scholarly journals Managing educational institutions: School heads’ leadership practices and teachers’ performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1325
Author(s):  
Cherry Joy C. Aquino ◽  
Bonimar T. Afalla ◽  
Fitzgerald L. Fabelico
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
Teaching Efficiency ◽  
Degree Of Association ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
School Heads

School heads are agents of change who contribute a major impression on the educational milieu through their information-sharing methods, creating supportive social connections, participating in mentoring programs, and fostering progress. Hence, this study ascertained the interrelation between the public school head’s leadership practices and teachers’ performance. As correlation research, simple random sampling was used to calculate the sample size for teachers, while total enumeration was used for school heads. A structured questionnaire was developed to gather the necessary information that reinforced the theme of this analysis. Weighted mean was used to ascertain the level of leadership practices of school heads and the level of teacher performance. T-test, F-test, post-hoc test, and Pearson <em>r</em> were employed to establish the degree of association between and among variables. This study concluded that the variation in leadership practices experienced by school heads and teachers is absolutely vital, confirming that their reactions are fundamentally better. Teachers' performance is consistent irrespective of age, educational achievement, or significant contributions. In terms of teaching status and number of years of experience, head teachers have improved teaching efficiency than teachers and master teachers. Teachers with shorter relevant experience showed poorer educational quality relative to those who spent more time in the school system. School heads who have obtained their doctorate degrees get a greater level of leadership practices than the holders of master's degrees. The very productive performance of teachers stays the same, regardless of whether the school heads exhibit a very high degree of authentic leadership.

The Nexus of Autonomy and Instructional Leadership in Selected School Clusters in Zimbabwe

2021 ◽  
pp. 002205742110325
Author(s):  
Jeriphanos Makaye ◽  
Loyiso C. Jita ◽  
Kudakwashe Mapetere
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Leadership ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
And Control ◽  
School Heads ◽  
Improve Student Learning

This article examines the nexus of autonomy and instructional leadership in school clusters in Zimbabwe. Using the Better Schools Programme of Zimbabwe cluster, teachers and school heads were interviewed on their perspectives on how autonomy influences instructional leadership practices. Results established that clusters provide schools with the freedom to determine the activities deemed necessary to improve student learning. However, although autonomy is prescribed in the policy, inadequate resources provided to schools render them less autonomous and ineffective in this endeavor. The article argues for a more deliberate and deeper discourse about the challenges of balancing autonomy and control.

scholarly journals Head Teachers’ Role in Facilitating School Facilities that Influence Pupils’ Performance in Kcpe

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
John M. Mbunde
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Educational Administration ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Target Population ◽  
School Facilities ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Education Science

This paper discusses the head teachers’ role in facilitating school facilities that influence pupils’ performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary School (KCPE). The objective was to establish the head teachers’ role in facilitating school facilities that influence pupils’ performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary School. The research was based on the Max Weber’s Theory of Bureaucracy. The target population was 612 head teachers, senior teachers and accounts’ clerks in Nairobi County. The sample size was 123. The research employed descriptive survey design. The schools selected were 14 from Westland and Dagoretti districts and 13 from Lang’ata district through simple random sampling. The head teachers and accounts’ clerks were selected by purposive sampling methods. The research instruments used were the interview and document analysis guides. Validation of both instruments was done by the expert judgment review by supervisors from the Department of Educational Administration and Planning of the University of Nairobi. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data which was presented in a table. The study established that all the 41 sampled schools had fairly adequate exercise books, buildings and furniture; inadequate textbooks, radios, equipment, computers, displays, charts and playgrounds. The study concluded that the head teachers had not facilitated adequate school facilities that influence pupils’ performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary School (KCPE). It was recommended that the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology should increase funding of schools to enable the head teachers to procure more school facilities to enhance pupils’ performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary School.

scholarly journals Effect of Teachers’ Own Perception of Their Profession on Job Satisfaction and Performance in the Private Primary Schools in Yei Town, South Sudan

