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ABSTRACT
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Contents
CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION 16
1.1. OVERVIEW 16
1.2. BACKGROUND OF THE RESEARCH 16
1.3. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 18
1.4. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES 20
1.4.1. GENERAL OBJECTIVES 20
1.4.2. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 20
1.5. RESEARCH QUESTION 21
1.6. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH 21
1.7 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK. 22
1.8. Organization of the study 24
1.9. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF THE KEY TERMS 25
1.9.1. Stakeholders 25
1.9.2. Community 25
1.9.3. Education budget 25
1.9.4. Educational program (teachers training programs) 26
1.9.5. Motivation 27
1.9.6. Awareness (Mind Set Change) 28
CHAPTER TWO. LITERATURE REVIEW 29
2.1. OVERVIEW 29
2.2. Theoretical framework 29
2.2.1. Theory of change typology 29
2.3. Quality education in Tanzania 30
2.4. Concept of quality. 31
2.5. Quality education in expansion of community secondary school 32
2.6. Quality as inputs and resources 33
2.7. Quality improvement as national strategies 33
2.8. Capacity Building 34
2.9. Stakeholders of education in the community 36
2.10. The roles of stakeholder on quality education 38
2.12. Roles of the public and private sector in provision quality education 42
CHAPTER THREE. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 44
3.1. OVERVIEW 44
3.2. Research design 44
3.3. Area of the study 44
3.4. Targeted population 45
3.5. Sampling techniques and sample size 45
3.6. Sample size 45
3.7. Research methods and instruments 46
3.8. Data Collection Tools 46
3.8.1. The Questionnaires 46
3.8.2. Interview Guide 47
3.8.3. Documentary reviews 47
3.8.4. Observation 47
3.9. Data analysis plan 48
CHAPTER FOUR. RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSIONS 49
4.1. OVERVIEW 49
4.2. Respondents information 49
4.2.1. Demographic characteristics of respondents (teachers) 49
4.2.2. Demographic characteristics of respondents (Students) 51
4.2.3. Demographic characteristics of respondents (parents). 53
4.3. Challenges on Improvement of Educational Quality through Stakeholders Views. 54
4.3.1. Teachers and Headmaster views towards challenges on the improvement of educational quality for community secondary school. 54
4.3.2. Students views on the challenges for improvement of educational quality for community secondary. 59
4.3.3. Parents Views on the Improvement of Educational Quality for Secondary School in Tanzania 62
4.4. Other suggested challenges 69
4.5. Measures to Improve the Educational Quality for Community Secondary School 69
4.5.1. How to Ensure the Educational Quality 69
4.5.2. Other suggested measures 81
CHAPTER FIVE. DISCUSION OF FINDINGS 82
5.1. OVERVIEW 82
5.2. Stakeholders views on the improvement the educational quality for community secondary school in Tanzania (Songea district). 82
5.2.1. Government budget 83
5.2.2. Mindset change (awareness) 84
5.2.3. Training programs 86
5.2.4. Motivation 87
5.3. Measure that should be taken to improve the educational quality for community secondary school. 88
CHAPTER SIX. SUMMARY, CONLCUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 92
6.1. OVERVIEW 92
6.2. Summary of the main findings 92
6.3. CONCLUSIONS 94
6.4. RECOMMENDATION 95
6.5. AREA FOR FURTHER STUDY 96
REFERENCES 97
APPENDICES 100
요약 113
Table 1. Summary of sample size 46
Table 2. Teachers job position 51
Table 3. Teachers response on books 56
Table 4. Teachers response on qualified teachers 58
Table 5. Teachers response on teaching and learning materials 58
Table 6. Parents response on conducive teaching 70
Table 7. Parents response on buying books 72
Table 8. Teachers response on increasing government educational budget 75
Table 9. Parents response on conducting teachers training program 75
Table 10. Parents response on changing teachers attitudes 76
Table 11. Response of teachers on mindset change 79
Table 12. Teachers and headmasters response on calling parents school meeting 80
Figure 1.Conceptual Frame work 24
Figure 2. Teachers gender 49
Figure 3. Teachers education level 50
Figure 4. Students age 51
Figure 5. Students education level 52
Figure 6. Parents gender 53
Figure 7. Parents education level 54
Figure 8. Parents response on shortage of books 55
Figure 9. Teachers response on learning environment 57
Figure 10. Teachers response on salary 59
Figure 11. Student's response on teachers available 60
Figure 12. Students response on availability of books 61
Figure 13. Parents response on school meeting attendance 63
Figure 14. Parents response on number of meeting attended 64
Figure 15. Parent's response on low government educational budget 65
Figure 16. Parents response on teacher's attitudes 66
Figure 17. Parent's response on teaching and learning environment 67
Figure 18. Parents response on teaching programs 68
Figure 19. Parents response on attendance of teachers 71
Figure 20.Parents response on improving teaching and learning materials 73
Figure 21.Teachers response on improving living standards 78