Fee-Free Education and the Learning Environment of Students with Disabilities in Public Secondary Schools in Morogoro Municipality.

Sanga, Ben (2022) Fee-Free Education and the Learning Environment of Students with Disabilities in Public Secondary Schools in Morogoro Municipality. Doctoral thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study was set to examine the influence of fee-free education to the learning environment of students with disabilities in public secondary schools in Morogoro Municipality. The study employed cross-sectional and case study research designs, whereby, questionnaires, interviews and checklist were employed to collect data. The study used a sample of 201 respondents including district educational officer, heads of schools, students with disabilities, students without disabilities, and teachers. Data was analysed through descriptive, factor, linear regression and correlational analyses. The study reveals that fee-free education had significant influence to both; the infrastructural situation (β = .885. P = .000), availability of teaching and learning materials (β = .868, P = .000), and availability of special teachers (β = .928, P = .000), for students with disabilities in public secondary schools. Also, the study reveals strategies for enhancing the provision fee-free education to students with disabilities, including provision of adequate fund to improve learning environment, cost sharing of education and introduction of special budget for students with disabilities. The same strategies were the recommendations of the study. Besides, the study recommends that further studies be conducted on the influence of fee-free education to the learning environment of students with disabilities in public primary schools level, so as to get a wider view of a matter at both levels of education and comprehend generalization of the findings. Keywords: Fee-Free Education, Learning Environment, Students with Disabilities, Infrastructure.

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