The Extent to which Instructional Leadership Practices by Head Teachers Contribute to Students’ Academic Performance in Machakos County, Kenya
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Date
2017
Authors
Mutuku, Muasya, P.
Felicita, Njuguna, W.
Ogola, Martin
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Publisher
European Journal of Education Studies
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the extent to which instructional leadership
practices by head teachers contribute to students’ academic performance. Machakos
County was chosen for this study due to its low performance by many students in the
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Examination in most secondary schools in the
recent years (2009-2013). Instructional leadership practices chosen were included
defining the school mission, managing the school instructional programme, providing a
conducive working climate and providing incentives for teaching and learning. The
study applied Survey design. From 176 public secondary schools, stratified sampling
technique was used to select 38 head teachers, 190 teachers and 345 students from
among high and low performing secondary schools. The study used the Head Teacher
Questionnaire (reliability 0.78), Teachers Questionnaire (reliability 0.74) and the
students Questionnaire (reliability 0.75). The response was 87.5%. Multiple regression
analysis was done to test the extent to which head teachers instructional practices
influences on students’ performance, while linear regression was used to determine the
most influential leadership practice. It was established that the Bowman and Deal’s
leadership theory is applicable to Kenyan schools, with the provision of incentives for
learning and teaching being the most important leadership practice towards the
teaching and learning process.
Description
A Research Article in European Journal of Education Studies
Keywords
Head teachers, Regression analysis, Mission, Management, School working climate, Incentives
Citation
Mutuku, M; Ogola, M., & Njuguna, F. (2017). The Extent to which Instructional Leadership Practices by Head Teachers Contribute to Students’ Academic Performance in Machakos County, Kenya. European Journal of Education Studies, 2017