Collaboration and Benchmarking, and Schools' Academic Performance

Amunga, Jane; Ondigi, Benjamin; Ndiku, Judah

ISBN 10: 3659495905 / ISBN 13: 9783659495908

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG, 2013

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Print on Demand pp. 180 2:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on Creme w/Gloss Lam.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collaboration and Benchmarking, and Schools' Academic Performance
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659495905
• ISBN 13: 9783659495908
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Secondary schools in Kenya are under pressure to raise the level of their students’ academic performance. As a result, improvement strategies are constantly being adopted. Among these are collaboration and benchmarking. Despite their adoption, academic performance in the Western Region of Kenya has remained very dismal. This study was carried out to establish why this was so.It revealed that,the schools that adopted both practices had above average means and high university percentage pass grades. Those that adopted only one of the strategies were merely average while those involved that adopted neither of the strategies were to blame for dismal performance. Although there was a positive linear relationship between investment in these strategies and academic performance, collaboration had a higher level of investment which resulted in better academic performance compared to benchmarking. It was therefore recommended that, schools should adopt a three pronged collaboration and benchmarking strategy carried out at the level of schools, departments and subjects. In addition, schools should uniformly invest in both strategies in order to boost academic performance in the region.

About the Author

Jane holds a PhD in Educational Planning and Management from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. Her research has unearthed new knowledge that can enhance effective teaching and raise the overall quality of education through improved learning outcomes.She is a senior lecturer at Sigalagala Polytechnic.