Authors : Maria Felician; Onesmo Amos

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 10 - October

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25oct930

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Abstract : The study aims to provide information on Participative Goal-Setting Practices (PGSPs) by focusing on organizational change in public secondary school development planning in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania. Convergent design was employed under a mixed approach to carry out the research. The study stemmed from Total Quality Management (TQM) theory, which was propounded by important gurus such as W. Edwards Deming and Juran after World War II. The study also involved 183 as a sample, whereby 01 Educational officer, 09 heads of schools, 82 secondary school teachers, and 91 students. Semi-structured interview guides and self-administered questionnaires were utilized effectively in gathering the information from the selected participants. Assurance on validity and reliability was established by consulting experts, member checking, the Cronbach Alpha technique, and a successful pilot study was conducted. Hypothesis testing was done through inferential statistics by the use of a simple linear regression. The study demonstrated that PGSPs are a catalyst for positive organizational change in school development planning. In addition, the study indicated that Participative goal-setting practices lead to the encouragement of sharing of responsibilities, improvement of the school’s environment, advancement in transparency and accountability, better discipline, and efficient optimization of resources. The tested hypothesis indicated no significant relationship between participative goal-setting practices and organizational change in school development plans in public secondary schools in Morogoro Municipality. Moreover, the study concluded that positive organizational change is highly driven by effective PGSPs, whereby the school administration monitors regular success of goal-setting, increasing sense of ownership among stakeholders, and enhancing commitment to implementing organizational changes. Additionally, the study recommended creating a conducive environment for attracting and encouraging various educational stakeholders to be involved in school development plans and conducting various projects specifically for raising awareness concerning participative goal-setting practices for the best achievement of the desired organizational goals and objectives.

Keywords : Participative Goal-Setting, Organizational Change, School Development Planning. Public Secondary School.

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