Authors : Veronica Timalias; Dr. Catherine Muteti; Dr. Emmanuel J. Kileo

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 9 - September

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26sep744

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Abstract : The study investigated influence of Heads of Schools in Coordinating Educational Stakeholders for the Implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in Public Secondary Schools in Tunduru District, Tanzania. The study was anchored on Instructional Leadership Theory developed by Hallinger and Murphy in 1970s. The study employed a convergent research design under the mixed methods research approach. The targeted population of the study comprised of 9,698 of which are 27 public secondary schools, 27 heads of schools, 667 teachers, and 8,977 students from form one to form three, and 27 school counselors.

Keywords : Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Coordination Function, Educational Stakeholders, Head of Schools.

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