Factors Affecting Management of Universal Primary Education Schools in Acaba Sub county Oyam District.
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2016-05
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Kampala International University, bachelors degree in Human resource management
Abstract
The study was about factor affecting the management of school under UPE framework in Acaba
Sub County. The purpose of the study was to find out factors affecting management of schools
under the UPE framework in Acaba Sub County. The objectives of the study were to find out the
roles of SMCs in the management of schools, to examine the level of parents' participation in
influencing management of schools, to examine the effects of motivation on the performance of
teachers and school management committee . The study employed a descriptive survey research
design. The target population was 66 respondents consisting of head teachers, teachers and
education officer. The sample size also included 3 FGD with the students, 8 SMC members.
Purposeful sampling was used to select the head teachers, teachers while simple random
sampling was used to select the students and purposive sampling to select the SMCs members
and educational officer. Questionnaires were used as instruments for collecting data from the
head teachers and teachers while interview schedules were administered to the Education Officer
and SMCs members while FGD 11 as organized for students. Both Quantitative and Qualitative
data were gathered in order to establish the relationship between the independent and dependent
variables. Data was presented in a tabular form with frequencies and percentages for singular
classifications of responses where it was converted into SPSS. The study established that SMCs
members have skills of management school maintains proper record of the past management and
that records are been inspected by external auditors, SMCs are very responsible in their duties.
schools have clear channel of communication, schools involve other stakeholders tlĀ·om outside in
helping to manage the school, students are not represented in the SMC meetings. Parents
participate in the management of the school, in checking of the pupil's welfare, parents are
involved in the budgeting process, in the management of the student's discipline, in raising funds
for the school. SMCs do monitor the school projects, maintain transparency in the utilization of
the school funds, SMCs mobilize parents, raise the school funds, and supervise construction
projects, sourcing for funds from the donors. The study recommends that the government should
to locate enough funds in time and resources to schools to ensure that schools runs smoothly
without compromising quality of education, build more schools and employ more teachers, make
a policy directing parents to participate in the management of these schools, the Ministry of
education should be more empowered with resources/ funds to enable them carry out their
advisory work more effectively in schools.
Description
A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Human Resource and Supply Management in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of a Bachelors Degree in Human Resource Management of Kampala International University.
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Management, Universal Primary Education Schools, Oyam District