A Study of the Administration of Learning Resource Centres in Selected Primary Teachers Colleges in Kenya
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Date
1986
Authors
Ngethe, Augustine
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Publisher
Kenyatta University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate
the administration of Learning Resource Centres in
selected primary teachers Colleges in Kenya.
The study was undertaken after the construction
and equipping of the Learning Resource Centres in all
primary teachers colleges in Kenya
The time allowed for the study, the money
available for the study, and the accessibility of the
colleges, limited the research to only three Primary
Teachers Colleges.
A questionnaire was used to collect the data.
The collected data was analysed and presented in
table form.
After the analysis of the data, the study
revealed that;
(i) The Learning Resource Centres were not
headed by qualified personnel.
(ii) All the Learning Resource Centres visited
were under staffed.
(iii) The Heads of the Learning Resource Centres,
were restricted to the administration of the
Learning Resource Centre, mainly in
(a) Organising.
(b) Co-ordinating
(c) Communicating.
(d) Influencing.
(iv) The principals were the ones who planned
and Budgeted for the Learning Resource Centres.
Based on these findings, a number of recommendations
were made. These were:
(i) The Government should!make an effort to train
tutors who should head the Learning Resource
Centres.
(ii) An effort should be made to give these Heads
of Learning Resource Centres better terms of
service so that they can remain on their
jobs.
(iii) The Learning Resource Centres should have
more qualified personnel.
(iv) The Head of the Learning Resource Centre,
should be given a freehand in matters concerning
with the administration of the Learning Resource
Centre.
(v) The Learning Resource Centres should be
allocated their own budget which should be
administered by the Head of the learning
Resource Centre
Description
Master of Education, 53pg. 1986