Community Paricipation in the Mangement of Primary Education in Arsi Zone of Oromia Region
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2011-05
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to undertake an assessment of community
participation in the management of primary education in Oromia Region Arsi Zone.
The method employed was descriptive survey, and the study was carried out in five
woredas. , The sampling techniques used were purposive and random sampling
techniques. The data were collected mainly through questionnaires and structured
interviews questions. In addition to this, document analyses of the school and woreda
education office were made to collect the necessary information. All data obtained
through questionnaires, interviews and document analysis were analyzed by using
percentage, mean value and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov D test as well as qualitative
analysis.
The main finding of the study indicates that community participation in the
management of primary schools activity to discharge their roles and responsibilities
was not high at desired level. Due to this, their contributions to increase an access and
reduction of educational wastage were not significant. The capacity of PTA and KETB
members ' got from the training and orientation given to them to execute their duties
and responsibilities was not adequate.
The major factors that challenge active participation of community in the management
of schools were found to be lack of skill, knowledge and poor understanding of their
roles and responsibilities, lack of time and poor economical background, low level of
principals and teachers initiation and support, reluctance and lack of commitment due
to lack of incentive, and trusting that educating children as duties of principals and
teachers. From this it is possible to conclude that~ however, KETB and PTA community
members have decentralized autonomy to manage the school activities, they are not
mostly discharged their roles and responsibilities given to them by law.
Thus, to minimize, or if possible to alleviate the above problems, some attainable
recommendations were forwarded with the intention of obtaining commitment of
community participation in the management of primary education. These include:
examine and understanding nature and structure of community, identifYing the training
needs and address these need, establish communication channel, conduct assessment
and provision of incentive for their participation.
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Paricipation in the Mangement, Paricipation in the Mangement