Community Participation in the Implementation of School Improvement Program in Government Primary Schools of Gondar Town
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2011-05
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The major i/llent of this swdy was to assess the currellt practices alld the illfluellce of
school alld COllllllllllity factors 011 the level of commullity participatioll ill the
implemelltatioll of school improvemellt program ill government prim ary schools of
COlldar tOWII. To achieve rhese objecrives, a descriptive survey merhod was emplo,·erl.
From a rota I offorn' govemmellf prilllUlT schools, rell schools were selecred as a sample
of the stud,' usillg simple ralldom r('chll ique. Data were collecred from prillcipals,
teachers, parents, conllllluliry represen{{/ ri1'(!s ill Parent Tea cher Associarions (P TA ) alld
School Improvemenr Commillee (SIC) and education officials through questiollnaires alld
illrerview. The surve\' quesrionnaires , .. ere distributed to 90 teachers, 264 parenrs, and 40
PTA and SIC members. Among rhe fOral 394 distributed questionllaires, 372(94.42%)
quesrionnaires were filled and retumed. Moreover, interviews were held with school
principals and educational officials. The data obtained Fom quesrionnaires were
allalyzed using percentage and fII ean scores and the data gathered employing illterviews
and opell ended quesrions were qualiratively described. Accordinglv, rhe resulrs of rhe
srudV have suggesred thor rhe relarionship berween school alld COllllllull ir." was nor close
enuugh to lead ro a cooperarive e[fon rOlvards rhe implefllenrarion of school improvemellr
programs; rhe ejJon of school admillistrators to involve the cOfllfll ulliry ill rhe
implementatioll of school improvemellr program was inadequate; finallcial constraillts
a ll the parr of comllllmity significanth' ajJec1ed their participation in rhe ifllp lemelltarioll
of school improvement program; alld community awarelless on school improvemel/r
program was low. Thus, to minimize problems related to commulliry participarioll ill
school improvemel/r prografll , school-commullity relationship should be strengrhelled;
traillillg should be organ ized for school administrarors on how to in volve and work wirh
the commlmity in school ajJairs; and orientalioll should be given ro rhe commulliry to
enhallce th eir {Il vareness all roles alld responsibilities they have to play ill the
implementar ioll of school ifllprovemellr program
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Government Primary Schools of Gondar Town