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Parents Teachers Association And Secondary School Adminisration
[A CASE STUDY OF KWARA STATE, NIGERIA.]
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Functions and Achievement Of PTA
The organization of PTA meeting is the school best means of communication with the parents of the school pupils/students. In this gathering, information and ideas about the child are exchange and plans for furthering in their best subject are fully developed.
Majority of our community today especially Oyun Local Government Area, Kwara State, the Parents Teachers Association has long been playing major and unique roles in the physical, moral, social and economic development of their various schools.
The Kwara State government of education edict, 1972, section 10, states that every school or institution in the state shall establish a PTA which shall provide a link and a forum for communication between the parents and the teachers of the pupils attending their institution in question, in respect of all matters affecting the said institution.
According to Abida (1962), the function of Parents Teachers Association is grouped into two major parts, which are:
1. Helping in the development of the physical plan of the school
2. Co-operating in helping children to grow properly, mentally, physically, socially and morally. As a matter of fact, Abida’s classification of the functions of PTA was broad but his list of values association with the section functions is simple and comprehensive.
In addition, to all other functions mentioned above, the Parents Teachers Association also offers useful service such as raising of funds. This is in no small measure has been demonstrated in various Secondary Schools in Oyun Local Government Area, Kwara State.
Dubey et al (1981), pointed out that the organization could be used vigorously to upgrade teaching and learning quality in the following ways:
1. It can serve as a forum in which parents and teachers exchange useful idea for the improvement of their learning ability of the children.
2. It can be used to strengthen the authority of the school in the event of discipline problems.
3. Schools can enlist the co-operation of parents in the organization of such secondary school even as boy’s brigade and young farmers clubs. From a close study, the parents teachers association educationally award scholarship to some brilliant students and prizes to others on a prize giving ceremony.
Over the years, the Parents Teachers Association has record great achievements in administration of school community relationship.
It is wise to say that there is nothing that has advantage without disadvantages. In spite of all the recorded achievement and contributions of PTA,yet itis true that there are problems associated with the PTA in secondary school administration in Oyun Local Government Area, Kwara State. It must however, be noted that these problems emanated as a result of lack of influence in school community relationship on the side of the teachers. Some parent’s wants teachers only to help in the instruction of subject and normal training of their children and no more.
Other important problems encountered by the Parents Teachers Association are: Lack of funds and the inability of parents to respond to invitations of meetings. Very many high percentages of parents do not care to attend the association meetings. The presence of such meetings could have gone a long way to encourage and enhance smooth running of the day-to-day activities of the schools.
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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 ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]This research work focuses on the roles of Parents Teachers Association in the administration of Secondary Schools in Kwara State. This research work covers all the 21 Public Secondary school inOyun Local Government Area, Kwara State as stated below:1. Oyun Local Government Secondary School, Ilemona2. Erin-Ile Secondary School, Erin-Ile3. Ira Grammar School, Ira4. Christ Comprehensive School, Erin-Ile5. Oyun Baptist High School, Ijagbo6. Emmanuel J ... 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---
