An Assessment Of The Implementation Of The Standards Set By The Current Education And Training Policy For Primary Education In Private Primary Schools In Addis Ababa City Government

The l/1(1in purpOSI! o,/this .I'tuc(· llCiS to investigate the implementation o,/the primary education standards inrnprivate primm)' chools in Addis Ahaba 'ity Governmei7l. In view o/this objecti·e. an altempt was madernon how /01' the approl'ed curriculum and the other prescribed primary education standard. were beingrnimplemented in the privately owned primcuy schools.rnThe study was carried out by using a descriptive survey research method. In so doing, 25 private primwyrnschools were selected/i'om fOllr sampled sub-cities hased on the student population in each of the schools.rnAs far a the compo it ions of respondents are concerned 100 teachers, 25 school prinCipals and 12rnsupervisors were selected for the study. The analysis was made based on the responses obtained from 94rn(9';%) teacher. 23 (92%) principals and 12 (100%) supervisors. Questionnaire. interview, andrnobservation were the instruments a/data collection. The data gathered through questionnaire was analyzedrnusing percentage and. chi-square test statistics.rnThe ·tudy showed that the private primary schools did not properly lIfilize the intended standard aspectrncurricular inputs such as the approved syllabuses, textbooks, teachers' guides and the other recommendedrninstructional materials Fom the center. In addition. failure of the private primary schools in implementingrnthe pre-determined curricular requirements such as the specific subjects to be taught, their language 0/rninstruction and the time allolled /0 them, was. also found to be against the primOly education standardrnguideline of the MoE and the CEB.rnWhen viewed from the standard set by MoE and the CEB, the academic qualification Q( the teachers andrnthe prinCipals in the private primary schools was found to be enough or more for the level under study.rnHowever. in most of the schools the absence of adequate professional training both by the teachers and thernprincipals was a persistent problem that hinders the schools to properly follow and implement the desiredrnqualification requirement of the said professionals.rnFurther more; the sludy had revealed that most of the schools were ill-equipped with the desired minimumrnconditions and requirements Q( the primm:)1 school physical and learning /acilities. Moreover. ParentTeacherrnAssociation (PTA) and In - school Teachers Association/commitfee who are supposed to have arnprominent role in school leadership and management were not yet established in most Q( the schools.rnSimilarly, the promotion policy being practiced by the majority of the private primm)! schools was not inrncompliance with promotion poiicy guideline of the MoE and Ihe CEB.rnFinally. so as to ensure full compliance and observance of the specified curricular and other prescribedrnstandards as per the approved primQ/y education ·tandard guideline, Ihe paper recommends among otherrnthings, that the target private primary schools to be prOVided with frequent professional support.rnConcurrently il is also recommended thaI the City Government a/Addis Ababa Education Bureau he/' tornstrengthen its educational supervision and inspection services.

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