Institutional Factors Influencing Implementation Of Strategic Planning On Performance In Public Day Secondary Schools In Kiambaa Division, Kiambu County

Abstract

This study sought to establish the factors influencing implementation of strategic planning on performance in public day secondary schools in Kiambaa Division, Kiambu County. The objectives of the study were; to establish the extent to which the head teacher’s leadership in implementation of strategic planning influences performance in public day secondary schools; to establish the extent to which the number of teachers involved in implementation of strategic planning influence performance; to establish the extent to which availability of teaching and learning resources in implementation of strategic planning influences performance; to determine the extent to which Board of Governors and the Parents and Teachers Association involvement in the strategic planning influences performance in Public Day Secondary Schools in Kiambaa Division, Kiambu County. The study adopted descriptive survey design with both qualitative and quantitative approaches used. The method is suitable for obtaining systematically factual information for decision making, identify the current practices, conditions, opinions and relationships among variables hence ideal for investigating the factors influencing implementation of strategic planning on performance. The target population for this study comprised all the public day secondary schools in Kiambaa Division, Kiambu County, all the 11 head teachers participated in the study while a sample selected through simple random sampling comprised of 21 heads of department,70 teachers and 20 Board of Governors. Data for this study was collected using questionnaires. The questionnaires were issued to sample schools outside the population of study prior to the actual data collection to ascertain the validity and reliability of the instrument. Quantitative data collected was analyzed using frequencies and percentages. The data collected was presented using frequency tables and pie charts. Qualitative data was put under themes in line with the research objectives. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used to aid data analysis. From the study, it emerged that lack of effective leadership led to poor implementation of strategic planning which has led resulted to the schools performing poorly in K.C.S.E. The study established that the number of teachers involved in the implementation of strategic planning greatly influence the performance. The study established that where the number of teachers is adequate the schools relative better than those schools that have teacher shortage. This study also established that most schools lacked teaching and learning resources for implementing the strategic planning which have adversely affected the performance in the public day secondary schools. The study established that the BOG members were rarely involved in the implementation of strategic planning which has negatively influenced performance. The study recommends that for the strategic planning to be implemented more teachers should be posted to these schools to participate in the implementation good performance to be attained. The study recommends that the free secondary schools should be released on time as in order for schools to mobilize teaching and learning resources which greatly influence performance in secondary schools. The study recommends that the BOG and the PTAs should be sensitized on the importance of participating in the implementation of strategic planning to improve performance in schools. Further research should be carried out on factors influencing the implementation of strategic planning on performance in secondary schools.