xi ABSTRACT This research study investigated the management related occupational stress and coping strategies among secondary school principals in Mwingi West District. It looked at the nature of management related stress, the source of management related stress, the impact of management related occupational stress on administrative roles among secondary school principals and the intervention measures to stress. The research study employed a descriptive survey design and made use of both qual...
ABSTRACT The recurrent student indiscipline in form of unrests in secondary schools and their incessant desire to destroy school property probably reflects the feeling of alienation rather than of ownership of the schools they attend. By striking and destroying property, the students may be expressing their demands for involvement in the running of the schools. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of student participation in decision making in secondary school management as w...
ABSTRACT Students are key stakeholders within a school in particular and the entire education establishment in general. However, they cannot be easily managed without a proper identification and implementation of certain necessary strategies. The situation worsens if schools are not aware of the existence of such strategies that would be harnessed in order to be enabled to manage them effectively. The purpose of the study was to analyze the strategies on management of students in mixed day se...
ABSTRACT School leadership in Kenyan schools is the function of the head teacher. The purpose of this study was to investigate and identify the challenges faced by female head teachers in the management of secondary schools in Kangundo district and to suggest strategies for coping with the challenges. The study was guided by the following objectives; to investigate and identify the challenges faced by female head teachers in the management; to find out the effectiveness of female head teache...
ABSTRACT Education stakeholders invest a lot of resources in order to improve the academic performance of the students. These resources are both human and materials which are usually scarce. Education investment must therefore maximize their use in order to get maximum returns. Although education is not merely passing examinations, performance grades are the most widely used indicator of quality education attainment. In Kenya, national examinations are considered to be appropriate measure for...
ABSTRACT The Kenya Government has invested resources on Free Primary Education in improving academic performance of primary schools. Despite the high investment by government through Kenya Education Management Institute in training school heads, the performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) in many schools is still low especially in Tindiret Sub-County. This may be attributed to influence of headteachers leadership styles among other factors. This study investigated the inf...
ABSTRACT Students are important in any education system. Despite the efforts that have been made by the national and county governments to improve literacy and retention of learners in schools .student dropout rates is still a great challenge. The study therefore sought to establish the influence of leadership style on dropout rates in Emgwen Division, Nandi County. The objectives of the study were to estimate the independent and dependent variables influencing students drop out rates. The st...
ABSTRACT The schools have been under pressure because of poor management and planning and are now faced with serious consequences of low staff morale, poor academic performance and pupils falling rolls. The parents from Soin Division attribute this low work output to head teachers‟ and teachers‟ laxity in performing school activities and responsibilities well. The purpose of this study was to find out whether head teachers‟ leadership styles have influence on teacher career commitment i...
ABSTRACT Teachers in secondary schools need to update, strengthen and sharpen their competencies through in-service training in order to meet new challenges and emerging issues in education. Access to professional development programmes through this in-service training has a multiplier effect on teachers‟ effectiveness and students‟ academic performance. In order to achieve this, the role of the school head teacher is critical in staff professional development. Little documented evidence ...
Kenya is among those countries that have adopted the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as a vehicle for educational change and improvement. Use of ICTs is known for transforming the quality of management of educational institutions worldwide. The government has encouraged investment in ICTs through the provision of grants to selected secondary schools to acquire computers. Secondary schools in Kakamega County have been beneficiaries of these grants. However, infor...
ABSTRACT. HIV/AIDS has continued to ravage the human population and Kenya has felt the brunt of the scourge. The situation has become more threatening as more youth are infected daily and others die. The upsurge of HIV/AIDS among school going youth is not only alarming but poses a serious threat to human resource development and economic growth of this country. The economy of a country depends on the productivity of its citizens. With a healthy population the country can realise economic grow...
The purpose of this study was to identify the strategies to overcome challenges facing Brothers CMM sponsored schools in the provision of quality education in Kenya. Four research questions were formulated to guide the study. They included: ways in which Brothers CMM have contributed to the provision of quality education in their schools, contribution of the students, teachers and head teachers in the provision of quality education, challenges perceived to militate against the provision ...
The emergence of Information and Communication Technologies and knowledge economies has ushered in a paradigm shift in education. Traditional paperwork is being overtaken by electronic devices as the standard working tools in educational institutions. The need to assess the role of public secondary school principals in promoting the use and institutionalization of ICTs for teaching, learning and school management has become increasingly necessary. Principals now manage technology-mediate...
The study intended to examine the effectiveness of teachers in the implementation of integral education for transformative leadership (IETL) in minor seminaries in the Ecclesiastical Central Province of Uganda. The study analyzed how best minor seminary teachers can enhance IETL so as to bring up students who can effect a fundamental change in society. The study was guided by the quantitative and qualitative mixed research paradigm and anchored within the capital theory of school effectivenes...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of principals’ selected administrative tasks on teachers’ motivation in public secondary schools in Kibwezi East Sub-County, Makueni County, Kenya. The study was guided by five research objectives. The research objectives sought to determine the influence of principal’ planning task on teachers’ motivation in public secondary schools; assess the influence of principals’ organizational leadership task on teachers’ mo...