Factors Affecting Management Of Universal Primary Education Schools In Acaba Subcounty Oyam District

ABSTRACT

The study was about factor affecting the management of school under UPE framework in Acaba

Sub County. The purpose of the study was to find out factors affecting management of schools

under the UPE framework in Acaba Sub County. The objectives of the study were to find out the

roles of SMCs in the management of schools, to examine the level of parents' participation in

influencing management of schools, to examine the effects of motivation on the performance of

teachers and school management committee . The study employed a descriptive survey research

design. The target population was 66 respondents consisting of head teachers, teachers and

education officer. The sample size also included 3 FGD with the students, 8 SMC members.

Purposeful sampling was used to select the head teachers, teachers while simple random

sampling was used to select the students and purposive sampling to select the SMCs members

and educational officer. Questionnaires were used as instruments for collecting data from the

head teachers and teachers while interview schedules were administered to the Education Officer

and SMCs members while FGD 11 as organized for students. Both Quantitative and Qualitative

data were gathered in order to establish the relationship between the independent and dependent

variables. Data was presented in a tabular form with frequencies and percentages for singular

classifications of responses where it was converted into SPSS. The study established that SMCs

members have skills of management school maintains proper record of the past management and

that records are been inspected by external auditors, SMCs are very responsible in their duties.

schools have clear channel of communication, schools involve other stakeholders tl·om outside in

helping to manage the school, students are not represented in the SMC meetings. Parents

participate in the management of the school, in checking of the pupil's welfare, parents are

involved in the budgeting process, in the management of the student's discipline, in raising funds

ror the school. SMCs do monitor the school projects, maintain transparency in the utilization of

.he school funds, SMCs mobilize parents, raise the school funds, and supervise construction Jrojects, sourcing for funds from the donors. The study recommends that the government should tllocate enough funds in time and resources to schools to ensure that schools runs smoothly vithout compromising quality of education, build more schools and employ more teachers, make 1 policy directing parents to participate in the management of these schools, the Ministry of oducation should be more empowered with resources/ funds to enable them carry out their dvisory work more effectively in schools.