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 235
Author(s):  
Alyaha Daniel Felix Ohide ◽  
Rosemary Wahu Mbogo
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
South Sudan ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

<div><p>Teachers often find themselves frustrated at work because of conflicting expectations concerning their professional and social roles within the community. This paper looks at the effect of teachers’ perception of their profession on their satisfaction at job and performance. The authors employ a survey design in private schools in Yei Town, South Sudan to establish the impact of these perceptions. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents from ten private schools. The respondents’ therefore included 10 head teachers, 100 teachers giving a total of 110 respondents. Questionnaires were used for data collection. Data collected was analysed by the use of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 12.0 was and presented in frequencies and percentages and a regression analysis performed to establish the relationships among the variables. The study findings indicated that a considerable number of the teachers (38.9%) indicated that teacher’s own perception of their own profession does not affect the teachers’ job satisfaction and performance.</p></div>

Performance Appraisal Practices and Teachers' Job Performance in Private Universal Secondary Schools in Manafwa District, Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-63
Author(s):  
Fred Wamimbi ◽  
Muhammadi Bisaso
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Performance Monitoring ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Target Setting ◽  
Head Teachers

The study examined the effect of performance appraisal practices on teachers’ job performance, and sought to investigate the effect of 1) target setting 2) performance monitoring and 3) employee feedback on teachers’ job performance. A cross-sectional survey design with a mixed-method approach was adopted. The target population of the study was composed of 211 respondents spread across four private universal secondary schools; 207 teachers and four head teachers; and a sample size of 189 respondents with 185 teachers and four head teachers selected using a simple random sampling approach coupled with a fish-bowl technique, while census inquiry was adopted to select head teachers. A self-designed closed-ended questionnaire was administered to collect data from teachers while an interview guide was adopted to collect data from head teachers. The CVI obtained for the instrument was .90 and a reliability index of 931 Cronbach alpha co-efficient. Data was analyzed using frequencies, percentages, and simple regression. Findings indicate that target setting (β = 0.375, p< 0.05), performance monitoring (β = 0.435, p< 0.05) and employee feedback (β = 0.375, p< 0.05) had very strong significant effect on teachers’ job performance. The study concludes that performance appraisal practices can significantly aid teachers’ job performance in private USE schools if well handled in terms of comprehensiveness, clarity and timeliness. It recommends that target setting should involve teachers and their individual differences be reflected; academic meetings should be held monthly and performance support should be extended to teachers; whilst feedback given to teachers ought to be timely, comprehensive and interactive.

scholarly journals Role of In-Service Promoted Secondary School Heads in Strengthening Secondary Education in Kohat Division (Pakistan)

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Qaiser Suleman ◽  
Ishtiaq Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Statistical Treatment ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
School Level ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
School Heads

The purpose of the current paper was to explore the role of in-service promoted secondary school heads in strengthening secondary education. The objectives of the study were: (a) to investigate the role of in-service promoted secondary school heads in strengthening secondary education; (b) to investigate the weak areas of in-service promoted secondary school heads in strengthening secondary education; and (c) to suggest workable recommendations to improve the administrative performance of in-service promoted secondary school heads. All the teachers and students at secondary school level in Kohat Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) constituted the population of the study. The study was delimited to male secondary school heads, teachers and students only. The study was further delimited to 30 secondary schools in each district of Kohat Division i.e., Karak, Kohat and Hangu. In order to ensure adequate representation of the population, 450 teachers and 900 students were selected through simple random sampling technique. The nature of the study was descriptive and questionnaires were used as research instrument. Pilot testing was conducted to eliminate the weaknesses, misconceptions and ambiguities of the questions in the questionnaires. Data was collected through personal visits. Then it was organized, tabulated, analyzed and interpreted. Statistical tools, i.e., percentage and chi square were used for the statistical treatment of the data. After analysis of the data, the researchers arrived at the conclusions that the overall administrative performance of in-service promoted secondary school heads was ineffective and unproductive. They lack the qualities of effective leadership and successful administration. Based on findings of the study, it is strongly recommended that a special professional training programme regarding school administration and management should be institutionalized so that in-service promoted secondary school heads may be equipped with the modern techniques of school management and administration. KEYWORDS: Role, In-service Promoted Secondary School Heads, Strengthening, Secondary Education

scholarly journals Collective trust as a social indicator of the instructional capacity: A qualitative researchÖğretim kapasitesinin sosyal bir göstergesi olarak kolektif güven: Nitel bir araştırma

