using learning and teaching resources and the attitudes of the LRC users towards the use of LRC in PPTTCs in Kenya. The study utilized the theory by McColvin (1978) "the demand book theory"adopted by Jones, (2010). The study was carried out in Tambach Teachers Training College, Keiyo Sub-county, in Kenya. This was a case study design and the target population was 1121. Purposive and stratified random sampling techniques were used to sample the respondents. The sample population was 300 students, 20 tutors, and 15members of non-teaching staff excluding librarians, 5 librarians, the college principal, deputy principal, Dean of curriculum and Dean of students. Data was collected using questionnaires, interview schedule, an observation checklist and analyzed using descriptive and in particular percentages, measures of central tendency and standard deviation.