Change Management Strategies and Academic Merit in Selected Public Secondary Schools in Nakuru County, Kenya
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Date
2023-11
Authors
Kamande, Irene W.
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
Effective change in academic performance in education requires management strategies.
However, change management managers face various challenges. Educational institutions
and extension secondary schools that do not adopt effective change management strategies
may experience poor results in education and disciplinary performance, adversely affecting
students, parents, teachers, and the government. Therefore, the research investigates how
change management strategies impact educational merit in government secondary schools in
Nakuru County, Kenya. Specific objectives include examining the impact of communication
on employee training strategy, strategic leadership, organizational culture, and academic
performance. Resource-Based View Theory guided the study, John Cotter's Change Theory,
Shine Organizational Culture Theory, and Human Capital Theory. The study adopted
descriptive research design. The analysis unit consists of 21 public secondary schools and
school principals and a board of managers in the Molo sub-county. The stratified sampling
method is used in selecting, and the respondents' simple random sampling will be used—
sample size 146 respondents comprising 13 school principals and 133 board administrators.
Fundamental data is collected using questionnaires consisting of open and end questions. The
pilot study consisted of 10 respondents from schools and did not participate in the final
research to test how valid and reliable the data collection device was. Qualitative data from
open-end queries are analyzed in the background and reported in narrative form per research
variables. Analyzed quantitative data will be displayed in tables, charts, and graphs, using
detailed average and standard deviation. Multiple correlations and regression analysis are
included to examine the relationship between variables and inference statistics to see if they
affect each other. For the independent variables, four variables (communication, culture,
leadership and training) can explain 58% of merit in secondary public schools in Nakuru
County. The researcher concluded that instructors acquire new techniques that keep their
study hall and educational plan crisp, energizing, and exceptionally proficient through
training. Further educators are instructed to urge the understudies to effectively participate in
the exercises directed for their advantage and pose inquiries. Instructor preparing programs
urge educators to discuss what makes great academic practice. The researcher concluded that
positive school culture gives a moving climate to understudies and staff, which permits
understudies' scholarly accomplishment to improve. When school culture is solid, instructors
and understudies have a more noteworthy motivating force to take a stab at their most
extreme potential. The research recommends that the school administration offer training to
all stakeholders to keep their study hall and educational plan crisp, energizing and
exceptionally proficient. This will urge the understudies to effectively participate in the
exercises directed for their advantage and pose inquiries. The researcher recommends that the
school head have a guide or a roadmap to improve understudy scholastic execution. The
researcher recommends that the schools communicate the changes effectively. Also,
decisions about change should be freely shared with all employees. The researcher
recommends that student achievement should be communicated effectively to the parents,
and the school management should give feedback on how students perform on time. The
study proposes that similar research be conducted challenges in formulating and endorsing
the strategic plans in schools in the Republic of Kenya
Description
A Research Project Submitted to the School of Business, Economics and Tourism in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Business on (Strategic Management Option) of Kenyatta Administrati University, November, 2023
Keywords
Change Management Strategies, Academic Merit, Public Secondary Schools, Nakuru County, Kenya