Rethinking Strategies and Supervision of Secondary Schools: Issues, Challenges and Way Out

Abstract

It is important in educational administration to ascertain that educational activities are carried out in accordance with the laid down educational goals and objectives. Hence, supervision, whether it is internal or external should be seen as a conscious effort directed towards finding ways of improving the outcome of each school or educational programme. The paper, therefore, focused on the concept of supervision, the purpose of supervision, task areas of supervision among others. It also highlighted the challenges of supervision in secondary schools such as teachers resisting supervision, funding, low teacher’s morale and inadequate supervisory staff. Lastly, the paper suggested that Government should ensure adequate financing of supervisory and inspectorate division, employment of qualified supervisory staff, prompt payment of teacher’s salary among others