In Tanzania, there has several education policies since independence of which the reform has been subject to political, socio-economic and technological demands. The Fee Free Education Policy implementation aimed at sparing parents from paying primary school fees and other contributions. However, parents remained responsible for their children’s school needs like school uniforms, school shoes, stationary and the like. This study evaluates the implementation of fee-free primary education policy focusing on success and challenges in Tanzania. The study used a mixed approach and case study research design. In data collection methods; semi-structured interviews, observations and documentary review were used. The quantitative data were analyzed by the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), while the qualitative data were analyzed by Free Qualitative Content Analysis (FreeQDA). Findings shows that the implementation of this policy has successfully increased the enrollment in public primary schools. Also, there is strict adherence to school capitation grants guidelines as provided by the government. The policy implementation was found to be facing several challenges, such as insufficient funds, lack of teaching and learning materials and lack of transparency. The study recommends involvement of educational stakeholders, particular teachers before formulating, revising or reforming educational policies as teachers are a the grassroot of policy implementation.
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Fee-Free Education Policy, Capitation Grants, Evaluation
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Abdulaziz Hakim Katabazi, Nashir Adam Kamugisha. (2022). Evaluation of Fee-Free Primary Education Policy in Tanzania: The Case of Morogoro Municipality-Tanzania. American Journal of Education and Information Technology, 6(2), 109-118. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajeit.20220602.17
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