Influences of Decentralized Fiscal System on Provision of Infrastructures in Public Primary Schools in Tanzania: Bukoba Municipal Council, Kagera Region

Ntangeki, Evelyne (2019) Influences of Decentralized Fiscal System on Provision of Infrastructures in Public Primary Schools in Tanzania: Bukoba Municipal Council, Kagera Region. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study assessed influence of decentralized fiscal system on the provision of school infrastructures in public primary schools in Tanzania, focusing on Bukoba Municipal Council in Kagera Region. Specifically this study aimed at assessing the adequacy of capitation grants provided by The Central Government, assessing the appropriateness of the offered trainings by school inspectors to school educational managers and examining the school level financial bases. The study employed qualitative approach by using case study design. The sample for the study was 36 respondents as thus: 1 District Executive Director, 1 District Education Officer, 10 Ward Councilors, 10 Ward Education Officers, and 14 Head Teachers. The generated data were subjected to content analysis. The findings revealed that meager capitation grants disbursed by central government to schools led to inadequacy of school infrastructures. The finding also asserted that trainings conducted by school inspectors to school managers are not adequate in content for catering for training education stakeholders, and on mobilizing community members to raise funds for school development. The government should also empower school inspectors and enable them to conduct effective training to education stakeholders and beneficiaries for enhancement of conduction of school development fund raising campaigns in their communities hence broaden financial bases at school level. Lastly the Government should strictly improve school supervision by empowering, supporting and motivating where necessary in order to raise concertized community participation towards infrastructure building at school as well as enabling school management teams at school level work hand in hand with other education stake holders and beneficiaries.

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