The Contribution of School Quality Assurance Unit in Teaching Processes in Public Secondary Schools in Bagamoyo District Council, Tanzania.

Masimbi, Shabani Rashidi (2025) The Contribution of School Quality Assurance Unit in Teaching Processes in Public Secondary Schools in Bagamoyo District Council, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study examined the contribution of school quality assurance unit on teaching processes in public secondary schools in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania. The study had three specific objectives which were to: examine the academic activities of school quality assurance unit in public secondary schools, assess teachers' perception on the contribution of school quality assurance unit on teaching activities and determine the challenges facing the school quality assurance unit in executing their academic activities in public secondary schools. The study grounded from system theory of education. It employed pragmatism paradigm, mixed research approach and descriptive research design. A total of 83 respondents were involved in the study.. Data collection methods were questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The findings indicate academic activities performed by School Quality Assurance Unit based on school coordination, conducting monitoring and evaluation, giving advice on the delivery models, implementation of curriculum in schools and improving teaching confidence and professional growth. It also revealed that teachers had positive perceptions with regard to activities performed by School Quality Assurance Unit. The unit faced challenges based on inadequate human, financial and material resources, transport problem, mushrooming of community schools which hinder quality assurance unit activities' effectiveness, negative perception of quality assurance unit officers, attitude of some of officers attitudes, mistrust, fear and worries bestowed upon teachers. The study concludes that the perception of teachers towards the activities performed by the unit is good since it improves the teaching and learning activities. It thus recommends that there is a need to conduct capacity building and improve on financial management of the unity. Keywords: Internal School Quality Assurance Unit, Perception, Teaching and Learning, Secondary Schools

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