Influence Of Board Of Managements’ Resource Managemnet On Students Academic Acheivement In Public Secondary Schools, Mombasa County, Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of the Board of Managements’ resource management on academic achievement in secondary schools in Mombasa County. The objectives of the study were to assess effect of management of the school plant by BOM in Public secondary schools on the students’ academic achievement (K.C.S.E), assess how the BOM Management of Learning and teaching Materials can affect students’ academic achievement, establish the relationship between BOM Management of finances and students’ academic achievement in relation to KCSE performance and to establish the challenges faced by the BOM in the management of resources in public secondary schools. The study used descriptive survey design in which it targeted 26 principals and 364 BOMs. The study then sampled 130 respondents comprising of 26 headteachers and 104 BOMs in Mombasa County using disproportionate stratified sampling. The data was collected by use of questionnaires and interview schedules. The questionnaires were self-administered by the researcher. Data was analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics in the form of means, frequency distribution, percentages and presented in tables and figures. The qualitative data was analysed by categorizing them into themes in accordance with research questions. The study established that the BOM provided the schools with adequate classrooms. The BOM also maintained the available physical facilities in the schools. Most of the schools also adequate water and electricity in the county. The projects in the schools had to be approved by the BOM. The study established that the BOMs provision physical facilities influenced the students’ academic achievement. The study further established that the BOM seldom participated in the provision of the learning and teaching materials. The study established that there was a relationship between the provision of teaching and learning materials and the academic achievements. The study established that the BOM was involved in the financial management in the school such as the procurement process and the budgeting. However, because most of the then did not have financial management skills, their effectiveness was very minimal. The study concludes that training and poverty were the major challenge faced by the BOM in the management of resources in the schools. From the findings, the study concluded that the BOM resource management influenced the academic achievement of the students in public secondary schools in Mombasa County. The study recommended that the county government should allocate more resources for the provision of physical facilities such as the classrooms among others, BOM be empowered to be involved in the management of the teaching and learning materials and BOMs should be given financial management training to enhance their skills in financial management.