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1284
Author(s):  
Nezahat Güçlü ◽  
Nagihan Tepe ◽  
Şayma Duman
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Learning Capacity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Instructional Capacity ◽  
Teaching Efficiency ◽  
Basic Characteristics ◽  
Collective Trust

Instructional capacity at school has two interconnected basic characteristics. These are: resources which enable increase of teaching efficiency at schools and social processes which would enable occupational learning through forming information (Curt, 2012). Collective trust which is in the social step of instructional capacity is the characteristics of a stable group which has rooted perceptions and effected by the reliability of another group or individual (Forsyth, Adams, and Hoy, 2011). It is based on openness, honesty, cooperativeness and competency (Hoy and Tschannen-Moran, 1999). Collective trust is a social process which increases instructional capacity at school. Schools with high learning capacity aim to learn together. Leadership for everyone, learning for everyone and increasing success for everyone are the basic aims. More permanent and joyful learning is enabled by forming cooperative learning environment at these schools. All the individuals share vision and knows what to do to reach the aim and how to contribute. Communication at school reflects the quality of school. Student makes contribution to the system with his success in the process (Lambert, 2005). The aim of this study in which learning capacity and collective trust terms are discussed is to determine the views of school principals about collective trust. Moreover, within this aim it was determined as sub-aims to analyze factors such as reliability, openness, honesty, helpfulness and competency in the process of school management. The study was carried out within the scope of “phenomenology” pattern which is one of the qualitative research patterns. The study group is composed of 10 school principals who were chosen with simple random sampling method. Data collected were analyzed with content analysis. Suggestions are presented in the light of findings and results. ÖzetOkullarda öğretim kapasitesinin birbirine bağlı iki temel özelliği vardır. Bunlar: okulda öğretim etkinliğini artırmayı sağlayan kaynaklar ve bilgi oluşturma ile mesleki öğrenmeyi sağlayacak olan sosyal süreçlerdir (Curt, 2012). Öğretim kapasitesinin sosyal basamağında yer alan kolektif güven; köklü algıları olan ve başka bir grup ya da bireyin güvenilirliğinden etkilenen durağan bir grup özelliğidir (Forsyth, Adams, and Hoy, 2011). Açıklık, dürüstlük, yardımseverlik, güvenirlik ve yetkinlik temeline dayanmaktadır (Hoy and Tschannen-Moran, 1999). Kolektif güven okullarda öğrenme kapasitesini artıran bir sosyal süreçtir.  Öğrenme kapasitesi yüksek olan okullar birlikte öğrenmeyi amaçlar. Herkes için liderlik, herkes için öğrenme ve herkes için başarıyı yükseltmek temel hedeftir. Bu okullarda birlikte öğrenme ortamları oluşturarak daha kalıcı ve neşeli öğrenmeler oluşmaktadır. Müdür okullardaki liderlerden sadece biridir ve dinleme, işbirliği, uyum konusunda rol model olur. Tüm bireyler vizyonu paylaşır, amaçlara ulaşmak için ne yapmak gerektiğini ve nasıl katkı sağlayacağını bilir. Okuldaki iletişim okulun kalitesini yansıtır. Öğrenci süreçteki başarısı ile sisteme katkıda bulunur (Lambert, 2005).Öğrenme kapasitesi ve kolektif güven kavramlarının tartışıldığı bu çalışmada amaç, okul yöneticilerinin kolektif güvenlerine ilişkin görüşlerini belirlemektir. Araştırma, nitel araştırma desenlerinden biri olan “olgu bilim” deseni kapsamında yürütülmüştür. Veri toplamak amacıyla kolektif güven kavramına ilişkin “okul yönetiminde açıklık, dürüstlük, yardımseverlik, sorumluluk ve yetkinlik” gibi faktörlerin incelendiği 10 açık uçlu sorudan oluşan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu hazırlanmıştır. Bu görüşme formundaki sorular on okul yöneticisine yöneltilmiş, veriler içerik analizi tekniği kullanılarak analiz edilerek yorumlanmıştır. Bulgular ve sonuçlar ışığında öneriler sunulmuştur.

