Management Of Secondary Schools Research Articles

Community involvement and performance of secondary schools in Kassanda Town Council, Kassanda District

The purpose of study is to establish the ways of community involvement in management of secondary schools in Kassanda district. The study was conducted in Kassanda Town Council, Kassanda district, the study adopted a descriptive survey research designs based on both qualitative and quantitative research design. The data was collected from 50 respondents who were the parents and local leaders of Kassanda Town Council. The study findings reveal that whereas the community provides involvement in schools, the ways of participation are quite limited. The community makes some few contributions to the performance of the secondary schools and is limited by poverty of the communities and lack of policy for involving community in participating in schools. The study recommends that there is a need to orient and educate or the stakeholders on their responsibility of participating in decision making process in schools as well as ensure transparency and accountability of the funds they help to raise and that deliberate involvement of the community in affairs of the school. The study also recommends that policy formulation on matters on management of secondary schools should be all inclusive so that it can address the societal needs.

Exploring Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Perspectives in Managing Mental Health Situations.

Most people believe that student-athletes experience fewer difficulties related to mental health than non-sport participants. However, several studies have shown high depression levels or emotional difficulties in adolescent athletes. Most secondary school students have access to athletic trainers in their schools. Secondary school athletic trainers (SSATs) are medical professionals who can provide health care for student-athletes, and they could be appropriate supporters in providing mental health management in secondary schools. However, there are no studies that have addressed their preparedness and confidence level to manage potential risk factors and mental health disorders. This study aims to ascertain preparedness and confidence levels from SSATs' perspectives in handling mental health disorders using a survey based on the mental health management guidelines and consensus statement. This is a cross-sectional study design. The research team created an online survey questionnaire based on the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Mental Health Guidelines for Secondary School and Interassociation Recommendation: A Consensus Statement. Utilizing the NATA Research Survey Service, the online survey was emailed to SSATs who self-categorized as secondary school athletic trainers in the NATA membership system. (n = 171, 65% completion rate). SPSS was used to analyze the survey data. This study found that 29.2% of SSATs reported they have policies or guidelines regarding mental health disorders management for minors. The most frequent policy was mandatory reporting in cases in which an individual is being abused or neglected (80.5%). The highest confidence area was aligned with the most frequent policy. The least frequent policy was considering unique stressors and triggers with student-athletes to recognize the potential mechanisms that may cause a mental illness or exacerbate an existing mental illness (58.5%). Even though the least frequent policy was not aligned with the least confidence area, it was the second lowest confidence level. This study identified significant differences between two different employment structures: school-based employment and hospital-based employment structures. Policies were more common in school-based employment than in hospital-based employment structures. This study demonstrated the gap between organizational and individual preparation. The majority of SSATs respondents expressed moderate to high confidence in their ability to manage mental health disorders, despite the lack of mental health policies or procedures in their secondary schools. This study recommends that SSATs create guidelines or procedures in the areas where they are least confident and prepared to offer mental health management for minor student-athletes. They can use the interassociation recommendations and the NATA guidelines for mental health care to close the gap.

Principals’ Fund Management Strategies and School Administrative Effectiveness

A lack of prudence and mismanagement of school funds by the principals could give rise to poor student performance since it might slow down the acquisition of essential materials for teaching and learning. This study analyzes the relationship between principals’ fund management strategies and school administrative effectiveness. It assessed principals' budgetary practices, the perceived level of administrative effectiveness, and the relationship between fund management on secondary schools' effectiveness. Two research questions and one hypothesis were generated for the study. The research design was the descriptive survey type. The population of the study comprised all the one hundred and thirty-two (132) secondary schools. The total number of respondents included forty (40) principals representing 30% of the population, who were selected using the stratified random sampling technique. A self-designed questionnaire titled "Principals’ Fund Management Strategies and School Administrative Effectiveness in Secondary Schools Questionnaire (PFMSSAEQ)" was used for data collection, and Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.76. The results showed that principals kept accurate records of expenditure, had an average level of effectiveness, and had a significant influence on fund management in secondary schools. It was recommended that principals be strictly monitored by the Ministry of Education to ensure that they continue to maintain accurate record-keeping because of its role in effective fund management in secondary schools.

A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON THE CHALLENGES FACED IN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KASANDA TOWN COUNCIL, KASANDA DISTRICT.

