Institutional Factors Influencing the Designing of Public-Private Partnerships in the Education Sector in Tanzania.

Mukasa, Robert Buligwanga (2022) Institutional Factors Influencing the Designing of Public-Private Partnerships in the Education Sector in Tanzania. Doctoral thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The purpose of study was to establish the reasons for the persistent complaints against Private Public Partnerships (PPPs) designs, despite the positive and deliberate efforts by the Government of Tanzania (GoT) towards putting up an enabling policy framework. This study employed a Mixed Research Approach, and Case Study design to find out the influence of institutional factors in terms of laws, policies, and beliefs on the designing of PPPs in the education sector in Tanzania. Qualitative data were collected through interviews, and documentary analysis, and were analysed using thematic, and content analysis. Quantitative data, were analysed using inferential statistics, and were tested for reliability with a Cronbach’s alpha (α) of 0.84. Pearson Chi-square tests and confidence intervals were used to analyse the degree of association between views of the public and private sector respondents over selected hypothetical statements. The study had 95 respondents (N=95, 100%), 88 responded to questionnaires (N=95, 83.6%), while 25 were interviewed (N=95, 23.8%) and 11 were both interviewed and answered questionnaires (N=95, 12%). It was found out that, so far there are no long-term PPP contracts implemented in the education sector. Also, it was found out that the constantly changing education policies and the negative attitudes towards the private sector in education are still a major challenge towards the designing of PPPs in the education sector. It is therefore recommended that the Government of Tanzania (GoT) through the Ministry of Education Science and Technology should develop an independent PPP policy for the education sector. Keywords: Designing, Institutions, Public-Private Intermediaries, Public Private Partnership, Public Good, and Structural Adjustment Policies

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