EXTENSIVENESS OF DISTRICT SCHOOLS QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICERS’ FEEDBACK IMPLEMENTATION ON COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION IN KILIMANJARO REGION, TANZANIA

The study assessed the extensiveness of district schools’ quality assurance officers’ feedback implementation on community involvement improve the quality of public primary school education in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania. The study was guided by the Total Quality Management Theory. The study employed a convergent design using the mixed methods approach. The study used proportional stratified random sampling techniques, total purposive sampling techniques, and stratified random sampling techniques to draw a sample from a targeted population of 7,781. This study included a sample of 772, comprising 95 head teachers, 480 primary school teachers, 190 internal schools' quality assurance team members, and 7 district chief schools' quality assurance officers. The researcher used questionnaires and interview guides for data collection. Research experts in educational planning and administration from MWECAU determined the validity of quantitative and qualitative instruments. The pilot study involved 56 teachers, four (4) head teachers, eight internal SQATMs, and 2 DCSQAOs. The researcher assured the reliability of Likert scale items in quantitative instruments through Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient, and the outputs were 0.879, 0.941, and 0.889. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. The study concludes that implementing the feedbacks made by DSQAOs enhances community involvement in improving the quality of instruction in public primary schools. The feedback implementation of DSQAOs contributes to the safety and protection of students by developing and enforcing rules and guidelines that promote a secure learning environment. The study recommends that there should be establishment of committees that include parents, local leaders, and educators to regularly discuss feedback from DSQAOs. Set up a system to monitor the implementation of feedback and evaluate its impact on student safety and learning outcome and implementing of a system to monitor feedback application as well as to uphold accountability and openness, inform the community on a regular basis about progress.