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Educationists need to understand what secondary school adjustment phenomenon and particularly what form one students require for adjustment and retention in school hence benefit from school during and after secondary. Student academic performance and adjustment are linked with interest in school environment particularly physical facilities. School adjustment refers to ability to adapt and successful survive in a new physical and social environment with new people, routines, rules and regulation, physical structures and curriculum. The specific objective of the study was to determine the influence of school environment on adjustment form one students to secondary school. Bronfenbrenner‟s ecological theory was employed in the study which assumes that behavior is as a result of personal attributes and the environment contributions. The study employed explanatory survey research design. The target population was 207 heads of schools, 207 head s of counseling department, and 14,043 form one students in Uasin Gishu County. Stratified, purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select the schools, head teachers, counselors and student‟s respectively. The sample size was 100 head teachers, 100 heads of counseling department and 389 form one students. Self administered sets of questionnaire and focus group discussion were used in data collection. The study used mixed method was used. For quantitative data, questionnaire data was coded and entered into the computer using SPSS. Both descriptive such as frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation as well as inferential statistics and more specifically Pearson correlation and regression were used. The findings were (r=0.585, ρ<0.05), and (β = 0.585, p =0.05) respectively. Qualitative data was analyzed based on emerging themes. The results indicate a significant influence of school environment on adjustment of form one students to secondary school. The study concluded that a conducive physical school environment enhance adjustment of form one students to secondary school.

Influence of School Environment on Adjustment of Form one Students To Secondary School In Uasin Gishu County, Kenya.