Collaboration and Benchmarking, and Schools' Academic Performance: The effect of collaboration and benchmarking on secondary schools' academic performance in the Western Region of Kenya - Couverture souple

Amunga, Jane; Ondigi, Benjamin; Ndiku, Judah

 
9783659495908: Collaboration and Benchmarking, and Schools' Academic Performance: The effect of collaboration and benchmarking on secondary schools' academic performance in the Western Region of Kenya
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659495905 ISBN 13 : 9783659495908
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Secondary schools in Kenya are under pressure to raise the level of their students’ academic performance. As a result, improvement strategies are constantly being adopted. Among these are collaboration and benchmarking. Despite their adoption, academic performance in the Western Region of Kenya has remained very dismal. This study was carried out to establish why this was so.It revealed that,the schools that adopted both practices had above average means and high university percentage pass grades. Those that adopted only one of the strategies were merely average while those involved that adopted neither of the strategies were to blame for dismal performance. Although there was a positive linear relationship between investment in these strategies and academic performance, collaboration had a higher level of investment which resulted in better academic performance compared to benchmarking. It was therefore recommended that, schools should adopt a three pronged collaboration and benchmarking strategy carried out at the level of schools, departments and subjects. In addition, schools should uniformly invest in both strategies in order to boost academic performance in the region.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Secondary schools in Kenya are under pressure to raise the level of their students’ academic performance. As a result, improvement strategies are constantly being adopted. Among these are collaboration and benchmarking. Despite their adoption, academic performance in the Western Region of Kenya has remained very dismal. This study was carried out to establish why this was so.It revealed that,the schools that adopted both practices had above average means and high university percentage pass grades. Those that adopted only one of the strategies were merely average while those involved that adopted neither of the strategies were to blame for dismal performance. Although there was a positive linear relationship between investment in these strategies and academic performance, collaboration had a higher level of investment which resulted in better academic performance compared to benchmarking. It was therefore recommended that, schools should adopt a three pronged collaboration and benchmarking strategy carried out at the level of schools, departments and subjects. In addition, schools should uniformly invest in both strategies in order to boost academic performance in the region.

Biographie de l'auteur

Jane holds a PhD in Educational Planning and Management from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. Her research has unearthed new knowledge that can enhance effective teaching and raise the overall quality of education through improved learning outcomes.She is a senior lecturer at Sigalagala Polytechnic.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659495905
ISBN 13 
9783659495908
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
180
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