The United Kingdom Parents and Teachers Associations: A Lesson for Benin Parents Associations
Author(s)
Alidou R. Ibourahima Boro*
ABSTRACT
Parents play an important role in their children’s education. Their implication in the daily academic activities of their children can positively impact their results at the end of the year. The well-functioning of pedagogical activities could be more effective if parents and teachers join hands. So, parents must get involved in their children’s school community by actively taking part in the Parents Associations (APEs). This paper examines the traditional roles of APEs in Benin and the main problems they are facing. These include inadequate funds raising policies, the absence of solid cooperation with school teachers and the mismanagement of the existing. The paper therefore makes some recommendations on how APEs can be reorganized to better serve school communities using good examples from PTAs of United Kingdom.
Parents play an important role in their children’s education. Their implication in the daily academic activities of their children can positively impact their results at the end of the year. The well-functioning of pedagogical activities could be more effective if parents and teachers join hands. So, parents must get involved in their children’s school community by actively taking part in the Parents Associations (APEs). This paper examines the traditional roles of APEs in Benin and the main problems they are facing. These include inadequate funds raising policies, the absence of solid cooperation with school teachers and the mismanagement of the existing. The paper therefore makes some recommendations on how APEs can be reorganized to better serve school communities using good examples from PTAs of United Kingdom.
Cite this paper
Boro, A. (2015) The United Kingdom Parents and Teachers Associations: A Lesson for Benin Parents Associations. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 3, 40-45. doi: 10.4236/jss.2015.310006.
Boro, A. (2015) The United Kingdom Parents and Teachers Associations: A Lesson for Benin Parents Associations. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 3, 40-45. doi: 10.4236/jss.2015.310006.
References
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[1] Handerson, A.T. (1987) The Evidence Continues to Grow: Parent Involvement Improves Student Achievement. National Committee for Citizens in Education, Columbia. [2] Jeynes, W.H. (2003) A Meta-Analysis: The Effects of Parental Involvement on Minority Children’s Academic Achievement. Education and Urban Society, 35, 202-218. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013124502239392 [3] Abdullahi, S.U. (1996) Parent Teacher Association as an Instrument of Community Participation in Education. http://www.zeda.org.ng/agm/4th.pdf [4] Oniyangi, S.A. (2008) Strategies for Promoting School and Community Relationship for Better Productivity. In D.O. [5] Hicks, B.W. (1992) Parents’, Teachers’ and Students’ Perception of Effective Principals in Selected Middle Schools in South Carolina. Dissertation Abstracts International. [6] Sammons, P., Hillman, J. and Mortimore, P. (1995) Key Characteristics of Effective Schools. A Review of School Effectiveness Research. Institute of Education, London. [7] Cotton, K. and Wikelund, R.K. (2001) Parent Involvement in Education. http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/3/cu6ht