Effectiveness of Head Teachers’ Supervision of Continuous Professional Development Programmes on Teachers’ Performance in Public Primary Schools in Kondoa, District Council, Tanzania
Diana R. Zacharia
Oloirien Primary School, Arusha City Council.
Email: Dianazacharia12@gmail.com
Christine Mnjokava & Kennedy Omondi Otieno
St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT), Arusha.
Email: cmnjokava@yahoo.com & omondiken2016@gmail.com
Abstract: This study investigated the effectiveness of head teachers’ supervision of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programmes on teachers’ performance in public primary schools in Kondoa District Council, Tanzania. Specifically, the studyassessed how various continuous CPD are organized and supervised in public primary schools, and the possible ways for improving the supervision of CPD in public primary schools. Adult Learning Theory, Convergent mixed methods research design were employed. From the target population of 313, a sample size of 95 comprising of 82 teachers, 9 head teachers, 2 SQAO and2 WEOs were selected. Teachers were selected by simple random sampling, criterion purposive sampling was applied for 9 head teachers and 2 WEOs while total purposive sampling for 2 SQAOs. Data were collected through questionnaires, interview guideand documentary review. The instruments were validated by education experts and a reliability coefficient of r = 0.817 was obtained using Cronbach’s Alpha. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics in the SPSS version 25 and presented in tables while qualitative data were analyzed thematically. The findings revealed that CPD programmes are organized through workshops and seminars conducted at different institutions and within schools to improve teachers’ pedagogical knowledge and classroom practices. These sessions are commonly supervised by project team, head teachers, academic teachers, and WEOs. In conclusion, regular supervision, teacher involvement, sufficient training resources, motivation and support from educational authorities are ways for enhancing the effectiveness of CPD programme. The study recommends regular supervision and follow-up of CPD training activities for effective implementation.
