Abstract:
The
main
purpose
of
this
study
was
to
find
out
the
community
contributions
to
primary
education
with
specific
reference
to
Bouza
Local
Government
Area.
With
an
attempt
to
address
the
problem
of
community
contributions
in
the
development
of
primary
schools
in
Bouza
local
Government
the
study
employed
sample
survey
research
design.
It was
on
this
basis
that
140
schools
were
drawn
from
the
231
schools
existing
in
Bouza
local
Government.
The
instrument,
the
questionnaire
was
used
and
was
validated
and
verified.
Six
research
questions
were
defined
and
answered.
The
results
were
discussed
and
analysed
based
on
the
data
collected
from
the
respondents.
The
information
was
analyzed
using
simple
frequencies
and
percentages.
It was
found
that,
the
lack
of
awareness
of
parents,
their
socio-cultural
beliefs
have
great
influences
in the
contributions
to
their
children
education.
Meanwhile
the
community
has
contributed
in
some
few
ways
providing
schools
with
some
instructional
materials,
equipment
etc.
Therefore
the
researcher
recommended
that
the
Government
should
launch
a large
campaign
of
parents
sensitization
to
join
their
effort
both
the
parents
and
the
government
to
obtain
the
goals
of
education
particularly
in
Bouza
local
government
and
in
Niger
republic
in
general.
