dc.description.sponsorship | The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing Board of
Management members’ effectiveness in human resource Management in
Public Secondary Schools in Dagoretti Sub-County, Nairobi County. The
study objectives were to determine the extent to which level of education,
management experience, exposure to training and gender influence Board of
management members’ effectiveness in human resource management in public
secondary schools in Dagoretti Sub County. A descriptive survey research
design was used for this study because it was useful in describing the
characteristics even when analyzing multiple variables. The target population
of this study comprised of 10 public Secondary schools, 170 BOM members,
200 teachers and the Sub-County Education Officer in Dagoretti Sub- County,
Nairobi County Kenya. Stratified sampling was used to obtain a sample of
186. The study used questionnaires for data collection from Board of
Management members and teachers. Closed and open ended questions were
used to enable the respondents give their view data from the field which were
summarized and computerized through synthesizing information from
questionnaires Quantitative data was analyzed through synthesizing
information from the questionnaires and graphs. Secondary data was obtained
from journals. Data was analyzed by use of statistical package for social
sciences (SPSS) programmes. The raw data from the field was coded, edited,
summarized and computerized through synthesizing information from the
questionnaires by SPSS (Macmillan, 2008). Person’s correlation coefficient
and cross tabulation were done used to determine the relationship between
variables. The analyzed data was presented using frequency tables, graphs and
charts. The study found that the BOM members in Dagoretti Sub County were
very effective and ensured the curriculum is implemented through effective
supervision of teachers. The researcher further concluded that BOM members
were very effective in maintenance of student welfare and discipline for the
betterment of the school. The researcher also concluded that BOM members in
secondary schools were very effective in recruitment, selection and
management of teachers. The study recommends that the Sub – County
Education Officer (SEO) should arrange for workshops for BOM members to
be sensitized on ways of human resource management in secondary schools. | en_US |