Management Information Systems and School Management in Private Secondary Schools in Kawempe Division, Kampala-Uganda

The investigation inspected the affiliation amongst managing information systems and school in Uganda’s private secondary educational establishments under Kawempe Division, Kampala. This investigation pursued to discuss in particular the succeeding specific goals; i) To analyze the relationship between students’ management information systems and school management, ii) To analyze the relationship between human resource management systems and school management, and iii) To examine the relationship between financial management information systems and school management in private secondary schools in Kawempe Division, Kampala-Uganda. This investigation adopted an investigative technique for correlation with only a quantifiable method. 60 respondents (teachers) size of sample was utilized obtained from two private secondary schools that were considered in the division. The investigation utilized both correlation and descriptive statistical technique to examine the quantifiable primary statistics that was assembled. The study revealed that students’ management information structures possess a moderate and positive substantial affiliation with managing schools under Uganda’s private secondary educational establishments under Kawempe Division, Kampala. This investigation also disclosed that human resource management systems possess a sturdy and constructive substantial relationship with managing schools under Uganda’s private secondary educational establishments under Kawempe Division, Kampala. Furthermore, this investigation revealed that finance management information systems posses a sturdy and constructive substantial relationship with managing schools under Uganda’s private secondary educational establishments under Kawempe Division, Kampala. This investigation deduces that management information systems such as students’ systems for information management, systems for managing human resources, and systems for managing finance information are strongly and substantially affiliated to school management whereby an enhancement in numerous management information systems results into an improvement in school management under Uganda’s Kampala private secondary educational establishments under Kawempe Division. This investigation commends that educational establishments must use automated information management systems or processes like attendance tracking, report car generation, fee management & invoicing, and timetable scheduling as this reduces administrative burden and human error, resultantly influencing an enhancement in school management under Uganda’s Kampala private secondary educational establishments under Kawempe Division.

Management Information Systems, Students’ Management Information Systems, Human Resource Management Systems, Financial Management Information Systems, and School Management

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