DETERMINANTS OF DELEGATION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MBEERE SOUTH SUBCOUNTY, EMBU COUNTY, KENYA

Delegation of tasks to the subordinates is an important activity in the administration of schools. It helps the school principal in running the institution effectively though it may affect the subordinates negatively depending on how the process is done. The purpose of this study was to investigate on the determinants of delegation of duties and responsibilities in the administration of secondary schools in Mbeere South Sub-county, Kenya. The study was guided by two objectives; to establish the effects of teachers' attitude on delegation of duties and responsibilities in the administration of secondary schools and to establish the effect of workload on delegation of duties and responsibilities in the administration of secondary schools. The study adopted descriptive research design. The sample of the study was35 principals, 35 deputy principal's and63 heads of departments. The study used three questionnaires to collect data. A pilot study was carried out to establish the reliability of the research instruments. The findings of the study revealed that both the teacher's attitude and workload influenced delegation of duties and responsibilities in the administration of secondary schools.