Abstract:
The study examined the effectiveness and
shortfalls of the school infrastructure policy governance
system in Somaliland. The study was a cross-sectional
survey, using mixed methods of inquiry. The target
population was 920 headteachers and 82 DEOs. The
sample was 257 headteachers and 22 DEOs. Multistage
sampling was used. Purposive sampling was used to
sample regions. Stratified random sampling was used to
sample headteachers and simple random sampling to
sample DEOs from the sampled regions. Pilot testing of the
questionnaire was done on 28 headteachers. Reliability was
ensured by Cronbach alpha while peer review and pilot
testing ensured validity. Data were collected from
headteachers using self-administered questionnaires while
DEOs were interviewed. Twenty DEOs and 247
headteachers responded to the study. Interview data were
analysed using thematic analysis while questionnaire data
were analysed by descriptive statistics, frequency and
percentage distributions. The school infrastructure policy
implementation was ineffective, and the policy
administrative structure was ineffective but the policy was
stable. There is a need for the ministry to review its policy
administration structures to make them effective. The
school inspection criteria should be made available in all
schools.
Keywords Education, Headteachers, Infrastructure
Facilities, Policy Administration, Policy Governance,
Primary Schools, Public Schools, School Infrastructure
Policy, Somaliland
