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    The impact of universal secondary education programme on the quality of education in Mbarara district, Uganda
    (University of Dar es Salaam, 2014) Katushabe, Alice Mwesigwa
    This study investigated the extent to which the universalization of secondary education has impacted the quality of education in Uganda secondary schools. A discussion of the implementation of USE in Uganda was undertaken with particular emphasis on probing the level of involvement of key stakeholders and the extent to which the mission, goals and objectives of USE have been implemented. The study employed a cross-sectional survey of participants to obtain the options of respondents on the study questions. Five specific objectives guided the study, which were finding out how environmental scanning for USE was done, assessing the extent to which the mission, goals and objectives of USE were implemented, examining how basic inputs were provided, finding out how the process, design and implementation of USE affected the quality of education and finding out what ought to be done to address emerging challenges in implementing the USE programme. Data for the study was generated through interviews, FGs, documentary analysis, observation and questionnaires. Data are collected from six USE schools selected from Mbarara district in western Uganda and participants were all key stakeholders. Survey data was processed and analyzed using SPSS software. The study findings were that there had been no wide consultative planning and preparation before the USE programme was launched. It was further established that the government has tried to supply the necessary teaching and learning materials and deploy more teachers. Nevertheless, it was found that school lack external inspection by government officials and the government policy of bringing a packed lunch and the automatic promotion of students were not supported by the majority of respondents recommended that the government should improve the condition of the workers, regularly remit government grants and revisit some of the unpopular policies. The study concluded that the quality of education in USE schools is not as expected. The study noted that key stakeholders should have been fully involvement in making plans for USE and recommends that they should now be engaged in organizing for the successful implementation of USE. The USE programme needs to be fully owned by all stakeholders.