School Heads Leadership Practices and Teacher Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Lamu County, Kenya
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2025-06
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
School heads through effective leadership influence the performance of teachers in many ways and in the education context, their roles play a crucial function in the attainment of quality education in a country as indicated in the Sustainable Development Goals Charter. Over the years, numerous strands of studies by various scholars have recently emerged regarding the implications of school heads in institutions and their roles in the performance of teachers have also been explored. This study sought to investigate the influence of1school heads’ on1teachers’ performance by investigating implications of their leadership practices in secondary schools in Lamu County. The major variables to be investigated include syllabus coverage, leadership styles used by school heads, and co-teaching. The study used a descriptive design with the target population comprising teachers found in secondary schools the researcher sought to involve in the study was 381. Slovin's formula was used to determine a sample size of 195 respondents. The study employed questionnaires and interview schedules to collect primary data. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Following the analysis, the results were presented in tables, figures, and narrative form. The findings revealed that leadership styles had a strong and positive correlation with teacher performance in secondary schools in Lamu County. Additionally, the study found that school heads' motivation regarding syllabus coverage was strongly and positively related to teacher performance in the same context. Furthermore, the results indicated that information sharing by school heads to promote co-teaching also had a strong and positive association with teacher performance in secondary schools in Lamu County. Based on these findings, the study recommended that, given the variety of leadership styles employed by school heads, it is important to encourage a flexible approach that accommodates different leadership philosophies. Organizing training programs and workshops to familiarize school heads with various leadership models could be beneficial, with an emphasis on the importance of adaptability and situational leadership.
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A Research Project Submitted to the School of Law, Arts and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfilment1of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Masters of Arts in Public Policy and Administration of Kenyatta University, June 2025.
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Edna Moi Jemutai