Roles of Heads of Schools in Managing Corporate Social Responsibilities in Promoting Wellbeing of Public Secondary Schools along Mining Areas in Kahama District, Tanzania
Joel Jackson Barnabas & Daniel Kosia Mokoro
Department of Education
Tumaini University Makumira, Arusha, Tanzania
Email: joeinaction24@gmail.com/ danielkosia77@gmail.com
Abstract: The study aimed to explore heads of schools strategic planning for Corporate Social responsibilities (CSR) in promoting wellbeing of public secondary schools along mining areas in Kahama district, Tanzania. The study was guided by the legitimacy theory. The study employed a convergent parallel research design under mixed method research approach. The population of study was 609 participants and a sample size of 73 respondents drawn using simple random sampling, purposive sampling and stratified sampling methods accordingly. Data were collected through semi structured questionnaires, interview guide, documentary analysis. Data analysis was done thematically and descriptive statistics using SPSS version 28. Validity of the research tools were assured through expert review and the reliability was ascertained suing Cronbach’s Alpha method which gave a coefficient of 0.877. Ethical considerations were ensured through provision of informed consent form to respondents, maintained anonymity and avoided harm , avoided plagiarism through acknowledging sources , conducted plagiarism check and avoided data falsification. The findings revealed that heads of schools allocate resources for CSR. Thestudy concludes that heads of schools conduct strategic planning for CSR resulting into wellbeing of the schools. Collaborationwith teachers, school board members under the guidance from district secondary education officer office which has led to the wellbeing of the public secondary schools around mining areas in Kahama Municipality. The study recommended that the community around mining areas should make sure they cooperate with the mining companies in ensuring quality education to their schoolchildren’s.
