The strategy for effective educational management.

The study on the strategy for effective educational management was conducted to address educational management gaps in South Sudan. The study aimed at ascertaining the strategies for effective education management to mitigate the educational systemic loopholes in the country. The study objective was to identify the efficient strategies for educational management, and factors contributing to the effective educational management. The study employed mixed approaches which consist of qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the descriptive and numerical information. The instruments used in the research design consists of questionnaire, interviews, focus group discussions and observations, in which the study established that the effective strategies for educational management comprised of sufficient education funding, development of educational facilities, teachers’ motivation, transparency, accountability and strong systemic control. The study revealed the presence of government multiyear strategic plan that promotes equitable and sustainable inclusive access to education, foster safe, enabling safe learning environments for all children, regardless of their status, gender or disability; and enable learners to use their education toward sustainable futures in line with sustainable development goal 4. The study discovered that despite declaration of free primary education in the country, there is lack of funding for infrastructural development, teachers’ remuneration, and teachers’ professional development. The study found huge number of out of school children which resulted from forceful displacement and natural calamities, couple with cultural barriers of nomadic life of movement in wilderness without access to education. The study found the presence of school governing bodies who are not empowered to support school administration on developmental projects, fund raising, and community sensitization. In conclusion, the study recommends for the government to fund education, increase teachers’ remunerations, recruitment of qualified teachers, and strengthen teachers’ continuous professional development to enhance the quality of education .

Keywords: strategies, education, management, governance, effective, remuneration.