Publication: An investigation of physical resources maintenance on service Delivery by public secondary school managers in Kenya. A case Of tharaka south district in Tharaka Nithi County-Kenya
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2014-11
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Mount Kenya University
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Abstract
Resource maintenance is a continuous and progressive process of taking care of the available
resources; material, financial and human to ensure that they remain in good working condition in
order to enable an organization achieve its intended long-term and short-term mission. The various
physical resources in the school including classrooms, furniture, laboratories and their equipment
and the dormitories need to be well maintained so that they may be useful to the school for as long
a period as possible. With proper maintenance, this will ensure minimal wastage of these resources
and improve on service delivery. This study sought to investigate the effect of physical resources
maintenance on service delivery by public secondary schools managers in Kenya: A case of
Tharaka South District in Tharaka Nithi County. The study employed descriptive survey research
design. The target population was 150 subjects from the 30 public secondary schools in Tharaka
South District. Data were collected from a sample of 110 participants comprising of head teachers,
H.O.D (curriculum), H.O.D (boarding) and 2 head boy(s)/ girl(s) of each school. The existing
literature related to the study was reviewed and the gaps identified. Theoretical and conceptual
frameworks were well formulated to guide the study. The instrument of data collection were
questionnaires prepared for the headteachers, HODs and head boy(s)/ girl(s). The validity of the
instruments was established through piloting and expert opinions. Reliability was tested by
subjecting the instruments to a pilot study through the test-retest technique with r ≥ 0.6 as the
acceptable level. The Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in form of
frequencies, percentages, tables and figures while qualitative data was be analyzed by tallying the
numbers of similar responses. Results of data analysis have been presented using frequency
distribution tables, percentages and graphs. The results of the study show the causes of
mismanagement of resources in the schools, thus this will enable the school managers to avoid this
problem in future. The study findings indicate that physical resources maintenance generally
improves service delivery by the secondary school managers. As such, these resources should be
regularly maintained so that the management function in the school and service delivery is
enhanced for better achievement of the school’s goals of education. The study suggests the best
methods of resource maintenance so that this task is done properly thus ensuring that there is
economic use of all the available resources in the school. Once the right methods of resource
maintenance are adopted by the school managers, then management of these schools will be made
easier. The findings of this study will also be significant through serving as a source of reference
and a benchmark for further research on the same field in future.
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Educational Leadership, Management