The Perceptions of Stakeholders on Post-War Reconstruction of Secondary Education in Kailahun District, Sierra Leone

The study investigated the perceptions of stakeholders on the problems and solutions of post war reconstruction of formal secondary education in kailahun district which is located in the eastern province of sierra Leone, and is comprised of fourteen [14] chiefdoms. The target group comprised of Inspectors/ Supervisors of the ministry of Education, Science and Technology in kailahun district, NACSA, UNICEF,IRC,NRA, Principals, teachers, pupils, community teachers associations of secondary schools and missions/ proprietors in partnership management of secondary schools in the kailahun district. The study sample comprised of 97 respondents. The study essentially involved the identification and description of stakeholders perceptions of problems and solutions in the postwar reconstruction of formal secondary education in Kailahun District in Sierra Leone. The major instruments used to collect data for the study were questionnaires, group discussions, observations and interviews. Questioners were developed and administered to all categories of respondents and questions were pretested to ascertain the uniformity of the items. The data collected was analysed in descriptive and qualitative ways and presented in tables. The findings and results of the study were summarized and conclusions drawn.