Community Participation In The Implementation Of School Improvement Program In Government Secondary And Preparatory Schools A Case Study Of Adea Berga Woreda

The purpose of this study was to examine community participation in the implementation ofrnSIP in the government secondary and preparatory schools in Adea Berga Woreda. For thisrnpurpose, descriptive survey design was used. Both qualitative and quantitative techniquesrnwere employed. Purposive sampling was used for schools, KETB, PTSA, SIC, Principals,rnSupervisor, and GEQIP expertise, random sampling for teachers and convenience samplingrnwas used for students in focused-group discussion. Data were collected by usingrnquestionnaires, semi-structured interviews, focused group discussion and document analysis.rnThese data were analyzed and interpreted using both qualitative and quantitative techniques.rnThe major finding of the study indicates that low familiarity of community with SIP, lack ofrnawareness creation training and empowerment programs, poor school-community chainrn(network), lack of regular communication with community and insignificant roles of schoolrncommunity. Thus, to alleviate the problems collaboration work of Woreda Education Officernand schools in giving training, GEQIP expertise and school supervisor support for school inrndeveloping different strategies to overcome challenges, principals’ active participation inrndifferentiating problem and inviting community including teachers, KETB, and PTSA tornparticipate in SIP were recommended.

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