| dc.description.abstract | The major objective of the study was to examine the link between
parental participation and the quality of education in UPE
schools in Barr Sub County, Lira district. This was in an
attempt to address the problem of limited parental participation
in education quality improvement in UPE Schools despite numerous
interventions which incorporated and promoted the participation
of different stakeholders in education.
The researcher used a case study research design and employed
quantitative and qualitative approaches. The study was conducted
using interview schedule and questionnaire which the researcher
administered himself to the teachers, parents and pupils with
support of two research assistants. A total of seven schools
were used in the study and the data collected from 350
respondents. The researcher also used document review and
observation checklist to verify information generated. The data
generated was analyzed manually and used to produce this report.
The findings were that parents were participating in the
education of their children through provision of resources,
labour, attending meetings, and enrolling children in school but
these forms of participation could not be directly linked to the
quality of education their children get in UPE schools. The
impact of parents participation was seen in increased pupils’
enrolment, number of teachers houses built within the school
compound, parents’ attendance of school meetings and their
willingness to contribute more money to support school financial
demands. Various factors such as inadequate information sharing
between schools and parents, lack of interesting school
initiated activities and limited time on the part of parents due
to other domestic chores were found to be limiting parental
participation in ensuring education standards improves. Parental
level of participation in education was at 16% and their level
of influence on how children are taught at only 14%.
From the above findings, it is concluded that there was parental
participation in UPE schools although, very limited and its
impact wasn’t easily linked to quality of education.
Following the above conclusion, it is recommended that; Parents
request schools to initiate activities that assist them in
parenting, with pupils learning at home and decision making.
School may also want to examine their method of communicating
with parents as the leadership endeavours to attract parents to
the school. | en_US |
