Effectiveness of strategic planning in primary schools: a case of Suneka Division, Kisii County, Kenya
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Date
2012-04-03
Authors
Onkundi, Peter Motandege
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Abstract
Planning is the first element of administration and it focuses on what will be
achieved, when it will be achieved and how it will be achieved. Strategic plans are
long term plans between 5-10 years developed by the top management of an
organization. Strategic planning is a key to school success in terms of vision,
mission and objectives. In spite of the importance of strategic planning schools
do not formulate strategic plans. The purpose of the study was to find out the
effectiveness of strategic planning in public primary schools in Suneka Division,
Kisii County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to determine whether
public primary schools of Suneka Division, Kisii County formulate strategic
plans, to examine the framework compositions of the plans, to find out the
parties involved in strategic planning and to analyze the effectiveness of
strategic planning in public primary schools of Suneka, Division, Kisii County,
Kenya. The target population of the proposed study was 52 head teachers, 580
teachers 103 SMC chairpersons, treasures and members and DQASO Kisii
South District. The entire sampling size yielded 101 respondents involving 20
head teachers, 60 teachers 20 SMC chairpersons, treasures and members and
DQASO Kisii South District. Data collection was carried out using
questionnaires, Semi-structured interview schedules and focus group discussions.
The questionnaires were used to collect data from head teachers and teachers.
The interview schedules were used to conduct interviews with SMC chairpersons,
SMC treasures and SMC members and DQASO. From the findings 48.5
percent of respondents had prepared strategic plans once, 25.8 percent had
prepared only thrice and 4.4 percent had not prepared any. It was also realized
that 58.5 percent of the respondents followed all the process of strategic
planning while 41.5 percent did not follow all the processes. From study
findings 60 percent, 83.1 percent, 50.8 percent, 14.1 percent, 10.4 percent and
13.7 percent of head teachers, SMC, teachers, Ministry of Education officials,
support staff and sponsors respectively are involved in the strategic planning
process. It was also realized that 17.9 of the plans are fully implemented, 79.1
percent of the plans are implemented half way, while 3.0 percent are not
implemented. In conclusion schools in the study area are ineffective in strategic
planning. Educational stakeholders do not understand the framework
compositions of strategic plans, not all schools formulate strategic plans follow all
the strategic planning process, not all parties are involved in strategic planning
and strategic plans are not adequately implemented. The following
recommendations would help in effective strategic planning in schools; to make
sure that schools formulate strategic plans, the strategic planning process
should be followed, all parties should be involved in strategic planning, the
strategic planning process should be followed and implementation of plans
should be done as planned.
Description
Department of Educational Management,Policy and Curriculum Studies, 85p. The LB 2970 .K4O4 2011
Keywords
Educational planning --Kenya --Kisii county --Suneka Division, | Strategic planning --Kenya --Kisii County --Suneka Division, School management and organisation --Kenya --Kisii County --Suneka division, Education,Primary --Kenya --Kisii County --Suneka Division