scholarly journals Relationship between leadership practices and labour turnover among private schools in Rongai Sub-County, Nakuru-Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Beatrice Achieng' Omindo ◽  
Paul Omato Gesimba ◽  
David Gichuhi
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Correlation Method ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Labor Turnover ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Analysis Technique

The study sought to determine the relationship between leadership practices and labor turnover in private primary schools in Kenya with a specific focus on Rongai Sub-County in Nakuru County, Kenya. The theoretical framework of this study was derived from the Two-Factor Theory and Organization Support Theory. The study used a descriptive survey design and targeted a population of 680 employees of 34 private primary schools in the study area. A sample of 204 employees was picked using the simple random sampling method. Questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data from teachers while interview guides were used to collect qualitative data from headteachers and their deputies. Descriptive statistics were computed for each study variable while the Pearson correlation method was used to test the effect of the leadership practices on labor turnover. Qualitative data collected through the interviews were analyzed using the thematic content analysis technique. Results revealed that there is a high labor turnover in the private primary schools in Rongai with a rating of 71.2%. Results also showed that there were less than optimal leadership practices in schools with a rating of 50.8%. Labor turnover in the schools was negatively and significantly associated with leadership practices (r=-.523, p=.000). The study recommends that private primary schools ensure that teachers are actively involved in making key decisions and management of school activities in order to reduce labor turnover.

scholarly journals Leadership practices for Professional assistance of teachers in secondary schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 6-10
Author(s):  
Fakhra Aziz ◽  
Uzma Quraishi ◽  
Moafia Nader
Keyword(s):  
School Leadership ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Experienced Teachers ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
The Government ◽  
Professional Assistance ◽  
Effective Leadership Practices ◽  
School Heads

The present study aimed to explore the leadership practices for  professional assistance of secondary school teachers.It was assumed that leadership active role in various types of  teachers’ professional assistance can enhance their job performance which in turn promotes quality in teaching and learning process. The study reports  that school heads play a significant role in teachers’ professional assistance but it was limited to instructional  and professional areas only.  Teachers’ emotional side also required active and effective leadership practices of professional assistance for quality performance. Further School heads in public sector  facilitate their teachers more as compare to those in private sector. Similarly experienced teachers reports more support from their heads as compare to newly inducted teaches. Gender differences in professional assistance of  experienced and newly inducted teachers were  also found.Female newly inducted teachers receive more facilitation from their heads  as compare to male . Same case is reported for professional assistance of experienced teachers.   The present study suggests a need based training  program for school leadership to adopt innovative strategies for assistance of their teachers alongwith sound measures taken by the government

scholarly journals Headteachers’ Perception of the Implementation of the Capitation Grant Scheme In The Sunyani West District of the Brong Ahafo Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgina Cate Foli ◽  
Owusu Afriyie
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Good Time ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
School Activities ◽  
The Government ◽  
Grant Scheme ◽  
School Heads ◽  
Brong Ahafo Region ◽  
Brong Ahafo

This study was conducted to find out head teachers' perception of the implementation of the capitation grant scheme in Sunyani West East District of the Brong Ahafo Region. The study specifically focused on explaining how head teachers conceptualised the concept of capitation grant scheme, the implementation process, and the challenges associated with the implementation of the scheme. A descriptive research design was adopted for the study, and a questionnaire and an interview guide were designed and administered to a sample of 40 head teachers from the district in the Region. The analysis of data revealed that 70.0% of thehead teachers had an in-depth understanding of the source of capitation grant as being from the Government. The study, among others, found that the main challenges confronting the smooth implementations of the scheme were delay in the release of funds and inadequate funds. It is recommended that Government should release adequate amount of the grant in good time (thus, before the beginning of each quarter) so that school heads will avoid pre-financing of school activities. Also, the Ghana Education Service should continue to train head teachers in financial management and administration for prudent use of funds.

