Poor Relationship Between Teaching Staff and The Administration On Student Performance in Biology Subject in Secondary Schools of Kiharu Division Muranga - District of Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE .......................................................................................... i

DECLARATION ............................................................................................................... ii

APPROVAL. ..................................................................................................................... iii

DEDICATION ................................................................................................................. iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................................ v

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................... vi

LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................ viii

DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS .................................................................................. ix

ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................... x

CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................... 1

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. !

1.1 Back ground of the study .................................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the research problem .................................................................. !

1.3 Purpose of the study ............................................................................................. 2

1.4 Objectives of the study ......................................................................................... 2

1.5 Research question .................................................................................................. 2

1. 6 Significance of the study ...................................................................................... 3

1.7 Research assumptions ........................................................................................ .3

1.8 Limitation of the study ......................................................................................... 3

CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................... 5

LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................. 5

2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 5

2.1 Development ............................................................................................................ 5

CHAPTER THREE .......................................................................................................... 8

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .................................................................................... 8

3.0 Introductions ........................................................................................................... 8

3.1 Design and Locale of the Study ......................................................................... 8

3.3 Population of the Study ........................................................................................ 8

3.4 Sample and Sampling Technique ..................................................................... 9

3.5 Instrumentation ...................................................................................................... 9

3.6 Data Collection Procedure ................................................................................... 9

3.7 Data analysis ......................................................................................................... 10

CHAPTER FOUR ........................................................................................................... 12

DATA ANALYSIS OF RESULTS & DISCUSSION ................................................ 12

4.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 12

4.1 Causes of poor Relationship between the staff and the

Administration .............................................................................................................. 12

Its noted that such causes are carried to students performance in the

subjects like biology and other science subjects ............................................... 13

4.2. Should personal differences between a teacher and the head teacher

be extended to students and their performance of biology to be affected?

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4.3 Role of the Administration in ensuring a good relationship exists

among the staff on the academic performance of biology subject .............. 14

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4.4 Measures to be taken in case any difference arise between a teacher

and the administration on the academic performance of student's doing

biology subject in secondary schools .................................................................... 15

CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................................. 17

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ................................... 17

5.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 17

5.1 Summary ................................................................................................................. 17

5.2 conclusion ............................................................................................................... 18

5.3 Recommendation .................................................................................................. 20

REFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 22

APPENDICES ................................................................................................................. 23

APPENDIX A .................................................................................................................. 23

TEACHER'S QUESTIONNAIRES ............................................................................. 23

APPENDIX C .................................................................................................................. 25