2025 IJRSE – Volume 14 Issue 15
Available Online: 16 September 2025
Author/s:
Juma, Sadick*
Open University of Tanzania, Tanzania (kigailesadick@gmail.com)
Charles, Christopher
Open University of Tanzania, Tanzania (christopher.charles@out.ac.tz)
Ogondiek, Mary
Open University of Tanzania, Tanzania (mary.ogondiek@out.ac.tz)
Abstract:
The study explored the barriers teachers and other educational administrators encounter in effective management of education data in enhancing management performance in Kahama Municipality. The study was guided by Data-Driven Decision Making (DDDM) framework founded by Edward Deming and other pioneer in the early 20th Century. The study employed mixed research approach with convergent design. The study involved 125 participants who were selected through simple random and purposive sampling procedures. Data were collected through questionnaire and unstructured interview. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics with the help of SPSS version 27 and thematic procedures. The findings indicated that, administrative workload, insufficient technology and technical skills and limited staff resource gaps are the barriers teachers and other educational administrators are facing in effective management of educational data. The study recommends that there is a need for educational planners, policy makers and other educational administrators to set short, medium and long term-professional development on data literacy among data managers in schools and ensure availability of data management equipment in schools. The study concluded that workload, limited skills and staffing gaps are the barriers teachers and other educational administrators are facing in effective management of educational data.
Keywords: barriers, educational data, management performance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2025.25258
Cite this article:
Juma, S., Charles, C., & Ogondiek, M. (2025). Exploring the barriers teachers and other educational administrators encounter in effective management of education data in enhancing management performance in Kahama Municipality. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 14(15), 131-138. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2025.25258
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