Factors Affecting The Internal Efficiency of Primary Schools In Adama City Administration
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2007-06
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Addis Ababa Univerisity
Abstract
111 the context 0/ on going primary education in Elhiopia, there is a need for internal
efficiency improvement in order to reduce '\>vastage and to attain UPE by 20J 5 which is
one 0/ the MDG. Previously, there were studies that are conducted on the factors.
However, there were still inefficiencies in primary schools of Ethiopia. The major
purpose oj this study, thereJore, was to identify the major factors that affect the internal
efficiency oj primary schools in ACA. These major Jactors were revealed using the
opinions oj three respondent groups drawn from both government and non-government
schools. The research method employed was descriptive survey. Data gathering
instnlments were questionnaires. In addition, annual efficiency indicator documents were
critically assessed. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to reveal the
degree of influence oj the factors on IEPS in the study area. As a result, school external
factors are Jound common problems Jor both GS and NGS pupils who were at risk oj
school dropout and class-repetitions, whereas school internalJactors were not commonly
related in affecting the IE oj both GS and NGS pupils. The problems that were severe for
GS pupils were not critically severe for NGS pupils. However, the overall weighted mean
response values Jor school internal and external Jactors were tested using t-statistic Jor
the mean oj dependent variables. The statistical test revealed that both school internal
and external Jactors are affecting the IEPS in the study area at almost the same degree of
influence. The major school internal Jactors Jound in A CA primary schools are shortage
of textbooks, irrelevant curriculum, lack of guidance and counseling services, failure to
study hard, and demand Jor repetitions. Whereas major school external/actors such as
low-income source and poor education oj parents, influence of unemployed high school
graduate siblings, mobility oj Jamilies from one school attendance area to another and
the desire oj pupils to involve in business are found as critical problems that affect the
1EPS in this study area. The problems seem complex and multidimensional and it needs
complex and multidimensional solutions that satisfy the need and interests oj the users
and implementers. School community alone can not control all problems that are related
to school internal and external factors, because, it needs resources that are beyond their
level. The best solutions, therefore, are working with a team approach with combined
efforts of the school community, the society, the business groups, the local government
and the regional government that are directly or indirectl) concerned on primary
education.
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