A Study of School Facilities and Their Influence on the Provision of Quality Education in Secondary Schools of Western Tigray
| dc.contributor.advisor | Yimam, Melaku (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Alemseged, Fikre | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-03T15:38:48Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-10T13:01:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-01-03T15:38:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-10T13:01:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The major purpose of this research was to conduct a study on school facilities and their influence on the provision of quality education in secondary schools of Western Tigray. In order to serve this purpose, descriptive survey method of research was employed. There were seven secondary schools in Western Tigray. Form these schools three of them were randomly selected. In line with this, two kinds of sampling techniques were employed to select the participants. Firstly, the principals, vice principals, teachers, library club and girls club members were purposively selected since this sampling technique helps to include only the participants who have adequate information on the problem to be studied. Secondly, to obtain enough information from all participants, all of them were included by using availability sampling technique. Questionnaire, FGD and observation were employed to collect data for this study. In order to check the validity and reliability of the data gathering tools, face avidity and test retesrmethods were used respectively. Accordingly, the correlation coefficient score of the two tests was 0.96. This implied that there was high relationship between the two tests that were conducted at different times on the same teachers. Concerning the data analysis, the quantitative data were presented, analyzed and interpreted by triangulating with the qualitative data which were gathered through FGD and observation. In relation to this, data analysis methods such as mean score, percentage, grand mean and Z-score were employed to analyze the quantitative data. Eventually, based on the findings obtained, brief conclusions and recommendations were drawn. The study revealed that although there were adequate toilets in the sample secondary schools, they were not separated for boys and girls and supplied with the necessary amenities. As a result, most of the female students were obliged to leave school for three to seven days during menstruation. Similarly, even though the libraries were equipped with enough tables, chairs, electric light and shelves, they were not supplied with relevant books, magazines and newspapers. Moreover, they were not staffed with qualified librarians. They were unable to give adequate service for students. Generally, the study pointed out that poor management and utilization of toilet and library facilities hampered quality of education in all the sample secondary schools. In addition to this, absence of water facility affected quality of education in some secondary schools. Therefore, the TWL facilities ought to be supplied with the necessary amenities by generating income from the stakeholders and other governmental and non-governmental organizations. They should also be managed and utilized effectively and efficiently so as to assure quality of education. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/15521 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Influence on the Provision of Quality Education | en_US |
| dc.title | A Study of School Facilities and Their Influence on the Provision of Quality Education in Secondary Schools of Western Tigray | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |