Impact of Heads of Secondary Schools’ Managerial Skills on Students’ Academic Performance in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania
Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · pp. 83–87 · Published 4 Nov 2022
10.9734/jesbs/2022/v35i111187Abstract
The purpose of the research study was set to investigate the impact of heads of secondary schools’ managerial skills on students’ academic performance in Morogoro Municipality in Tanzania. The specific objectives were to determine the managerial skills possessed by heads of secondary schools which influenced academic performance in Morogoro municipality, to find out how heads of secondary schools’ managerial skills influenced the students’ academic performance and measures of improving heads of schools’ management skills in Morogoro Municipality in Tanzania. The saturated sampling technique was used to identify the respondents for the study. Thus, all respondents were given opportunity to participate in the study. Twenty three heads of secondary schools within Morogoro Municipality were involved in the study. The data were collected through closed-ended questionnaires for quantitative data and open-ended questionnaires for qualitative data. The instrument reliability was tested using Cronbach Coefficient Alpha where the coefficient of 0.757 was realized and it was considered reliable. The quantitative data were presented in the APA tables for discussion whereas the qualitative data were analyzed thematically. The results revealed that most heads of schools were able to use different management skills to influence students’ academic performance in secondary schools. In order to get better academic improvement, there was a need for different measures to improve heads of schools’ management skills. It was recommended that. Heads of schools should be committed in school supervision by using the management competence they had acquired. In order to impact positively on students’ academic performance, Government should provide opportunity for management training in order to improve management skills, that is critical in enhancing academic performance.
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