The contribution of private primary schools in Education accessibility in Kumi District: a case study of on Gino Sub-County
| dc.contributor.author | Ideit, Ben | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-13T08:22:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-07-13T08:22:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-09 | |
| dc.description | A research report submitted to the College of Education Open and Distance Learning as a partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Award of a Bachelor's Degree in Primary Education of Kampala International University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study was basically to assess the contribution of private primary school in Ongino Sub County, Kumi district. The objectives of the study included; I. To examine the extent to which private primary schools have contributed to the education accessibility. 2. To establish the challenges experienced by private primary schools in promoting education accessibility. 3. To determine ways of improving the contributions of private primary schools in education accessibility. In order to obtain relevant and detailed data from the field among the selected respondents, self-administered questionnaires, record reviews and interview guides were used as key tools of data collection The study findings gathered from the field indicated that; Private primary schools had largely increased education accessibility in various ways for instance through the better academic performance they exhibited, affordable fees being charged, efficient and effective management of pupils, teachers and head teachers, provision breakfast and lunches to children at school, etc The private primary schools were experiencing some challenges including; high staff turnover, stiff competition, limited financial resources, limited infrastructure like, classroom, limited land for expansion, incompetence of teachers, insecurity. The challenges experienced by the private primary schools could be addressed through the adaptation of measures such as; creation of partnership by the private primary schools with the government for instance; in the construction of classrooms payment of teachers' salaries and the provision of instructional materials such as text books since private primary schools experience financial hardship s for their smooth running, recruitment of fully trained, qualified and experienced teachers, facilitation incompetent teachers to go for refresher courses and further training in order to equip them with the latest skills etc. The conclusions deducted from the study findings were that; primary schools to a greater had increased education accessibility; the operation of the private primary schools was hindered by various challenges and such challenges could be tackled with the suggested measures presented in chapter four The recommendations were; government to increase its support in private primary schools recruitment of qualified teachers, strengthening of local accountability by increasing the capacity of SMCs to develop school budgets and widening opportunities for generating more money. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/7672 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, College of Education Open and Distance Learning | en_US |
| dc.subject | Primary Schools | en_US |
| dc.subject | Education | en_US |
| dc.title | The contribution of private primary schools in Education accessibility in Kumi District: a case study of on Gino Sub-County | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |