Planning Competencies of Heads of Department and Students Academic Performance in Bumula Sub County.

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Planning competencies of heads of departments is a key factor that contributes to the achievement of school goals and objectives. Heads of department are managers and planners of activities in their various departments. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of planning competencies of heads of department on students’ academic performance in Bumula Sub County Kenya. The study was based on two major theories of educational management: the formal model of education management and collegial model of education management. The researcher used a descriptive survey design, the study target population was 22 public secondary schools in Bumula Sub County. A random sampling technique was used to select teachers and Yamane’s (1967) formula was used to calculate the sample size. A multiple regression analysis was used to quantify the influence of independent variables on the dependent variable. The model of relationship was hypothesized in the form of   . From the regression analysis results Hod planning competencies had  thus the null hypothesis was rejected and the study concluded that there is a significant relationship between HOD planning competencies and students’ academic performance in Bumula subcounty. The study recommends that heads of department should plan syllabus coverage by preparing schemes of work.

Key Words: Planning Competencies of HOD, Students Academic Performance, Bumula Sub County