Influence of Institutional Resource Utilization on Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Makueni County, Kenya
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Date
2023
Authors
Peter, Agenetta Mwikali
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
School resource utilisation is important in the functioning of learning institutions as
it enhances better achievement of school goals. There is evidence of poor
performance in public secondary schools in Makueni County and hence the reason
to have conceptualized this study. The purpose of this study was to examine
institutional resource utilization and its influence on academic performance in
secondary schools in Makueni County. The objectives of this study were to:
establish the level of utilization of textbooks and its influence on students’ academic
performance; determine the level of utilization of school infrastructure and its
influence on students’ academic performance; establish the level of utilization of
teacher resources and its influence on academic performance and lastly to determine
the level of utilisation of instructional materials and its influence on academic
performance in county secondary schools in Makueni County. The study adopted
mixed methods research design, specifically convergent parallel research design and
was supported by Education Production Function Theory. Research instruments
were questionnaires, document analysis and interview schedule. Validity was
achieved through expert judgment and reliability by test-retest technique. The target
population was 60 county secondary schools, 60 principals and 1004 teachers.
Simple random and stratified sampling techniques were used to select the schools
while systematic and purposive sampling was used to sample teachers, HoDs and
principals. The selected sample was 30 county schools, 30 principals and 286
teachers inclusive of HoDs. Total number of respondents was 316. Descriptive and
inferential statistics (means, percentages and multiple regression) and thematic
analysis worked out the level of utilization of textbooks, school infrastructure,
teachers and instructional resources on students’ academic performance. The
findings showed that utilisation of textbooks had a mean of 4.06, high correlation
coefficient of 0.664. Multiple regression showed that textbooks strongly influenced
learners’ academic performance. Utilisation of school infrastructure, teacher
resources and instructional materials showed moderate means of 3.86, 3.68 and 3.71
respectively. The multiple regression revealed moderate influence existed between
their utilisation and students’ academic performance. Qualitative data revealed
different themes meant that effective utilization of textbooks, utilisation of school
infrastructure, teacher resources and instructional materials positively influenced
students’ academic performance in county secondary schools in Makueni County.
Major conclusion was that there was needed to ensure effective utilisation of
institutional resources in order to improve academic performance. Major
recommendation included that the Ministry (MoE) to conduct seminars to teachers
on utilisation of institutional resources. This study would provide important
information useful to education policy makers in formulating additional policies
leading to effective utilisation of resources in secondary schools
Description
A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment for the Requirement of the Award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Educational
Planning and Economics of Education) in the School of Education and Lifelong Learning of Kenyatta University October, 2023
Keywords
Influence of Institutional Resource Utilization, Students’ Academic Performance, Institutional Resource Utilization, Resource, Resources Utilization, Public Secondary Schools