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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

school success, performance, secondary schools, Uganda

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Counseling Psychology and Special Education

Abstract

In recent years, test scores and school performance have become hot topics in the United States. The US federal government recently set up school standards and established ways for students and parents to leave “failing” schools for better performing ones. While the United States has just begun applying the theories of competitive economics to the education system, several countries throughout the world have been dealing with such a system for some time. Uganda, in particular, has an array of both private and public schools, with success based on standardized test scores. A school’s student test scores influence its continued existence as new students are attracted to schools with higher test scores. These students, in turn, pay fees bringing in revenue for the school. In such a test-based system, identification of factors influencing performance becomes strategically critical. Using the context of Ugandan schools to learn more about successful school performance, this research identifies and examines some factors that may contribute to school success in Uganda.

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