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
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ASSESSMENT,, COMMUNITY,, PARTICIPATION,, MANAGEMENT,, PRIMARY,, EDUCATION,, KADUNA STATE
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