PISA - PROJECT

LOGICAL FRAME FOR PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Narrative summary Objectively verifiable indicators Means of Assumptions

verification
OVERALL OBJECTIVE(S)
Improve education achievements Reduction in failure rate and increased pass rates. Reports from school Parents’ and School’s
of students in secondary schools Increased academic satisfaction Reports from will to support
surveys initiatives
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE(S)
1. To find out the situation of PI Surveys are started on the PI Findings from Parents’ and School’s
in schools.  Perceptions and dimensions of PI surveys will to support
 Factors that affect PI initiatives

2. Testing of strategies and pro- Studies at started on PI

grams  Strategies and programs to improve PI Findings from
 Mechanisms in which PI influences academic studies
achievement

3. Training families and schools Reports on training

Training of schools and parents on the benefits of PI are
workshops and
started.
seminars
 Seminars and workshops on PI

4. To collaborate with parents Drawn plan for

Number of programs/strategies started to enhance PI in
and schools to strengthen PI activities and events
schools
and mechanisms in which PI  Annual general meetings and Parent Teacher As-
influences education achieve- Records and minutes
sociation (PTA)
ment of activities and
 School year calendar with specific activities in-
events
volving parents e.g. career day, academic day,
class days, etc.
Projects to generate
Mechanisms by which PI influences achievement are

LOGICAL FRAME WORK 1


Output 1: Surveys on PI will
have been carried out
Output 2: Studies on strategies
and programmes of PI will have
been carried out
Output 3: Training on PI will
have been given to parents and
schools
Output 4: Parental support of
school activities will have been
increased
Output 5: Parental support of
LOGICAL FRAME WORK
started in schools finances
 Parents and students’ discussions Circulars to parents
 Communication between school and home
 Parents support children’s education Reports from
 Student motivation surveys
Mechanism for
parents networking
Reports from
surveys
1.1 A number of surveys of perceptions, dimensions of PI Reports on surveys Collaboration of
and factors that affect PI are carried out in Mwanza, schools and parents
Dodoma, Tabora and Mbeya
2.1 A number of studies on how to improve PI are carried Reports on findings Collaboration of
out in Mwanza, Dodoma, Tabora and Mbeya of studies schools and parents
2.2 A number of studies on mechanisms by which PI in-
fluences academic achievement are carried out in
Mwanza, Dodoma, Tabora and Mbeya.
3.1 Capacity building workshops on PI held at least once Report on Families and schools
a year workshops are motivated
3.2 Schools advocacy strategies to involve families in
place Strategies in place
4.1 Number of parents attending school annual general Records on Parents are motivated
meetings increased from 10% in 2015 to 60% in 2016 attendance
4.2 Number of parents Registered to PTA general meet- Register book
ing increased from 5% 2015 to 40% in 2016
4.3 At least most parents attend school activities Records of
4.4 Parents that donate to school increase participation
Records of student’s
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children’s education will have
been increased
Output 6: Students motivation
will have been improved
Output 7: Collaboration between
families and schools will have
been strengthened
LOGICAL FRAME WORK
5.1 Most parents meet their children’s obligations progress and
5.2 Parents discuss with their children school matters attendance
5.3 Parents exclude their children from chores at home Parents are motivated
5.4 Most parents exercise authority to their children Finding from
5.5 Most parents follow up their children’s school work surveys
Reports from parents
Reports from
surveys
6.1 Students’ attendance increased from 50% to 80% Records of students’
6.2 School dropout rate decreased from 30% to 10% attendance
6.3 Students’ failure rate decreased from 50% to 30% Students are
6.4 Students’ discipline improved Findings from motivated
6.5 Early pregnancy cases reduced to 10% surveys
6.6 students efficacy and students self-drive increased
Report of students’
discipline
Report on students’
7.1 Teacher’s ability to identify to children’s learning Student’s inventory
obstacles increased Teachers and schools
7.2 Teachers and parents communicate more regularly in- Reports from parent- are motivated
formally and formally teacher
conversations
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