THE ROLE OF PARENTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (PTA) ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
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THE ROLE OF PARENTS
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (PTA) ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EGOR
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
This research work is aimed at investigating the influence of PTA on the
administration of schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State.
Twenty students were randomly selected from five secondary schools in Egor
Local Government Area.
The data was collected by means of questionnaire. The data were collected by
the use of percentage scores.
The finding of the study shows that:
1.
PTA helps
to provide transport facilities for schools.
2.
PTA helps
also in fund raising towards the welfare of the students.
3.
Indiscipline
in schools can be attributed to lack of cooperation between parents and the
school authority.
4.
Schools
with strong PTA are less liable to riot than schools with strong PTA.
5.
PTA
enhances the improvement in moral academic and spiritual welfare of the students.
The implication of the results
were discusses and recommendation were made.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter
One
Introduction
Background of the study
Statement of the problem
Purpose of study
The significance of the study
Research question
Scope and limitation of study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Review of related Literature
Definition of parent’s teachers association
Origin of parent teacher association
Aim of parents teacher association
Functions and achievement of PTA
CHAPTER THREE
Method and material
Population
Sample/sampling techniques
Design of the study
Research method
Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
Data Analysis and representation of result
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary
Conclusion
Findings
Recommendation
Suggestion for further studies
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The act of passing on knowledge from one generation to the other is the role of
the parents. The parents are more effective in imparting discipline and
knowledge to students at the very grass root level. It is therefore a known
fact that all parents have the natural inclination to give their children the
good things of life they are capable of providing for them. And in the modern
age, the major task is on the provision of quality education and good standard
of living. In the light of this, parents have developed a very positive
interest in what goes on in school. It is this interest of parents in the
education of their children and wards in schools that gave birth to the
organization or formation called “Parents Teachers Association”. During the
latter years of the 19th century, the Parents Teacher Association
was first organized by a group of women in America. The first meeting called
“the national congress of mothers” was actually held in 1877. It was this
meeting that stimulated the founding of the national congress of parents and
teachers in association in 2000.
The congress of parents and teachers, which now goes by the name Parents Teacher
Association {PTA} and the functions, now includes particularly in curricular
development policy making and setting standards in schools.
Abiola A.O. {1967} since Parents Teacher Association is concerned with the
student’s welfare and all round developments that is why parents are giving a
role in the administrative administration of secondary school. This means
that the Parents Teachers Association is interested in the co-operation of the
school system.
If the school is to achieve its goal, meets the needs of students and fulfill
the expectation of parents, there should be good linkage between the teachers
and parents. Parents are experienced people who are conversant with child
psychology and development. They therefore know the needs of their children at
difference stages of development. In view of this, the parents are in a better
position to give useful advice to teachers when necessary. Individual parents
could be invited to school for discussion on their children welfare. The
principal with the assistance of the staff point at the children weakness and
give suggestion for improvement. The parents teacher association is a forum for
teachers and parents to meet and discuss issues relating to the welfare of the
parents and teachers. Through the PTA meeting, parents could be educated or
enlightened on the discipline and causes of students’ delinquency. Through this
the parents will have an insight into the causes of the students problem and
know more effective ways of dealing with such problem. He will also know the
danger associated with ineffective discipline. The organization of PTA in most
schools raises a number of questions as to
a.
Whether
the PTA provide fund for school?
b.
Without
the PTA, can the school not raise fund?
c.
How much
has the PTA help in the discipline of students in school?
Really, the PTA provides funds
for the school by way of levy or donation.
Secondly, the school cannot raise
levy without the PTA. This is because PTA represents the community in which the
school is built.
Finally, PTA has influenced the
discipline of students in schools.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Many factors give rise to the formation of parent’s teacher association in
secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area in Edo State. It is likely that
there are lacks of schools facilities. It could be due to shortage of manpower,
which may involve PTA’s negotiation. It might be as a result of students’
interest. Again, it may be as a result of inadequate provision of school
materials for students. All these problems attract the intervention of the PTA.
It is probably whether PTA actually acts to assist school in matters relating
for day to day running of schools. Thus, a formal study of this nature on the
influence of PTA in school administration is very important.
PURPOSE OF STUDY
The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of parent teacher
association in the schools administration especially in Egor Local Government
Area of Edo State. The PTA’s involvement in secondary school administration is
a kind of rendering assistance to government who always emphasis self help
development and this association help to promote discipline among students by
policies formation. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the
influence of PTA in school administration.
RESEARCH QUESTION
The following research questions have been drawn up to guide the study.
a.
Does
involvement of PTA in the administration of secondary schools influence
discipline in schools?
b.
Is
indiscipline in secondary schools largely due to lack of cooperation between
parents and school authorities?
c.
Does PTA
fund raising contribute towards the welfare of the students?
d.
Are
schools with strong PTA less liable to riot than those without PTA?
e.
Does PTA
provide moral support for the students in school?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The influence of parents teacher association in the administration of secondary
school is of great importance. Quite very often, people attribute the success
of most secondary school administration to the existence of strong PTA
organization in schools.
This study is therefore significant in the sense that, it will throw more light
on what the students, teachers, principals and the general public perceived to
the influence of PTA in the administration machinery of secondary school.
Again, as a result of its contributions the principals might see their
shortcoming and involved in a more effective approach to school administration
. The result of the study may provide reliable information on the nature of
principal’s leadership in schools, to school board of education {state and local}.
From this, they may redefine the policy on which subsequent school
administration policies will be formulated. Therefore, this would enhance
effective teaching learning and administration in our secondary schools.
Other researchers might find the influence of the study useful particularly
researchers in the field of school administration and discipline.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
In this study, the researcher will give brief definition and explanation of he
concept used.
School: This
is defined as a place for teaching and learning in a formal structure. That is,
everything about a school must be there such as chalkboard, writing desk and
chairs, qualified teachers etc.
PTA:
Parents Teachers Association as the name implied is the unionism or coming
together of both parents, guidance, teachers inclusive of pupils, student
attending primary and post primary schools of learning.
Administration:
This is a social process concerned with identifying, maintaining, motivating,
controlling and unifying formally and informally organized human and material
resources with in integrated system designed specifically to achieve an
objective. But in educational context, educational administration is a service
activity through which the fundamental objectives of the educational process
may be more fully and efficiently realized.
Administration : This is
the act of running and controlling of the school system, the day to day
activities carried out in the school are kept in the administration book.
Discipline: This is the
means where by children are trained in orderliness of good conduct on the habit
of getting the best out of themselves all of which are essential to the well
being of the school. On the other hand, indiscipline is the opposite of
discipline and it simply put back of control.
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