The influence of KEMI education management training Course on management practices of public secondary schools in Matungulu Sub County

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of KEMI principal s’ diploma in education management program on management practices of public secondary schools in Matungulu Sub County, Kenya. The study was guided by four objectives that is; to determine the influence of KEMI diploma training on principals’ financial management practices in Matungulu Sub - county , t o establish the influence of KEMI diploma training course on principals’ Human Resource management practices in Matungulu Sub - county , t o determine the influence of KEMI diploma training course on principals’ curriculum Implementation management practices in Matungulu Sub - county and t o find out the influence of KEMI diploma training course on principals’ project planning and implementation management practices in Matungulu Sub - county. Premised on the research objectives were the hypotheses which stated; KEMI diploma training course has no influence on principal’s financial, human resource curriculum implementation and project planning implementation management practices. The study used a descriptive survey research design and questionnaires were the main tools for data collection. A test - retest method was used to test for reliability of the instruments. The sample size for the study constituted 26 principals and 213 teachers who were randomly sampled. Both descriptive (mean, tables, frequencies, percentages and graphs) and inferential statistics (correlation and regression) were used to analyze the data. Hypotheses were tested at the 0.05 level of significance. T he findings revealed that the KEMI diploma course statistically significantly predicts financial management, human resource management, curriculum implementation and project planning and implementation practices of principals (p <.05). From the findings the study concluded that KEMI training by the principals has a significant influence on management practices (financial management, human resource management, curriculum implementation and project planning implementation) by principals in public schools in Matungulu Sub - county. The study recommends, that the training on management practices be made part and parcel of the pre service training curriculum for teachers, that the Ministry of Education (MOE) should make the training curriculum for KEMI extend beyond the diploma level to the degree level, and the KEMI diploma training course should be made a policy to all education managers whether in a private or public institution in Kenya.