Government Expenditure and School Efficiency and Productivity Change: A Case of Public Primary Schools in Kenya
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Date
2019-04-16
Authors
Mutuku, Mutinda
Korir, Julius
Ngui-Muchai, Dianah
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Publisher
Science Publishers
Abstract
Education management is a more labor intensive process
previously measured by level of school enrolment and education quality
with low or no concern on productivity and efficient resource utilization.
Trends in increasing government allocation to education sector demonstrate
a positive impact on enrolment, education quality and efficiency levels
determined in the study. However, there was a gap on how government
expenditures impacted school technical efficiency in public primary
schools. To determine schools’ technical efficiency and relative
determinants; this study used data from the Southern and Eastern
Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) data
which evaluated class six performance for 3 times periods (2000, 2004,
2012). In the analysis, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Two Stage
Least Squares are applied. Results revealed that technical efficiency scores
in 8 provinces were lower in 2004 compared to 1997 but increased in 2007
with productivity change exhibiting same trends. Input change for
enrolment and school amenities affected overall output. Class-pupil and
pupil–toilet ratio, distance from small town, dispensary, bookshop and
secondary school as well as class type contributed negatively to efficiency
scores. Class-book ratio, government expenditure, playfield availability and
class numbers contributed positively to efficiency. The results showed that
schools located near main road and library had positive relationship to level
of efficiency. On policy, expenditures should be increased towards quality
classes and more qualified teachers who are high determinants efficiency.
Description
A Research Article in the Journal of Social Sciences
Keywords
School Performance, Efficiency, Productivity, Government Expenditure
Citation
Mutuku, M., Korir, J., & Ngui-Muchai, D. (2019). Government Expenditure and School Efficiency and Productivity Change: A Case of Public Primary Schools in Kenya.