Abstract:
Management of public primary school projects is vital for school. However, the head teachers who are in charge of the projects must strive to acquire the necessary skills to enable them to effectively manage school projects in Wajir East Sub-County. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between challenges faced by public primary school head teachers and management of school projects in Wajir East sub county, Kenya. The following objectives were used in the study: to find out the relationship between financial management challenges faced by school head teachers; to determine the relationship between appropriate project management skills of school head teachers; to examine the relationship between challenges associated with stakeholder involvement; to investigate the relationship between project management constraints faced by head teachers; and to determine the relationship between monitoring and evaluation challenges faced by school head teachers and management of school projects in public primary schools in Wajir East Sub County. Survey research design was employed in the study. The study targeted all the fifty six (56) public primary schools in Wajir East Sub County, out of which census sampling was used to get 56 head teachers to answer a questionnaire. Six senior teachers (10% of 56) were interviewed in this study. The study utilized a check list, interviews and questionnaires as data collection tools. Check list data was analyzed using Checklist Analysis Strategy, quantitatively collected data from questionnaires was analyzed using Pearson r with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) while qualitatively collected data was analyzed using Focus by Question Analysis Strategy. Data analysis results were presented using Tables. The findings of the study revealed that there was a relationship between the management of projects by head teachers in Wajir East Sub-County however, with varying degrees. The findings of the study will be utilized by head teachers, ministry of education and all stake holders in Wajir East Sub County, Wajir County and Kenya as a whole.
