| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to establish the individual factors influencing Board
of Management’ competencies in human resource management of public
secondary schools in Kathonzweni district, Kenya. The study was guided by five
objectives that focused the influence of the level of education of BOM, the
management experience, the BOM training level, the professional status and the
challenges facing the BOM members in managing the human resources in
schools. The study adopted the descriptive survey design and the main tool for
data analysis was a questionnaire. The target population constituted all the 355
Board of Management members and 35 principals in public secondary schools in
Kathonzweni district,. The sample size comprised of 32 principals and 120 BOM
members. The data analysis was done by use of SPSS where the Chi-square was
used to establish the relationship between variables. Through data analysis the
study established that majority of BOM members had certificate as the highest
level of education with a total of 36 entries followed by diploma holders with 31
entries, degree holders had 17 entries while masters and PhD had had 5 and 1
entries respectively. The chi-square test shows that when academic qualification
is cross-tabulated with BOM self evaluation factors such as effectiveness on staff
recruitment, competence in staff motivation. Strategies of staff motivation, staff
talent development and turnover, staff discipline management and employee
separation, none of these factors has any significant relationship with academic
level of BOM members this is exemplified by the fact that even when majority of
BOM members had certificate as their highest level of education, they rated
themselves fairly high at an average score of 3. The study also established that the
length of service of BOM member does not really matter as far making an impact
in human resource management is concerned. On the profession status of the
BOM member the study established that the current profession status of BOM
members helps in making strategies on staff development. On whether BOM
members had attended a workshop on school management, majority (about 54
percent) of BOM members said they had not. The study also established
effectiveness in staff recruitment (0.02) and staff talent development and turnover
(0.05) are influenced by BOM training skills. Based on the findings of the study
the researcher recommends that; there is need to limit the period of service of a
BOM member to a fixed five year term. The study also recognizes the importance
of appointing BOM members based on merit where people in careers such as
medics, engineers or lawyers so that they can encourage or motivate teachers to
further develop themselves through education or financial enrichment. There is
also need to recruit graduates as board members in order to lift the profile of the
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