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Item Participatory Decision-Making and Financial Management in Public Secondary Schools in Kericho County(International Journal of Professional Practice, 2023-07) Mutuiri1, Zachary Gitonga; Ngeera, Flora Gaceri; Kirambia, RosemaryPrudent financial management entails deterrence of mismanagement, squandering and misappropriation of institutional funds. To ensure prudent financial management in public secondary schools, measures such as establishment of committees to manage finances and enhance financial accountability have been put in place. However, despite these measures, public secondary schools have continued to report financial mismanagement. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of involving stakeholders in financial management decision-making processes within public secondary schools in Kericho County, Kenya. The study was underpinned by participatory leadership theory. Concurrent nested research design, and mixed methods were adopted in the study. 239 public secondary schools were targeted, out of which a sample of 289 participants was selected. The sampling group consisted of 72 principals, 72 bursars, 72 student presidents, 72 chairpersons of the Board of Management (BOM), and 1 County School Auditor. Stratified proportionate sampling technique and purposive sampling method were utilized. Data was collected using questionnaires and interview schedules. The reliability of the research instruments was ascertained by subjecting them to Cronbach alpha test. Content validity was checked using expert. Descriptive analysis was employed to analyze the questionnaires, while thematic analysis was conducted to analyze the qualitative data. Results were presented in tables. The findings indicated that government high schools demonstrated a moderate level of stakeholder engagement in financial decision-making activities, with 69% of principals taking sole responsibility. Students’ council presidents experienced the least involvement in BOM meetings on school finance matters. Consequently, the study recommends that principals prioritize involvement of all stakeholders in the fiscal decision-making processes. The study contributed to knowledge on stakeholders’ role in prevention of misappropriation of finances in public schools through participation in decision making activities.Item Analysis of Teachers’ Work Characteristics in Enhancing Discretionary Work Effort in Public Secondary Schools in Isiolo County(International Journal of Professional Practice, 2022-10) Makero, Jenipher Tharaka; Kathuri, Nephat, J.; Owiti, BeatriceThe Ministry of Education (MoE), Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and principals are expected to create a conducive environment that enable teachers to demonstrate discretionary work effort in secondary schools. This study aimed to assess the influence of teachers’ work characteristics on discretionary work effort in secondary schools in Isiolo County. The study was guided by Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory. It utilized descriptive survey research design. The target population comprised of 720 teachers, 48 principals and 2 Directors (MoE and TSC) from 48 public secondary schools in Isiolo County. A sample size of 236 respondents was considered in this study. The simple random sampling technique was utilized in selecting school principals and teachers. Both Directors were purposively selected. Information for the study was acquired mainly through questionnaires and interview schedules. The reliability of the data was tested using Cronbach’s Alpha, while content validity of research instruments was assured accordingly. The frequencies, percentages and correlation analysis were used in the analysis of quantitative data, while common themes were identified from the qualitative data. The results of the study indicated that teachers’ attitude, mastery of the teaching content and co-workers support affected the degree to which teachers applied more effort for self-benefits and learners’ satisfaction. The study concluded that teachers’ work characteristics and teachers’ discretionary were positively correlated. The study recommended that the Ministry of education should provide training for teachers to enhance their mastery of content and foster professional commitment among teachers for improved discretionary work effort.Item Effect of Monitoring Teachers’ Records on Teachers’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Turkana Central Sub-County, Kenya(International Journal of Professional Practice, 2022-10) Lomudang, Thomas Esinyen; Kithinji, Winfred; Gitonga, MonicahThe goal of this study was to establish the effect of monitoring of teachers’ records on teachers’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Turkana Central Sub-County, Kenya. The research employed mixed procedures of qualitative and quantitative techniques. The target population for the study was 8 principals, 48 Heads of Departments (HODs), and one Sub-County Quality Assurance and Standards Officer (QASO). Thus, the total population for the study was 57 respondents. Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 23.0 was used to analyze the data. The findings indicated that professional records were monitored monthly by the respective principals. The frequency of monitoring teachers’ professional documents was not enough and weekly monitoring was preferred. The findings further indicated that schemes of work and lesson plans were not frequently updated due to factors such as poor monitoring and too much workload.. The study recommended that more training be conducted with on monitoring and evaluation of academic records and processes; that there be delegation of monitoring assignments to other teachers such as deputy principals; and that all the monitoring documentation be regularly updated on weekly basis, with particular emphasis on schemes of work and lesson plans.Item Influence of management support on budgeting system efficiency in public secondary schools Nakuru county, Kenya(International Journal of Advanced Research in Management and Social Sciences, 2019-09) WAITITU, PATRICK; NJEJE, DOREEN; KIRIMI, EUNICEManagement skills are considered key factor in the management of finances. Failure to manage finances well can lead to long term consequences not only at a personal level but also for an enterprise or society. Management of finances in public secondary schools in Kenya remains the core duty of the Bursars and Accounts clerks but it is the responsibility of the principal to ensure that resources are managed well. However, while several studies have been done on the budget processes, the budgeting environment and specifically the management support on the budgeting system has seldom received research attention in the context of public secondary schools in the country. The present study, therefore, sought to establish the influence of management support on budgeting system efficiency in public secondary schools in Nakuru County, Kenya.The study was conducted using descriptive survey design and targeted 240 public secondary schools from which 84 participated in the actual study. The accessible population were the 240 school bursars from which a sample size of 95respondents was and selcted using purposive sampling. Questionnaires were used to collect data after pilot testing them in two public secondary schools in the neighboring Kericho County. The data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The findings revealed that management support does significantly influence budgeting system efficiency in public secondary schools in Nakuru County. The study recommends that the top managements both at the local education office and at the school level to provide more support for the budgeting process so as to ensure that all aspects of the budget are well catered for and allow for different techniques of budgeting to be implemented so as to maximize the gains from these techniques.