Community participation as a tool for development: local community´s participation in primary education development inMorogoro, Tanzania : a case of Kilakala and Mindu primary schools
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The concepts of community participation and development become crucial topic in attaining
sustainable development. Development by itself it deals with human development, therefore, the
participation of the people in their own development is very essential. Education is very
important tool for human liberation and development. Tanzania is one of the developing
countries, which strive to achieve Universal Primary Education to meet the target of United
Nation through its Development Goals. In order to achieve the target UN demand for
government to involve the community/parents to improve the school development and pupils
enrolment rates (UNDP, 2007).
This study aimed at investigates the community/local people participation in development of
primary education in Tanzania. The two schools from Morogoro Municipality (Kilakala and
Mindu primary schools) were taken as a case study. The study investigate general understanding
of the people on community participation, the extent/level of community participation, reasons
for their participation and the challenge/limitations for effective local people participation in
development. The finding reveals that the community participates in development of their school
such as building classrooms, teachers houses, toilets, furniture in school administration. The
researcher finds out that the local people contribute/participate either through paying the money
or labour. The choice of the community to either pay money or labour depends on the nature of
activity conducted or their social-economic situation.
Despite the community participation in school development, the research discover that the
participation of local people is very low as the number of people participate in development is
limited. The research finds out that there a number of factors that limit effective community
participation which include poverty, illiteracy and ignorance, political interferences, poor
performance of the pupils, mistrust and misuse of money and lack of transparency. The
researcher provide for the recommendation to improve the number of local people to participate
in development and insist on the importance of education and awareness of the community on
their importance to participate in development of their schools. The study demonstrated the
importance of community participation in create a sense of ownership of the school by
community themselves and ensuring democratic process in school administration.
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Masteroppgave development management- Universitetet i Agder 2010