Teachers, Students And Community Participation In Primary Schools Improvement Program: The Case of Selected Schools In North Shoa Zone In Amhara Regenalstate
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2012-06
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Addis Ababauniversity
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The purpose of this study was to assess teachers, students and community
participation in school improvement program in Amhara Regional State, the case
of North Shao zone. The method of the study was descriptive survey method. The
subjects in this study were 144 teaches, 336 students, 22 Woreda educational
personnels, 12 principals, 5 community representatives, 7 parents and PTs
members and 28 parents. Data were collected through questionnaire, interview,
focus group discussion, and observation checklists. Documents were consulted
regarding data analysis. Percentages were used for some data and qualitative
data were analyzed qualitatively by the interpretation and description of
respondents' ideas. The findings of the study showed that teachers, students
and community participation have a positive impact on educational quality and
access. It also has a clear impact upon students' enrollment. Community and
Parents are participated to solve the problem which obstacle quality and access
of education. The findings shown that the community highly interested to
contributed money, labor, raw materials (wood, stone, .. ) to building new schools
and maintaining schools and send their children to school regularly. The study
also showed that the most factors that hindered teachers, students and
community participation were getting low income, lack of awareness, the school
management and educational experts gave unfair training opportunity to the
community and shortage of time. Based on the findings of this study, capacity
building should be given to the community through short-term and long-term
training program at local level, and the Ministry of Education and the Regional
Government should further plan to support community locally to strengt':-en the
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access of students to primary education
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Case of Selected Schools In North Shoa Zone In Amhara Regenalstate