FACTORS HINDERING SCHOOL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF ARSI ZONE, OROMIA REGION

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors hindering school community participation in co-curricular activities in secondary school of Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional state. The study was carried out in 8 governmental secondary schools of Arsi Zone. The method employed in this study was descriptive survey. Questionnaire, interview and review of documents were used to collect data from 40 school leaders, 55 club leading teachers, 57 club leading students and 8 supervisors. Since they are few in number, school principals, vice-principals and secondary school supervisors were included in the study by using available sampling technique. Department heads, club leading teachers and club leading students were included in the study by using purposive sampling technique. The questionnaire was used to collect data from the school leaders, club leader teachers and club leader students and the interview was made with supervisors to substantiate the data obtained through the questionnaire. The quantitative data were analyzed by using frequency, mean, Standard Deviation and one way ANOVA. However, the qualitative data obtained through interview and documents reviews were narrated in words. The findings of the study revealed that school community participation in co-curricular activities had been minimal. The school community: school leaders, club leader teachers and club leader students’ participation in co-curricular activities were low. Absence of providing training and shortage of provision of materials, limited monitoring and supervision services in co-curricular activities were seen in secondary schools. So, the participation of school community in co-curricular activities in secondary schools was low. Thus, to improve the situation, it was recommended that training program should be organized by the coordination of school leaders and woreda education office for school teachers at the end of the semester or at the beginning of the academic year. The school leaders and supervisors should provide attention for strong monitoring activities while the clubs businesses are going on and evaluation mechanisms to give constructive feedbacks. School leaders and Woreda Education office have to establish local income sources to solve problem of budget, adequate budget needs to be allocated by regional government for training and awareness creation program in schools