Records Management and Secondary School Administration Mbale Municipality, Uganda

ABSTRACT The topic of the study was “Records management and secondary school administration” in Mbale municipality .The purpose of the study was to investigate records management practices and secondary school administration in Mbale municipality. The study was guided by six objectives, and these were: to determine the level of records keeping practices in secondary schools in Mbale municipality, establish the types of records kept, investigate the effect of qualifications of records managers on school administration, establish the significance of records, to investigate the level of school administration, and to establish whether there is a relationship between records management practices and school administration in Mbale municipality. The methodology of the study was qualitative approach and employed a cross sectional survey research design. The questionnaire was used to collect primary data from key informants in secondary schools in Mbale municipality. The findings revealed that; Secondary schools in Mbale municipality create records of daily transactions between the schools and the clients. Secondary schools keep various records that enhance the performance of school administrators. The staff that handles records in schools is well qualified, to handle the task thus leading to good records management. The records kept in schools are ultimately valuable for the operations of the schools. Schools use these records in school administration on a day to day basis. There is a positive relationship between record management practices and school administration in secondary schools in Mbale municipality. In view of the findings of the study a number of conclusions and recommendations were made in chapter five of this report.