The Effectiveness of Secondary School Heads in Supervising School Resources in Shinyanga District Council, Tanzania

Abdallah Issa & Michaela Mhagama
Department of Education Foundations
St. Augustine University of Tanzania
Email: michaelamhagama@gmail.com & alindyati@gmail.com

Abstract: This study investigated the effectiveness of secondary school heads in supervising school resources in Shinyanga District Council, Tanzania. The study intended to find out the effectiveness of secondary school heads in supervising school resources. It also sought to identify ways to overcome the challenges facing heads of school in supervising school resources. The study is based on the Max Weber’s bureaucratic theory. The paper adopted a mixed research approach and convergent parallel mixed design. The sample size comprised of 83 participants including 1 District Secondary Education Officer, 4 head of public secondary schools and 78 teachers. Data were gathered through questionnaire and interview. The findings indicate that most of the school heads do not conduct effective supervision of school resources due to some challenges such as misallocation of resources, inadequate resources, lack of supervision skills as well as poor cooperation among staff members. The paper recommends that school heads should be given resource supervision skills through seminars and should cooperate with teachers for the aim of ensuring effective supervision of school resources.