Abstract:
This is a conceptual paper which reviewed teacher management in
Kenya with a particular focus on the emerging issues. Organizations in all
sectors are striving to succeed despite the many challenges they face
including issues of globalization, rapid changes, especially changes in
technology, leadership dynamics and increased competition among others.
Organizations’ perspective today in the third world are striving to maximize
on their major resources to develop and grow their entities by use of teachers
acting as their strategic managers in provision of quality of education and
teacher management. It reviewed what TSC Act as enacted under the 2010
Kenyan Constitution and its subsequent transformation to an independent
commission with an enhanced mandate stipulates. It has delved in the
synopsis of emerging issues such as teacher shortage, provision of quality
education, professionalizing the teaching service, promotion of teachers,
teachers conduct and performance, litigation, information, communication
and technology integration, management of HIV and AIDS, industrial unrest,
and deployment of effective teachers leadership positions. In summary more
budgetary allocation is required to address teacher deficits, employ more
counsellors, enforce TSC Act provision and involve all the stakeholders to
make the profession more attractive and enhance retention of well trained,
qualified and experienced teachers. Transformational leadership model is a
key component in managing teachers’ affairs.
