Publication: Teachers’ perceptions towards instructional supervisory competences of educational quality assurance and standards officers
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2018-01
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Journal of Education and Practice
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The main purpose of this study was to assess the existing perceptions of school principals and Heads of
Departments (HoDs) towards the instructional supervisory competences of Quality Assurance and Standards
Officers (QASOs) in secondary schools in Nairobi and Machakos counties, Kenya. The study aimed to
investigate the school principals’ and HoDs’ perceptions towards QASOs’ human, technical and conceptual
skills. The study used three types of research instruments, namely; School Principals’ and Heads of
Departments’ Questionnaire, Quality Assurance and Standards Officers’ Questionnaire and County Quality
Assurance and Standards Officers’ Interview Guide. Data was analyzed used mixed methods, involving
qualitative and quantitative techniques. The study revealed that, teachers hold the opinion that QASOs exhibited
favorable human relations competences, however, QASOs were found to be partially effective in respect to
technical and conceptual competences. The study recommends that the QASOs already in the field to be taken
through intensive capacity building trainings in their specific subjects so as to equip them with requisite
technical and conceptual competences for conducting instructional supervision.