https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/92d6b32162389997a5b3858478ee0a44.pdf 3d6f69c536fa634762693a5c7beaaad0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT IN MUDZI DISTRICT’S PRIMARY SCHOOLS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource EVERSHINE NDONGWE Description An account of the resource This study, ―Causes and Effects of Financial Mismanagement in Mudzi District‘s Primary Schools.‖ is a doctoral thesis conducted in Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Province between 2018 and 2022. The study's goal was to look at the issues that primary school heads encounter in Zimbabwe's Mudzi rural area. To collect data, the exploratory sequential mixed method study design was used. A random sample of 65 primary school heads provided quantitative data, while a purposive sample provided qualitative data. The data were augmented and triangulated with interview data conducted with 20 of the school heads and document analysis carried out at 20 of the schools. Research data were analysed using SPSS IBM software for quantitative data and NVIVO and thematic analysis for qualitative data. The study's principal conclusions were that financial mismanagement in Zimbabwean primary schools was caused by the absence of most of the papers that comprised the legal framework directing school financial management. As a result, most school heads lacked the legal and accounting knowledge to correctly interpret and implement some of the financial management and accounting principles Most Primary school heads doubled as school bursars or book keepers because their schools could not afford to hire a qualified bursar or bookkeeper. As a result, school heads were overwhelmed with work and this negatively impacted on their effectiveness as school financial managers. Most school leaders' capacity to successfully manage school money was hampered by a lack of accounting knowledge and abilities. Lack of regular supervision and auditing by the Ministry of Education resulted in some school heads making unchecked errors, oversights and short cuts in adhering to financial management processes and procedures. The following conclusion were drawn from the findings. The majority of incidents of financial mismanagement in Zimbabwean primary schools were caused by the absence of important papers that comprised the legal framework governing school financial management. As a result, some school heads worked outside of the policies that guided them. The majority of reported financial mismanagement incidents in Zimbabwean schools are the result of school leaders' lack of financial management knowledge and abilities. Heads of schools without bursars or bookkeepers are overburdened and prone to financial management blunders. The Ministry of Education's lack of monitoring and financial audits creates a climate in which acts of financial mismanagement take a long time to uncover and address. The following recommendations are made; All the legal and financial documents comprising the legal framework guiding financial management in Zimbabwean schools should be compiled into a handbook that should be kept at every school. School heads should be trained and capacitated in the processes and procedures of school financial management. All schools should have a bursar or bookkeeper qualified and experienced to keep books of accounts at the school. Use of financial computer packages should be incorporated in public primary schools. The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education should make regular checks and audits to ensure the correct application of financial management policies, processes and procedures. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zimbabwe Open University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 Educational management Financial management Primary and secondary education