Abstract:
Management reforms in the education sector through
Performance Contracting (PC) is aimed at making the education
sector effective and efficient in provision quality education
services to the public. One significant PC reform in learning
institutions is managing staff so that performance of duty is
enhanced which forms the basis of this research. The purpose of
this study was to determine the prediction of Principals’
allocation of duties to the relevant personnel on the
implementation of PC in public secondary schools in Machakos
County, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey research
design. The sample size was 409 respondents comprising of nine
sub-County directors of education, 100 Principals’ and 300
Teachers. The Sub County directors of education were sampled
purposively while proportionate sampling was used to sample the
teachers and random sampling to sample the principals to
participate in the study. Data from principals and teachers was
collected by use of questionnaires while interview schedules were
used to collect data from Education officials. Results for
quantitative data were presented in tables and charts and
correlational analysis while verbatim reports and indirect
reports presented qualitative data. The study revealed that
there was a statistically significant relationship between
allocation of duties to the relevant personnel and the
implementation of PC in public secondary schools in Machakos
County, Kenya. The study concluded allocation of duties to
relevant personnel enhanced the implementation of Performance
contracting in Public secondary schools in Machakos County
Kenya.
