Mwamengo, Venance Kyeni2019-08-202019-08-202013Mwamengo, V.K. (2013). Managing community secondary schools using profit perspective to improve secondary education in Mbinga district, Ruvuma region. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/1007Dissertation (MA Business Administration)This study assessed the management of Community Secondary Schools using profit perspective for secondary education improvement in Mbinga District, Ruvuma Region. Five research objectives guided the study including the investigation of performance trend in secondary education prior and after the introduction of community secondary schools (CSS), in Mbinga District; gathering stakeholders views on the importance of business orientation in running secondary schools for quality of education and examination of the perceptions of education stakeholders on the problem facing CSS, particularly the decline in performance and identification of stakeholders suggested best solutions for running CSS for profit and ultimate improvement of secondary education in the district. The study employed a sample size of 129 respondents and used primary and secondary data. Data were collected through in-depth interview, questionnaires survey and documentary review. Data were analyzed using Software Package for statistical Studies (SPSS) version 16.0 as well as the use of description. Using multiple choice responses the study observed that one of the strategies used by Private Secondary School (PSS) to improve secondary education is profit oriented administration. The insufficiency of education facilities was also mentioned as one of the causes of poor performance in CSS. The study concludes that administration CSS by using profit perspective could be the vital tool for improvement of secondary education. Sharing experiences among the CSS and PSS in school management is recommended for improvement of student performance and secondary education in general.enManagementAdministrationCommunity secondary schoolsPublic secondary schoolsGovernment secondary schoolsSecondary educationMbinga districtRuvuma regionProfit perspectiveSecondary education improvementDissertation