Table 4.11 shows results on satisfaction levels with regard to school teachers’ management and leadership ability. Some managers also reported that managers’ they needed to have entrepreneurship skills. Table 4.11: Level with Management and Teachers’ Satisfaction Manager’s Leadership Skills qualities Mean Mean Std. Std. Dev Manager’s Ranking Dev Ranking Ability to reward good workers 3.92 1 0.7960 11 Ability to promote transparency 3.27 2 0.8932 8 Ability to listen subordinates 3.08 3 1.0119 3 Ability to communicate with others 3.07 4 0.9562 7 Ability to hire employees according to competencies 3.03 5 0.9583 6 Ability to delegate authority and responsibility 3.00 6 1.0863 2 Ability to inspire workers and workers 2.99 7 1.1503 1 Ability to promote professional development 2.99 8 0.9587 4 Ability to consider the views of others 2.99 9 0.9587 5 Ability to make participatory decision making 2.90 10 0.8674 9 Ability to promote teamwork and cooperation 2.55 11 0.8541 10 spirit Results in Table 4.11 shows that teachers were generally not satisfied with leadership and management abilities. It shows that teachers were managers’ moderately satisfied with the way managers reward good-performing workers and promote transparency at the school. They were generally neutrally satisfaction with ability to listen from their subordinates; communicate with others, ability to hire qualified staff, and ability to delegate. The interviewed teachers were not satisfied with ability to inspire others, promote professional development, consider managers’ views of others, make participatory decisions and promote team work spirit. 4.7.1.8 Administrative Strategies used by Schools Managers were asked to describe different strategies they used to enhance school performance. A number of strategies were described by managers. These include
Table 4.11 shows results on teachers’ satisfaction levels with regard to school managers’ management and leadership ability. Some managers also reported that they needed to have entrepreneurship skills. Table 4.11: Teachers’ Satisfaction Level with Manager’s Management and Leadership Skills Manager’s qualities Mean Mean Ranking Std. Dev Std. Dev Ranking Ability to reward good workers Ability to promote transparency Ability to listen subordinates Ability to communicate with others Ability to hire employees according to competencies Ability to delegate authority and responsibility Ability to inspire workers and workers Ability to promote professional development Ability to consider the views of others Ability to make participatory decision making Ability to promote teamwork and cooperation spirit 3.92 3.27 3.08 3.07 3.03 3.00 2.99 2.99 2.99 2.90 2.55 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0.7960 0.8932 1.0119 0.9562 0.9583 1.0863 1.1503 0.9587 0.9587 0.8674 0.8541 11 8 3 7 6 2 1 4 5 9 10 Results in Table 4.11 shows that teachers were generally not satisfied with managers’ leadership and management abilities. It shows that teachers were moderately satisfied with the way managers reward good-performing workers and promote transparency at the school. They were generally neutrally satisfaction with ability to listen from their subordinates; communicate with others, ability to hire qualified staff, and ability to delegate. The interviewed teachers were not satisfied with managers’ ability to inspire others, promote professional development, consider views of others, make participatory decisions and promote team work spirit. 4.7.1.8 Administrative Strategies used by Schools Managers were asked to describe different strategies they used to enhance school performance. A number of strategies were described by managers. These include
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