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The study sought to investigate about community participation in enhancing the provision of
basic education in public secondary schools in Tanzania: a case of Musoma District Council. It
specifically aimed to find out how the community participates in enhancing the provision of
basic education in public secondary schools in Musoma District Council, to identify the
hindrances to community participation in enhancing the provision of basic education in public
secondary schools in Musoma District Council and to establish the implications of community
participation in enhancing the provision of basic education in public secondary schools in
Musoma District Council. This study was guided by the Community Participation Theory and
the Social System Theory. The study employed a mixed research approach, the approach which
combined qualitative and quantitative techniques in a single study. The convergent parallel
design was used. It was conducted in Musoma District Council where the targeted population
was 9664. The sample size was 163. The study employed questionnaires and structured
interviews to obtain both qualitative and quantitative information. Quantitative data was first
coded using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 20 frequencies, percentages,
and tables. Qualitative data obtained from interview was analyzed according to its categories and
themes. The findings indicated that community participation is an important aspect for the
development of education sector if it is well practiced and taken into effect. The community
participates in some specific areas such as decision making, monitoring and evaluation,
construction and infrastructure development programmes. The study found challenges such as
lack of understanding of community participation, lack of community participation policy,
reliance on the volunteers, ineffective representation of community groups, and the cultural
belief of the community. On the implication of the community participation the study also
revealed that where there is effective participation of the community in the provision of the basic
education, there is improved teaching and learning environment, and ensured supervision of the
school projects. Lastly the study recommended on enhancing community participation in the
provision of basic education in Musoma District Council. The study established that educating
community members, cooperation between school and communities, effective supervision of
school community based projects as well as resolving cultural values can enhance the presence
of effective community participation in the provision of basic education basically in Musoma
District Council. |
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