EFFECTS OF EDUCATIONAL COST SHARING ON PRIMARY SCHOOLS 
                  MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION IN TANZANIA: A CASE OF 
                                TUNDURU DISTRICT IN RUVUMA 
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                  ROCKY JAMES MHAGAMA 
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                  A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE 
                  REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION IN 
                  ADMINISTRATION, PLANNING AND POLICY STUDIES OF THE OPEN 
                                  UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA 
                                            2015 
                                 
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            acceptance  by  The  Open  University  of  Tanzania  a  dissertation  titled  “Effects  of 
            Educational Cost Sharing on Primary Schools Management and Administration in 
            Tanzania: A Case of Tunduru District in Ruvuma,” in partial fulfillment of the 
            requirements for the degree of Master of Education in Administration, Planning and 
            Policy Studies of the Open University of Tanzania. 
                                 
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                            Dr. John Soka 
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           I, Rock James Mhagama, do hereby declare to the senate of The Open University 
           of  Tanzania,  that  this  is  my  own  original  work  and  that  to  the  best  of  my 
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