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    Community Participation in Curriculum Implementation: The Case of Boredaworeda Public Primary Schools in Gamo Gofa Zone
    (Addis Ababa University, 2018-06) Bogale, Asrat; Kassaye, Woube (PhD)
    The purpose of this study was to explore how members of the communities can participate in making meaningful contributions in curriculum implementation at primary school level in Boreda woreda in Gamo Gofa Zone. The qualitative case study design was employed in this study. Open ended questionnaires, interviews and review of documents were employed in order to conduct qualitative content analysis of community participation in various forms and dimensions in the selected schools. The study was conducted in five primary schools in the Boreda woreda in Gamo Gofa Zone. A total of thirty seven respondents were participated in the study comprising of five principals, five vice principals, ten teachers, two cluster supervisors, five PTA members, five SETB members and five parents. The study findings indicated that community members and the school community have not meaningfully engaged each other in curriculum implementation. Overall, the community participation in the implementation of primary school curriculum in the five schools studied was found to be low. The barriers to a successful relationship included lack of awareness, low economic background, time constraints, lack of emphasis from the side of the school administration and lack of acceptance to the parents and school. Primary school curriculum implementation needs a shared efforts and responses from the community, teachers, principals, vice principals and students. It is recommended that partnership and interaction between community and school in implementing educational policies and programs must be built to provide initiative, responsibility, sensitivity for participation in education and school governance designed to improve community participation in the implementation of primary school curriculum. KEY TERMS: Community participation; Curriculum implementation; Primary school.