Management of teachers in private secondary schools in Tanzania The case of Dar es salaam region

The purpose of the study was to assess the extent to which heads of individual owned private secondary schools are involved in management of teachers, and how it affects teachers work performance in enhancing formal curriculum. Five research questions guided the study while conceptual framework was drawn from an open system mode. Data were collected through interviews, questionnaires and documentary interviews, Research instruments were administered to nine secondary schools in Dar es salaam region. Respondents were nine heads of individually owned private secondary schools, nine assistants of school heads, fifty- four teachers and eighty - one students. Data were analyzed by using both descriptive and statistical methods. Summary of findings were as follows: school heads were basically involved in tasks that had no financial implications. While school owners engaged themselves in task that had no financial implication. Schools where school heads were less interfered by school owners in teachers’ management and motivations were high; teachers work performance was high and students’ general work performance in national examinations was high too and. School where school heads were much interfered by school owners in managing teachers and motivation of teachers was low, teachers’ work performance was average and students’ performance in national examinations was low. It was recommended that owners of individually owned private schools should involved fully school heads in teachers’ managerial task. These roles must be clearly stipulated to the heads then power and authority should be granted to them interference