Authors: Annplosa Njeri Kinuthia, Elizabeth .N. Nduku & Anne Kanga
The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya
P.O.BOX 62157-00200. Nairobi, Kenya
Email:annplosa@gmail.com
Abstract: The purpose of this article was to examine the influence of head teachers’ interpersonal skills on the implementation of health and hygiene safety guidelines in public primary schools in Muranga South Sub-County, Kenya. The article is part of a larger research study entitled influence of Head teachers’ leadership skills on the implementation of health and hygiene safety guidelines in public primary schools in Muranga South Sub-County, Kenya. The study employed convergent parallel mixed methods design. The target population consisted all the Head teachers, teachers, District Quality Assurance and standards officers (DQASO) and Officers in the Ministry Public Health and Sanitation (MPH&S) in Muranga South Sub-County. The study employed stratified random sampling, proportionate, simple random and purposive sampling procedures to arrive at a samples of 35 schools,35 Head teachers, 285 teachers, 2 DQASO and 2 MPH&S officers. Questionnaires and interview guides were used to collect data. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS (version 23), then presented inform of frequency tables and percentages. Qualitative data adopted a content and thematic analysis approach. The study findings showed that; Ability to work with stakeholders, Building partnerships, networks and Benchmarking greatly influence implementation of Health programmes in schools. The study findings also revealed a statistical significant positive association between head teachers’ Interpersonal skills and the extent to which Ministry of Education( MOE) Health and Hygiene safety guidelines had been implemented in public primary schools in Muranga South Sub- County. The study recommended that: Emphasis should be placed towards intensive capacity building for head teachers on the whole issue of policy implementation and that DQASO and MPH&S officers should visit the schools more frequently to guide the Head teachers on effective and efficient implementation of Health and Hygiene safety programs .
Keywords: Interpersonal skills, Hygiene safety programs, Health and Hygiene safety guidelines, Health programs, leadership skills, school safety guidelines, safety guidelines implementation
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Suggested Citation
Njeri, A. K., Nduku, E. N. and Kanga, A. (2023). Influence of Head Teachers’ Interpersonal Skills on the Implementation of Health and Hygiene Safety Guidelines in Public Primary Schools in Muranga South Sub-County, Kenya. African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 10(3), 32-45. Available online at http://arjess.org/education-research/influence-of-head-teachers-interpersonal-skills-on-the-implementation-of-health-and-hygiene-safety-guidelines-in-public-primary-schools-in-muranga-south-sub-county-kenya.pdf
