SCHOOL LEADERS CAPACITY BUILDING FACTORS AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF RWANDA

Abstract: This study entitled, “School leaders capacity building factors and quality management in the public secondary schools of Rwanda” was guided by the general objective which is to determine the influence of school leader capacity building factors on quality management of secondary schools in the Rusizi District. In Rwanda, school leadership has generally been top-down, and as a result of these insufficient school management skills, school head teachers’ decision-making authority needed improvement in planning and greater autonomy in lesson preparation and evaluation. The research target population was 134 through which the sample size was drawn of 60 head teachers, 60 Deputy Head teachers, 12 SEIs, 1 DDE and 1 DEO. The results showed that there were factors of quality management which may lead to the school performance if the school leaders take them into consideration such as regular monitoring and evaluation, skills on school performance, capacity in decision making, planning for the education activities, and school leaders’ level of education. The research revealed that head teacher’s educational level contributes to effective quality school management as confirmed by 61% who responded strongly agree and 28% responded agree; for head teacher’s quality management planning as a key factor in school success, 57% responded strongly agree and 34% agree. The result showed that there was a strong positive relationship between the school leaders’ capacity building and quality management in secondary schools of Rusizi district as shown by the Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation which was 0.7. The researcher recommended the Ministry of education through Rwanda Education Board to work closely with the districts to hire competent and skilled head and deputy heads of schools, the District of Rusizi should take its responsibility to provide regular trainings to the school leaders and deputy school leaders on how to manage the school resource effectively using available resources efficiently, then the school, Sector Authorities, General Assembly Committee and school community should work closely to ensure the school proper planning and conduct regular monitoring. Keywords: School Leaders Capacity Building, Quality Management. Title: SCHOOL LEADERS CAPACITY BUILDING FACTORS AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF RWANDA Author: Uwimana Immaculee, Andala O. Hesbon International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH) ISSN 2349-7831 Vol. 9, Issue 4, October 2022 - December 2022 Page No: 30-41 Paper Publications Website: www.paperpublications.org Published Date: 18-October-2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7221744 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.paperpublications.org/upload/book/SCHOOL%20LEADERS%20CAPACITY%20BUILDING-18102022-5.pdfInternational Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH), ISSN 2349-7831, Paper Publications, Website: www.paperpublications.or