Journal Name:
- International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications
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Abstract (2. Language):
Principal is the bridge between community and school. However, principal’ role in parental participation in
education is negligible in Pakistan. This has affected the quality of education in the country. The purpose of this
study is to analyze the role of principal in parental participation in education at secondary level in district
Chitral, Pakistan. This study investigated the perceptions of 100 government secondary school principals.
Questionnaire was used to collect data. The collected data was interpreted and presented in simple percentage
and diagrams. Results of the study showed that in Pakistan school principals do not play an active role in
promoting parental participation. According to principals parental participation means sending their children to
schools only. Hence, parents are not encouraged to participate in the education process of their children.
School principals at secondary level do not know the ways and means of involving parents in the education
process. They lack motivating and management skills to engage parents in education process. The study further
discovered that principals consider parental involvement in education as interference in school affairs.
Ironically, the principals accept that parental participation is essential for education. However, the study
explored that principals consider parents ill-equipped in terms of knowledge and skills to understand the
process of education. According to the principals parental involvement in education will create more
management issues for schools rather than solutions. On the basis of this study it recommended that principals
should be provided comprehensive training on the concept of parental participation in education. For this
purpose strong parent teacher associations should be formed and actively monitored. Schools teachers could
be trained in keeping close relationship with parents whose children are in the school. Parents could be invited
to schools through conferences, meetings and other national and international events. This will strengthen the
relationship between school and home and improve the quality of education as well.
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