Article Title :
A Study of Parental Involvement in the School Management of Elementary Schools of Bihar

Author Name :
Rashmi Sinha

Keyword :
Parental Involvement, School Management Committee & Vidyalaya Shiksha Samiti

Publisher :
Politic India Publication

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Abstract :
The formation of the School Management Committee was mandated by the RTE Act, 2009 for effective school management. The Act acknowledging the importance of parents in school governance stated that if the parents were recognized as primary stakeholders in the education of their children, they must be involved in a meaningful manner in the monitoring and management of schools. This decision brought a revolutionary change in education as it enabled the community to participate in school functioning and take ownership of the schools. In Bihar, the Vidyalaya Shiksha Samiti (VSS) has been constituted in each elementary/primary school for better management of schools by the community. This seventeen-member committee comprises of minimum 50% of mothers of the children enrolled in the school. This paper is an attempt to find out the level of awareness among parents regarding their roles and functions in managing elementary schools of Bihar. Seventy-two parents from twelve schools of four districts of Bihar (Purnia, Patna, Gopalganj, and Munger) were selected for the study. The findings revealed that there was very limited parental involvement in the functioning of all the twelve schools of Bihar.