The Role of Social Accountability Program in Improving Quality of Primary Education
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2017-06
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Addis Ababa University
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This research has dealt with the Role of Social Accountability Program in Improving Quality of Primary Education. In this research, the extent and contribution of social accountability program in improving quality of primary education are assessed. The research used a descriptive research design and used a cross sectional study in data collection. Deductive logic of reasoning is applied. The selection of samples followed multi-stage sampling procedure. There are three strata: sub-city, woredas and school levels. This study used questionnaire, interview and FDG as methods of data collection. From school level social accountability clubs, a total of 72 sample respondents participated in filling the survey questionnaire. 17 FGD discussants and 6 key informants from woreda and sub city level purposively selected and participated in the research. The study employed mixed methods in collecting and analyzing data.
The findings of the study revealed that, the social accountability program has been well implemented as per the social accountability building blocks (information, voice and negotiation for change) and made a contribution in improving the national quality education indicators. Most of the quality indicators (percent of primary school teachers with at least diploma qualification, primary school students to textbook ratio, primary education (1-8) student to teacher ratio and primary education (1-8) student to sections ratio) are progressively achieved. However, the contribution of social accountability program to the completion rate at grade 5 and the completion rate at grade 8 still need further improvement. Particularly, at grade 8 national exam, student who scored above 50% is low. Hence, the social accountability program should not only focus on improving the facilities(input) but also on improving the teaching learning (process) and academic performance of students (output) to bring change on quality of primary education.
Key words: Social accountability, quality education, information, voice and negotiation for change, empowerment
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Social Accountability; Quality Education; Information; Voice and Negotiation for Change; Empowerment