LOCATION AS A CORRELATE OF PRINCIPALS’ PERCEPTIONS ON COST EFFICIENCY IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BOMET COUNTY, KENYA

Philip Kimutai Arap Kirui, David Kuria Wamukuru, Flora Fedha

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Most public secondary schools in Kenya do not have adequate funds to meet the demands of providing education to learners. These financial challenges call for cost efficiency management of resources in schools. However, this has not been the case, as evidenced by the low cost of efficiency in schools in Bomet County.  The low-cost efficiency could be due to the school's location, given that it has been cited as one of its correlates. This inquiry explored the relationship between school location and principals’ perceptions of cost efficiency in public secondary schools in Bomet County, Kenya. The study employed a correlational research design. It utilised purposive, stratified, proportionate and simple random sampling techniques to choose 5 Sub-County Directors of Education (SCDE) and 175 principals who participated in the study. Data was gathered using a principals’ questionnaire and SCDEs’ interview guide. The Chi-Square test was used to determine the relationship between school location and principals’ perceptions on cost efficiency. The findings indicated that over three-quarters (76.4%) of the schools were located in rural areas, while the rest (23.6%) were situated in urban settings. The results also indicated that the majority (74.8%) of the principals perceived that the cost efficiency of schools was low, while the others were of the view that it was moderate (20.3%) and high (4.9%). The SCDEs believed that school principals adopt cost reduction and saving strategies. However, they did not explain how these strategies affected cost efficiency. Further, the results revealed that the relationship between school location and perceptions of cost efficiency was statistically significant, χ2 (2, N = 143) = 8.25, p < .05. The study concludes that most public secondary schools in Bomet County are located in rural areas. Their cost efficiencies were perceived to be low. The study also concludes that school location correlates with cost efficiency perceptions and a pointer that it affects principals’ management of school resources.

 

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