| dc.description.abstract | This study was an assessment of the effectiveness of Public- Private Partnership in enhancing
education service delivery with reference to Najjah Islamic Secondary School, Nile High School
and Anyafio Role Model Secondary school in Arua Municipality in the west Nile region of
Uganda. The study aimed at establishing the effectiveness of Public Private Partnership in
provision of infrastructural and scholastic materials, enhancing school enrollment and retention,
enhancing equitable access to education and in the development of human resource in the
targeted secondary schools.
The research design that was used in this study is a cross sectional research design. This study
was based on observations that took place in different groups at one time. A cross-sectional
research study was used to describe the characteristics that exist in a group.
Regarding the findings from the study, Public-private partnership (PPP) was perceived as a
system in which a government service or private business venture is funded and operated through
a partnership of government and one or more private sector. As regards provision of
infrastructural materials to schools, this was done through collaborations between public and
private sectors with a focus on system efficiency, innovation and accountability. However, due to
increased enrollment, the scholastic materials such as furniture and text books are still
inadequate, but when implemented, PPP enhances infrastructural materials to schools. Regarding
access to schooling, PPPs was found to enhance equitable access to school. In other words, PPPs
increased parents’ access to quality schools in underserved communities of Arua Municipality. It
can be said that the whole school PPP models of school management and school adoption
present a significant opportunity in Uganda and Arua Municipality in particular. In addition,
cases of capacity building were evident but not so pronounced apart from science training
workshops.
Based on the results of the study, the researcher recommended that there is need for high
accountability standards with well-defined evaluation and assessment methods in
implementation of PPPs. This should be in addition to timely reimbursements of funds through
systematic, robust and transparent processes. Uganda’s experience suggests that while
infrastructure is important, there is a constant need to innovate within the prevailing cost per
child in order to achieve quality outcomes. | en_US |
