School management committees and primary school activities in Mayuge District, Uganda
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Date
2019-11
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Kampala International University, college of Education,open and distance -learning.
Abstract
This study was carried out to assess the extent to which the primary school activities in Mayuge
district, Uganda relate to the school management committees. Specifically, the study investigated
the nature of School Management Committees in primary Schools in Mayuge District, Uganda;
the extent to which primary school activities are carried out in Mayuge District, Uganda; as well
as the influence of School Management Committees on primary school activities in Mayuge
District, Uganda. Employing a cross-sectional survey design with qualitative and quantitative
approaches, the researcher used a target population constituted the headteachers, teachers and
members of the school management committees of the primary schools in the district, from the
three counties that make up the district, namely, Bunya East, Bunya West, and Bunya South. The
respondents were got from 70 primary schools out of 198 primary schools in the district. A sample
size of 450 respondents was selected (450 primary school teachers and head teachers), and 60
members of the school management committees were subjected to oral interviews. The findings
were that School management committees exist in all primary schools but they are poor in terms
of their institution, meetings held and implementing what is decided upon in the meetings. Primary
school activities, such as academic activities, the welfare of pupils and that of teachers, as well as
physical infrastructure, are generally good in Mayuge district. In addition, the influence which
school management committees exert on school activities in primary schools in Mayuge District
is not significant; therefore, such school activities are mainly influenced by other factors, not
school management committees. The recommendations were that there is need for the government
and civil leaders to hold refresher courses for parents to appreciate their role in participating in the
management of primary schools in their localities and to make them properly understand and
appreciate their roles as members of the school management committees in case they are elected
or appointed; Though the activities in primary schools are generally fulfilled well, their fulfillment
is not 100% there is therefore need for the school founders and the district education officers to
cause head teachers to fulfill better the activities within their schools, referring to the academic
activities, pupil and teacher welfare plus the physical schools’ infrastructure. Finally, the chief
administrative officers (CAO) and the district education officers (DEO) should liaise well with the
sub county education committees to enforce the role of school management committees in
monitoring all school activities. If possible the government should give them allowance at least
once per term for them to do the work well.
Description
A dissertation submitted to the college of education, open distance and e-learning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a degree of master of education in educational management and administration of Kampala International University
Keywords
School management committees, Primary school activities, Mayuge District, Uganda