Assessment of the Effectiveness of Community Participation in Village Education Development Projects with the Case of Shiboro Village in Arusha District

Nnko, Aimbora Aminiel (2017) Assessment of the Effectiveness of Community Participation in Village Education Development Projects with the Case of Shiboro Village in Arusha District. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study set out to assess the effectiveness of community participation in village education development projects at Shiboro village Arusha district. The study of objectives were; first, to identify factors influencing villagers’ participation in village education projects at Shiboro village, second, to identify the mechanisms used by the Shiboro villagers in participating in education development projects and third is to examine challenges villagers face in participating in education development projects. A mixed research was adopted using both qualitative and quantitative approaches of data collection, analysing and presentation. Sampling technique applied is judgmental sampling based on the criteria of level of participation of the respondents. A total of one hundred and eighteen (118) respondents were reached in this study. Mechanisms used for influencing Villagers participation and these include cost sharing for education development projects, dialogue with the District Council Authority networking with other education Stakeholders and all these are mechanisms used in the participation and implementation of the Shiboro village Education projects. It was found that challenges faced by villagers were lack of adequate funds, poor Monitoring, lack of adequate accountability is among the challenges being faced, poor project Planning and Priority settings for Education Projects, poor financial Accountability and existence of the administrative Bureaucracy within the District and Village Council. Researcher recommends that Shiboro Village Council should strengthen its administrative and financial systems and embrace element of decentralization in decision making and strategic planning in budgeting to allow villagers participation, build cooperation between Village Education Council (VEC) and district and regional education committees to assess regulations and standards for education projects. Village council has to empower its education committee members to be able to encourage villagers participate in educational projects in all levels.

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