Out of School Factors Affecting Quality of Education in General Secondary Education: the Case of Kimbibit Woreda in Oromia Regional State
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2019
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The purpose of this study was to assess out of school factors affecting quality education in
general secondary education: the case of Kimbibit Woreda in Oromia regional state. A
descriptive survey design was employed to carry out the study which enabled the researcher
to describe the present status of the problem under study. All the three general secondary
schools of Kimbibit Woreda were included in this study. 330 students and 76 teachers were
selected by stratified simple random sampling while three school principals, One Vice
principal, one supervisor and three Woreda education office experts were selected using
purposive sampling technique. The instruments employed to collect data from respondents
were questionnaire, interview and document analysis. The quantitative data gathered from
respondents were analyzed using percentage, mean, weighted mean, one sample t-test and
the qualitative data was analyzed through narration. The results of the study revealed that
students’ related factors such as students lack of interest for education, failure to study hard,
peer influence and absenteeism socio economic related factors; low economic status of
parents, lack of educational materials support and parents education level socio-cultural
factors like parental divorce, parents low perception towards education and community
related factors like attitude of the society towards school, lack of parents education support,
lack of parents follow up of their children as well as out of school factors such as, low
community involvement in school affairs and lack of parents visit the learning activities of
their children’s were among major variables that influenced quality of education in general
secondary education of Kimbibit Woreda in Oromia regional state. The Woreda education
bureau was found to be establishing efficient school leadership, making the family and the
community to build positive perception towards education and improving the capacity of the
school in terms of quality indicators. Thus, it is recommended that the secondary schools
should ensure the participation of parents, students, teachers and community members to
enhance the academic achievement of students as well as school performance
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The case of Kimbibit Woreda in Oromia regional state