The Influence Of Kemi Principals’ Diploma In 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 principals’

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, to establish

the influence of KEMI diploma training course on principals’ Human Resource

management practices in Matungulu Sub-county, to determine the influence of

KEMI diploma training course on principals’ curriculum Implementation

management practices in Matungulu Sub-county and to 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. The 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