dc.contributor.author | Mutitu, Ayub N | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-09T10:18:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-09T10:18:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Mutitu, A. N(2009). A study of teachers' perceptions on supervisory duties of public primary schools headteachers in Ol-.joro-orok division, Nyandarua North District, Kenya. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/20750 | |
dc.description | Master of Education- Thesis | en |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to analyze the teachers' perception on primary
school headteachers' supervisory duties. The supervisory practices selected for the
analysis included: leadership and decision making, communication practices and
curriculum and instruction practices. The study sought to fulfill five objectives
namely: to deterrn ine the teachers' perception on pri mary schoo I head teachers '
supervisory duties; to find out whether there was any signi ficant difference
between teachers' age and their perception of headteachers supervisory practices:
to determine whether there was any significant difference between teachers' sex
and their perception of head teachers' supervisory duties; to establish whether there
was any significant difference between teachers' professional qualifications and
their perception of headteachers' supervisory duties and to find out whether there
was any significant difference between teachers' teaching experience and their
perception of head teachers ' supervisory duties.
The research questions that guided the study were formulated from the above
objectives. The piloting of the instrument was done in five schools which included
twenty five (25) teachers to establish the validity and reliability of the research
instrument. The results revealed that the instrument was valid and reliable for
seeking information from respondents. Stratified random sampling method was
used to select a sample size of two hundred (200) respondents from a population or
three hundred and sixty two (362) teachers.
The data collected was checked, grouped and coded for analysis. The data was
analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and the results were
computed using frequencies and percentages. Tables, graphs and pie charts were
used in the description and presentation of the data. It was found that majority of
the headteachers were moderately effective in performance of their supervisory
practices because majority of the teachers are lacking a favourable perception
towards headteachers' management / supervisory practices.
Drawing from the above findings this study suggests the· following
recommendations:
i) Headteachers should be trained further on how to carry out their supervisory
practices more effectively. In particular they should be trained on how to assist the
teachers to grow professionally and have a positive attitude towards performance
of the supervisory practices.
.ii) Headteachers should be trained to help them be kept abreast with the key areas
of an educational appraisal program. They should be able to carry out classroom
observation results objectively and discuss the results objectively with the teacher,
identify teachers training needs and plan in-service training required to improve
teachers' performance.
iii) The Ministry of Education should delegate their duties to the deputy
headteachers and the senior teachers so as to ease his workload and as a result they
will be able to effectively carry out other supervisory practices.
The following areas are suggested for further research.
1 This study was limited to a sample drawn from Ol-Joro-Orok Division,
Nyandarua North District. Other studies could be carried out in other parts of
Kenya ~o test the repIica of the findings
2. The study was carried out in public primary schools. Therefore another study
may be carried out in private primary schools to establish whether similar findings
would be attained as well as secondary schools. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Teacher's perception | en |
dc.subject | Supervisory duties | en |
dc.subject | Public Primary Schools | en |
dc.subject | Headteachers | en |
dc.subject | Ol joro-orok Division | en |
dc.subject | Nyandarua North District | en |
dc.subject | Kenya | en |
dc.title | A study of teachers' perceptions on supervisory duties of public primary schools headteachers in Ol-Joro-Orok Division, Nyandarua North District, Kenya. | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | College of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi | en |