Evaluation Of Free Education Implementation Practice In Secondary Schools in Ngara district,Tanzania.

Daniel, Nsororo (2020) Evaluation Of Free Education Implementation Practice In Secondary Schools in Ngara district,Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study focussed on the evaluation of free education implementation practice in secondary schools in Ngara district. Four objectives guided the study: to investigate the perceptions parents have over the free education implementation practice in secondary schools in Ngara district; to investigate the challenges facing the implementation of free education in secondary schools in Ngara district; to determine the achievements that have resulted from free education implementation practice in secondary schools in Ngara district and to establish strategies that can be used to improve free education implementation practices in secondary schools in Ngara district. A mixed method design was used. Questionnaire and interviews were data collection methods. The findings showed parents who felt that FE is a blessing and a good policy because it has allowed many young learners to access school and learn relevant skills leading to self-employment, however, the parents who revealed that still parents are required to pay funds to cover extra studies at school. The study revealed that there is a problem of meals to learners and classroom congestion. Further results showed that FE has improved pass rate and enrolment. Strategies to improved FE were community to contributed food in schools, government to improve funds distribution, increase capitation, and construction of hostels, improve water, sports and laboratories. The study recommends the government should relax its guidelines to allow parents to contribute small amount of money and meal for meals at school. Congestion should be addressed by constructing more classrooms. There parents who seems to be negative on the policy, they need to be involved in this innovation of education, deploying more secondary school teachers. Keywords: Free education, implementation practice, secondary schools, Ngara district

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