Review of literature on the influence of finances and performance of administrative duties

Review of literature on the influence of finances and performance of administrative duties

This chapter has presented literature on the variables of the study. Review of literature on the

influence of finances and performance of administrative duties, Akinsolu (2011) has shown that

financial resource has been recognized as a major resource in the development of any education

system because resources allotted for secondary education service delivery hinges on finances.

In his study on input-output analysis in Nigerian Secondary School System (NSSS) he

discovered that recurrent expenditure on maintenance and repairs correlates positively with the

quality of secondary education. The above studies were conducted on other geographical

areas hence the need to investigate factors influencing principals’ performance of administrative

introduced. Owojori and Asauri (2010) agree that the function of the school head is also to

induct new staff and assign duties to them. These studies were conducted in other contexts

hence this study was to investigate factors influencing principals’ performance of administrative

duties in public day secondary schools in Mwingi East Sub -County, Kitui County, Kenya.

Owoeye and Yara (2010), have established that infrastructure such as laboratories, libraries,

classrooms affect how principals run the schools. Akisanya (2010) says they are important

because the goal of any school depends on adequate supply and utilization of physical and

material resources among others as they enhance proper teaching and learning the reason why

this study is important. According to Kinuthia (2009), Kiveu and Maiyo (2009), KIPPRA

(2003), Kimutai (2011), have all agreed on the importance of infrastructure on the principals’

support Perrone (2008) observes that advocates for school community relations believe that,

parent involvement will mobilize and create resources that schools may not be able to generate.

Mahoney and Read (2008) emphasizes that the child is a member of a biological family and a

home is the first contact before he comes to school. When children go to school they also

combine with the home and therefore these two institutions should be complementary. Bell

(2006) says that through the years the many factors that contribute to excellence in learning

have proved that no school can fully compensate for failure at home. According to Onyango

(2011), it is the responsibility of the principal to promote school-community relations which is

important if the principal is to perform the administrative duties effectively. These studies were

conducted in other contexts hence this study was to investigate factors influencing principals’

writings guided managers on how to accomplish their managerial duties and on the practices in

which they should engage. In his book "General and Industrial Management" Fayol outlined his

theory of general management, which he believed could be applied to the administration of

myriad industries. As a result of his concern for workers, Fayol was considered one of the early

fathers of the human relations movement. Fayol is the representative of Classical School of

management thought. Administrative management is the managerial mode he stood for where it

applied essential points to administrative management principles of controllers.

His famous works, ‘Industrial management and common management’ he divided management

into five segments. Therefore, it denoted controllers were to carry out the five segments, i.e. to

forecast, to organize, to command, to coordinate, to control. By now, these five segments are

improvement of human relations, production, efficiency and administration of the organization.

This theory is very popular and still in practice today especially in big organizations. It is also

very effective in militaries. Functions of management given by him are placed in management

functions of all organizations. Later, his six functions of management were converted to four

functions which are still in practice today. These are planning, organizing, leading and

world. It shows the strength of administrative theory. Unfortunately, in “matrix management”

his two principles (unity of command and unity of direction) are neglected (Pindur, Rogers, and

Kim, 1995). The study therefore embarks on the theory for its main concern is on institutional

factors that influence academic performance of a school. It is crucial that the principal

understands these elements for administration, since as the school administrator he/she will

apply the Fayol’s principles for effective administration thus influence performance in

examinations.

disbursement

Principals’

administrative tasks

Availability of human

performance

Increased enrollment

Figure The Conceptual framework

The conceptual framework presents the interrelationship among variables in the study.

when the community around the school supports the school, the school principals are

able to effectively manage the public day secondary schools in Mwingi East Sub -

County.

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