Determinants of School Management Teams Effectiveness in Managing Capitation Grants in Tanzania Community Secondary Schools

Effective management, school management teams, capitation grants, school funding, community school

Abstract

The study examines the determinants of School Management Teams effectiveness in managing capitation grants in community secondary schools. The study was carried out in four selected community secondary schools in Mvomero district, Morogoro, Tanzania. The study employed a quantitative research design. Data were collected through a questionnaire method whereby simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used to select 160 respondents including School Management Teams (SMTs), school board members, ward education officers, teachers and students. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyse determinants of factors (i.e. education, individual characteristics, government roles, school leadership practices) on school management teams (SMTs) effectiveness in the management of capitation grants (CG) in community secondary schools. The study findings indicate that there is a significant positive effect between three factors (education, individual characteristics and school leadership practices) and SMTs effectiveness. However, the government role was found to have less effect than other variables. Thus, the study recommends that the government to properly identify actual needs, unfixed capitation grants allocation on capitation grant guidelines, timely provision of funds, regular provision of training and permitting community contributions. Furthermore,
the study recommends that School Management Teams should establish effective communication, time management and proper use of capitation grants to ensure effectiveness managing Capitation grants.