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Education stakeholders’ perceptions on the relevant management model towards development of infrastructure facilities in public secondary schools
By Musa Mashauri Joseph
Purpose: This paper aims to communicate the relevant management model with optimal performance in the collection of construction resources (human, non-human), supervision of workers and activities in the development of adequate and quality school infrastructure facilities. Design/methodology/approach: The study employed a mixed methods research approach in collecting and analysing research findings. Semi-structured face-to-face interviews and questionnaires which consisted of closed questions were the data collection tools. Numerical data collected were processed and analysed by using quantitative methods and techniques such as descriptive analysis, whereas text data were subjected to content analysis. Findings: The findings revealed that the Post-New Public Management (PNPM) is relevant in the collection of construction resources and suitable for the supervision of workers and tasks towards the development of adequate and quality school infrastructure facilities. Based on the evidence generated, the PNPM model was recommended to be adapted to collection of construction resources and supervision of workers and activities. Originality/value: This paper highlights the need for construction committees and other education policy implementers to adapt a relevant management model in realising optimal performance in the development of adequate and quality school infrastructure facilities. © 2024, Emerald Publishing Limited.
Management models and their suitability in mobilising entrepreneurs towards implementation of education policy on development of school infrastructure facilities
By Musa Mashauri Joseph
Implementation of education policy on infrastructure facilities’ development needs resources (human, non-human), creativity and innovation in execution of tasks during the construction process. Entrepreneurship education is deemed significant in imparting life skills, creativity and innovation to entrepreneurs in management of resources. The presence of entrepreneurs in societies is an asset particularly as they engage in supporting the provision of services and amenities in schools and assist in collection of construction resources. Some entrepreneurs in communities have been lagging behind and unwilling to engage in development activities in schools due to poor management styles undertaken by school managers during community mobilisation. Given the importance of management in realising desired goals, the study investigated the management models applied by school managers and their suitability in mobilising entrepreneurs towards implementation of education policy on infrastructure facilities’ development in public secondary schools in Mara Region, Tanzania. The study employed a mixed method’s research approach to collect and analyse the findings. The sample size consisted of 254 participants who were selected using simple random and purposive sampling techniques from 35 public secondary schools. The data were collected by using questionnaires, face-to-face interviews, documentary review and non-participant observation. The findings indicate that the Scientific and Bureaucratic Management (SBM), Post-Bureaucratic Management (PBM), New Public Management (NPM) and Post-New Public Management (PNPM) models were applied by school managers in mobilising entrepreneurs towards construction of classrooms, laboratories and washrooms in public secondary schools. However, the PNPM model was suitable and recommended to be adapted. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023.
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