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This study intended to investigate the income generating projects (IGPs) and their impact
on the management of public secondary schools in Tanzania, a case study of Kahama
Town Council. The objectives of the study were; to identify the activities relating to
income generating projects, to find out the impact of income generating projects in public
secondary school, to assess the challenges facing income generating projects in public
secondary schools and to identify the solutions to the challenges facing income generating
projects in public secondary schools. The target population of this study was all heads of
public secondary schools, teachers and students in Kahama Town Council. The sample
size consisted of 50 teachers, 5 heads of schools and 25 students; total of 80 respondents.
Data collection instruments were questionnaires, observation and structured interview.
Convergent Parallel design was used in the study in which the researcher combined both
qualitative and quantitative data in order to provide a comprehensive analysis of the
research problem. The findings identified that, income generating projects existed in public
secondary schools were crop farming, poultry, canteen, school shops and vegetable
gardens. The schools use IGPs as one of the source of income which are essential for
recurrent expenditures such as paying part time teachers, buying teaching and learning
materials, meals for teachers and students and rewards for best students and teachers. This
leads to the improvement of school academic achievement. Finally the study
recommended that, government should support public secondary schools on IGPs funds
and the provision of IGPs experts for the improvement and effective income generating
projects. |
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