Background: The study aims to establish the challenges faced by community involvement in the performance of secondary schools in Kasanda town council. Methods: The study was conducted among secondary schools in Kassanda Town Council, the study adopted descriptive survey research designs based on an entirely quantitative research design. The data was collected from 50 respondents who were the parents and local leaders of Kassanda Town Council. Results: The study enrolled 35 males and 15 females between the ages of 20-50 and above. Low economic status among the people in the community, Low level of educative people in the community, Limited degree of parental awareness in the school management, Limited performance dimension in the management of the education sector, Lack of society mobilization by education institutions on community stakes in education are some of the challenges faced in the community involvement in the performance of the secondary schools. Therefore, the findings indicate that most of the respondents strongly agreed with 5 8.6%, 21.3% of the respondents agreed while 6.6% were not sure as 8.3% of respondents disagreed and 6% strongly disagreed. Conclusion: There is a limited degree of parent awareness in school management, a lack of policy requiring or supporting community involvement, a lack of society mobilization by education institutions, and a limited performance dimension in the management of the education sector. Recommendation: The study recommended for deliberate involvement of the community in the affairs of the school. The study recommends that policy formulation on matters of management of secondary schools should be all-inclusive so that it can address societal needs.

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMPETENCIES UTILIZED BY PRINCIPALS IN MANAGING EMERGING ISSUES IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

The study examined the strategic planning competencies utilized by principals in managing emerging issues in public secondary schools in Enugu State. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The target population comprised 462 respondents which made up of all the 231 principals and 231 vice-principals in the public secondary schools in Enugu State. The instrument for data collection was a researcher-developed questionnaire, structured on a 4-point rating scale that ranged from very high extent to very low extent. It was validated by two experts, one in Educational Administration and Planning and the other in Measurement and Evaluation, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu. The test-retest method of reliability of the instrument was used and the data obtained were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.85. Mean and standard deviation were used in answering the research questions. The t-test was used in testing the hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that principals utilized strategic planning competencies to a low extent going by the mean ratings of principals and vice-principals. There were also no significant differences between the mean ratings of principals and vice principals on their utilization of the strategic planning competencies. Poor utilization of strategic planning competencies by principals implies that it is either that principals were not adequately trained and prepared to strategically manage schools for effective results or that the training they received was no longer adequate to meet the challenges of emerging issues in secondary school management. It was thus, recommended among other things that Continuous training opportunities should be given to all principals through seminars and workshops to expose them to modern trends and skills in strategic planning for managing emerging issues in their schools through the optimum use of targets, standards, and scarce resources.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0287/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Effect of Secondary School Principals' Record-Keeping Practice on Administrative Effectiveness in Delta State, Nigeria

This study's goal was to examine the effects of principals' record-keeping procedures on the management of public secondary schools in Delta State, Nigeria. The research design used in this study was descriptive. 473 public high school principals from the Delta region participated in the survey. By using stratified random sampling, 150 principals (100 men and 50 women) were selected as a sample. Two research questions and two hypotheses served as the foundation for conducting this investigation. A self-structured instrument titled “Principals Recording Keeping Practices for Enhanced Administrative Efficiency Questionnaire” (PRKPEAEQ), is the name of the instrument. Two professionals validated the scale. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha, and the two groups' reliability indices were 0.81 and 0.85, respectively. Utilizing the direct application method, the researcher(s) collaborated with three research assistants to gather the data. The study questions were answered using the mean and standard deviation, and a chi-square probability table was employed to assess the null hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. The results demonstrate that school administrators are using computers and cloud storage as management tools to enhance the efficiency of Delta Public Secondary Schools. The Ministry of Education should advise school administrators to use computers and cloud storage, among other things, according to the conclusions.

