Challenges Facing Management of Operational Funds in Allocating Instructional and Support Needs of Secondary Schools.
Support Needs of Secondary Schools in Tanzania
Abstract
This mixed study focused on exploring the challenges experienced by the School Management Team (SMT) in managing the received funds and examining challenges faced by schools in managing operational funds to allocate instructional and support services. The study employed a concurrent triangular design and involved 17 public secondary schools in Mbeya district, Tanzania. In exploring challenges experienced by the school management team in managing funds to allocate requirements, a sample size of 10 was involved to collect qualitative data by interviews. These data were analyzed by thematic analysis. In examining the challenges of fund management faced by schools in allocating requirements, a sample size of 255 respondents among teachers was involved to collect quantitative data by questionnaire surveys. These data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. The study reveals that, in managing operational funds received from the government, schools face mismatches between planned and received funds, delays in the release of funds, which compels them to deviate from financial guidelines, to borrow and create debts to suppliers, and shortfalls in supply of teaching-learning materials. The study underscores the necessity for timely and adequate disbursement of funds, regular school mapping to ensure up-to-date school data used in disbursing funds, hiring school accountants, and adjustments in financial guidelines to ensure that they are real-time and responsive to school requirements.
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