Effects of Change Management Strategies on Performance in National Examinations in Public Secondary Schools in Kisii County, Kenya

Abstract

Management and performance in secondary schools is dismal as management and discipline are wanting. This study assessed the effect of change management strategies on performance in national examinations. The study objectives were: to assess the performance of secondary schools in KCSE examination in Kisii County, to identify the extent motivation, leadership and benchmarking strategies of change management are adopted in secondary schools and establish the relationship between change management strategies and performance in National Examinations by secondary schools in Kisii County. This study was based on Goal theory of motivation. This study adopted a survey design. The study target population was 750 respondents in secondary schools in Kisii County. The study sample was 88 respondents. Stratified random sampling technique was applied to select a sample for this study. Quantitative data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics and a 5 Point- Likert Scale. The findings of the study include: the implementation of realistic, achievable and measurable issues, leadership styles and benchmarking were the key strategies that were used were influential on the performance in National Examinations in Kisii County. Recommendations: schools should embrace the use of motivation, benchmarking and good leadership styles to