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This study explored the challenges facing private secondary schools in the provision of
education in Arusha City Council. The study was guided by the following objectives:
identifying challenges that are facing private secondary schools in the provision of
education, finding out causes of the challenges facing private secondary schools in the
provision of education and, identifying possible strategies to overcome the challenges
facing private secondary schools in the provision of education in Arusha City Council.
This study applied descriptive survey design and a mixed research approach whereby
both qualitative and quantitative data were collected. The data was collected through
interview and questionnaires from 161 respondents. Accordingly, quantitative data was
analyzed through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and presented using
frequency tables and cross-tabulation tables.Besides that, the qualitative data was
analyzed thematically and presented in direct quotes. The study findings indicated that
the quality of education offered in private school is very high due to the availability of
teaching and learning resources such as textbooks, qualified teachers, classrooms, desks,
and laboratories.However, many private secondary schools today have failed to provide
quality education hence led them to collapse, have low enrolment ratio, frequency teacher
turnover and fail to achieve their goals.All these challenges were brought by insufficient
funding, poor administration, and management of the school, government policy, stiff
competition from other private schools, and hiring of unqualified teachers. Finally, the
study came up with the following solutions; the government should provide financial and
material support to private secondary schools, formulation of good government policy on
private schools and the hiring of qualified teachers. |
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