Effects of Time Management on Primary Schools' Performance in Kosirai Division, Nandi North, Kenya.

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2009-08
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Kampala International University, bachelors degree of education
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This research was conducted in Kosirai Division, Nandi North district, Kenya. It was aimed at establishing the effects of time management on the teaching/learning process. Respondents were headteachers, teachers and pupils who were selected from five sample primary schools. Questionnaires and an interview guide were administered to collect data. The study was based on three major objectives: (a)To find out the effects of time management on the schools' administration, (b)To establish the effects of time management on the teaching/learning process, and (c) To identify ways of minimizing poor time management in primary schools The study found out that poor time management greatly affected the schools administration as it led to failure by the administrators to accomplish their administrative duties, absenteeism of administrators. encouraging idleness and redundancy among teachers and pupils, poor planning of day to day school activities as well as encouraging indiscipline among learners and teachers. However, good time management could lead to accomplishment and fulfillment of school duties, enhancing good academic performance, effective planning of day to day school activities and minimizing indiscipline among teachers and learners. The study also found out that poor time management could affect the teaching and learning process in that, it could lead to irregular attendance of both teachers and learners, failure to accomplish the teaching syllabus by the teachers, poor lesson preparation, frequent missing of lessons, and redundancy and idleness among teachers and learners. The researcher therefore concluded that time management had a great influence on the performance of primary schools. On the same note, good time management could lead to effective accomplishment of the school syllabus in time, good lesson preparation, and effective follow up of the school time table, and minimizing boredom, redundancy and indiscipline. The study further established that time management could be improved by; regular inspection of schools, improvement of teachers' welfare and provision of accommodation facilities for teachers at school.
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A Research Report Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of a Bachelor of Education Degree of Kampala International University
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Time Management, Primary Schools' Performance, , Nandi North, Kenya
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