AN ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION IN KADUNA STATE
AN ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION IN KADUNA STATE
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2007-11
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SILAS, BABA MAIJINYA
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The study, entitled “An Assessment of Community Participation in the Management of
Primary Education in Kaduna State” is an exploration of the role of the local community in the
management of primary schools and how such roles are carried out to achieve results.
This involved the formulation of hypotheses, at the end of which four were rejected and one
was retained. Four data gathering questionnaires were designed and administered to
respondents who included community members, teachers, head teachers, officials of the state
primary Education board (SPEB) and the Ministry of Education. The sample size was
randomly selected from 12 out of the 23 Local government Areas (LGA), consisting of 180
community members, 180 teachers and head teachers, and 50 officials of the SPEB and the
ministry of Education giving a total of 410.
Applying the one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) to test the hypotheses and scheffes test to
ascertain the extent of the differences in the opinions of the respondents, the study concluded
that, there was significant difference among the stakeholders in their perceptions of the
management of primary schools in Kaduna State.
They, however, identified the factors that militate against community participation as illiteracy,
poverty, political differences, location, and attitude of teachers towards the community, ethnic
and religious differences. These factors are, however, expected to increase awareness of the
community on the importance of participation in the education of their children, rather than
discourage them, the study recommended that religious leaders should be involved; in the
participation. Teachers and the head teachers should enlighten the community members on the
importance of their participation in primary education management. There should be better
coordination between state primary Education Board officials and the Ministry of Education
personnel in Kaduna state to improve the management of primary schools.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL IN
PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD
OF THE DEGREE IN MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING
NOVEMBER, 2007
Keywords
ASSESSMENT,, COMMUNITY,, PARTICIPATION,, MANAGEMENT,, PRIMARY,, EDUCATION,, KADUNA STATE