Challenges Faced by Heads of Schools on Implementation of Fee Free Secondary Education in Bahi District Council, Dodoma.

Coleman, Andrew A. (2021) Challenges Faced by Heads of Schools on Implementation of Fee Free Secondary Education in Bahi District Council, Dodoma. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study aimed to examine the challenges faced by heads of schools on implementation of fee free secondary education in Bahi District Council, Dodoma. Specific objectives of the study were to establish administrative challenges faced by school heads on implementation of fee free secondary education; determine teaching and learning challenges faced by school heads on the implementation of fee free secondary education; and examine the strategies adopted by head teachers to cope with the challenges in implementation of fee free secondary education. The systems and Contingence theories guided the study. The descriptive survey design guided the study and data were collected through questionnaires; interviews and Focus Group Discussion from117 respondents. Data were analysed descriptively using frequencies and percentages. The findings revealed that, on implementation of fee free secondary education heads of schools face administrative challenges like inadequate fund from the government, lack of community awareness, large enrolments of students and politics in education. Additionally, insufficient books, shortage of desks, chairs, classrooms, laboratory chemicals and specimens seemed to be the teaching and learning resources challenges. Furthermore, the study indicated that head teachers use various strategies like establishing school generating income activities and community and school committees’ involvement in tackling the challenges. It is recommended that the government through MoEST should arrange special programmes to coach heads of schools’ ways to overcome the challenges related with the implementation of fee free secondary education in order to improve the students’ academic performance. Keywords: Fee free secondary education, heads of schools, administrative challenges, teaching and learning challenges.

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