MANAGERIAL FACTORS AFFECTING QUALITY EDUCATION IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN DUNGU – DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
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2023-10-02
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Tangaza University College
Abstract
Education quality has become increasingly important in educational management
throughout the years. The goal of this study was to investigate the management factors that
influence the provision of quality education in public primary schools in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo's Dungu sub-county. The study's aims were to determine how
teaching and learning materials, school amenities, and teacher motivation influence quality
education in public primary schools in the Dungu sub-county of the Democratic Republic
of the Congo. Systems theory, human motivation theory, and equity theory anchored the
study. The study employed the mixed method research design. The target population was
1170 respondents who comprised of 897 teachers, 124 head teachers and 149 sub-county
education officers. Following Sloven's formula, the sample size was 280 teachers, 95 head
teachers, and 114 sub-county education officers. Both stratified and simple random
sampling methods were used. Questionnaires and interviews were used as research
instruments. Questionnaires were distributed to head teachers and teachers, while
interviews were conducted with sub-county education officers. The findings revealed that
the provision of teaching and learning materials was insufficient and that physical facilities
were also insufficient or lacking. Further, teacher motivation was shown to be inadequate
in the public primary schools. The study concluded that managerial factors have a positive
relationship with academic performance of public primary schools in Dungu sub-county.
The study recommends that the government should provide appropriate teaching and
learning resources of high quality to public primary schools. It is also suggested that
existing physical amenities be renovated. Another recommendation is that the government
should reevaluate teacher motivation in order to promote equity especially in the provision
of salaries and benefits to the teachers.
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