A Study on the Status of Public Primary School Physical Plants in Addis Ababa
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1999-05
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
r be purpose of the study was to make a survey on the current status of public primary
.cbools in the city of Addis Ababa.
Ute needed data was obtained by means of questionnaires distributed to 30 school
\U1cipa!s, 28 members of school administrative committees, and 210 teachers working in
Upublic primary schools randomly selected from five study "Zones" of the city.
it data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Accordingly the
!leiI.fch revea led the following results.
fit of public school physical plants were found to be inadequate to implement various
~cl programmes because they were not primarily designed for educational purposes,
~~yen those which were designed for educational purposes were built without overall
gS,S/S\Ilents and appropriate design. lnaddition, more than half of the public schools did
t; ~~e legally acceptable school map and plan.
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Ir1 -t::bcs\udy, school principals and teachers showed much .similar perception with regard
'VlIating the adequacy and comfortability of school plants than members of school
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jJT;.trative committees.
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-c thool physical plants were not located according to their functional relationships
pub "J o \tes comfortable for teaching-learning processes. Hence, the school compounds,
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cl&stoOms, staff-rooms and offices were not convenient for teaching-Ieaming
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seland administrative activities. Almost all public school physical plants were by
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P 1 ~the standard set by the MOE.
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. scl\)ols lack the necessary repair and maintenance, for the reason that the
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onsibiliy was left to school administrative committeeS-Almost all of the respondents
resP. d Jltither the ed ucatI.O na I 0 ffiI ces nor t he surroun dm' g commuru.t y m. vo Iv ed m.
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Ill . d llIlintenance of public schools.
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Most of these schools did not have educational facilities like libraries, laboratories, space
and facilities for subjects that require practical activities.
The mam financial sources for public schools were found to be school fees. The
participation of school committees, parents, the surrounding community in the affairs of
public school physical plants was insignificant.
There are no clear-cut policy statements and general guidelines about the organization
and administration of public schools.
If these problems are to be met forth rightly and directly, then careful planning and study
are necessary. If successful solutions with successful answers are to be arrived at,
cooperative action is desired between professional educational staff, the board of
education, other community agencies and all citizens of the community.
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Status of Public Primary School Physical Plants