Factors Influencing Management Of Constituency Development Fund Projects In Public Secondary Schools: A Case Of Imenti South Sub-county In Meru County, Kenya
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing management of
Constituency Development Fund (CDF) projects in public secondary schools. Imenti
South Sub-county was selected for the study .The objectives of the study were, to assess
the influence of project identification by BOM on management of CDF projects in public
secondary schools, to determine how adequacy of funding influences management of
CDF projects by BOM in public secondary schools, to assess the influence of project
implementation by BOM on management of CDF projects in public secondary schools
and to determine the influence of Monitoring and Evaluation by BOM on management of
CDF projects in public secondary schools. The study may be of significance to the
Ministry of Education in formulating policies related to Management of CDF projects.
The study adopted descriptive survey design .The researcher used questionnaire, Interview
guide and observational checklist to collect data. The respondents of the study were 32
school principals, 32 BOM chairpersons, 165 BOM members, 12 CDFC members, 1 DEO
and 3 AEOS.Validity of the instrument was established through sharing the information in
the questionnaires with the supervisor and colleague students to establish whether the
questions were relevant. Reliability of the instrument was established through test retest
method. Quantitative data was analyzed through descriptive statistics using SPSS
package and presented using percentages and Tables. Qualitative data was analyzed
through content analysis which in turn was analyzed by organizing data into themes. The
findings of the study showed that majority of BOM committee were usually involved in
identification of projects through participation in need assessment, tendering of project,
budget preparation and implementation. Findings also indicated that BOM committee
lacks a developed monitoring and evaluation system for schools though a majority agreed
that adhering to monitoring and evaluation schedule would improve management of CDF
projects in schools. The recommendations of the study are that the CDF committee should
disburse funds in time to schools and also allocate enough funds to facilitate completion
of the intended projects. This would minimize stalled CDF projects in schools.
Citation
Master Of Arts In Project Planning And Management University of Nairobi,2014Publisher
University of Nairobi
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