ABSTRACT
The study was about the Assessment of the local government financing towards quality education in public schools in Karatu district. The study particularly sought to determine whether there is relationship between finance/funds provided by local government and students‘ performance in public secondary schools in Tanzania. In fact, most of public secondary schools get inadequate amount of funds which is also associated with delay and this obviously has negative consequences on students‘ performance. This study therefore investigated the financial mechanism used by local government in funds allocation in secondary schools. A sample of 75 respondents was made use of and these were randomly .The methods used in data collection are interviews, questionnaire and documentary review. The statistical package for social science (SPSS) was used for management of data and analysis. Unveiled were findings with regard to the study notably depicted that local government has an inadequate and deplorable amount of funds, experiences delay of funds, funds not allocated on time, pitiable management of funds and poor audit of the allocated funds which seemingly and apparently become persistently detrimental problems associated with the funds received in public secondary schools. The study recommends that, heads of schools should be more creative in formulating different projects around schools for the purpose of generating incomes as well as frequent audit so as to avoid misuse of the funds allocated by stakeholders in education sector.
SALUTARI, M (2021). An Assessment Of Local Government Financing Towards Quality Education In Secondary Schools In Tanzania: A Case Study Of Karatu District. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/an-assessment-of-local-government-financing-towards-quality-education-in-secondary-schools-in-tanzania-a-case-study-of-karatu-district
SALUTARI, MARSELI "An Assessment Of Local Government Financing Towards Quality Education In Secondary Schools In Tanzania: A Case Study Of Karatu District" Afribary. Afribary, 18 May. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/an-assessment-of-local-government-financing-towards-quality-education-in-secondary-schools-in-tanzania-a-case-study-of-karatu-district. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
SALUTARI, MARSELI . "An Assessment Of Local Government Financing Towards Quality Education In Secondary Schools In Tanzania: A Case Study Of Karatu District". Afribary, Afribary, 18 May. 2021. Web. 20 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/an-assessment-of-local-government-financing-towards-quality-education-in-secondary-schools-in-tanzania-a-case-study-of-karatu-district >.
SALUTARI, MARSELI . "An Assessment Of Local Government Financing Towards Quality Education In Secondary Schools In Tanzania: A Case Study Of Karatu District" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 20, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/an-assessment-of-local-government-financing-towards-quality-education-in-secondary-schools-in-tanzania-a-case-study-of-karatu-district