scholarly journals PERBANDINGAN EFEKTIVITAS MODEL-MODEL PEMBELAJARAN DALAM PENCAPAIAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KREATIF SISWA [A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LEARNING MODELS ON STUDENTS' CREATIVE THINKING ABILITIES]

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Yongki Budi Saputro ◽  
Yumiati Yumiati ◽  
Merry Noviyanti
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Problem Posing ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
One Way Anova

<p>The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of using the Problem Based Learning (PBL), Problem Solving (PS), and Problem Posing (PP) learning models in achieving students' creative thinking skills in social arithmetic material for a grade 7 class. Creative thinking skills is a problem variable because many students cannot answer the Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) questions. This type of research is quasi-experimental with a population of grade 7 students and a sample of 3 classes. The sampling technique used simple random sampling. Data collection techniques used were documentation, observation, and tests. The test was used to measure students' creative thinking skills. Data analysis techniques used one-way Anova and post hoc (Scheffe test). The test data were analyzed using SPSS 16.0 for Windows software. The results of the study concluded that the Problem Based Learning (PBL) and Problem Solving (PS) learning models were effective in achieving students 'creative thinking abilities and the Problem Posing (PP) learning model was not effective in achieving students' creative thinking abilities. Meanwhile, there are differences in the effectiveness of using the Problem Based Learning (PBL), Problem Solving (PS), and Problem Posing (PP) learning models in the achievement of students' creative thinking abilities on social arithmetic material for grade 7 students and there are significant average differences in ability. Creative thinking of students on indicators of flexibility, and originality between groups of students who are taught with problem-based learning (PBL) and problem posing (PP) learning models.</p><p><strong>BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRACT</strong><strong>: </strong>Tujuan penelitian ini untuk untuk mengetahui perbandingan efektivitas penggunaan model pembelajaran <em>Problem Based Learning </em>(PBL),<em> Problem Solving </em>(PS),<em> Problem Posing</em> (PP) dalam pencapaian kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa pada materi aritmatika sosial kelas VII SMP. Pengambilan kemampuan berpikir kreatif sebagaivariabel masalah dikarenakan banyak siswa yang tidak bisa menjawab soal Higher of Thhingking Skill (HOTS).  Jenis penelitian adalah eksperimen semu dengan populasi siswa kelas VII dan sampel sebanyak 3 kelas. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan sampel acak sederhana (<em>simple random sampling</em>)<em>.  </em>Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan dokumentasi, observasi, dan tes. Tes digunakan untuk mengukur kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa. Teknik analisis data menggunakan <em>one-way Anova dan post hoc </em>(Uji <em>Scheffe</em>). Data tes  di analisis menggunakan <em>software SPSS 16.0 for Windows</em>. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa model pembelajaran <em>Problem Based Learning </em>(PBL) dan <em>Problem Solving </em>(PS) efektif dalam pencapaian kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa dan model pembelajaran <em>Problem Posing </em>(PP) tidak efektif dalam pencapaian kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa. Sementara itu, terdapat perbedaan efektivitas penggunaan model pembelajaran <em>Problem Based Learning </em>(PBL),<em> Problem Solving </em>(PS), dan <em>Problem Posing </em>(PP) dalam pencapaian kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa pada materi aritmatika sosial kelas VII SMP serta terdapat perbedaan rata-rata yang signifikan kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa pada indikator fleksibelitas, dan originalitas antara kelompok siswa yang diajar dengan model pembelajaran <em>problem based learning</em> (PBL) dan <em>problem posing</em> (PP).</p><div id="gtx-trans" style="position: absolute; left: 90px; top: 527.6px;"> </div>

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