Community Participation For Improving Access'in PrimaiY Education: The Case of HadiyA Zone/Snnpr .
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2007-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Th) main objecti\ e q( this ·tudy \Vas to investigate the status of community
particlj)atiol7 in iJ17pro\ ing access in education with particular reference 10 the
primar.l' education q/lladlJ a /..oneISNNPR.
To conduct the research a descriptive survey type of the research method was
emp/o}'ed. Using the purposive sampling technique, four woredas were selected ji-om
the zone administration. This techniqu.e was used for the convenience of access to
areas KI:T!3, W/~TJ3 memhers and zone education department management l71emlJ"rs
II ere [(sed as sOllrc J (~( data in the stZlc6 . Questionnaire, inten i "\\' and document
analysis Il'ere liS >d to co//ect the neceSSCll~jl data. /Jaw ohtained through
questionnaires IIl 'll ~/lIul7liILll i\ 'l'I~\ descrihed interpreted und Ul7a~\ 'Zed through
percentage \\·hile in/c)rl11ation ohtained through intervielt' lVas qualitative/) descrihed
to support quantitatil'e daLa.
As the f1nding~' (~( the study indicated that: The majorit)' of the local community
contrihutes d!lf"erent in puts to schools, Kl:TB and W/~ TB mel1lbers do not ahvay'
discZlss I\'ith the locol community in promoting and enhancing education access, lack
of all'areness qf community in participation, lack of communication transparenc} ,
betll een the concerned hodies alld community. participation le\ el (~( KI:,TB Clnd
WLTl3 members in school (/cti\'ities are not \ elT high.
Therefore, to solve the problems il7 each levels, the alltl70ritl' in zone and Woredo
• levels hCi\'C to fo//OII' lip and provide technical and adl71inistroti\'e support (or the
C01111111117ily in genera/ und boards in particular
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Education