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Challenges of Implementing Educational Strategic Plans on Students Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Njombe Town Council, Tanzania

Notsent Julius Sanga, Egidio Chaula, Salvatory Mhando

Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · pp. 151–159 · Published 25 Oct 2023

10.9734/ajess/2023/v49i21128

Abstract

The study assessed the challenges of implementing education strategic planning in public secondary schools .The study used qualitative research approach and case study research design, were employed whereby data were analyzed through thematic and presentation of themes related to specific objectives. The study used a sample size of 40 respondents; data were collected through interviews, documentary review and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) from four public secondary schools. The findings revealed that education strategic planning has been affected by various challenges such as financial challenge, poor cooperation between teachers and parents, long distance from residence to school, lack of enough science teachers, lack of enough infrastructure, top-down planning model, unstable education policy, poor selections of students from primary schools to public secondary school and lack of enough teaching and learning materials. The study concludes that   lack of enough funds is major problem which affects in implementing school strategic planning in whole public secondary schools, Lack of enough science teachers are also factors affecting in implementing education strategic planning. Government should increase education budget for effectiveness implementations of all education strategic plans indicated by public secondary schools. It recommended that Policy makers should make reform on Education policy and curriculum, Government should inform the communities about education strategic plans so as to be familiar with what is going on educational issues. Recommendation for further studies: This study covered only Njombe Town Council specific public secondary schools, so furthermore study should be done in other part of Tanzania and the study conducted only public secondary schools, so the studies should also be conducted in privates’ secondary schools and primary schools.

Implementing strategic planning students academic performance and public secondary schools

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