Analysis of Management of Public Secondary Schools in Meru South. Kenya — Problems and Prospects.
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2011-04
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Kampala international University college of Education open and distance learning
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to establish and analyze the
problems and prospects head teachers faced in management of curriculum
implementation, physical facilities and material resources, teaching staff and
students discipline. Descriptive survey and questionnaires were used to
collect the data from a sample of 56 head teachers (74%) who were
randomly sampled out from a population of 76 secondary school head
teachers in the district, which was later analyzed and responses categorized
and interpreted. The findings were that head teachers were facing various
challenges in school management as indicated in tables 2-5. The
conclusions of the study therefore, is that head teachers were facing serious
challenges in the management of curriculum implementation, physical
facilities and material resources, teaching staff personnel and students
discipline. The recommendations are that government should help to
mitigate by releasing all the funds for free secondary education, very early
at the beginning of the year, and help to provide the facilities such as
laboratories and equipment, libraries etc, put in place regular in-service
training programmes for head teachers and teachers as well as other
support staff. Board of governors and PTA should combine effort with head
teachers to deal with indescriptive vices in the schools. Further research can
be carried out on the Effects of Indiscipline in School Management.
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A Thesis Presented to the School of Post Graduate Studies and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Education in Educational Administration and Management.
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Management, Public Secondary Schools, Problems and Prospects