Instructional supervision and teachers’ professional practices in Public Secondary Schools in Gasabo District

Abstract

The study investigated the relationship between instructional supervision and teachers’ professional practices in public secondary schools in Gasabo district. The objectives of the study were to find out how school leaders conduct instructional supervision, to find out the professional practices of teachers, and to establish the relationship between instructional supervision and teachers’ professional practices in public secondary schools of Gasabo District. Descriptive research design with mixed research approach was used. A sample of 141 teachers was randomly selected and 52 school leaders were purposively selected. Questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were employed to collect data. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics while qualitative data were analyzed thematically. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationship between the two variables under investigation. Results show that supervision is done properly and teachers’ practices are not good. Results also show that there is significant positive relationship between instructional supervision and teachers’ professional practices