Parents Attitude towards the Universal Primary Education in Tororo municipality
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2017-10
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Kampala International University, bachelors degree in primary education
Abstract
This study was designed to investigate parent's attitudes towards the Universal
Primary Education (UPE) programme in Tororo Municipality, Tororo district. A sample
of five government aided primary schools were used. These included Chamwinula,
Agururu, Juba, Amagoro and Tororo College primary schools.
The parent's attitudes on the UPE programme was investigated under the help of
three research questions;
1. Reasons for introducing the UPE programme
2. Parents attitudes towards the UPE programme
3. The relationship between parent's attitudes and learner academic
performance in primary schools under the programme.
The respondents to this study were parents, teachers and pupils - drawn randomly
from the above selected schools. Questionnaire observation and interview were
major instruments used for data, collection. 1· he study is comprised of five chapters
each presenting its own items.
Chapter one handled the the introduction to the study; chapter two, literature review;
chapter three methodology; chapter four data presentation and interpretation and
chapter five presented discussion: conclusion and recommendations.
The study ·findings revealed that majority parents and teachers posses positive
attitude towards the UPE programme but recommend further improvements by all
stakeholders. A number of recommendations were made so as to help in bridging
the identified gaps.
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A research report Submitted to the College of Education open And distance Learning in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Degree in Education Primary of Kampala International University
Keywords
Parents Attitude, Universal Primary Education, Tororo municipality