Influence of Head Teachers’ Performance Monitoring on Participation of Female Students with Physical Disabilities in Primary Schooling in Mandera County, Kenya

Abstract

Monitoring of performance is measured by the examination outcome from the mock results which helps head teachers using empirical facts, make educated choices about program operations, service delivery, and program efficacy. The researcher worked towards addressing the influence of head teachers’ monitoring of performance on participation of female students with physical disabilities in primary school education. This study, which included 68 head teachers and 990 pupils from special schools in Mandera County, used a descriptive sample polling design with a total population of 1058 respondents. Students were picked at random, with the exception of the head teachers, who were purposively chosen. After utilizing the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) formula to assist pick sample size for this study, both principals and students were proportionately selected. According to Krejcie and Morgan (1970) statistics, a population of 990 children forced a sample size of 277 children, and a population of 68 head teachers necessitated a sample size of 58 head teachers resulting to a total sample size of 335 respondents. Questionnaires, content analysis guides, and focus group discussion guides were created as part of the study process. This study used a variety of research instruments, such as questionnaires, content analysis guides, and focus group discussion guides, to map out the data needed from a variety of sources. To verify authenticity, data collecting instruments were triangulated. The data collecting instruments were created in consultation with university supervisors to assure authenticity. This study employed a split-half reliability test to determine the questionnaire's reliability. As stated in the aims, quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, means, and standard deviation, while qualitative data was analyzed for common themes related to specific research parameters.  The findings revealed that there was a 17.5 percent increase in participation of female pupils with physical disabilities for every unit increase in head teachers' performance monitoring.

Keywords: Head teachers, Performance, Monitoring, Female Students, Disabilities, Primary Schools, Kenya.

DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/12-4-02

Publication date: February 28^th 2022