The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that affect the use of fieldtrips as a method
of teaching Geography in a public secondary schools in Kieni East Sub- County, in Nyeri County,
Kenya. The research was guided by the objectives: to determine the teachers and students attitude
towards fieldtrips, to the effect of time in preparation and use of fieldtrips and to examine the role
of cost on the preparation and use of fieldtrips. The study was grounded on Ausbel’s theory of
learning and advanced organizer. Descriptive survey research design was used and a quantitative
approach adopted during data analysis. Simple random sampling was used to get a sample of 101
student and 10 teachers who are from schools located in Kieni East Sub- County, Nyeri County.
Data was collected by use of questionnaires and the data analyzed using the statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS version 28). The findings of this study indicated that fieldtrips was rarely
used in schools due to factors such as negative attitude of teachers and students towards fieldtrips,
the cost of fieldtrips was relatively high, there was no time allocated for fieldtrips and also lack of
resources such as school bus to facilitate movement during fieldwork. This study recommends that
students and teachers should have a positive attitude toward the use of fieldtrips as exposes
students to information they cannot have obtain in class. It also recommends that the Ministry of
education (MoE), through the KICD, should allocate time for fieldtrips on the teaching timetable.
The schools administration also should subsidize the cost of fieldtrips for all their students to afford
to pay and get means to acquire a school bus that will be used by students for transportation during
fieldtrips.