Parents Involvement In School Essay

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not be evaluated by the uneducated.” However, defenders of the policy to allow parents on the PTA to appraise teachers asserted that community members do have skills, resolve whether teachers are regular and punctual, offer enough support and time for students and behave appropriately (Yimer, 2010: 65). Tsitsas & Zenakou (2009:1) found that parent involvement contributes to success children at schools such as attending to parent-teacher conferences and volunteering for the school which helps the student achievement. In Ethiopia, some parents reported that they were volunteering to involve in parent-teacher conferences four times in a year( Kelemework, 2011:72).In …show more content…

Parent Involvement at Home Activities
Research indicated that parent involvement in the home influences academic performance more strongly than parent involvement in the school (Bekalu, 2011:78). Moreover, parents’ involvement in seventh-grade students improved students’ homework performance (Bekalu, …show more content…

It enhances parental involvement in education. It was anticipated that parents should play a role not only in the promotion of their own child’s achievements, but more broadly in school improvement and school governance. Furthermore, students with parents that are involved in their school tend to have fewer behavioural problems and better academic performance. They were also more likely to complete primary school than students whose parents were not involved in their school (Negash, 2007:59).
3.4. Parental Involvement Policy
To improve the delivery of educational and training services in Ethiopia, the government embarked on a number of education reforms. One such initiative policy provides for parent involvement and the community in school management. The Education policy of 1994 governs all aspects of education in Ethiopia and has taken account of changing socio-economic condition. According to MOE (1984:62-67), the education system is mainly characterized by control from the centre and a top-down approach. The new education policy of Ethiopia addressed the governance, administration, and management of

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