Influence of School Administration’s Monitoring and Evaluation Procedures on Utilization of Education Subsidy in Public Secondary Schools Kisumu County Kenya

Abstract

Overtime since its inception disparities in effective utilization of education subsidy in public secondary schools in Kenya have been noted. Researcher and educationists attribute this to non application of monitoring and evaluation procedures in schools and final shortage of its provisions for quality education in Kenya in the 21^st century. In countries where education subsidy had been introduced, complains of its ineffectiveness is overwhelming and suggestions is that only monitoring and evaluation procedures in institutions can save the situation. The introduction of quality assurance and standards department in the ministry of education science and technology was seen as a way out in solving such problems but not much has been achieved. School administration through staff meeting, supervision and general assembly meetings has helped to monitor and evaluate effective utilization of education subsidy but 100% target is yet be attained. Based on the above the purpose of the study was help in establishing the extent to which school administration’s monitoring and evaluation procedures influences the effective utilization of education subsidy in public secondary school Kisumu County, Kenya y. The study was guided by one study objective and one hypothesis that was to establish the extent to which school administration’s monitoring and evaluation procedures influences effective utilization of education subsidy and the hypothesis that there was no significant relationship between school administration’s monitoring and evaluation procedures and effective utilization of education subsidy. Descriptive survey and correlation study designs were used. Target population was 347 comprising of principals, teachers and students presidents. Data collection instruments was questionnaires and key informant guide. Data analysis was both qualitative and quantitative. Study findings were that school administration’s monitoring and evaluation procedures had strong positive correlation with effective utilization of education subsidy as” r” value was r=.541, p =.000 (P< 0.05), it contributed 29.3% of the variance in effective utilization of education subsidy. The conclusion was that there was a positive relationship between the two variables. The study recommends further research on other stake holders such as Parents’ and Board of Management monitoring and evaluation procedures and their influence on effective utilization of education subsidy in public secondary schools in Kisumu and other Counties.

Keywords: Monitoring and Evaluation, School Administration, Education Subsidy