Public —Private Partnership in Education Service Delivery in Kiboga District — Uganda

ABSTRACT Human life continues to suffer from poverty and deprivation leading to impoverishment. Just like some other few districts in Uganda, delivery of education services by the government has been very poor yet public private partnership seemed to yield better results. The study was carried out in Kiboga district (Uganda) just 135Km South West of Kampala, assessing the effectiveness of public- private partnership in education service delivery. With a specific focus on the forms, aims, challenges, relationships among partners and the outcomes of Public Private Partnerships. The study was a case study research, evaluating the performance of public- private partnership in education service delivery. Questionnaires and interview guide were used. The study involved 657 respondents who were selected through stratified random sampling. The results were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed, expressed in percentages and presented on tables and graphs. On the whole, the finding reveals that service contracts were widely used, with significant aims. However partnerships faced a number of challenges. The relationship between the two partners were of “Hate and Love” The outcomes of the partnership were to a greatest extent positive. Without appropriate model for provision of social services, especially education, our society will continue to experience tough challenges. Poor education service delivery is closely linked to endemic social challenge. And the social challenges affect the outcomes of education. Public- private partnership can act as an appropriate model for provision of services especially education. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Declaration A II

Declaration B III

Approval sheet IV

Dedication V

Acknowledgments VI

Table of contents VII

List of tables X

List of figures XI

Abstract XII

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1

Background of the study 1

Statement of problem 5

Purpose of the study 6

Research objectives 6

Research questions 7

Hypothesis 7

Scope of the study 7

Significance of the study 9

Operational definitions 11

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 13

Introduction 13

Forms of Public-Private Partnership 14

Aims of Public-Private Partnership in education service delivery 21

Challenges of Public-Private Partnership in education service delivery 26

Relationship between the government and the private sector in the

partnership in education service delivery. 30

Outcomes of Public Private Partnership in education service delivery 34

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY 41

Introduction V 41

Research design 41

Research area and population 42

Sample size 43

Sampling procedure 44

Research instruments 44

Validity and reliability of the instruments 46

Data analysis 46

Ethical consideration 46

Limitations of the study 47

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND

DISCUSSIONS 48

Introduction V 48

Forms of Public- Private Partnerships 49

Aims of Public- Private Partnership. 53

Challenges of Public Private Partnership in education service delivery in

Kiboga 61

Solutions to challenges of the Public Private Partnerships 67

Relationship between the government and the private Sector in the PublicPrivate Partnership 69

Solutions to poor relationship 72

Outcomes of public- private partnership 75

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS 80

Introduction 80

Summary 80

Conclusions 83

Recommendations 84

Suggestion for further research 86

References 88

Appendices 90

Appendix I: Research Instruments 90

Appendix: II Interview Guide 98

Appendix III: Researcher’s Curriculum vitae 100

Appendix IV: Transmittal Letter 104