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    HEADS OF INSTITUTIONS’ RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CBE IN RURAL PUBLIC COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS IN MATAYOS SUB- COUNTY, BUSIA, KENYA
    (THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA, 2026-11-04) JUDITH AWINO WANZALA
    The study investigated heads of institutions’ resource management strategies on the implementation of Competency Based Education in rural public Comprehensive schools in Matayos Sub-County, Busia- Kenya. It was guided by the following research questions: In which ways do heads of institutions’ human resource management strategies enhance the implementation of CBE? What financial resource management strategies do heads of institutions utilize to facilitate the implementation of CBE? To what extent do the heads of institutions’ physical & infrastructural resource management strategies affect the implementation of CBE? How do the heads of institutions’ community and stakeholders’ engagement strategies enhance the implementation of CBE? The Resource-Based View Theory (RBV) anchored the study. A convergent design under Mixed-methods research approach guided the study. The target population consisted of 36 Schools, 36 heads of institutions, 650 teachers, 36 Board of Management members (BOM) and 2 Quality Assurance and Standard Officers (QASOs). Stratified Random Sampling was used to select 11 schools and 195 teachers, purposive sampling technique was used to obtain 11 heads of institutions, 2 QASOs, and 11 BOM. Questionnaires, interview guide, focus group discussion and document analysis guide were used to collect data after being scrutinized for both content and face validity through expert review. Cronbach's Alpha technique determined the reliability of quantitative data of Likert type items while those of qualitative data was ensured in terms of their credibility and dependability. Descriptive statistics analyzed quantitative data while qualitative data was analyzed thematically and inferential statistics tested the hypothesis. Research ethics were observed throughout the entire research process. The study established that resource management strategies of Heads of Institutions such as human, financial, physical, infrastructural and stakeholder engagement strategies positively affected implementation of CBE in rural public comprehensive schools. There were challenges, however, with teacher development, resources, infrastructure and community engagement. The study found that effective management of resources was vital for the successful implementation of CBE and recommended the need for strengthened leadership practices, increased allocation of resources, sustained support for teachers, improved infrastructure and enhanced stakeholder collaboration.