School Community Perceptions af the Impacts af Educational Inputs; the Case of General Primary Eduction in Addis Ababa City Government
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2008-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the impacts of educational inputs in
view of the process of improving quality of education in the Addis Ababa City
Government.
Quality education is crucially important to the development of a nation.
Therefore, 'provision of quality education is global issue. As a result this
study was significant to assess and proposes some impacts of educational
inputs on the quality of general primary education. In light of this, three
basic research questions related to major educational inputs and students
achievement results were raised. Based on the research questions rele vant
literature was reviewed and appropriate research methodology was applied.
The study was conducted on 23 government general primary schools selected
by systematic random sampling method, from the total population of 75
schools. The research methodology employed was descriptive survey
method. Data were gathered using questionnaire. The gathered data were
analyzed using applicable statistical tools.
Accordingly, the finding of the study revea led that the inputs to schools were
significantly scarce to result in qua lity education . The document analysis
made on the students test also indicated that students achievement was low.
Therefore, one can easily generalize from the findings that the quality status
of education in the city government is low due scarce resources and
inefficient management among many other problems.
As a result, the Addis Ababa city Government and the Addis Ababa Education
Bureau, are recommended to strengthen the already begun school
improvement program and coordinate all the concerned body to increase the
quality of education
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