Practices and Problems of Community Participation in Secondary Schools Management in Central Zone of Tigray Region
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2014-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The main purpose of this study was to investigate the current practices and major problems of community
participation in seven selected secondary schools in central zone of Tigray Region. Specifically, the present
study was intended: to assess the level of PTA and KETB in school management; the degree at which these
community representatives involve increasing enrollment and reducing dropout rate; finding factors that
affect PTA and KETB participation and to investigate the roles played by school principals in enhancing CP
through their representatives. A total of 179 0f PTA, KETB, teachers and woreda education office experts
have participated. Of this 88 (26.2%) of teachers were chosen in a stratified random sampling with
proportional allocation method; and 56( PTA), 35(KETB) and woreda education office experts were selected
purposively. Both closed-and-open ended questions were administered to PTA, KETB and teachers. Interview
was conducted with the woreda education experts. The other tool used in this study was document analysis.
While analyzing the data collected using these aforementioned tools; frequency, percentage, mean and
standard deviation were employed. According to the results of the analysis CP in school management is
below the median value (i.e, less than 3). The finding of this study indicates that the status of community
participation in the management of secondary school was inadequate. And the contribution of KETB and PTA
members to increase enrollment and to reduce dropout rate of students was not sufficient furthermore, the
study revealed that lack of training, lack of time and poor economic status, lack of understanding of roles and
responsibilities, long distance and inconvenient meeting time, lack of commitment and willingness, lack of
appreciation of overall objectives of education and lack of accountability on the part of PTA and KETB
members; and principals ‘unable to communicate with KETB and PTA members, lack of understanding their
capacity ,non participatory leadership approach, due to lack of training were affecting community
participation. thus, to
alleviate the major problems encountered with community participation
recommendations have been for warded .These included PTA and KETB members at all levels in the process
of school management ,provide clear and specific guide line and sensitize them, provide training to school
principals, conduct meeting, motivate and encourage PTA and KETB members organizing experience
sharing programs; provide rewards for those who have better performance and replace by new members
those who are passive participants in the school management .
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Practices and Problems, of Community Participation in