INFLUENCE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN GARISSA COUNTY, KENYA

Abstract: Many stakeholders expressed concerns about what they felt were missing or inappropriate planning practices in schools. In addition, most schools lack their goals and objectives, which is reflected in the poor academic performance of students. Garissa County has been backward in terms of education since independence. Like other organizations, schools are also subject to similar performance influences. The results of admission, retention and testing in the county have been consistently low compared to the national average. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the influence of continuous improvement on the performance of public secondary schools in Garissa County, Kenya. The study targeted 42 public secondary schools in Garissa County, Kenya. There were 84 respondents, including 42 principals and 42 deputy principals. The study was made with 84 respondents. Collection of data was done using questionnaires. Analysis of quantitative data using descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation was done. In addition, the inferential statistics included the use of multiple regression and correlation analysis. According to the findings, continual improvement has a good and significant impact on the performance of public secondary schools in Garissa County, Kenya. The study concluded that when a school is consistently improving, various little, slow improvements occur day by day and in ways that, over time, influence several parts of a school or educational system. The study recommended that the schools must have the staff knowledge, talents, and competence required for continuous improvement in order to improve educational results and sustain improvement over time. Keywords: Continuous improvement, School performance. Title: INFLUENCE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN GARISSA COUNTY, KENYA Author: Ibrahim Dagane Sahal, Mr. Shadrack Bett International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online) Vol. 11, Issue 2, April 2023 - June 2023 Page No: 59-65 Research Publish Journals Website: www.researchpublish.com Published Date: 18-April-2023 DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7842046 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/influence-of-continuous-improvement-on-the-performance-of-public-secondary-schools-in-garissa-county-kenyaInternational Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online), Research Publish Journals, Website: www.researchpublish.co