Contribution of Community Engagement in School Management on Promoting Academic Performance in Tanzania Peoples Defence Forces secondary schools

Kassim, Mbwana Omar (2019) Contribution of Community Engagement in School Management on Promoting Academic Performance in Tanzania Peoples Defence Forces secondary schools. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study investigated the contribution of community engagement in school management on promoting academic performance of TPDF secondary schools in Dar es Salaam. This study was guided by three specific objectives namely, to: examine ways communities participate in school management, investigate contribution of community’s participation in school management on promoting performance of secondary schools and assess challenges of involving community in school management in TPDF schools in Dar es Salaam. It used case study design and mixed research approaches. The data were collected through questionnaires, interviews and documentary reviews. The sample size was sixty-three (63) respondents. The study revealed that community members participate in school management through dealing with students’ disciplinary cases, attending in school meetings, financial support and participation in the construction of school buildings and other infrastructures, and through follow-up and involvement in academic matters. The findings also posited the contribution of community’s participation in school management on promoting academic performance in secondary schools. It was also discovered that there were challenges facing involving community members in school management such as low level of community awareness on academic matters, communication problem between the school management and the community members, lack of information and clarity on the school agenda to be discussed at schools. This study recommends that education should be provided to all stakeholders on the importance of participating in academic issues in secondary schools.

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