An Assessment Of The Contribution And Challenges Faced Satellite Schools In Universalization Of Primary Education In Borena Zone Of Oromia Regional State
I hI' Jlwill o!>/l!ctl'e 0/ thi' sludy I'OS to (.IS.('SS Ilze contribllllOl1 of wtellite schools inrnul//I'('rmli:clllOl1 0/ prilllo/Y educllti(l/1 in nOrenel : IJI7(, in lerlllS (~j' edllco/iol1C11 access, genderrnl'(/Ilt/lity, (Illulily and e.///cicl7cy 0/ ('dllcotlOn; (/1/(/ 10 idei71U)' the maior clJllstraints thai 11/((1,,'rnIlIlIclt'r rl/(: £Iclil'ilie,' oj sateLlire schools (//u///170/lI ' CO/III! lip 1'ilh po,ssih/( "traregies that shollidrnhi' £I1lplcllI(,lllt!d 10 allel'i(f(l! the prohlellls j'or the pr(JI'tsion u/ (jlllllilV cdllculion. The sludy usedrndnL'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,rn('ullt'cted ji-oJn fOllr ~,(Jred(/,' of l30rena /.01/1' ,se/eCll!d usillg pUiposil'l!, simple random andrn(/I'lli/ahilily ({lIIplin,!!, 117e suhiec;ts ojthe "Illdy "'''ere 1-: supervison, 28 prlll/(/J~V school direclors,rn- () '(IIl!/litL' ,'( hoo! tl!(lchers, fOllr lPurec/a cdl/cal iO/1 of/ice heads, one zone educaf ion (~//h:e headrnwul jeJ/lr local elders. rhe necessw~' informatiol7 was secured FOIJ7 lhes'e subjeds throughrn(/IIl'/lOflJ1({irl! oncl intt:n'ieH'. [n oddilioll, Ihe c!OCUJlWlltS oj'educalional statistics oflhe l32EO andrnIf'/:D Il 'ere used to obtain Ihe necessary data regarding students' participalion in first cyc.:lern/)J'fJlwry school and satellite schools oj the Zone lInderstudy. rhe da/o obtained frornrn(/1IC!slionl7l1ire I!'cre ana!y:eci using s[({lislical tools likes percentage, mean and mean mIlle, 7hernfindings (?/ the s'llId), rCl'eoled (hoi the slotus o/sIudents ' participation in satellite school ' o/thern/.UJ71! is I'ery high It is also revealed thaI Ihere i, /01' gender disparily ill participalion and loll'rntim/)(Hf{ 0/ children in Ihe satellite schools Regarding the challenges, shortage of manpower andrnnIh('/" rnollrc{' hu'c heell ielen/ij/ed us IJwior problems in provision uj (/lIl1/ily educmion in thern'({leI/ill! scflool oj Barena Zone. SllOrloge 0/ stlldenls' lexl hook., and reference materials,rnshorlage 0/ role modelfemale teachers, sharlUge a/local Irained teuchers, leHI' level o/teochers'rn/J/olin/lion to tew:h (It '(lIellite schools. prohlems q/ adequate supervision, lack of compelenJrn/wiIJWI) school directors aJ1d lack o/adeqllCltc budget have ht!cn identif/cd as major constraiJ7l'rnI hich oflect the (lc/h'ilies 0/ satellite schools for the provision q/ qualilJ' education. From thisrnfinding it 11'(l.' conelllded thm though Ihe contrihu.tion o./satellile schools IUII'I! heen in incrcasingrna('ce's, gender equality and ejJiciem_y asfollnd to be very high, prOl'ision of quality edllcmion inrnlhe,e schools hecome challenging due 10 resource and manpower constrainls, Depending on thernresull or the findings, this study recommended that, the Zone and Woreda fducation Ojfices inrncollaboratio/1 with local communities should furnish [he satellite school' with the nece 'swyrnschool facilities, The Woreda education oj/ice should al. '0 gil'e due affention./or satellite schoolrn'lItdenls in distrihuting texi hooks to ,'choofs, Clssigninx competent primary school director, ' Clndrncum/Jelent slIperl'i'iOrs. Clnd sl!fficient nl1mber of fema!e ond trained teachers jor satelliternschoo!s, Fill(J/~l '. il is beller if the H'oredo Cabinels aI/ocate su//iciel1l hudgel Jor educoriC)f]rn ('clor