ABSTRACT

Over the past two decades the education systems of many developing countries have gone through a ‘decentralisation and devolution’ process, resulting in schools now being managed to a great extent at the local level. At the same time, enrolment fees for primary education have been scrapped in many countries, and direct grants have been made available to the schools, their use being subject to varying degrees of governmental oversight. 2 As a result, school administrators, including head teachers, have seen their management responsibilities increase, especially around financial matters.