| dc.description.abstract | Instructional supervision is a component of general supervision which educational
supervisors are supposed to carry out in learning institutions. Its' primary function is the
improvement of instruction. It is aimed at enhancing teaching and learning. The aim of
this research therefore was to investigate the instructional supervisory practices used by
secondary school inspectors and principals in Nakuru Municipality. It sought to find out
the academic and professional qualifications and training of such supervisions, the extent
of their involvement in carrying out supervisory activities, whether their frequency and
methods of carrying out clinical supervision were adequate, their attendance of in-service
courses, the teachers' attitude towards school supervision and to determine the
relationship between instructional supervision and performance of secondary schools in
national examinations.
The literature review for this research was organized under various
subheadings. From the literature reviewed, an integrated approach to instructional
supervision and a conceptual framework were designed.
The study was an ex-post factor design. The targeted population consisted of
school inspectors, principals and heads of departments in public secondary school in
Nakuru Municipality. The researcher developed three sets of questionnaires as research
instruments. The inspectors' and principals' questionnaires had three sections, section A
dealt with personal data, section B dealt with professional training and preparation and
Section C dealt with the supervisory activities that they carry out. The heads of
departments' questionnaire section A, dealt with personal data, section B supervisory | en |
