The Effectiveness of Educational Supervision and Quality Assurance: A Case Study in Suye Secondary School

Abstract

The paper highlighted the meaning of supervision, including supervision of instruction. It mirrored the purposes of supervision and the qualities of a supervisor. The impediments to effective supervision were highlighted through a qualitative method with interviews. Suye Secondary School is the case study, with the teachers as the respondents. The paper further established the meaning of quality assurance and the relationship between instructional supervision and quality assurance. The study finds out that quality assurance can only be guaranteed and the purposes of secondary education achieved under fertile conditions, one of which is effective supervision of instruction in Tanzanian secondary schools. The following are recommended: Head teachers and teachers who have many years of field experience should be used as supervisors. The question of handling different teachers differently in the name of favouritism should be checked by supervisors, as this does not promote merit. Bumper incentives should be provided to encourage the supervisors. This should come in the form of fat salaries and allowances. It also checks for corrupt tendencies among supervisors. The provision of requisite materials that aid their work, including adequate transportation for both urban and rural areas, should be a top priority.