Factors that affect educational finance utlization in Oromia regional state
| dc.contributor.advisor | Yimam, Melaku(Ato) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wolde, Boru | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-11T05:48:42Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-10T12:26:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-11T05:48:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-10T12:26:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The major purpose of this study was to assess factors that affect Educational finance utilization in Oromia Regional State Education Bureau, with some selected woredas .In order to attain the objectives of the study; a descriptive survey method was employed. This study was carried using purposive and random sampling technique. Data were gathered through questionnaire, interview and document analysis and analyzed using percentage, weighted mean and ranking the frequency of responses. The findings of the study revealed that the degree of participation professionals in budget preparation was found to be low. In addition, the absence of accounting department within the education offices at woreda level highly affected the timely utilization of Educational finance. Capital budget allocations at woreda level were insignificant and the recurrent budget allocated to woredas was underutilized due to lack of implementation capacity. Inflexible financial rules and regulations, lack of managerial capacity of WEO, poor system of record keeping and reporting and lack of qualified personnel at WEO were major factors that affected the educational finance at woreda level. At Regional Education Bureau level, capital budget allocations were made based on political commitment that affects planned activities of the Bureau. Budget execution has practically been constrained due to lack of timely release of budget, high turnover and transfer of personnel handling finance operations. Furthermore, inadequacy of qualification, experience, training, poor organizational structure, inadequate financial decentralization, delay of purchasing, pre- conditions of budget release, poor record keeping and financial reporting were among the factors that affected the utilization of educational finance. To alleviate these prevailing factors that affect educational budget preparation and its utilization, it is recommended that the WFEDO, with regional BOFED has to encourage the participation of educational professional in order to prepare reasonable budget, reviewing the existing accounting practices to make organizational structure adjustment particularly for large sectors like Education offices in woredas. Woredas have to improve capital budget allocation and building the capacity of WFEDO experts through training for better handling the operation of finance For capital budget allocation that has been made based on political commitment, It IS recommended that the Bureau has to review the capacity of budget before entering into commitment and also find other alternative resources. The Bureau should encourage professionals to participate in budget preparation and develop incentive mechanism to maintain personnel undertaking financial operations. In addition the Bureau has to make periodiC financial pelformance evaluation for beller pelformance. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/7754 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa Universty | en_US |
| dc.subject | Factors that affect educational | en_US |
| dc.title | Factors that affect educational finance utlization in Oromia regional state | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |