Quality of School Management Committees and Head Teachers Management of Selected Secondary Schools in Nyagatare District, Rwanda

ABSTRACT 

The study was based on the quality of school management committees and head teachers’ management of selected secondary schools in Nyagatare district, Rwanda. the research objectives were (i) to determine the profile of respondents in terms of gender, age, educational qualifications and number of years in the present school; (ii) To determine level of school management committees in Nyagatare district; (iii) to determine the extent of head teachers’ management of secondary school in Nyagatare district; (iv)to establish the relationship between the level of school management committees and the extent of the head teachers’ management of schools in secondary schools under study. Universal sampling was used to pick 120 respondents (members of school management committees) who were taken from ten schools. Schools were however selected randomly, to analyse data, the study utilized descriptive research design, means and Pearson correlation coefficients that were computed by SPSS. The findings of the study indicated that majority of the SMC respondents were between 36- 60 years (42.5%) of age and the majority of them were male (97.5 0/s). Regarding the level of quality of school management committees, the findings showed that it was high ‘mean, 3.05). The degree of head teachers’ management of schools was also high ‘mean, 3.07). The relationship between the level of quality of school management committees and head teachers’ management was declared insignificant (p value, 0.594). 1 was recommended that there should be a continuous training of school head teachers and management committees.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Declaration A ii

Declaration B iii

Approval sheet iv

Dedication v

Acknowledgements vi

Abstract vii

Table of contents viii

Abbreviations xi

ONE THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1

Background of the study 1

Statement of the problem 3

Purpose of the study 4

Objectives of the study 4

Null hypotheses 5

Scope of the study 6

Content scope 6

Geographical scope 6

Significance of the study 6

Operational definitions of key terms 7

Two LITERATURE REVIEW 8

Concepts, ideas, opinions from experts 8

School management committees (SMCs) 8

Policy on school management committees in Rwanda 10

Challenges 11

Theoretical perspective 17

Related studies 18

THREE METHODOLOGY 20

Research design 20

Research population 20

Sample size 20

Sampling procedure 20

Research instruments 21

Questionnaire 21

Validity of the instrument 22

Reliability of the instrument 22

Data collection procedures 22

Data analysis 23

Limitation of the study 24

Ethical considerations 24

FOUR PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA 25

Profile of the respondents 25

FIVE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 36

Findings 36

Conclusions 37

Recommendations 39

REFERENCES 41

APPENDICES 44

Appendix I. Transmittal letter 44

Appendix II: Informed consent 45

Appendix III: Research instruments 46

Appendix IV: Map of Nyagatare District 51

Appendix V: Calculation of validity and reliability 52

Appendix VI: Researcher’s curriculum vitae 53

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APA

Consults, E. & VINCENT, M (2023). Quality of School Management Committees and Head Teachers Management of Selected Secondary Schools in Nyagatare District, Rwanda. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/quality-of-school-management-committees-and-head-teachers-management-of-selected-secondary-schools-in-nyagatare-district-rwanda

MLA 8th

Consults, Education, and MUNTU VINCENT "Quality of School Management Committees and Head Teachers Management of Selected Secondary Schools in Nyagatare District, Rwanda" Afribary. Afribary, 10 Jan. 2023, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/quality-of-school-management-committees-and-head-teachers-management-of-selected-secondary-schools-in-nyagatare-district-rwanda. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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Consults, Education, and MUNTU VINCENT . "Quality of School Management Committees and Head Teachers Management of Selected Secondary Schools in Nyagatare District, Rwanda". Afribary, Afribary, 10 Jan. 2023. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/quality-of-school-management-committees-and-head-teachers-management-of-selected-secondary-schools-in-nyagatare-district-rwanda >.

Chicago

Consults, Education and VINCENT, MUNTU . "Quality of School Management Committees and Head Teachers Management of Selected Secondary Schools in Nyagatare District, Rwanda" Afribary (2023). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/quality-of-school-management-committees-and-head-teachers-management-of-selected-secondary-schools-in-nyagatare-district-rwanda