CERTIFICATION The undersigned certifies to have read and hereby recommends for acceptance by the Open University of Tanzania, a thesis entitled: “The Contribution of Human and Material Resources on Quality Education in Arusha District” in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Education in Administration, Planning and Policy Studies of the Open University of Tanzania. ……………………………………… Dr. Elinami V. SWAI (Supervisor) ………………..…………........ Date
DECLARATION I, Kikungwe Tito Enock do hereby declare to the Senate of the Open University of Tanzania that the content of this thesis is my original work, which has never been submitted and will not be submitted for a similar degree award in any university. …………………………………… Signature …………………………………… Date
educational officer in Arusha District. From these people required information was provided and this enabled the researcher to assess how the clash between expansion of community secondary schools and the provision of quality education. Table 3.1: Study Population No. Population category Information provided 1 Secondary schools Headmasters /mistress Storekeeper District educational 0fficer Determine the availability of material resources in the teaching and learning in secondary schools. Determine the availability of material resources in the teaching and learning in secondary schools. Ascertain the adequacy of available human and material resources using the minimum standard requirement of secondary school teaching and learning Source: Fieldwork (2013) 3.6 Sample of the Study A sample constitutes of a few items or a small group of respondents drawn from a population in which the researcher will be interested in gaining information and drawing conclusion for the study (Kothari, 2004). Normally a sample contains all the major characteristics of the population in order to allow making generalizations about the entire population. Therefore sampling is a process of selecting a given number of representatives of the targeted population or the universe, in such a way that they represent all major attributes of the population. In this study nine secondary schools were visited to collect relevant information. The sample of nine heads of schools and one educational office. 3.2: Summary of the Study Sample Category of respondents Number of respondents Sampling technique Data collection approach
Asia. A report commissioned by DFID. Dar es Salaam. Bennel, P. (2005). Is there teacher motivation crisis in Tanzania: A report commissioned by DFID. Dar es Salaam. Berkowitz, E. N (2000). Marketing, 6th edition. Boston: Irwin McGraw-Hill. Bolam, R. (1999) ‘Educational administration, leadership and management: towards a research agenda, in educational .Dar es salaam. Burnett, G. (1995). Overcrowding in urban schools Eric/Cue Digest Numbers 107, New York: Eric Clearing House on Urban Education. ED 384682. Bryman, A. (2004), Social Research Methods, 2nd Edition: New York. Oxford University Inc, Campbell, D. (1966). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs For Research: Chicago: Rand McNally. Courtney, J. (2008). ―Do monitoring and evaluating designed to measure the Improvement in the quality of primary education, constrain or enhancee ducational development?‖: International journal of educational development, 28, (2008): 546-559. . Chapman. J. (2005) “Implications for Policy and practice: the Recruitment, retention, and development of school principals” International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) UNESCO: Paris. Cohen, K. (2006, August 17). Right-click to learn: Second Life offers students a virtually real education. Retrieved January1, 2009frohttp://thephoenix.com/ printerfriendlyB.aspx?id=20561. Davidson, E. (2006). The pivotal role of teacher motivation in Tanzania. Dar es Salam: Hakielimu. Working paper 7.