Exploring the Link Between School-Community Relationship in Enhancing Public Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Muheza District, Tanzania

Emmanuel, Saada Selebia (2021) Exploring the Link Between School-Community Relationship in Enhancing Public Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Muheza District, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study explored the link between school-community relationships in enhancing public students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Muheza district, Tanzania. Four objectives guided the study: Examining public day secondary school boards’ influence on students’ academic performance; parents’ influence on public day secondary school students’ academic performance, teachers’ influence on public day secondary school students’ academic performance and public day secondary school students’ own influence on their academic performance. A quantitive research approach was used to guide data collection through interview; observation and documentary review. Seventy (70) respondents were selected ensuring a gender balance among the professional groups represented in the study. The groups constituted heads of community secondary schools (4), school board chairpersons (8), and teachers (20), Ward Educational Officers (4), students (12), parents (16), DSEO (3) and DSQA (3). Findings showed that parents’ low socio-economic status caused students’ lack of school requirements (e.g., learning materials, food), limited parents’ awareness about the benefits of educating children, students’ limited readiness for learning; limited parents’ follow up of children’s learning processes and accomplishments. The conditions were reflected in poor parents’ turn-up for parents-school meetings and limited parents’ follow-up of student’s academic progress. The researcher concluded that there is no strong relationship between school-community and students’ academic performance at Muheza District. Hence, there is need for building positive relationships among schools, communities, parents, students, and other education stakeholders if students are to perform satisfactorily well in their academic endeavours.

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