| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of headteachers’
management of facilities on pupils’ performance in KCPE in Nairobi County,
Kenya. The study was guided by the following objectives: to determine the extent
to which the level of adequacy of school facilities headteachers manage and how
it influences pupils’ performance in KCPE, to assess the extent to which the level
of competence of headteachers’ management of facilities and how it influences
pupils’ performance in KCPE, to establish the extent to which the gender of
headteachers in management of facilities influences pupils’ performance in
KCPE, to determine the extent of delegation of responsibilities to staff by
headteachers in management of facilities and how it influences pupils’
performance in KCPE and to determine the extent to which the level of
documentation of facilities by headteachers in management of facilities
influences pupils’ performance in KCPE. The study was based on the Max
Weber’s Theory of Bureaucracy. The study employed descriptive survey design.
The target population was 612 head teachers, senior teachers and accounts’ clerks
in Nairobi County. The sample size was 123. In the selection of districts to
participate in the study, simple random sampling method was used while for the
schools, headteachers, senior teachers and accounts’ clerks, purposive sampling
method was utilized. The research instruments used were the two sets of
questionnaires, interview and documents analysis guides Validation of the
instruments was done by the supervisors from the Department of Educational
Administration and Planning of the University of Nairobi who read through the
instruments. The reliability coefficient of the research instruments was determined
by split-half technique method, and was found to be 0.73 for the headteachers’
0.88 for the senior teachers’ questionnaires. and 1 for the interview guide for the
accounts’ clerks. Descriptive statistics and distribution techniques were used to
analyze the data using SPSS 20 version computer programme. Data was presented
in tables. The main findings were: high level of adequacy of the school facilities,
competence of headteachers, documentation of facilities, gender of the
headteachers, very adequate delegation of responsibilities to staff in management
of facilities had the best pupils’ performance in KCPE. The study concluded that
level of adequacy of the school facilities; level of competence of headteaches,
gender of the headteachers, extent of delegation of responsibilities to staff and
level of documentation of facilities influenced the strategies employed by
headteachers to effectively manage school facilities and enhance ’pupils’
performance in KCPE. Although the combined efforts of the respondents varied
to a large extent, if was evident the sole contribution of the headteacher in
management of facilities seemed to be more responsible for pupils’ performance
in KCPE. The study recommends to KEMI to organize in-service training
programmes targeting headteachers’ management of facilities, DQAS to carry out
regular supervision of schools, headteachers to regularly review level of
adequacy of school facilities, extent of delegation of responsibilities to staff and
level of document of facilities to enhance pupils; performance in KCPE.. | en_US |
