The Status of Parrent-Teacher Association Participation in the Management of Government Primary School of Addis Ababa
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2013-06-01
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Addis Ababa University
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The main objective of this study was to assess the status of Parent- Teacher association participation in government primary school of City administration of Addis Ababa. To conduct the study, a descriptive survey method was employed to obtain pertinent information concerning the status of PTA participation in the management of school. The study had a total of 269 respondents (154 school leaders (i.e. vice principals and department heads) and 115 PTA members) were taken from randomly selected schools. In this study purposive sampling was used to PTA members, department heads, and vice principals as well as, availability sampling for woreda education officials and principals. Document analysis was also made to supplement the data gathered through questionnaire and interviews. The data obtained from respondents were tallied and arranged in tabular forms to analyze them using statistical measures of mean, grand mean, standard deviation, percentage and t-test. The finding of the study shows, that PTA's involvement in management of school activities was medium. The degree of involvement concerning monitoring and evaluation school activities, initiating parents and community to volunteer at school, empower capacity of PTA members through trainings, and awareness about the role and responsibilities of PTA members were not high. To reduce the challenges of PTA involvement in school activities recommendations such as preparing consistent monitoring and evaluation program, motivating PTA members to participate in management of school, providing appropriate and adequate training program, providing participatory leadership style in school, woreda and sub-city level should be given were made
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The Status IOf Parrent-Teacher Association Participation in the Malllagement