Community Participation in school Management in Ghana
Keywords:
community, community participation, decentralization, school managementAbstract
It is widely recognized by community members that the participation of the community in school management promotes a sense of community ownership and student learning. This paper is a literature review on community participation in Ghanaian schools. The scope of this paper include the importance of community participation in school management, the context of school management in Ghana as well as the challenges of community participation in school management. It is recommended that Ghanaian parents and other stakeholders should be encouraged to participate fully in the schools to promote development in the education sector and in the entire community.
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Ahiabor, F. (2017). Assessing community participation in improving basic education delivery in the Gomoa east district, central region. Unpublished thesis from university of cape coast.
Ahwoi, K. (2010). Local governance and decentralization in Ghana. Accra: Ghana Unimax Macmillan.
Ankomah, Y.A. and Hope, W.C (2011). A comparison of public and private basic school heads. The African symposium 11(1), 42-56.
Arnstein, S. R. (1969). A ladder of citizen participation. JAIP, 4(35) 26-224.
Carino, I. D. and Valismo, M. D. (1994). The parent learning support system: school and community collaboration for raising pupil achievement in Philippines. Paris: UNESCO
Cavaye, J.M. (2010). Sustainable community development: Approaches, opportunities and challenges. Proceedings of the international conference on sustainable community development, Putrajava, Malaysia.
Colclough, C. (1996). Education and the market: which parts of the neoliberal solution are correct? World Document, 24(4), 589-610.
Cornwall, A. (2008). Unpacking “participation”, models, meanings and practices. Community Development Journal. 58(7), 28-38.
Egbenya, G. R. K. (2009). The effectiveness of decentralization policy in Ghana: A case study of Kemenda-Edina - Eguafo - Abrim (KEEA) and Abura-Asedu Kwamankese (AAK) district in Ghana. African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 4(1), 13-28
Epstein, J. L. (1995). “School/Family/Community Partnerships: Caring for the Children We Share.” In Phi Delta Kappan. 76 701-712.
Epstein, J. L., Coates, L., Clark Salinas,K., Sanders, M.G. and Simon, B.S.. (1997). “School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action.” (ERIC: ED 415 003).
Givinda, R. and Diwan, R. (2003). Community participation and empowerment in primary school. New Delhi, ND: Sage Publication.
Goldring, E. B. (1994). “Community and Parents’ Participation in Curriculum Decisions.” The International Encyclopedia of Education. 2(2). NY: Elsevier Science Ltd.
Hamdi, N. and Geothert, R. (1997). Action planning for cities: A guide to community practice. New York: John Wiley press.
Heneveld, W. and Craig H. (1996). Schools count: World Bank project designs and the quality of primary education in Sub-Saharan African. Washington DC: The World Bank.
Mansuri, G and Rao, V. (2013). Community based and driven development: A critical review. Development research group, World Bank Research Observer 19(1), 1-39.
Ministry of education (2003). Basic education sector improvement programme: Policy document: Accra: GES/MOE
Ministry of Education’s Report (2012). Ghana education decentralization project (GEDP): Operational framework for national teaching council. Accra.
Muraru, D. and Patrascu, E. (2017). Management models and school leadership. The Journal contemporary Economy 2(4), 125-130.
Oakley, P (1991). Project with people: The practice of participation in rural development Geneva: ILO. Oaks: Sage Publication.
Shaeffer, S. (1992). Collaborating for educational change. The role of teachers, parents and the community in school improvement. Paris: UNESCO.
Stigliz, J. (2002). An agenda for development for the twenty first century: Ninth annual bank conference on development economics. Washington DC: World bank.
Thompson, N. O. and Casely-Hayford, L. (2008). The financing and outcomes of education in Ghana. Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes and Poverty, 8(16), 1-88.
Tikare, S., Yousef, D., Dunnelly- Roark, P. and Shah, P. (2001). Organizing participatory processes in the poverty reduction strategy process. PRSP Sourcebook. Washington DC: World Bank.
Uemura, M. (1999). Community participation: what do you know? Washington D.C: World Bank.
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (2010). World data on education, Ghana. 7th edition. UNESCO- IBE.
Wates, N. (2000). The community planning handbook: How people can shape their cities, towns and village in any part of the world. London: Earthscan.
World Bank (1991). Staff Appraisal Report, “Republic of Ghana Community Secondary Schools Construction Project.” Operation Evaluation Department. World Bank.
World Bank (1995). Implementation Completion Report, “Republic of Ghana Community Secondary Schools Construction Project.” Operation Evaluation Department. World Bank.
World Bank report (2012). Gender equality and development. Operation Evaluation Department. World Bank.
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