Hussien, Abdulaziz (PhD)Emama, Ereti2018-08-142023-11-052018-08-142023-11-052008-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/11689I hI' Jlwill o!>/l!ctl\'e 0/ thi\' sludy \I'OS to (.IS.\('SS Ilze contribllllOl1 of wtellite schools in ul//I'('rmli:clllOl1 0/ prilllo/Y educllti(l/1 in nOrenel : IJI7(, in lerlllS (~j' edllco/iol1C11 access, gender l'(/Ilt/lity, (Illulily and e.///cicl7cy 0/ ('dllcotlOn; (/1/(/ 10 idei71U)' the maior clJllstraints thai 11/((1,,' IlIlIclt'r rl/(: £Iclil'ilie,' oj sateLlire schools (//u///170/lI ' CO/III! lip 1\'ilh po,ssih/( "traregies that shollid hi' £I1lplcllI(,lllt!d 10 allel'i(f(l! the prohlellls j'or the pr(JI'tsion u/ (jlllllilV cdllculion. The sludy used dnL'l'i/Jtin' \1IF\'e.\i appro(lch and il1l'O/I'es /}ol/i IJrilllw}' und ('ec(}J1(lary sources The data l\'a,\ ('ullt'cted ji-oJn fOllr ~\,(Jred(/,' of l30rena /.01/1' ,se/eCll!d usillg pUiposil'l!, simple random and (/I'lli/ahilily \({lIIplin,!!, 117e suhiec;ts ojthe "Illdy "'''ere 1-: supervison, 28 prlll/(/J~V school direclors, - () '(IIl!/litL' ,'( hoo! tl!(lchers, fOllr lPurec/a cdl/cal iO/1 of/ice heads, one zone educaf ion (~//h:e head wul jeJ/lr local elders. rhe necessw~\' informatiol7 was secured FOIJ7 lhes'e subjeds through (/IIl'\/lOflJ1({irl! oncl intt:n'ieH'. [n oddilioll, Ihe c!OCUJlWlltS oj'educalional statistics oflhe l32EO and If'/:D Il 'ere used to obtain Ihe necessary data regarding students' participalion in first cyc.:le /)J'fJlwry school and satellite schools oj the \ Zone lInderstudy. rhe da/o obtained frorn (/1IC!slionl7l1ire I!'cre ana!y:eci using s[({lislical tools likes percentage, mean and mean mIlle, 7he findings (?/ the s'llId), rCl'eoled (hoi the slotus o/sIudents ' participation in satellite school ' o/the /.UJ71! is I'ery high It is also revealed thaI Ihere i,\ /0\1' gender disparily ill participalion and loll' tim/)(Hf{ 0/ children in Ihe satellite schools Regarding the challenges, shortage of manpower and nIh('/" rnollrc{'\ hu\'c heell ielen/ij/ed us IJwior problems in provision uj (/lIl1/ily educmion in the '({leI/ill! scflool\ oj Barena Zone. SllOrloge 0/ stlldenls' lexl hook., and reference materials, shorlage 0/ role modelfemale teachers, sharlUge a/local Irained teuchers, leHI' level o/teochers' /J/olin/lion to tew:h (It '(lIellite schools. prohlems q/ adequate supervision, lack of compelenJ /wiIJWI) school directors aJ1d lack o/adeqllCltc budget have ht!cn identif/cd as major constraiJ7l\' \I hich oflect the (lc/h'ilies 0/ satellite schools for the provision q/ qualilJ' education. From this finding it 11'(l.\' conelllded thm though Ihe contrihu.tion o./satellile schools IUII'I! heen in incrcasing a('ce\'s, gender equality and ejJiciem_y asfollnd to be very high, prOl'ision of quality edllcmion in lhe,\e schools hecome challenging due 10 resource and manpower constrainls, Depending on the resull or the findings, this study recommended that, the Zone and Woreda fducation Ojfices in collaboratio/1 with local communities should furnish [he satellite school' with the nece 'swy school facilities, The Woreda education oj/ice should al. '0 gil'e due affention./or satellite school \'lItdenls in distrihuting texi hooks to ,'choofs, Clssigninx competent primary school director, ' Clnd cum/Jelent slIperl'i'iOrs. Clnd sl!fficient nl1mber of fema!e ond trained teachers jor satellite schoo!s, Fill(J/~l '. il is beller if the H'oredo Cabinels aI/ocate su//iciel1l hudgel Jor educoriC)f] \ ('clorenEducation In Borena Zone of Oromia Regional StateThesis