dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of head teachers’
instructional supervision practices on curriculum implementation in public
primary schools in Isinya district, Kajiado County, Kenya. The study was to
determine the extent to which head teachers’ frequency of checking teachers’
records of work, Checking of pupils’ lesson notes, holding of model teaching,
conducting classroom observation and provision of teaching/learning resources
influence curriculum implementation in public primary school in Isinya district.
The study adopted descriptive survey designs. Data were collected using
questionnaires for head teachers and teachers. Document analysis was used to
check on the availability and use of professional documents. All 24 schools
participated in the study and all their 24 head teachers participated. Simple
random sampling was used to sample 77 teachers. Collected data were analyzed
both qualitatively and quantitatively. The study findings showed that majority of
the head teachers checked teachers’ records of work randomly, at least once per
month. However, head teachers preferred this supervision practice to ease their
roles, on monitoring teachers’ preparedness and syllabus coverage on effective
curriculum implementation. Head teachers rarely checked pupils’ lesson notes
with majority indicating that they do so once per term. Most of the head teachers
had never invited teachers to observe them as they teach. Head teachers were
reluctant to visit classrooms during instructional processes to observe the
teaching process due to teachers’ negative attitude towards this supervision
practice. Majority of the head teachers provided teaching and learning resources
in their schools. Therefore the study concluded that head teachers are usually
reluctant to carry out some of their supervision roles like checking of teachers’
records of work, pupils lesson notes and conducting model teaching which
ensures that they closely monitor curriculum implementation. Provision of
teaching and learning resources is affected by lack of funds to purchase adequate
teaching and learning resources. Based on the study findings, the researcher
recommended that the government through the Ministry of Education should
conduct awareness seminars and workshops for head teachers and teachers to
embrace instructional supervision practices and school heads should create
checklists to closely monitor instructional supervision. Thus, the researcher
suggested that; a study to be carried out to find out the effect of teachers’ attitude
towards head teachers instructional supervision in public primary schools. | en_US |