Factors Influencing Effectiveness Of Financial Management In Secondary Schools In Kitui Central District Of Kitui County, Kenya
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing effectiveness of financial
management in public secondary schools in Kitui central District Kitui County. The
objectives of the study were: to determine the influence of principals’ financial management
training on effectiveness of financial management in public secondary schools; to assess the
influence of principals’ professional experience on effectiveness of financial management in
public secondary schools; to establish the influence of principals’ education level on
effectiveness of financial management in public secondary schools; to determine the
influence of District Education office on effectiveness of financial management in public
secondary schools and to investigate the influence of BOG/PTA on effectiveness of financial
management in public secondary schools. The study used census sampling method in
selecting the respondents to be included in the study. The study adopted descriptive survey
design with both qualitative and quantitative data analysis approaches. The target population
of the study included all the principals of the 25 public day secondary schools in Kitui central
district Kitui County. Questionnaires were used as the main research instruments. Both
descriptive and inferential statistics was used in data analysis. The mean, median, mode and
percentages were used to analyze the data in order to meet the objectives of the study.
Frequency tables were used to present the data followed by data interpretation and findings.
Correlations and Analysis of variance was used to test the relationship between independent
and dependent variables. The findings from this study are that: the principals’ training
influences financial management to a very large extent and there is a very strong relationship
between financial management training and effectiveness of financial management in
secondary schools; the experience of a principal is very necessary in effectiveness of
financial management and to a large extent the principals’ education level influences
effectiveness of financial management and that the District Education Office and the Board
of Governors influence principals’ financial management in public secondary schools.
Further research can be done on the influence of Kenya Education Management Institute
training on Principals’ financial management; the influence of Principals’ financial
management on students’ performance in KCSE; the influence of Principals’ financial
management on school physical facilities and the effect of District Quality Assurance and
Standards Officer visits on principals’ financial management.
Citation
Master Of Arts In Project Planning And Management University Of Nairobi, 2013Publisher
University of Nairobi Department of Extra-Mural Studies
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- Faculty of Education (FEd) [6020]