Comparative Study of School-Parent Partnership In Government And Private Primary Schools: The Case of Yekatit-23 And Eshet Academy in Bahir Dar
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2008-06
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Addis Ababa Universty
Abstract
This is a comparative study on school-parent partnership in govemment
and private primary schools in Bahir Dar town. The main purpose of this
study was to identify the difference between govemment and private
schools in the practice of parent inuolvement as partner. Two primary
schools (Ykatit -23 and Esh.et Academy from the gouemment and private
respectiuely) were taken as Cl case in this study. The subjects of the study
were 102 students, 20 teachers, 2 principals, 12 parents, and 2 education
r experts. Questionnaires for teachers and students, interview with parents,
principals and education experts were employed to collect the data for th.is
study. The data obtained were analyzed using both quantitative and
qualitative methods. After analyzing the data, it was found that, the
practice of schools in involving parents in different involuement programs
did not indicate statistically s ignificant difference between govemment and
priuatc primary schools .However, the practice of private schools seem
better in communicating w ith and supporting home leaming activities. The
gouernment school was better in inuolving PTA members in decision
making. It was also found that parents participation in major school
programs was insignificant in both schools. However, parent practices of r
guiding, monitoring and assisting children at home shows significant
difference in fauor of the priuate school. Finally, from the finding of the
study it is possible to conclude that school-parent partnership in
. government and private pnmary schools did not show significant
difference and was not s trengthened as expected to be. The concem ed
stakeholders need to accomplish their responsibilities for the better
participation of p arents in their children education.
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Partnership In Government