GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
The study sought to assess the community's involvement in school management. The school is
a mini society that needs good relationships with the community to function effectively. On
the other hand, the community also needs schools for their survival and progress. A good
school community relationship could result in: accommodating students from different
backgrounds and abilities within school programs; building the school foundation on
community needs; leading to growth in all its ramifications for the good of the citizen; and
genuine curiosity about how a child learns and develops both socially and emotionally. The
whole community has an essential role to play in the growth and development of its young
people. In addition to the vital role that parents and family members play in a child’s
education, the broader community too has a responsibility to assure high-quality education
for all students. The study concluded that the need for schools to relate positively with the
host community is necessary and inevitable because the school will always be influenced by
the economic standards of the community members, by its budget that comes from public tax
money, and by parents who are involved in their children’s learning and the development of
the school in one way or another. One of the recommendations made in the study was that
schools and communities should work closely with each other to meet their mutual goals of
provision and management of education, as well as teaching, learning, and enforcement of
processes.
KEYWORDS: A Critical Assessment of Community Involvement in School
Management