Strategic planning practices in public secondary schools in Nairobi

Abstract

The objective of the study was to establish the strategic planning practices public secondary schools in Nairobi have adopted .A questionnaire was used to collect data to achieve the objective. A census study was done from a population of forty two (42) public schools, twenty five (25) responded to the questionnaire. The data collected was checked for consistency and then analyzed to arrive at various conclusions. The study concluded that strategic planning is a new phenomenon in most of the schools although majority had started using the plans to be able to, establish their mission and establish their objectives for better performance. The strategic planning practices that are being adopted by the public secondary schools in Nairobi are similar to those proposed in strategic management theory and also reported in the literature from studies conducted in other industries or other institutions of higher learning. From the findings of the study, it is recommended that further research be carried out in the area of strategic planning practices that public secondary schools in Kenya have adopted and their impact on the K.C.S.E. performance. The research could also extend to look at other players offering secondary education for example private schools.