Greener Journal of Educational Research

Greener Journal of  Educational Research Vol. 8(2), pp. 25-34, March 2018

 ISSN: 2276-7789 

Research Paper

Manuscript Number: 031018040

DOI Link: http://doi.org/10.15580/GJER.2018.2.031018040

 

Contribution of Leadership as a Determinant of Holistic Education of Students in Secondary Schools in Kiambu and Samburu Counties, Kenya

  

Dr. Waweru P.  Ndirangu¹ and Prof. John Aluko Orodho²

  

¹ Principal of Magogoni Community Secondary and Technical School, Thika East Sub- County, Kiambu County, Kenya.

² Associate Professor of Research and Statistics in Department of Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies, School of Education, Kenyatta University, Kenya.

 

 Abstract

 

This study sought to determine the contribution of leadership a as determinants of holistic education of students in secondary schools in Kiambu and Samburu Counties, Kenya. An explanatory mixed methods research design that involves both quantitative and qualitative strands was adopted for the study. The actual sample reached was 624 participants. The research instruments used during the first quantitative strand of the study were questionnaires for principals, students and senior teachers. The qualitative data in the second phase was collected using observation checklists and interview guidelines for principals, senior teachers, members of BoM as well as Quality Assurance and Standards Officers. Quantitative data from questionnaires was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The major finding was that majority of respondents in Kiambu County compared to their counterparts in Samburu County considered effective leadership as one of the determinants of holistic education. The results especially based on regression analysis and corroborated by qualitative data from interviews and observations led to the conclusion that the use of a combination of effective leadership dynamics was one of the determinants of holistic education. It was thus recommended that School managers should adopt well-balanced combinations of effective leadership techniques in order to achieve holistic education in terms of academic excellence.

 

Keywords: Academic, non-academic variables, holistic education, secondary schools, Kenya.

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