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e Bottleneck in Engaging Pupils in Primary School Governance in Tanzania

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dc.creator Komba, Aneth Anselmo
dc.date 2016-02-04T10:23:49Z
dc.date 2016-02-04T10:23:49Z
dc.date 2014
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-03T13:36:41Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-03T13:36:41Z
dc.identifier 0856-4027
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/290
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/47749
dc.description the abstract is available at dmin.udsm.ac.tz/ojs/index.php/dcm/issue/view/4
dc.description This study attempts to provide answers to two research questions: (1) in practice, how are pupils engaged in public primary school governance; and (2) what challenges are faced by pupil councils in fostering school governance? The study employed a multiple case study design with a qualitative research methodology framework. The purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample of 130 respondents. Data were collected through interviews and documentary review. The data were analysed using Miles and Huberman’s model (1994) of qualitative data analysis. The study found the following. Firstly, the law explicitly states that pupils should be involved in school governance through pupil councils and indicates how this should be done. Secondly, pupil councils exist in schools, but they do not conform to the guidelines for their development and play only a peripheral role in schools’ governance. In addition, pupil councils face challenges associated with the failure to implement decisions, the hatred of teachers and fellow pupils, inadequate time for meetings and irresponsibility on the part of the school management in responding to pupil councils’ suggestions. Based on these findings, the study provides a number of recommendations, one being that, since the government is committed to promoting and protecting children’s rights, it is now high time to implement this commitment and ensure that pupils are provided with an opportunity to engage fully in school governance as a means of expressing their opinions about all matters that affect their school life.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Papers in Education and Development
dc.relation nUMBER 32, 2014 pp 74-94;
dc.subject Pupils engagement in primary schools, Tanzania
dc.title e Bottleneck in Engaging Pupils in Primary School Governance in Tanzania
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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