Perceptions of the Leadership Role of Deans of Students in the Public Universities of Kenya

• Main Author: Maronga, Geoffrey Bosire
• Other Authors: Eddy, John, 1932-
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 1993
• Subjects: universities; deans of students; leadership; Deans (Education) > Kenya.; College administrators > Kenya.; Leadership.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277778/

This study concerns the leadership behavior of the deans of students in the four public universities of Kenya and their constituent colleges. Both the real and ideal versions of the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire and the demographic questionnaire developed under the auspices of faculty advisors were used to collect data from 10 deans of students, 55 student affairs staff members, and 130 student leaders--who constituted the sample of 195 who responded from the chosen population. Data were analyzed using a series of one-way analyses of variance utilizing the f test of statistical difference. Fisher's least significant difference test, a multiple comparison procedure, was utilized to make all pairwise comparisons which were detected by the ANOVA to differ significantly from one-another among the respective mean ratings of the three groups surveyed. Twelve hypotheses were developed and tested, and the major findings included: There were significant differences among the perceptions of the deans of students, student affairs staff members, and student leaders regarding the real and ideal leadership behavior of the deans of students concerning initiating structure and consideration--the two leadership dimensions surveyed on the questionnaire.