Quality of education of secondary schools under secondary education development program (sedp). The case of Karagwe district, Tanzania
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Date
2010
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
The main objective of this study was to analyze the quality of education of secondary
schools established under Secondary Education Development Program (SEDP) in
comparison to private schools in Karagwe District. Specifically the study determined the
perception of community members (students, teachers, and parents) toward public ward
secondary schools; also a comparison of academic performance between public ward and
private secondary schools in rural and urban areas was made. Teaching practices and
environment that promote quality of education in schools were also examined. It was an
exploratory study which used a cross-sectional approach. The study was carried under
two phases. Phase one of the study involved pilot study and the second phase involved
structured questionnaire surveys which used as the major tool for data collection. Other
instruments used were interview and observation schedules, likert scale. Focus Group
Discussion (FGDs) checklist and documentary review. The study was carried in eight
secondary schools purposefully selected out of 46 secondary schools in Karagwe
District. Four of the selected schools were under SEDP while the other four were private
schools. It involved 377 respondents who were purposefully and randomly sampled. The
Statistical Package for Social Science was used to analyze quantitative data whereas
Content Analysis was used for qualitative data. The study reveals that all community
members (students, teachers and parents) had positive attitude toward ward secondary
schools. The study findings reveal that the quality of education in public ward and
private secondary schools was relatively poor. However, the study reveals that active
and participatory teaching and learning methods were not frequently used, in all schools.
The study also highlighted teaching environment for improving the provision of quality
education. Finally the study highlighted practical recommendations on different
educational stakeholders.
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Dissertation
Keywords
Quality of education, Secondary schools, SEDP, Academic performance