ectiveness of education management information system on management of secondary schools in uasin gishu county, Kenya

Abstract

The government of Kenya implemented policy that advocates for the adoption of Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) in education. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of EMIS on Management of public secondary schools in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objectives to: To establish the influence of EMIS for student information management on management of secondary schools, Assess the influence of EMIS for human resource management on management of secondary schools, Analyze influence of EMIS for curriculum and instruction on management of secondary schools, to evaluate the influence of EMIS for financial management on management of secondary schools and examine the influence of EMIS for safety and security management on management of secondary schools in Uasin Gishu County. The study was guided by the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) Davies, (2016). The study adopted pragmatic philosophical paradigm and employed explanatory-sequential design research design. The target population comprised of principals, deputy principals, Heads of Department, Sub-County Directors and County Director of Education (CDE). The accessible population for the study was 1334 respondents which included 183 principals, 189 deputy principals, 955 HODs in public secondary schools, 1 County Director and 6 Sub-County Directors of education Uasin Gishu County. Stratified proportionate sampling was used to select schools in each sub-county; purposive and simple random sampling was used to select principals, deputy principals, and heads of departments. Kerjcie and Morgan (1970) table was used for determining the sample size of 302 respondents. Closed-ended structured questionnaire were used to collect quantitative data from principals, deputy principals and heads of departments (HODs) while semi- structured interview schedules were used to collect qualitative data from sub-county directors and the County Director of Education. Internal validity was attained by increasing the sample size. The Cronbach’s alpha results obtained from pilot study in Trans Nzoia County indicate that all the variable met the threshold of a minimum alpha 0.70 which was considered reliable for the study. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics while Qualitative data was analyzed in narratives and themes. Results of data analysis were presented using tables, bar graphs and pie charts. From the findings, the value of adjusted R squared was is 0.755, an indication that there was a variation of 75.5% on the management of public secondary schools in Uasin Gishu County due to effectiveness and efficiency of EMIS. There was a significant association between EMIS and management of public secondary schools with F statistics (162.124). Regression coefficients of student information management, human resource management, curriculum and instruction, financial management, safety and security were 0.146, 0.234, 0.225, 0.086, 0.078 with P<0.05 respectively. Based on Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, effectiveness and efficiency of EMIS remains fundamental in enhancing management of public secondary schools. Therefore, all the elements of EMIS should be improved on and their implementation strengthened through a policy framework by the ministry of education and public secondary school management to enhance the effectiveness of management of secondary schools.