Budgeting practices and service delivery in selected private secondary schools in Mukono District, Uganda
| dc.contributor.author | Angel Sabella Wegosasa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-08-16T18:01:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-08-16T18:01:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026-05-21 | |
| dc.description | Undergraduate | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study investigated the linkages between budgeting practices and service delivery in selected private secondary schools in Mukono district, Uganda. The study reviewed and examined budgeting practices in private secondary schools in Mukono District, assessed the level of service delivery and analysed the relationship between budgeting practices and level of service delivery in private secondary schools in Mukono District. This study used a quantitative research approach and the research method was a cross sectional survey. Structured questionnaires were used to gather data with the help of purposive and simple random sampling techniques. The respondents for the study were head teachers, bursars, administrators, heads of departments and teachers from selected private secondary schools with a sample size of 37 questionnaires which were returned and analysed. The results showed that budgeting practices especially in the preparation of budgets, budget implementation, monitoring and control of the budgets are highly practiced in the private secondary schools in Mukono district and help to improve the service delivery. The study found that good budgeting practices contribute to the improvement of planning, accountability, financial discipline, allocation of resources and decision making, thereby improving the quality of teaching, instructional materials, infrastructure, and provision of welfare services to students. The results also revealed high positive correlation values among budget preparation and service delivery (r = 0.63), budget implementation and service delivery (r = 0.59) and budget monitoring and control and service delivery (r = 0.67). The study revealed that sound budgeting is instrumental to enhance service delivery in private secondary schools. The study thus recommended that school administrators need to strengthen budget preparation by involving stakeholders, budget implementation by closely adhering to financial plans and train staff on budgets and as well to improve budget monitoring with regular reviews, variance analysis and timely corrective actions for improved accountability, efficiency and overall service delivery. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/3526 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Uganda Christian University | |
| dc.title | Budgeting practices and service delivery in selected private secondary schools in Mukono District, Uganda | |
| dc.type | Dissertation |