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

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