African Educational Research Journal Vol. 8(3) - Full Length Research Paper - Influence of Board of Managements’ Infrastructural Development Practices on Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Nyamira County Kenya

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The study examines how Board of Management (BOM) infrastructural development practices affect students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Nyamira County. A convergent parallel mixed-method design was used, targeting students, Heads of Department, BOM members, and Quality Assurance and Standards Officers, totaling 19,609. A sample of 396 participants was selected through probability and non-probability methods. Data came from questionnaires, interview guides, and observation tools. Multiple regression and analysis of variance, alongside descriptive statistics, were applied. Results indicate inadequate infrastructural facilities provided by the BOM harm teaching and learning activities, reducing academic performance, with regression showing improved BOM infrastructural management increasing performance.

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African Educational Research Journal Vol. 8(3), pp. 575-585, September 2020 DOI: 10. 30918/AERJ.83.20.143 ISSN: 2354-2160 Full Length Research Paper Influence of board of managements’ infrastructural development practices on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Nyamira County Kenya Kennedy Ondara Okemwa*, Marcella Momanyi and Anyona Ntabo Catholic University of Eastern Africa, P.O. Box, 62157 – 00200, Nairobi, Kenya. Accepted 25 August, 2020 | ABSTRACT
The availability of infrastructure and facilities that are up to the standards and well maintained will influence both teaching and learning of students. A progressive improvement in the standard of infrastructure of a secondary school will lead to a remarkable development in the education system as a whole. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of Board of Management’s (BOM) infrastructural development practices on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools. A convergent parallel mixedmethod research design was used. The study targeted students, Teachers Heads of Departments, BOM members and Quality Assurance and Standards Officers, making a total study population of 19,609 . Both probability and non-probability sampling methods were used to select a sample size of 396 participants. Data was collected using questionnaires, interview guides and observation tool. Inferential statistics involved the use of multiple regression analysis and analysis of variance along with descriptive statistics. The study concluded that inadequate provision of infrastructural facilities in schools by the BOM affects the teaching and learning activities which negatively affect the students' academic performance. In the regression analysis, an improvement in BOM’s infrastructural management practice by one unit would result in the improvement of the students' academic performance by 0.081 units holding other factors constant. Thus, the school BoM should ensure that there is adequate infrastructure in public schools to improve academic performance among the students. The board of management should ensure a conducive teaching and learning environment in public secondary schools by providing adequate infrastructural facilities such as classrooms, laboratories, library, teaching and learning materials/resources, workshops for technical subjects, sanitary facilities and utilities.
Keywords: Board of Management practices, infrastructural development practices in schools, academic students’ performance. | | --- | | *Corresponding author. E-mail: [kokemwa18@gmail.com](kokemwa18@gmail.com) . | INTRODUCTION In both developed and developing countries, education is a very crucial process through which an individual's life chances are determined ( Makori and Onderi, 2013 ; Sarker et al. , 2019a) . Quality education does not exist ina vacuum but in a school environment with quality physical facilities and material resources that are used in teaching and learning (Bold et al. , 2013) . The specifications given for the establishment, management and material resources in public secondary schools are postulated in the laws and policies that govern the county's education system (Sultana et al. , 2017) . According to Alimi (2004), the goal of infrastructural system in secondary schools seeks to increase school attendance of students, enhance staff motivation and to improve academic achievement of students. The rising challenges hindering quality academic performance in developing countries has continued to attract attention among scholars (Sarker et al. , 2019b) . Mokaya (2013) for example reported that well planned school with clean and safe learning environment is important for academic achievement. Further, Mokaya observes that physical facilities play a key role in the attainment of the school's intended objectives and overall quality performance. However, that is not the case in developing countries. Public schools are often char

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What was the purpose of the study on BOM infrastructural practices?

To examine how Board of Management (BOM) infrastructural development practices influence students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Nyamira County.

Which research design and sampling approaches were used?

A convergent parallel mixed-method design was used, and both probability and non-probability sampling methods selected a sample of 396 participants.

What did the study conclude about infrastructure and academic performance?

Inadequate provision of infrastructural facilities by the BOM was found to negatively affect teaching and learning activities and consequently students’ academic performance.

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