Assessments of Principals’ Communication Procedures on Female Teachers’ Progression to Management Positions of Public Secondary Schools: Case Study of Kajiado County, Kenya

Communication is a very important tool in the success of Educational Institutions. The study examined the influence of principals’ communication procedures on Female Teachers’ progression to Management Positions of Public Secondary Schools in Kajiado County, Kenya. The study assessed how communication on availability of management positions influence the number of Female Teachers’ Progression into Management of public secondary schools in Kajiado County, Kenya. The study was guided by Theories of Human Communication. Data was collected using questionnaires administered to 419 public secondary school teachers holding management positions of Heads of departments, senior teachers, deputy and principals managing public secondary schools. Interview schedule was used to collect data from the five TSC sub-county directors of education in Kajiado County. Stratified sampling technique was used in sampling 205 public secondary school teachers in management positions in Kajiado County while 4 TSC Sub-county directors of Education were purposively sampled. The qualitative data collected from the interviews was analyzed using content analysis, presented in a narrative form and the findings of quantitative data were presented by use of tables and charts. The study used Pearsons correlation analysis to test if there is a linear association between independent variables and the dependent variable where null hypothesis was tested. The data analysis software used was statistical package for social sciences. The study assessed on the principals communication procedures on female teachers’ progression into management of public secondary schools. Some of the communication procedures used included circulars, staff briefs by principals, use of newspapers, reports from higher education offices and recreation facilities interactions. From the study, it was established that staff briefs by principals was the main channel of communication to teachers which updates them on when to prepare for promotional interviews which are often delayed before teachers get the invitations. The study suggested that principals should communicate the available management vacancies to female teachers in good time so that the teachers can prepare adequately for the promotional interviews. Through personal emails and direct messages, principals should directly communicate the available management vacancies to the teachers other than waiting for forums like staff briefs which may take long especially when the principals are away on other school activities.

Managing Staff Diversity for Effective Secondary School Management in Delta State, Nigeria

This study investigated the management of staff diversity for effective management of secondary schools in Delta State. It was a descriptive survey. The population consisted of all Delta State high school principals. A sample of 250 respondents (150 men and 100 women) was selected. The study was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. A researcher-designed instrument called the Employee Diversity Management Questionnaire (EDMQ) was used to collect data. The instrument was verified by experts. The reliability index determined for the instrument using Cronbach Alpha was 0.78. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while the Z-test was used to analyze the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Among other things, the findings of the study revealed that there are certain strategies for managing age and gender diversity for effective management of public secondary schools and that both male and female school principals do not differ in their strategies for managing age and gender diversity. Based on the findings, it was recommended, among other things, that the government formulate policies to guide school administrators in managing diversity among teachers, and that the Ministry of Education and other relevant authorities organize training programs for school administrators.

The Importance and Practical Strategies of Moral Education in the Management of Primary and Secondary Education

Moral Education, as an important part of education management in primary and secondary schools, is an important force to promote the all-round development of students. In recent years, in order to improve the moral quality of students, the state has put moral education into the education management of primary and secondary schools in order to promote the construction of educational modernization level, and thus train excellent talents for the society. Therefore, we need to change the old teaching ideas, starting from the students themselves, update the old teaching ideas, and promote the moral education in the development and implementation of education management.

An investigation on the extent of utilisation of social networking sites in crisis management of public secondary Schools in Nairobi County, Westlands Sub-County

This research study investigated the role of Social Networking Sites (SNS) in communication during crises in public secondary educational institutions within Westlands Sub County – Nairobi County. There has been increased usage of communication tools such as the Social Networking Sites (SNS). SNS are virtual communities where users create profiles to interact with people on shared interests. Every organisation encounter crises at some point, and public schools are no exception. SNS has been used to either propagate or crisis. The research was done using a mixed method, incorporating qualitative and quantitative data. Data was collected from principals, teachers, parents, union and MOE officials within the Nairobi County, Westlands Sub-County using questionnaires and interviews. Data was presented descriptively through percentages, figures and tables. The results showed (78%) of the respondents identified SNS as communication platforms used in crisis management in schools. The results depicted high usage of platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook. In addition, (71%) of parents preferred venting their grievances on SNSs before addressing them with the school. However, they were reluctant to communicate with the administration on the same platforms. About (15%) of administrators used the SNS platforms for communication during a crisis. The study findings will be useful to managers of public schools and other stakeholder of education in Kenya.

