School Boards and the management Of Public Secondary Schools in Bukoba Municipality in Kagera Region, Tanzania
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2017-05
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Kampala International University, school of masters in educational administration and management
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of school boards on
school management in public secondary schools in Bukoba Municipal, Kagera
Region, Tanzania. The following objectives guided the study: i) to find out the
relationship between decision making roles of the boards and school management in
Public secondary schools in Bukoba Municipal; ii) to establish the relationship
between the level of accountability of school boards and school management in
Public secondary schools in Bukoba Municipal; iii) to assess the relationship between
the advisory role of school boards and school management in Public secondary
schools in Bukoba Municipal; and iv) to determine the relationship between school
boards and school management in Public secondary schools in Bukoba Municipal.
The study used cross-sectional design employing both quantitative and qualitative
approaches from a sample size of 164 respondents which included the school board
members and the head teachers. The response rate of the study was 9Q% given the
fact that 147 questionnaires returned from 164 that were distributed. The research
instruments included both questionnaires and interview guide. Data was analysed
using frequency and percentage tables; mean and standard deviations, Pearson
correlation coefficient and regression analysis. The study found that in the first
objective there was a moderate and positive relationship between board decision
making roles and school management ((r=.599* R2=.358, p<O.05). The second
objective found a strong and positive relationship between accountability roles of
school boards and school management (r=.851** R2=J25, p<O~O1). The third
objective of this study found a strong and positive relationship between school board
advisory role and school management (r=O~848~ R2=.718, p<O.O1). The fourth
objective found a strong and positive relationship between school boards and school
management (r=O.805** R2=.821, p<O~O1). The study concluded that school
boards are very important in ensuring better school management. The study made
the following recommendations: The need for the school boards to put their efforts
in supervising and strengthening their relationships with the teachers and the
parents; the need for the school boards to emphasize parents’ involvement in school
meetings and their students’ affairs; the need for the government to set a side
special funding for the school boards; the need to strengthen the capacity of the
school boards for them to understand their strategic role in building a productive
relationship with the head teachers while holding them to account for school
performance and better school management
Description
A Thesis Submitted to the College of Education, Open and Distance Learning in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the requirements for the award Degree of master in educational administration and management of Kampala International University
Keywords
School Boards and the management, Schools in Bukoba Municipality in Kagera Region