Principals’ Time Management Strategies as Determinants of Teacher Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Kiambu County, Kenya
Mary Mugwe Chui
School of Education
Mount Kenya University
Email: mugwemary01@gmail.com
Abstract: Time management strategies adopted by principals are crucial determinants of teacher performance in schools. However, teacher performance in public secondary schools in Kiambu County is low since many teachers do not complete syllabus in time and have most of their students register low grades in examinations. This study sought to examine principals’ time management strategies as determinants of teacher performance in public secondary schools in Kiambu County, Kenya. The study applied a mixed-methodology and thus, adopted a concurrent triangulation design. Target population comprised 227 principals, 3479 teachers and 24 Sub- County Directors of Education (MoE & TSC) totaling 3730 respondents from which a sample size of 348 respondents was determined using Yamane’s Formula. This comprised 36 principals, 288 teachers and 24 Sub- County Directors of Education. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages and inferentially using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Analysis with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences SPSS Version 25 and presented in tables. Qualitative data were analysed thematically and presented in narration. The study revealed that teacher performance is low characterized with inability to cover syllabus in time and low students’ performance. This has been partly attributed to principals’ time management strategies. Principals rarely prioritize tasks for teachers, delegate responsibilities rarely set time for professional development, minimal communication and little encouragement to use technology for effective time management. The study recommends that principals should adopt effective time management strategies meant to accord teachers adequate time to undertake their pedagogical duties with minimal disruptions.
