Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy (JAEP)
Volume-2 | Issue-01 | 8-12
Original Research Article
Effect of Leadership Style on Implementation of Strategic Plans in Kenyan Public Secondary Schools
Dr. Joseph FJ. Tuitoek
Published : Jan. 30, 2018
Abstract
Evaluation of strategies in Kenya may be done either quantitatively or
qualitatively. This is to ascertain whether the process of implementations will
succeed in attaining the objectives or not. The specific objectives of the study were
to determine existing leadership style utilized by schools in implementation of
strategic plans in Masaba North Sub-County.and to evaluate alternative school
leadership style for implementation of strategic plans in Masaba North Sub-County.
The study used descriptive research design to get the information under
investigation. The target population consisted of 31 Principals of public secondary
schools, 31 BOM chairpersons, and 31 PTA chairpersons. The study used simple
random sampling to select 10 Principals, 10 BOM chairpersons, and 10 PTA
chairpersons to be given Questionnaires. The research instruments used to collect
data was questionnaires. The questionnaires were made up of close-ended questions.
Data collected was analyzed quantitatively, for descriptive statistics, frequency tables
and percentages were used. The findings of the study show that for effective strategic
plans implementation educational stakeholders must ensure that there is good
leadership from the top to the bottom to ensure there is good coordination in all
aspects, also effective decision making should be inclusively so that it that does not
bring disputes along the way. The Education policy makers would find this study
useful in formulating educational policy that would enable the schools to improve on
strategic planning process and also in addressing the critical issues that may be
affecting secondary school education.