Factors Influencing Quality Education Among Secondary Schools in Sarajevo, Bosnia
Abstract
The study examined the factors influencing quality education among secondary schools in Sarajevo, Bosnia. The study's specific objectives were to examine the role of the board of management, e-learning and student interaction on education quality. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design. The target population was 374 teachers and students. The study used questionnaires to collect the data. The study did sampling of 193 respondents selected from the target population of 374. The correlation results of the study showed that board of management, student interaction and e-learning was positively and significantly associated with the education quality. The study found that 64.9% of the variations in the quality of education among the secondary schools in Sarajevo, Bosnia is explained by the board of management, student interactions and e-learning. The study found that the board of management was positively and significantly related to the quality of education among the secondary schools in Sarajevo, Bosnia (?=.403, p=0.001). The relationship between student interactions and the quality of education among the secondary schools in Sarajevo was found to be positively and significantly related (?=.194, p=0.000). E-Learning and quality of education was found to be positively and significantly related (?=.243, p=0.007). The study concluded that board of management, student interaction and e-learning were satisfactory in determining the quality of education among secondary schools in Sarajevo, Bosnia. The study recommended schools need to engage in rewarding and promoting hardworking teachers and students and this will positively improve the quality of education. There should also be easy access to the required resources such as books by both the teachers and students. There is a need of the school to develop educational networking and promote the development of the ICT centers. The study recommended that schools need to promote the interaction between student to student and also between student and teachers. The study recommended that schools need to advocate for e-learning to enhance the quality of education since technology is inevitable.
Keywords: Board of management, e-learning, student interaction, quality of education, Sarajevo, Bosnia
