Investigating Head teachers’ Roles in Managing Pre-Primary Education in Njombe Town Council in Tanzania.

Gosori, Ingianael Kassim (2023) Investigating Head teachers’ Roles in Managing Pre-Primary Education in Njombe Town Council in Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study was mainly concerned with investigating the head teachers’ role in managing pre-primary education in Njombe Town Council and it was guided by three specific objectives; assessing how head teacher manage teaching personnel to enhance the quality of PPE, examining the role of head teachers in refining a learning environment for effective implementation of the PPE Curriculum and assessing the role of head teachers in monitoring the learning process toward quality PPE. The study applied a mixed research approach to study the proposed research problem, where in-depth interviews, questionnaires, documentary review and observationmethod were applied to collect data from 57 respondents (10 head teachers, 11 pre�primary teachers, 5 Ward Education Officers, 1 Town Council Education Officer, 10 school committee members and 20 parents). Since both qualitative and quantitative data were collected, thus qualitative and quantitative methods of data analysis were applied too. The revealed findings show that the majority of head teachers were aware of applying managerial roles. In a way to manage PPE, head teachers manage teaching personnel by instructing to prepare a proper lesson plan, supervising implementation of lesson plan, motivating teaching performance, checking standard of teaching and recommending the means of teaching. Also, head teachers were found to manage PPE through refining learning environment, especially by involving school leaders, organizing meeting with community members, mobilizing resources, ensuring accessibility of relevant curriculum, ensuring availability of qualified teachers. The study recommended the government to allocate enough budgets for smooth management of PPE Keywords: Education, PPE, Pre-Primary School, Pupils, Learning Facilities, Learning Environment.

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