Publication: Startegic synergies employed by school managers during utilization of economic resources in secondary schools in Kirinyaga Central district, Kenya.
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2013-11
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Mount Kenya University
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There is a measurable disagreement during utilization of economic resources. At times, there are
claims and even misunderstandings between the providers and school managers on how resourcesare utilized. Proposed study aimed to evaluate the strategic synergies employed by school mangers
during economic resources utilization in secondary school. Objectives of the study were: to
examine extent to which synergized strategies enhance consolidation and to analyze manner in
which strategic synergies coordinate utilization of resources. The proposed study was guided by
the cost benefit theory of economics and adopted descriptive survey design. The study locale was
Kirinyaga Central District. The study population comprised of 600 respondents:- 30 principals,
30 Deputy principals, 390 BOM members, and 150 HODs from 30 public secondary school. Using
stratified random sampling a sample of 10 schools were selected. Simple random sampling was
used to select 2 county secondary schools, 2 district schools and 6 district day schools. The study
used a sample of 130 respondents comprised of 10 principals, 10 deputy principals, 50 HODs, 60
BOM members. Data was collected using interview schedules for principals and deputy principals,
focused group discussions were for BOM members. Questionnaires were for the HODs. Research
instruments validity was assessed by experts and the supervisor while reliability was ascertained
by test-retest technique. Quantitative data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics of
graphs, percentages, frequency tables while qualitative data analyzes was done thematically.
Hypotheses were tested using correlation co-efficient to test the relationships between independent
and dependent variables.. The respondents were asked to indicate whether the different and similar
strategies are blended or few are applied. Based on the research findings, it was found that 56% of
the respondents said that the strategies are blended while 44% indicated that just a few strategies
were applied in the utilization of economic resources. The different strategies according to the
respondents are understood by all the stakeholders in order to ensure proper utilization of economic
resources. It was concluded harmonization is employed to a large extent as indicated by 58% of
the respondents. It was established that harmonization in the utilization of resources was employed
to a moderate extent as supported by 22% of the respondents. Notably, 20% of the respondents
indicated that harmonization in the utilization of economic resources was employed to a small
extent by schools management. The study recommended that education planners and Managers
need to strengthen school monitoring and evaluation mechanism so as to improve access and
stakeholder participation in in realizing strategic synergies in resource utilization. An urgent need
for an inter- sectoral budget restructuring to release more resources for education was established,
this will go a long way in meeting both students and teachers requirement for effective service
delivery in improving the school system efficiency, goals and objectives.
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Education planning, management and administration