| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS | 第13-14页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第14-17页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第18-21页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第21-33页 |
| 1.1 Background to the Study | 第21-26页 |
| 1.1.1 Purpose and Meaning of Research | 第23-25页 |
| 1.1.2 Public University Education in Kenya | 第25-26页 |
| 1.2 Statement of the Problem | 第26-29页 |
| 1.3 Objectives of the Study | 第29-30页 |
| 1.1.3 Broad Objective | 第29页 |
| 1.1.4 Specific Objectives | 第29-30页 |
| 1.4 Research Questions | 第30页 |
| 1.5 Operational Definition of Terms | 第30-31页 |
| 1.6 Justification of the Study | 第31页 |
| 1.7 Thesis Outlook | 第31-33页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第33-61页 |
| 2.0 Introduction | 第33页 |
| 2.1 Review of Theoretical Literature | 第33-38页 |
| 2.1.1 Human Capital Theory | 第34-35页 |
| 2.1.2 Institutional Behavioral Theory | 第35-36页 |
| 2.1.3 Performance Based Funding (PBF) Theory | 第36-38页 |
| 2.2 Government Financial Aid | 第38-48页 |
| 2.2.1 Public Financing of Higher Education | 第41-44页 |
| 2.2.2 Student Loans | 第44-46页 |
| 2.2.3 Graduate Taxes | 第46-47页 |
| 2.2.4 Student Fees | 第47-48页 |
| 2.3 Improvements in College Outcomes | 第48-54页 |
| 2.3.1 Student Enrolment | 第48-50页 |
| 2.3.2 Students' Graduation Rates | 第50-51页 |
| 2.3.3 College Development Index | 第51-54页 |
| 2.4 Financing Higher Education in Kenya | 第54-55页 |
| 2.5 Conceptual Framework | 第55-58页 |
| 2.6 Conceptual Hypotheses | 第58-61页 |
| CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第61-75页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第61页 |
| 3.2 Research Design | 第61页 |
| 3.3 Population of the Study and Sample Design | 第61-65页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection | 第65页 |
| 3.5 Reliability Tests | 第65-66页 |
| 3.6 Validity Test | 第66页 |
| 3.7 Strategic Approach | 第66-67页 |
| 3.8 Data Analysis | 第67-75页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS | 第75-111页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第75页 |
| 4.2 Response Rate | 第75页 |
| 4.3 Government Financial Aid to Public Universities | 第75-84页 |
| 4.4 The Forms of Government Financial Aid | 第84-91页 |
| 4.5 The Non-Governmental Sources of Financial Aid | 第91-92页 |
| 4.6 Nature of Higher Education Funding Model in Kenya | 第92页 |
| 4.7 Government Funding For Modular and Flexible Study | 第92-93页 |
| 4.8 Main Difficulties in Financing Higher Education | 第93-95页 |
| 4.9 Students' Enrolment | 第95-98页 |
| 4.10 College Development Outcome | 第98页 |
| 4.11 Graduation Rates | 第98-100页 |
| 4.12 Campus Development Index | 第100-106页 |
| 4.13 Correlation Analysis on the Relationship between Government Funding and Students' Enrolment | 第106-107页 |
| 4.14 Correlation Analysis on Relationship between Government Funding and Students' Graduation Rates | 第107-108页 |
| 4.15 Correlation Analysis on the Relationship between Government Funding and College Development Index | 第108-109页 |
| 4.16 Correlation Analysis on the Relationship between Students' Enrolment and College Development Index | 第109-111页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE TEST OF HYPOTHESES AND INTERPRETATIONS | 第111-133页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第111-112页 |
| 5.2 Government Funding and Students' Enrolment | 第112-115页 |
| 5.3 Government Funding and Students' Graduation Rates | 第115-118页 |
| 5.4 Government Funding and College Development Index | 第118-121页 |
| 5.5 Students' Enrolment and College Development Index | 第121-124页 |
| 5.6 Government Funding, Students' Enrolment and Graduation Rates | 第124-127页 |
| 5.7 Government Funding, Students' Enrolment and College Development Index | 第127-133页 |
| CHAPTER SIX SUMMARY, DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS | 第133-155页 |
| 6.1 Introduction | 第133页 |
| 6.2 Summary of the Findings | 第133-137页 |
| 6.3 Discussion of the Findings | 第137-143页 |
| 6.3.1 The Relationship between Government Funding and Students' Enrolment among Public Universities in Kenya | 第137-139页 |
| 6.3.2 The Relationship between Government Funding and Students' Graduation Rates Among Public Universities in Kenya | 第139-140页 |
| 6.3.3 The Relationship between Government Funding and College Development Index among Public Universities in Kenya among Public Universities in Kenya | 第140页 |
| 6.3.4 The Relationship between Students' Enrolment and College Development Index among Public Universities in Kenya among Public Universities in Kenya | 第140-141页 |
| 6.3.5 The Moderating effects of Students' Enrolment on the Relationship between Government Funding and Graduation Rates among Public Universities in Kenya | 第141-142页 |
| 6.3.6 The Moderating Effect of Students' Enrolment on the Relationship between Government Funding and College Development Index among Public Universities in Kenya | 第142-143页 |
| 6.4 Conclusions | 第143-145页 |
| 6.5 Contributions of the Study Findings | 第145-148页 |
| 6.5.1 Contributions to Knowledge | 第145-148页 |
| 6.6 Contribution to Policy and Practice | 第148-149页 |
| 6.7 Summary of Innovation Points | 第149页 |
| 6.8 Practical Application out of the Study | 第149-151页 |
| 6.9 Limitations of the Study | 第151页 |
| 6.10 Future Research Directions | 第151页 |
| 6.11 Additional Variables | 第151-152页 |
| 6.12 Qualitative Research Design | 第152-153页 |
| 6.13 Extending the Research | 第153-155页 |
| REFERENCES | 第155-163页 |
| APPENDICES | 第163-175页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第175-176页 |