Perceived Influence of Nigeria Union of Teachers (Nut) Activities on the Management of Secondary Schools in Benue State

This study investigated the perceived influence of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) activities on the management of secondary schools in Benue State. Two specific objectives with corresponding research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 Alpha level of significance. The study adopted a survey research design. The population of the study is 4888 secondary teachers of all the 301-government grant aided secondary schools in Benue State. The sample size is 370 gotten by the use of Taro-Yamane formula. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used for the study. The instrument used for data collection is a structured questionnaire title “Trade Union and Management of Secondary Schools Questionnaire” (TUMSSQ) developed by the researcher. The instrument was subjected to face and content validation by three experts, two of which are Educational Administration and one in Measurement and Evaluation. Cronbach Alpha Statistic was used to determine the internal consistency of the items of the instrument and an overall reliability coefficient of 0.91 was obtained. The data collected were analyzed using Mean and Standard Deviation to answer the research questions and Chi-Square Goodness of fit-test to test the null hypotheses at 0.05level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that trade unionism have positive significant influence on teachers productivity and teachers welfare in the management of public secondary schools in Benue State, Nigeria. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that; members of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) should ensure the establishments of a functional staff development centre that would constantly organize seminars, workshops, conferences and correspondence course purposively geared towards improving teachers pedagogical skills for effective school management. Also, members of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) should encourage regular payment of salaries, regular payment of teachers promotion arrears, fringe benefits and special bonuses as this would further enhance teachers classroom participation for an enhanced school management. Furthermore, NUT Benue State Branch should do more to pressurize the government of Benue State to constantly improve teachers’ welfare services, regularize payment of teachers’ retirement benefits in Benue State.

Role of Information Communication Technology in Enabling Management of Day Secondary Schools

World over, the teaching and learning institutions have been redesigning their methodologies of service delivery using the modern and efficient platform if information technology propelled by the forth industrial revolution paradigm shift. The study sought to establish the role of information communication technology as an enabler in the management of secondary school affairs. The study sought to: Establish the availability of information communication technology (ICT) used in the day to day teaching and learning services at day secondary schools; Find out the status of day secondary schools’ principal’s current awareness on the use of ICT in the day to day running of their schools’ affairs; and assess the extent of ICT employability in the management of school records. The study employed descriptive survey and systematic random sampling drawing a sample of 110 respondents who responded to interview schedules and questionnaires. The study established that 49% of the teaching force in day secondary schools were had bachelor’s degree. On ICT integration, 87% of the sampled academic and examination departments conducted their activities through ICT processes. The study concluded that information communication technology is as an indispensable tool in the daily management of secondary schools, teaching and learning process during the 4th industrial revolution era of information technology. Finally the study recommended that schools should endeavour to retool teachers on ICT skills and competencies as enablers for 21st century pedagogies for teaching and learning.

Assessment of Political Influence on Management of Public Secondary Schools in Benue State, Nigeria

This study assessed political influence on management of public secondary schools in Benue State. To achieve the purpose of the study, two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were tested. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study is 4228 comprising 304 principals and 3924 teachers from 304 public secondary schools in Benue State. The sample size of 423 out of 4228 principals and teachers in public secondary schools in Benue State representing 10% of the total population. A self-developed structured 24-item questionnaire titled “Political Influence and Management of Public Secondary Schools Questionnaire” (PIMPSSQ) with a reliability coefficient of 0.90. Mean (x) and Standard Deviation were used to answer the four research questions. Meanwhile, the chi-square (c2) test of goodness was used in testing the research hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that politics has high influence on funding of public secondary schools in Benue State. The finding also revealed politics high influence on provision of infrastructural facilities of public secondary schools. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that funds meant for the smooth running of public secondary schools should be made available and should be well monitored to prevent it from being diverted or embezzled. This can be achieved by putting machinery in place to monitor judicious use/utilization and distribution of funds devoid of politics in order that advantages to end users are expanded. Also, relevant and adequate facilities such as school buildings, classrooms, libraries, laboratories, workshops, teaching and learning materials should be provided and equitably distributed to the various schools at the right time for the achievement of high productivity in educational outcome in schools irrespective of their political connections and recognitions.

Unforeseen Effects of the Post-Provisioning Model in Principal’s Administrative Roles in South African Public Schools

This study aims to investigate the effects of the Post-Provisioning Model in the management of public secondary schools in the King Cetsh wayo district of Kwa Zulu-Natal province in South Africa. Apart from previous studies on PPM, this investigation was conducted quantitatively to present numerical data. Since the study presented numerical data, this study was found grounded in the positivist paradigm. The literature findings reveal that school principals experience poor strategic management, lack of capacity-building workshops, poor filling of vacant posts; failure to manage educator job satisfaction, late admission of learners, and poor redeployment processes of educators. Empirical findings of this study also confirm such effects of PPM which threatens school management roles. The paper concludes by the submissions that there is a need to revise PPM implementation to address challenges and support the management roles of school principals. Moreover, there is a need to incapacitate school managers regarding the management of PPM for its effective implementation.

