Supplementary sources of funds for improving educational facilities in public secondary schools in Kiambu west district - Kenya
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to identify supplementary sources of funds which contribute to
improving educational facilities in public secondary schools in Kiambu West District; and to
establish whether the funds paid by parents and the government are sufficient for improving
educational facilities in public secondary schools in Kiambu West District. Furthermore, the study
sought to examine the problems associated with supplementary sources of funds for improving
educational facilities in public secondary schools in Kiambu West District and to establish whether
public secondary schools with supplementary sources of funds in Kiambu West District have better
educational facilities. This study examines school-based economic activities that secondary
schools are engaged in while trying to bridge the resource gap between the financial resources
from parents, the community and the government.
Thirty-eight secondary schools head teachers in Kiambu West District constituted the sample for
this study. A questionnaire and an observation schedule were administered to the head teachers and
their schools respectively. The data collected revealed that many schools had made an effort to
generate up to 4% of required funds from school based economic activities to supplement existing
resources. These activities varied in diversity and viability among schools. Dependency
relationships were found to exist between some of the variables by the chi-square tests of
independence conducted.
Furthermore, many secondary schools faced financial constraints and this affected the smooth running
of their educational programmes. Data revealed that schools lacked essential teaching facilities
and observation showed that they performed poorly in national examinations. Moreover,
Head teachers lacked entrepreneurial skills, capital and time, in an attempt to initiate and run
income-generating activities.
This study recommends that secondary schools develop their school-based income generating units
to operate optimally and manage them along business principals. It further recommends that the
Ministry of Education Science and Technology formulates clear policy on income-generating
activities for schools to allow schools to have a vote heads to streamline the acquisition and
disbursement of funds for these activities; as well as providing entrepreneurial training for head
teachers.
Citation
M.ED (Educational Administration and Planning) Thesis 2008Sponsorhip
University of NairobiPublisher
College of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi,
Description
Master of Education Thesis
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