Effect of School Resource Management on Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Performance in Public Primary Schools in Kakamega East Sub-County
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2021-10
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Mount Kenya University
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Literature reveals that management of resources in public primary schools remain a concern to stakeholders. There is a steadily growing body of research evidence on relationship between resource management and schools academic performance. In Kenya however, studies have addressed the correlation between time, finance and human resource management and academic performance. No study has correlated the net effect of time, finance, human and physical resources with academic performance in KCPE in Kakamega East sub-county. Yet there has been a decline in KCPE performance in public primary schools in the Sub-county. It is within this context that the study sought to determine the influence of school resource management on KCPE Performance. The objectives of the study were:-to determine the effect of time, financial, human resource, physical and material resource management on KCPE performance in public primary schools in Kakamega East Sub County. The target population of this study consisted of four categories of respondents namely; 81head teachers, 1215 teachers,81 BOM chairpersons and three education officers in public Primary Schools in Kakamega East Sub County. Theoretical framework of the study was based on Resource management and education function theories that explored on how management of resources of schools affect the academic performance of learners. Simple random sampling technique was used to sample 22 head teachers, three education officials, 121 teachers and 22 BOM Chairmen. Reliability coefficient was set at 0.77. Test retest results indicated a reliability value of 0.77 which means that instruments were reliable. Content and face validity was used whereby instruments were presented to experts in education department who judged their validity and were adjusted based on comments of experts. The researcher utilized descriptive survey and correlational designs to gather, analyze and summarize Data. The study utilized closed ended questionnaires and interview schedules to collect data. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS version 22 and the results presented in tables and charts while qualitative data was reported in verbatim and also transcribed into themes and reported. The study found out that time management was positively correlated to performance, (r=.522, p .05) financial management was positively correlated to performance (r=.632, p .05), human resource management was positively correlated to performance (r=.321, p .05), and physical resource management was also positively and significantly correlated to performance (r=.632, p .05). These findings implied that school resource management based on these determinants had an influence on KCPE performance. The study concluded that all the selected aspects had an influence on performance. Therefore the study recommended that schools should manage their time, finances, human resources and physical resources well so as to ensure better performance in schools. These findings may help education stake holders to improve performance in Public Primary schools in Kakamega East Sub-County.
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Academic Performance, Management of Resources