Strategic planning practices and school performance: the case of public and private primary schools, Nairobi province
Abstract
The key question guiding the study is: Are the strategic planning practices
supportive to better academic performance in primary schools. This question is
pertinent given the fact that primary education provides the basic learning
foundation to mold young minds to intellectual stardom. It has been left to
speculation that public schools are currently facing a performance slump, which it
is believed, has been heightened by the pressures of the current Free Primary
Education (FPE) policy. The main problem with primary schools has been a very
low adoption record of strategic planning partly attributed to weak mechanisms to
empower school stewards and managers especially in public institutions.
Analysis in this study show that schools' overall academic performance is
positively dependent on implementation of certain strategic planning practices.
No direct relationship between planning horizon and academic performance was
observed for primary schools. Differences in demographic profiles between
private and public schools were also identified as contributors to performance.
Citation
Masters Of Business Administration (MBA) Degree, University of NairobiPublisher
University of Nairobi School of Business
Description
A Management Research Project Report submitted in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Masters of Business
( Administration (MBA) degree