Effect of School Foundation Board on Academic Performance Of Pupils In Oluko Sub County Primary Schools, Arua District, West Nile Region Uganda

ABSTRACT

The study on The Effect of School Foundation Board (S.F.B) on Academic Performance in Oluko Sub County Primary Schools (2008 - 2010) has come timely to shade light misunderstanding of the role of school foundation boards on primary school. This is because

the role of school foundation boards has continued not to be clearly understood by many _ parents, teachers, opinion leaders and school administration.

The specific objectives of the study were to examine the roles of school foundation boards, to examine the factors that affect the level of academic performance in schools and to establish

the relationship between school foundation board and academic performance in schools.

The study employed a descriptive method where qualitative approach was mainly used. The researcher chose purposive, convenient and snow ball sampling techniques for the study. This

comprised of teachers, parents, opinion leaders totaling to 60 drawn from 8 parishes within Oluko Sub County. Data collected through interview guide and questionnaires was coded,

classified and analyzed using special package for social sciences (SPSS) and Microsoft (MS) excel where data were presented in simple percentages, graphical for easy and comparisons

of opinions.

The findings of the study revealed that school foundation board actually has effect on academic performance of children in primary schools. For instance; the school foundation

boards develop and implement policies and goals, budgeting, distribution of funds and determine investment needs of the school. It was established knowledge that the role of

foundation boards is not well perceived in primary schools in Oluko Sub County. This imply that the Sub County has not done much to sensitize the locals about policy guidelines and

programs of role of foundation boards and other stakeholders in running schools in Oluko Sub County.

The researcher highly recommends that the· Church, Sub County local authority. and District Education department should champion a holistic campaign to sensitize and monitor the role of foundation boards and other stakeholders in managing primary schools.

LIST OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................ vi

LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................... vii

LIST OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................ viii

ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................. xi

CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................... : ........................................ l

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1

1.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background of the Study ..................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the problen1 ..................................................................................................... 3

1.3 Research Questions .............................................................................................................. 3

1.4 Purpose of the study ............................................................................................................. 3

1.5 Specific objectives of the study ........................................................................................... 4

1.6 Scope of the study ................................................................................................................ 4

1. 7 Limitations of the study ....................................................................................................... 4

1.8 Significance of the study ..................................................................................................... 5

1.9 Definition of Key Terms ...................................................................................................... 6

1.10 Theoretical Fra1nework ...................................................................................................... 7

1.11 Conceptual Framework ...................................................................................................... 7

CHAPTER TWO ....................................................................................................................... 8

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERARTURE .............................................................................. 8

2.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 8

2.1 The Roles of school foundation board ................................................................................. 8

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2.2 The level of academic performance in; primary schools ...................................................... 9

Factors that affect level of academic performance in primary schools ..................................... 9

2.3 The relationship between school foundation boards and academic performance of primary

school children ......................................................................................................................... 20

CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................................. 22

·METHODOLOGY ................................................................................. :~ ............................... 22

3. 0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 22

3 .1 Research design ................................................................................................................. 22

3 .2 Population/Sample ................................................................................................ -............. 23

3 .2.1 Population ....................................................................................................................... 23

3 .2.2 Sample ............................................................................................................................ 23

3 .3 Instruments ........................................................................................................................ 23

3 .3 .1 Questionnaire .................................................................................................................. 23

3 .3 .2 Interview guide ............................................................................................................... 24

3.3.3 Documentary analysis ..................................................................................................... 24

Procedure_ ................................................................................................................................ 24

3.5 Validity and Reliability ...................................................................................................... 25

3.5.1 Validity ........................................................................................................................... 25

3.5.2 Reliability ....................................................................................................................... 25

3 .6 Proposed Data Analysis ..................................................................................................... 26

3. 7 Ethical Considerations ....................................................................................................... 26

CH1-PTER FOUR ................................................................................................................... 27

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION .............................................................................................. 27

4.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 27

4.1 Background of information on the respondents ................................................................. 27

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CHAPTER FIVE .......................... ,, ......................................................................................... 35

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ................................................ 35

5.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 35

5.1 Summary ............................................................................................................................ 35

5.1.1 The Role of School Foundation Board ................................ -........................................... 35

5.1.2 The Factors that affect Academic Performance level in Primary Schools in Oluko Sub

County ...................................................................................................................................... 36

5.1.3 The Level of Relationship between School Foundation Board and Academic

Performance of Children in Primary Schools in Oluko Sub County ....................................... 36

5.2 Conclusion ......................................................................................................................... 36

5.3 Recommendation ............................................................................................................... 37

5.4 Areas for further research ................................................... : .............................................. 37

REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................ 39

APPENDICES .......................................................................... : .............................................. 41

APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONNARE .......................................................................................... 41

APPENDIX 2: UNIVERSITY LETTER ................................................................................. 44

APPENDIX 3: INTERVIEW GUIDE ..................................................................................... 45

APPENDIX 4: MAP OF ARUA DISTRICT SHOWING OLUKO SUB COUNTY ............. 46