Administrative competencies of secondary school headteachers in Nandi District
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Date
2012-03-23
Authors
Apiyo, Anne Josephine
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to establish whether secondary school
headteachers possessed competencies which they require in order to be
effective in their work as administrators and managers of the schools in
Nandi District.
The method used for conducting the research was descriptive survey
method. Two divisions were sampled and used for conducting the
study. Six schools were sampled from the two divisions - three from
each division. These three schools were all boarding and included a
boys' school, girls' school and mixed secondary school. 36 teachers, 12
heads of department and 6 headteachers took part in the study.
The main instrument for data collection was a questionnaire.
The heads of department and teachers viewed the headteachers as
possessing adequate to high competencies in various administrative task
areas like in the area of acquiring and distributing instructional
materials, in the area of disciplining students, in the area of maintaining
proper discipline among the staff and supervision of physical resources.
This study recommended that in those task areas where headteachers do
not seem to possess the necessary competencies to perform their
administrative and management responsibilities effectively, a training
programme should be mounted to train them on the necessary skills to
enable them perform their administrative tasks effectively.
The study recommended that future research be based on the effect of
age and sex on administrative effectiveness.
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The LB 2831.926.K4.A6
Keywords
High school principals//School management and organization