Implementation of the Clean School: Challenges and Prospects in the Far North Region’s Secondary Schools in Cameroon

The implementation of the clean schools remains a global interest in 21st-century secondary schools. To make the world a more sustainable and better place to live in, humanity needs to be able to generate solutions to increasingly complex, and ever-growing challenges in the secondary school setting. Secondary schools encounter day-after-day violence linked happenings students. Violence has caused secondary school unrest, refusal to undertake various activities, sitting in and at other instances, complete damage of institutional assets, and in other instances, death. Other reasons that led to drug abuse included social pressure from the media, frustrations due to poverty, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, need to relax and overcome boredom, among others. This research sought to develop prevention and intervention strategies for curbing violence in public secondary schools in the Far North Region of Cameroon. The objective of the study is to find out various ways and means used by secondary school management to implement the clean school concept in public secondary schools. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 10 participants both inspectors, teachers, and principals in public secondary schools. The study indicated that the effects of drug abuse include addiction, violence, and high-risk sexual behavior. To minimize and eliminate violence the school to educate, guide, and counsel the students, and school management should reward staff that promote the clean school implementation. The study recommended that to implement clean schools every category such as parents, teachers, and administrators should be concerned and keep the focus on the things that bring honor and success to them and the school. All staff in the school should give constant and continuous guidance to students.

The Reform Process of Introducing the Licensing of Primary and Secondary School Principals

To improve the quality of pre-university education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is necessary to start a reform process aimed at increasing the competence of school principals. In accordance with the practice implemented in most countries of the region and many countries of the European Union, it is necessary to introduce the licensing of principals of primary and secondary schools. The paper provides a brief overview of the names of the modules in the training programs and the duration of the training after which school principals are licensed in the countries of the region, as well as the activities carried out in Bosnia and Herzegovina that preceded the introduction of principal licensing in the field of primary and secondary education. It is stated in the paper that the current regulatory changes should enable the licensing of principals of primary and secondary schools. Recommendations were given for adopting the occupational standards of school principals, as well as all the other steps that need to be taken. By implementing the process of licensing for school principals, the state would receive a significant resource of highly educated staff who have acquired competencies through an interdisciplinary training program for the management of primary and secondary schools.

PRINCIPALS’ USE OF COMMUNITY FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND ITS IMPACT ON THE MANAGEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN FAKO DIVISION, SOUTH-WEST REGION OF CAMEROON

This study was designed to examine principals’ use of community financial resources and its impact on the management of secondary schools in Fako Division, South-West Region of Cameroon. The study was guided by two objectives which to investigate the impact of principals’ use of foreign aids and community/PTA levy and its impacts on the management of secondary schools. The survey research design particularly the cross-sectional survey design was used. This design was used because data were collected at once and not periodically as seen with longitudinal survey. The population of the study comprised of 8746 teachers and 1217 principals from secondary schools in the South West Region of Cameroon. The sample population for the study was made up of 426 teachers and 29 principals. The purposive and simple random sampling techniques was adopted for the study. The instruments use for data collection were a questionnaire (closed and open ended questions) for teachers and an interview guide for principals. Data from close ended questions was analysed using SPSS 23.0, with the aid of descriptive and inferential statistical tools while open ended questions were analysed thematically. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test the research hypotheses formulated in the study. The finding shows that with reference to foreign aids, 67.5% of teachers accepted that the principal makes use of foreign aids and with reference to community/PTA levy, 61.1% of teachers accepted that the principal makes use of community/PTA levy. Hypothetically, the result of the analysis revealed that the calculated Гxy -value 0.289 is higher than the critical Гxy -value 0.0978 at .05 level of significance and degrees of freedom 426. Furthermore, the p-value of 0.000 is less than 0.05. With the result of this analysis, the null hypothesis was rejected and the alternative hypothesis accepted. This result implies that the use of community financial resources by principals do have significant impact on the management of secondary schools although the impact is moderate. The positivity of the correlation value 0.289** implies that management of secondary schools is more likely to be enhance when principals adequately make use of community financial resources. Therefore, it is generally recommended that, that using community financial resources to pay part time teachers will help the school to attain it goals and objectives, community financial resources will greatly help the schools attain their goals and objectives since we hardly given sufficient finances for the running of the school.

