Mitaala na Mihtasari (Sekondari Elimu ya Juu)
Schools as Open system
Schools are described as open system since they depend on environment for several things e.g. the flow of information, personnel and other resources. A school as a system is divided into four parts:
Inputs: students, Teacher, Support staffs, Community norms and values, Financial resources, an appropriate curriculum, physical resources,
Process: curriculum organization, teaching methods, decision making, communication, financial allocation, facilities, effective use of time, order and discipline, consideration of individual learning e.g. slow learners, assignments attendance, quality of examinations,
Output: students attitudes, skills, knowledge, staff attitude (morale), satisfaction, motivation
Feedback: Are the customers buy or not buy the products?