Data Dissemination And Use And Performance Of Educational Building Infrastructural Projects: A Case Of Bungoma County, Kenya.

Abstract

Abstract: Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) are at the center of sound governance arrangements globally, regionally, nationally and locally as well. They are necessary for the achievement of evidence-based policy making, budget decisions, management, and accountability. However, there is limited focus on utilization of M&E systems and performance of educational building infrastructural projects in Bungoma County. The purpose of this study was to examine utilization of Data Dissemination and use and performance of educational building infrastructural projects. To achieve this purpose, the study endeavored to determine the influence of data dissemination and use on performance of educational building infrastructural projects in Bungoma County. This study is grounded in the theory of project management and guided by pragmatism paradigm. The study used descriptive survey research design and correlation research design. The target population consisted of 20 implementation committee members at the county level, 120 NGCDF implementation committee members, 6 implementation committee members from the national ministry of education making the target population of 152.The sample size consisted of 110 respondents sampled by sampling each of the targeted strata. The study used questionnaires and interview schedules as research instruments. Both qualitative and quantitative data was collected and analyzed. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis. While qualitative data was analyzed using patterns features and themes. F- test was used to test the hypothesis. Analysis showed that performance of educational building infrastructural projects positively correlates with data dissemination and use (r = 0.166, p< 0.05). The statistic F ( 1, 102) = 1.94, p > 0.05 failed to reject the H0 and the study concluded that Data Dissemination and use has no significant influence on performance of educational building infrastructural projects in Bungoma county. The study recommended that implementation committees to consist of more youthful minds for purposes of innovations and use of new technologies and more focus be put on building their capacity for M&E function.