Abstract: This study sought to investigate the influence of delegation of duties as a principal’s motivational practice on teacher retention in public secondary schools in Kamukunji sub county, Nairobi County, Kenya. The study objective sought to determine the influence of delegation of duties on teacher retention in public secondary schools in Kamukunji Sub-County. Descriptive survey research design was used in the study. The target population consisted of all the 8 secondary schools principals and all the 235 teachers from Kamukunji Sub-county from which a sample of 7 principals and 67 teachers was selected using census sampling and proportionate stratified sampling techniques and simple random sampling. Questionnaires were used as data collection tools. Reliability was tested using the test-retest technique to determine the degree to which test scores were consistent. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings from quantitative data were presented in cross tabulation tables, pie charts and bar graphs. Qualitative data was analysed qualitatively by organizing data into themes as per the objectives of the study and the findings were presented in a narrative form. The study found that delegation of duties had significant influence on teacher retention in public secondary schools in Kamukunji Sub-County, Nairobi County, Kenya. The study observed that all the school principals 100% and 91.0% of the teachers agreed that delegation of duties provides teachers the ability to learn and develop new skills. This means that delegation of duties significantly influences teacher retention. The study concluded that delegation of duties allows teachers to acquire and develop new skills, as well as build trust and increase communication between them. The study recommends that the administration of the school should make an attempt to allocate responsibility roles to teachers as early as possible and allow them to gain the requisite experience.
Keywords: Delegation of duties, Teacher retention, Motivational practice.
Title: DELEGATION OF DUTIES AS A PRINCIPALS’ MOTIVATIONAL PRACTICE ON TEACHER RETENTION IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KAMUKUNJI SUB COUNTY, NAIROBI COUNTY KENYA
Author: Peter Kiio Manundu, Dr. Janet Mulwa, Dr. Rose Mwanza
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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