The Practices and Challenges of Educational Material Management in Secondary Schools of Wolaita Zone, Snnpr.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of school principal’s leadership in school improvement program in Wolaita Zone government secondary schools. Descriptive survey research design was employed to describe the phenomena to the study. In Nine woreda , ten secondary schools were selected through simple random sampling. 10 students’ representatives under sample woreda and 30 principals were selected through availability sampling technique. Furthermore, 120 teachers participated in the study by using simple random sampling technique. Questionnaire was prepared for teachers and principals. Focus group discussion and document analysis were also used to validate the data gathered through questionnaires. Frequency, percentage, standard divisions, means and person’s correlations were used to determine the relationship between variables. The result of the study indicated that educational leaders ineffectively providing textbooks and other teaching/learning materials mission, and goals of the school, creating a Conducive environment to facilitate supervisory activities in the school by organizing all necessary resources, curriculum monitoring and evaluation and low participation of stake holders improving SIP implementation for effectiveness of principal’s leadership. Besides this, principals used several approaches in supervising the implementation of instructional practices. Some approaches like use of students to monitor teacher lesson attendance and visiting class to observe a teacher were rarely used. Most principals involved their subordinates in decision making. Schools faced challenges that include inadequate trained teachers and learning/ teaching materials, inadequate science laboratories and lack of time to check on the teachers’ and students’ work by principals. Study recommends that the school provide more learning materials and facilities like science laboratories and libraries. The woreda education office have better to employ more teachers to the schools with understaffing in order to relieve the current teacher of the work load and ensure timely syllabus coverage as this will significantly impact to effectiveness of principals. Principals have better to delegate mores duties to their stake holders in order to save time to assess both the students’ and teachers’ commitment to their work.

The Impact and Benefits of the E-System for Administration Management in Primary and Secondary Schools for Teachers and Parents

This research aims to identify the impact of the E-management system on the work of teachers, parents, and students. Enrolling students with all the information and keeping grades, behaviors, activities, and, most importantly, analytical reports should be an easy process for teachers through the E-system. Parents can track their child's progress at the right time while students receive teacher notifications, complete quizzes, access their success, track their shortcomings, and many other benefits.
 The paper focuses on the following research objectives: the impact of the Management System on the organization of the teacher's class, research on the effects of the Management System in creating and generating analytical reports for each student, analysis of the impact of the Management System on the communication of the teacher with students as well as with parents, Investigating the effects of the Management System on the teacher's will and researching the impact of the Management System on commitment and work by the teacher.

Influence of Student Council Decision-Making Skills on the Management of Discipline in Secondary Schools in Mbeere South Sub-County, Embu County, Kenya

The aim of the study is to examine the influence of student council’s decision-making skills on discipline management in secondary schools in Kenya. The study adopted correlational research design. The number of the study’s target population was 848 comprising deputy principals and student council leaders from 53 public secondary schools. Stratified and purposive sampling was used to select a sample of 272 respondents. Data were collected using questionnaires, which were piloted in four secondary schools selected purposively in Mbeere North Sub-County. The study establishes that: most schools train their student council leaders to acquire decision-making skills and also involve them in the decision-making process in their schools; involving leaders of student council in the decision-making process in their schools influences discipline management; the frequency at which school administration involves the leaders of student council in the decision-making process is low; majority of the student council leaders lack decision-making skills; and the decision-making skills of the leaders of student council significantly influence discipline management. The study recommends that: The Ministry of Education (MoE) should instruct all school boards of management to allocate some portion of their annual budget for the training and welfare of student council leaders, and school administrations should develop performance appraisal system for student council leaders, which would give them an opportunity to undertake self-evaluation and identify their gaps in leadership. The findings will be significant to school principals, teachers, student council leaders and educational policy makers to formulate strategies for managing students’ discipline. The findings also provide literature on the management of students’ discipline in secondary schools in Kenya. Keywords: leadership skills, management of discipline, decision-making skills, student discipline, student council, discipline