The Role of Parent Governors in School Governance in Zimbabwe: Perceptions of School Heads, Teachers and Parent Governors |
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Authors: | Vitallis Chikoko |
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Institution: | (1) OISE/University of Toronto, 252 Bloor St. W, Toronto, ON M5S 1V6, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper reports on a study of the role of parent governors in five neighbouring rural primary schools in Zimbabwe. The
study proposed that despite the presence of a legal decentralised school governance structure in which parents form the majority,
they did not have the capacity to function effectively therein, and were still marginalised in school governance decision-making.
Four areas of decision-making were investigated: school organisation; curriculum; employment and appraisal of teaching staff;
and financial resources. Interviews were conducted with parent governors, school heads and teachers. Findings show that all
the respondent groups perceived significant parental involvement in the area of school finances only. However, parents were
perceived to lack the capacity to make decisions in all four areas. The study concludes that the role of parents in the running
of schools in the country has not significantly grown from that of being school financiers and builders of infrastructure.
Therefore, building school governance capacity among parents is necessary. |
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