| dc.description.abstract | Recent government policy initiatives
have focused on attainment of Education for all
(EFA) in Kenya which led to declaration of Free Secondary Education (FSE) in 2008. All
these changes require continuous planning of secondary school education so as to realize
the government objectives in edu
cation.
The objective of the study was to determine how
strategy is implemented at Kahuho Uhuru High School and establish the challenges faced
by Kahuho Uhuru high school in strategy implementation.
The research was conducted
through a case study design an
d
primary data collected through interviews. The
qualitative data was analyzed through content analysis. The study concludes that strategy
implementation at Kahuho Uhuru High School is characterized by successful application
of practices in strategy implem
entation and shortfall in other
practices
. The practices that
have been applied successfully include: communication, monitoring and evaluation,
performance measurement, and performance appraisal. Nevertheless, Kahuho Uhuru
High School is still facing short
falls in the involvement of stakeholders, training, and
leadership style. The main challenges faced by Kahuho Uhuru High School in strategy
implementation. include: the transition of the new political regime; social economic
constraints; low level of tech
nological advancement; increased legal awareness such as
children rights; devolved system of governance in Kenya; fee primary education and
secondary education; ministry of education syllabus coverage deadlines; the frequent
teachers‟ strikes and shortage
of bot
h human and financial resources. The study
recommends that the process of implementing strategic plans in school can be enhances if
all stakeholder are involved, frequent training and review of syllabus. | en_US |
