INFLUENCE OF PRINCIPALS’ RESOURCE MOBILIZATION SKILLS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLANS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KANDARA SUB-COUNTY, MURANG’A COUNTY, KENYA
Abstract
Statement of the Problem: Resource mobilization skills are essential for implementing strategic plans in public secondary schools. However, many principals in Kandara Sub-County have faced numerous challenges in implementing strategic plans.
Purpose of the Study: To examine the influence of principals’ resource mobilization skills on implementation of strategic plans in public secondary schools in Kandara Sub- County, Murang’a County, Kenya.
Methodology: The mixed methodology and concurrent triangulation research design were used in this study. The target population consisted of 773 respondents, including 59 principals and 714 teachers, of whom 264 were sampled using Yamane's Formula. Based on the number of zones in Kandara Sub- County, stratified sampling was used to create eight strata. Purposive sampling was used to select two (2) principals from each zone. To avoid bias, 31 teachers were chosen from each zone using simple random sampling. The researcher was able to sample 16 principals and 248 teachers using this sampling procedure. Teachers' data was collected using questionnaires, while principals' data was collected using interview guides. Based on the objectives, qualitative data were thematically analyzed and presented in narrative forms. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages, as well as inferentially using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Analysis and presented in tables using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 23).
Findings: The study found that levels of satisfaction among teachers and other stakeholders with the implementation of strategic plans in public secondary schools in terms of internal efficiency and realization of curriculum objectives are still low. It is also evident that principals’ ability to engage in resource mobilization activities plays a significant role in effective implementation of strategic plans in public secondary schools.
Recommendations: The study recommends that principals should continue engaging students and the entire school community in resource mobilization activities which can generate extra income without compromising time allocated for learning. The Ministry of Education should create a standard template for a strategic plan and train all school principals to implement it flawlessly based on a specific budget vote head.
Keywords: Implementation of strategic plans, principals’ resource mobilizations skills, public secondary schools.
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