Forms of decentralization and their implications for educational accountability in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the forms of decentralization and how they can bring about educational accountability in Tanzania. Open-ended questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussions and documentary reviews were methods for data collection. The findings indicate that the school committee as a representative organ of the community and parents in a decentralized educational management system, succeeded in improving the attendance rate, maintaining discipline, and controlling truancy among pupils. The findings also indicate that the teachers and school committee members appreciated the financial transparency in their schools. However, teachers commented that school committee members concentrated their attention on the Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) and financial matters without

SUBMITTER: Matete RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9156993 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature