Parent- Teacher Association's Involvement In Schools In Tigray Region: Thecase of Kindaya Primary School
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2006-06
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Addis Ababauniversity
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which parent
involvement in schools and the contribution of parent participation to the
overall school affairs and how parent-teacher association shoulders school
responsibility in the school.
The research method that employed in the study was qualitative
method. The research design was identified as case study. The data
provide in-depth and detail through direct and careful description of
situations) events and interaction.
The subjects of the study were thirteen) three teachers) three
parents) three students outof1622) two parent teacher association and two
directors identified from one purposefully selected primary school. The
technique utilized in the study was purposive sampling. Therefore) this has
chosen in order to purposely select and purposely leave some members.
The data was collected using interview) participant observations
and document analysis. The data drawn from interview) observation and
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document analysis were studied carefully and repeatedly. Referring to the
notebook and the Tape recorder cassettes did this. The researcher was
categorized the collected data in line with their similarities.
The study was conducted in the context of parent involvement in the
school administration to enable democratic system of administration for
facilitating engagement of leamers) parents and community for sustained
dialogue) decision-making around nationally oriented goals for basic
leam-ing.
Parent-teacher association involvement in school administration was
focused on their responsibilities devolved by the Ministry of EducatIOn.
Their responsibilities were leaders hip) encouraging parents to send their
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child) labor) control) planning) evaluation) involvement) parent teacher
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relation, construction and maintenance, finance, discipline and parent
encouragement.
The discussion of this study concentrated in examznIng the above
mentioned responsibilities . The results show that the parent- teachers
association's involvement in fund raising, in planning, in controlling
finance, and in encouraging parents to be involved in the school affairs
and in exercising democratic leadership was high. But its participation in
maintaining school discipline, in supervision, controlling and sustenance of
teaching materials was inadequate
Parent-teacher association has made an effort in enhancing school
finance. But the collected money was utilized for constructing buildings.
Therefore, the school finance was in adequate to fulfill the school needs.
Due to this the school has been in short of resources, which in tum
hindered the teaching learning process.
Thus, to solve the problem of the school, parent teacher association
members have to strengthen relation with NGO's and enterprises found in
that area and to the community at large. Moreover, the parent teacher
association should do the best to carry its responsibility in the school.
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Association's Involvement