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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. |
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