Extensiveness of School Board Supervision on Maintenance of Infrastructure in Public Secondary Schools in Moshi District Council, Tanzania

Abstract

The study investigated the extensiveness of school board supervision in the maintenance of infrastructure in public secondary schools in Moshi district council, Tanzania. This study was guided by the systems theory. The study employed a convergent research design using mixed methods, with a target population of 1,187 teachers, 61 school board chairpersons, and 61 school heads. A sample of 144 teachers, 12 school board chairpersons, and 12 school heads from 12 schools was used. The study employed both probability and non-probability sampling procedures to select the participants. The study used simple random sampling for sampling schools, stratified sampling for sampling teachers and a total population sampling technique when sampling heads of schools. Both the content and face validity were established by the research experts to ascertain the credibility and soundness of the research instruments by the experts in the field of education. Questionnaires for teachers, interview schedules for heads of schools and interview guides for school board chairpersons were used to collect data during the data collection process. The pilot testing of the research instruments was conducted in two secondary schools that were not included in the actual data collection. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics analysis, while qualitative data was analyzed thematically. The researcher adhered to ethical principles, ensuring confidentiality, anonymity, and informed consent, and citations were made using the APA style. The study found out that school board supervision moderately contributes in maintenance of infrastructure in public secondary schools. The study concluded that school board supervision has a great impact on the maintenance of infrastructure in public secondary schools. The study recommended that Ministry of Education Science and Technology should support school boards to supervise projects in maintenance of infrastructure in public secondary schools.