Influence of school management committees on implementation of educational projects in public primary schools in Keumbu Division, Kisii County

Abstract

This research project sought to investigate influence of school management committee on implementation of educational projects in public primary schools in Keumbu Division. Despite the fact that school management committee is a body that is found in every public school ,their influence in implementation of educational projects is questionable. The study was guided by the following objectives; To determine the, extent to which level of education of school management committee influence implementation of educational projects in public primary schools in Keumbu Division ;To assess the extent to which managerial skills of committee members influence implementation of educational projects in public primary schools in Keumbu Division .To establish the extent to which level of participation of committee members influence implementation of education projects in public primary schools in Keumbu Division; To determine the extent to which managerial experience of committee members influence implementation of educational projects in Keumbu Division; To establish the extent to which personal interest of committee members influence implementation of educational project in Public primary schools in Keumbu Division..

This study employed descriptive survey design which was used to investigate population by selecting samples to analyze and discover occurrences. It produced numeric description of sample. Descriptive survey design targeted a population of four hundred and forty four (444) school management committee members in public primary schools. The population sample was 44 committee members. The research instruments were questionnaires, observation and interviews for school management committee members. F or the purpose of reliability and validity of instruments, a pilot study was done. The questionnaires were then collected after three for analysis. Frequency tables and percentages were used to analyze and present the quantitative data while qualitative data was presented in narrative report. From the findings of the study it was concluded that majority of committee members were holders of 0 Level who had no professional qualification, there was irregular attendance of committee members on training of managerial skills, meetings were held thrice a year and project progress report was provided once a year. Majority of committee members had served in the committee for less than five years and finally committee members had conflict of interests and worked under supervision. Based on the above findings, the study made the following recommendations, academic qualifications of committee members should be considered for one to be a member of SMC. There should be frequent training and capacity building on managerial skills. The study also recommended for a specific tool or combination of tools be devised for regular monitoring of project implementations. Finally, the study recommended for further study be conducted on influence of SMC on implementation of educational project.