Parents Role in Facilitating Students Learning in Government Secondary Schools of Arada Sub-City in Addis Ababa
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2018-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The main purpose of the study was to examine some parental involvement factors at home in learning activities affecting Government secondary school students’ achievement in Addis Ababa. The participants of the study were two principals, three vice-principals, one education bureau official and two hundred ninety two tenth grade Government secondary school students. The instruments for data collection were questionnaire, interview, and document analysis. The study employed quantitative as well as qualitative design. The quantitative data gathered from the respondents were analyzed by using frequency and percentage, while the qualitative data were analyzed through narration. Although families are essential, not just desirable, policy addressing family involvement are often missing in learning activities and viewed as an addition rather than an essential part of education in Government secondary schools of the selected schools. Based on the data analysis and the literatures reviewed the following major findings of the study considered. school management related factors and lack of coordinated sufficient interventions in the sub city and promoting parental involvement in Government secondary schools was almost ignored by school management and education sector office in the sub city under study, which has a positive impact on education quality. Based on the finding the study concluded that, however parental involvement in children’s learning at home has a great contribution for student achievement most Parents do not involve in their children’s learning at home; because of lack of awareness creation from concerned bodies. Finally, recommended that more intervention and strong alliance among policy makers, performers in education sector, Parents and concerned Government bodies is highly needed to insure quality of education.
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Parents Role in Facilitating Students Learning, in Government Secondary Schools