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Parents Teachers Association And Secondary School Adminisration
[A CASE STUDY OF KWARA STATE, NIGERIA.]
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Statement of the Problem
As educators struggle to identify and maximize the use of every resource to improve students’ performance, it is increasingly important that they establish and maintain high levels of parent involvement in their schools. Although, parent involvement at the elementary school level has been studied extensively, more research is needed “to determine why there is a decrease of involvement as the child advances to higher gradesâ€(Smith, 2001, :149) The purpose of this study was to develop a better understanding of the factors that significantly affect the level of parent involvement during the middle- school years.
Many factors give rise to the formation†of Parents Teachers Association (PTA) in Secondary Schools in Oyun Local Government Area, Kwara State. It is likely that there are lack of school facilities; it could be due to shortage of manpower, which may be as a result of student’s increase in population. Again, it may be as a result of inadequate provision of school materials for students. All these problems attract the intervention of the Parents- Teachers Association (PTA). It is probably whether Parents Teachers Association (PTA) actually acts to assist school in matters relating for day to day running of schools. Thus, a formal study of this nature on the influence of Parents Teachers Association (PTA) in school administration.
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of Parents Teachers Association and Secondary School Administration in Kwara State of Nigeria. The Parents Teacher Association (PTA) involvement in secondary school administration is a kind of rendering assistance to government who always emphasizeself help development and these associations help to promote discipline among students by policies formation. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the influence of Parent Teacher Association in secondary school administration.
The purpose of this study can also be view in another way as:
1. To reveal parents and teachers’ perceptions in achieving school goals.
2. To examine the impact of parents involvement in the academic performance of students in the secondary school.
3. To explore factors that have been perceived to promote or inhibit the parent’s involvement in the academic process of students in secondary school.
4. To investigate the extent of parents’ involvement in school administration.
Research Questions
The following research questions have been drawn up to guide the study:
1. To what extent does parent involvement in the academic process affect their performance in secondary school?
2. Does Parents Teachers Association (PTA) help to recruit time teachers in case of insufficiency?
3. To what extent does parent’s involvement in school administration affect the development of secondary school students?
4. Does involvement of Parents Teachers Association in the administration of secondary schools influence discipline in schools?
5. Is indiscipline in secondary schools largely due to lack of cooperation between parents and school authorities.
Significance of the Study
The influence of Parents Teachers Association in the administration of secondary school is of great importance. Quite very often, people attribute the success of most secondary schools administration to the existence of strong Parents Teachers Association organization in schools.
This study is therefore significance in the sense that, it will throw more light on what the students, Teachers, Principals and the general public perceived to be the influence of Parents Teachers Association in the administration machinery of secondary schools. Again, as a result of its contributions the principals might see their shortcomings and involved in a more effective approached to school administration. The result of the study may provide reliable information on the nature of principals’ leadership in schools to school boards of education (State and Local). From this, they may redefine the policy on which subsequent school administration policies will be formulated. Therefore, this would enhance effective teaching, learning and administration in our secondary schools. Other researchers might find the influence of the study useful particularly researchers in the field of school administration and discipline.
It is hoped that this study will provide information for various factor that help Parents Teachers Association in achieving its school goals. In so doing, they can investigate the possibility of introducing those factors to their own PTAs, which may consequently lead to enhancing students’ educational outcomes in schools.
In addition, the fact that this study is conducted in public schools, it shares quite a lot of similarities with many other counterparts. In this connection, this study provides a valuable reference for other schools to reflect upon the rationale and goals set by their own PTAs.
Scope of the Study
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe study investigates the Parents Teachers Association and Secondary School Administration in Kwara State, Nigeria. Many factors give rise to the formation of Parents Teachers Association (PTA) in Public Secondary Schools in Kwara State. Lacks of school facilities; shortage of manpower, as a result of increase in population of students and inadequate provision of school materials for students necessitate the formation of Parents Teachers Association.Self –designed questionnaires ... Continue reading---
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TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle Page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTIONBackground of the Study Statement of the Problem Purpose of the Study Research Questions Significance of the Study Scope of the Study Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATUREReview of Related Literature Theoretical background of the Study The Role ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]Gerald (1977) stressed that the only way of resolving majority of the problems of the school is by fund raising and the PTA is a legalized body that can approve the collection of PTA in secondary schools.In some other situation, the main organ of Parents Teachers Association is the principal or the headmaster with a close associatesl.e the staff members. In some other situation, students and parents are also encouraged to take active part in meetings.There is normally no fixed time and date for ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Research Instrument(S)The basic instruments used to collect data in this study were questionnaires. The questionnaires were in two folds; (1) the students’ perceptive on the Parents Teachers Association and Secondary School Administration in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State and (2) the teachers’ perceptive on the Parents Teachers Association and Secondary School Administration in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State.Validity and Reliability of the Instrument(S)Val ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]Discussion of Results This section gives detailed explanations on the various findings discovered from the research questions. For instance, the findings on the research question one which states that what the extent of parents’ involvement is in the academic process of students revealed that parents are moderately involve in the academic process of students. The finding of the study is similar to that of Obasi&Asodike (2007) who pointed out that since there is no government financial pre ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Recommendations From the findings and conclusion of this study, the following recommendations were made:1. Appointments of PTA should be from among people of integrity and competence with a minimum requirement of secondary education. 2. The PTA should be moderate in administrative processes in order to facilitate effective teaching and learning. 3. The ministry of education in Nigeria should formulate relevant policies to enable school PTA to be more useful in management. ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCESAdams N. “Secondary School Management today†London. Wellbourne Sydney, Auckland Johannesburg, Hutchinson Ltd, Clando Place.Abiola A.O. (1967), “The Place of PTA as a Cooperating body in the School Systemâ€. Teacher Forum Vol 6.Abdulkareem A.Y (1988). “The Teacher as a Manager, Ilorin Journal of Education. Ilorin-Nigeria: Haytee Publishers and Co[Adeyemo P.A. (1995): “Principles and Practice of Educationâ€, Ile-Ife: University of Ife Press. ... Continue reading---
