Abstract:
The Principal plays various roles in a school and one of the most important one is the
role of being an instructional supervisor. The purpose of this study was to investigate
instructional supervision of Computer Studies curriculum by secondary school
principals in Nakuru East Sub-County, Nakuru County. This study was guided by the
following objectives: To determine how principals’ mobilization of personnel
influences instruction in Computer Studies in secondary schools in Nakuru East Sub-
County, to determine how the principals mobilize material resources for instruction in
Computer Studies in secondary schools in Nakuru East Sub-County, to establish how
teacher motivation influences instruction in Computer Studies in secondary schools in
Nakuru East Sub-County and to establish how the principals monitor evaluation in
Computer Studies curriculum in secondary schools in Nakuru East Sub-County. The
study was based on the contingency theory. The study adopted descriptive design. The
research method used was mixed method that is qualitative and quantitative research
methods. The population under study comprised 43 secondary schools in Nakuru East
Sub-County offering Computer Studies. The target population comprised the 53
teachers of Computer Studies within Nakuru East Sub-County and 43 principals within
Nakuru East Sub-County. The sample of this study consisted of 53 teachers of
Computer Studies in secondary schools in Nakuru East Sub-County and 43 principals
within Nakuru East Sub-County. All the teachers of Computer Studies were included
in the study. A structured questionnaire was administered to the 53 teachers of
Computer Studies, an interview schedule was administered to 43 school principals and
an observation guide was used to collect data on the availability of resource materials
thus it assisted in achieving the second objective. Data analysis was done using
descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages. Findings were presented in
tables. The researcher found out that some schools had no formally trained teachers to
teach Computer Studies and there were no sufficient technicians to work on faulty
computers. Material resources used in the teaching of Computer Studies were not
sufficient. The researcher concluded that very few schools had formally trained teachers
of Computer Studies as recommended by the Teachers Service Commission. Most of
the schools had hired computer literate personnel to teach students. The study
recommended that schools through the principal who is a TSC agent should hire
formally trained teachers to teach Computer Studies. Stakeholders should also make
material resources available. The findings would help all educational stakeholders as it
will lay a foundational framework for maintaining effective instructional supervision
of Computer Studies in Kenya.